William Henry and His Friends, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from William Henry and His Friends, Vol. 5<br><br>People, both small and large, are continually coming to me with, "Mr. Fry, can't you tell us something more about William Henry" or, "Do, Mr. Fry, give us a few more particulars about the folks at Summer-sweeting Place!" or, "Mr. Pry, how are they all at the Farm"<br><br>Such requests seem to take the ease out of my mind; for though just as willing to tell as my friends are to hear, and more too, yet I know perfectly well that some others in my place could make a much better thing of it. Indeed, as has already been intimated the publishers, when they spoke to me about editing "The William-Henry Letters," as good as told me that I was the last person they should hare pitched upon, but for my having had the advantage of an intimate acquaintance with the two families.<br><br>Now, I don't feel the least bit touched by such intimations, any more than - any more than a slice of bread would at being told it wasn't the whole loaf Every thing is well in its place; and, for some purposes, a slice may be better than a whole loaf, - to set before a person of delicate stomach, for instance, or to give a child between meals.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.