TY - BOOK AU - Hill,Grace Livingston AU - Hoskins,Gayle Porter TI - The best man AV - PS PY - 2022/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Impostors and imposture -- Fiction KW - Religious fiction KW - Romantic suspense fiction KW - Government investigators -- Fiction N1 - Release date is 2022-12-10; Steve Mattern, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; United States: Grosset & Dunlap, 1913 N2 - "The Best Man" by Grace Livingston Hill is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Cyril Gordon, a young man in the secret service, who embarks on a mission of national importance that requires him to assume a false identity. The unfolding narrative juxtaposes his high-stakes assignment with his personal life as he grapples with romance and responsibility, specifically regarding his feelings for Julia Bentley and the unexpected turn his mission takes. At the start of the story, Cyril Gordon is called to an urgent meeting with his chief, who entrusts him with a crucial task involving the retrieval of a stolen cipher message in New York. As he navigates the challenges of his assignment, he struggles with personal reflections about his relationship with Julia, contemplating the implications of marriage. The narrative takes a surprising turn when, due to a series of misunderstandings, he inadvertently finds himself as the best man at a wedding, marrying the delicate and sorrowful bride, Celia. This unexpected event forces him to confront his dual obligations: to fulfill his mission and protect his new bride amid growing dangers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://archive.org/details/bestman00hill_0/page/n3/mode/2up UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69514 ER -