More Pages From a Journal: With Other Papers (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from More Pages From a Journal: With Other PapersMrs. Poulter, the senior in residence of the five, was the widow of a retired pay master in the Navy. She was between fifty and Sixty, a big, portly woman. After her husband was pensioned She lived in South sea. As he belonged to the Civilian branch, Mrs. Poulter had to fight undauntedly in order to maintain a calling acquaintance with the wives of executive officers, and in fact the highest She had on her list was a commander's lady. When Paymaster Poulter died, and his pension ceased, She gave up the struggle. She had no children, and moved to Brighton with an annuity of £150 a year derived from her husband's insurance of £2000, and a life interest in some property left by her mother.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.