The House on the Beach, Chapter 1

2,816 words Updated 10-10

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌⁠By George Meredith A REALISTIC TALE

The experience of great officials who have laid down their dignities before death, or have had the philosophic mind to review themselves while still wielding the deputy sceptre, teaches them that in the exercise of authority over men an eccentric behaviour in trifles has most exposed them to hostile criticism and gone farthest to jeopardize their popularity. It i

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