Excerpt from Phil Thorndyke's AdventuresThe visit was repeated a year or two later, when Phil had been plodding hard over the rudiments Of land surveying, and was really in need of rest. A still greater treat was in store for the lad, for Mr. Cottrell chose him, when in his nineteenth year, to be his companion on a scientific visit to the Spanish Pyrenees, where they Spent Six weeks. Phil brought home some useful experience Of the world, a smattering of Spanish, a satisfactory amount of cash, and a woollen quilt Of all glorious dyes for his grandmother.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.