# The Cornhill Magazine (vol. XLI, no. 244 new series, October 1916)

Author: Various

Genre: Category: Novels

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71983

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Cornhill+Magazine+%28vol.+XLI%2C+no.+244+new+series%2C+October+1916%29+Various&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

How many in every age have craved to read the future, to uncover the secrets of the coming years; and to that end have pinned a foolish faith upon the words of fortune-tellers, soothsayers and suchlike blind leaders of the blind. For my part, owing more to a sluggish quality in my blood, probably, than to any special wisdom or strength of mind, I have always felt thankful—since I became capable of reasoned thought—the future was a sealed book to me, or rather a book of which it is ordained I shall turn but one page at a time. To skip, to look on, to take a glance at the end, would be, in my case anyhow, to paralyse will and action by excess of hope or dread. No; depend on it, that is a me...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XXXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-cornhill-magazine-vol-xli-no-244-new-series-october-1916-71983/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-cornhill-magazine-vol-xli-no-244-new-series-october-1916-71983/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-cornhill-magazine-vol-xli-no-244-new-series-october-1916-71983/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-cornhill-magazine-vol-xli-no-244-new-series-october-1916-71983/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-cornhill-magazine-vol-xli-no-244-new-series-october-1916-71983/chapters/1/index.md)