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OverviewI am much better without tobacco, and already have a difficulty in sympathizing with the man I usedto be. Even to call him up, as it were, and regard him without prejudice is a difficult task, for we forgetthe old selves on whom we have turned our backs, as we forget a street that has been reconstructed.Does the freed slave always shiver at the crack of a whip? I fancy not, for I recall but dimly, and withoutacute suffering, the horrors of my smoking days. There were nights when I awoke with a pain at myheart that made me hold my breath. I did not dare move. After perhaps ten minutes of dread, I wouldshift my position an inch at a time. Less frequently I felt this sting in the daytime, and believed I wasdying while my friends were talking to me. I never mentioned these experiences to a human being;indeed, though a medical man was among my companions, I cunningly deceived him on the rareoccasions when he questioned me about the amount of tobacco I was consuming weekly. Often in thedark I not only vowed to give up smoking, but wondered why I cared for it. Next morning I wentstraight from breakfast to my pipe, without the smallest struggle with myself. Latterly I knew, whileresolving to break myself of the habit, that I would be better employed trying to sleep. I had elaborateways of cheating myself, but it became disagreeable to me to know how many ounces of tobacco I wassmoking weekly. Often I smoked cigarettes to reduce the number of my cigars. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Matthew BarriePublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.168kg ISBN: 9798708436344Pages: 150 Publication Date: 15 February 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |