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Excerpt from The Three Paths, or Truth, Vanity, and Profession, Vol. 2 of 2 Of her children. No such little pride could find place in her heart, and she far preferred being the widow of such a man as Mr. Somerset, to the increased importance she might have gained with the vain and weak. The death of a good man is like the putting out of a wax perfumed candle, he recompenses the loss of light by the sweet odour he leaves behind and so it had been with Mr. Somerset. His good name was his children's best inheritance, and they would have sacrificed all earthly advantages, rather than forfeit so inestimable a trea sure. Edith's consistent and correct conduct since her marriage had regained her admission to Mrs. Somerset's house, where Geraldine and Louisa were delighted to receive her. Algernon was now so constantly employed, that she had much time to herself; and as Mrs. Somerset was not ashamed of being seen in her un fashionable street, she frequently called for her, and took her home for the day. Her husband was no longer the wild, ill-regulated man of talent. He had put his mind in order, and by proper direction was turning all his powers and energies to useful purposes. During the hours which he passed at home he read the books with which Edith had been provided, and was becoming steady in his principles. They had still many difficulties to contend with, but resolution and good sense, strength. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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 imperfection