Excerpt from The Prize CupAgain this year, on the forenoon Of the fifth, a wagon-load Of family trunks was sent Off early to be forwarded by rail, accompanied by the second son and two servants, who were to open the sea side cottage. Mrs. Melverton departed soon after, in her own carriage, with the younger children, while Fred, the Oldest son, was left to lock up the house and follow on his bicycle.Fred had gone through the upper chambers, and at last stood before the sideboard in the dining room, looking intently at a gold-lined silver goblet held in his hand: a beautiful prize which he had won in a race on the river the day before. It bore an engraved inscription commemorating the event, with a blank left for the winner's name.I ought to have had this sent to the engraver's after bringing it home to show to the family, he said to himself; or I should have packed it for the beach. I don't like to take it on my safety for an eighteen-mile run.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.