The Borrowed Book
The banker and the town's wealthiest citizen are life-long friends, inseparable until the capitalist, a bookworm, discovers a rare volume and lends it to the banker. A maid in the banker's h... Read allThe banker and the town's wealthiest citizen are life-long friends, inseparable until the capitalist, a bookworm, discovers a rare volume and lends it to the banker. A maid in the banker's household takes the book from his study to her room, and, being discharged the next day by ... Read allThe banker and the town's wealthiest citizen are life-long friends, inseparable until the capitalist, a bookworm, discovers a rare volume and lends it to the banker. A maid in the banker's household takes the book from his study to her room, and, being discharged the next day by her mistress, packs the treasured volume in her trunk before leaving. The incident rupture... Read all