Pitman sshorthand. I was surprised to find I remembered as much of it as I do, for I dropped it suddenly when A rdiie Merridew died, and Archie sclear, high-pitched voice was the last that ever dictated to me for speed, while I myself have not dictated since Archie took down his last message from my reading. That will be say a dozen years or more ago next A ugust. It may be a little more, or a little less. Nor, since I do not keep it as an anniversary, does the day of the month matter. Either in my rooms or his, we had a good deal of this sort of practise together about that time, young Archie and I treading aloud, taking down and transcribing. I am wrong in speaking of my rooms though; I had only one, a third-floor bedroom near the very noisiest comer of King sG (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at