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Title: The adventures of Philip on his way through the world : showing who robbed him, who helped him, and who passed him by
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
Subjects: Hayes, Catharine (Hall) 1690-1726
Publisher: Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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ough we wereforbidden, had we not twenty ways of telegraphing to eachother ? Law ! your poor dear grandfather was in such arage with me once, when he found one, that he took downhis great buggy whip to me, a grown girl! Charlotte, who has plenty of humor, would have laughedat this confession some other time, but now she was toomuch agitated by that invitation to quit Paris, which heraunt had just given her. Quit Paris ? Lose the chance ofseeing her dearest friend, her protector ? If he was notwith her, was he not near her ? Yes, near her always! Onthat horrible night, when all was so desperate, did not herchampion burst forward to her rescue? Oh, the dearestand bravest! Oh, the tender and true ! You are not listening, you poor child! said aunt Mac,surveying her niece with looks of kindness. Now listento me once more. Whisper! And sitting down on thesettee by Charlottes side, aunt Emily first kissed the girlsround cheek, and then whispered into her ear. ON HIS WAY THROUGH THE WORLD. 73
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iSTeverj I declare, was medicine so efficacious, or rapid ofeffect, as that wondrous distilment wliicli aunt Emily pouredinto her nieces ear ! Oh, you goose ! she began by say-ing, and the rest of the charm she whispered into thatpearly little pink shell round which Miss Charlottes soft 74 THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP brown ringlets clustered. Such a sweet blush rose straight-way to the cheek ! Such sweet lips began to cry Oh, youdear, dear aunt, and then began to kiss aunts kind face,that, I declare, if I knew the spell, I would like to pro-nounce it right off, with such a sweet young patient topractise on. When do we go ? To-morrow, aunt, nest-ce pas ? Oh,I am quite strong! never felt so well in my life ! Ill go andpack up this instant^ cries the young person. Doucement! Papa knows of the plan. Indeed, it washe who proposed it. Dearest, best father ! ejaculates Miss Charlotte. But mamma does not; and if you show yourself veryeager, Charlotte, she may object, you know. Heaven forbidthat

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