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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
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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fitfor Mrs. Hunt. \yell first spend your money. ISTo:well first spend my money — three hundred and eighty-sixand — and hang the change — and when thats gone, wellhave another bill from that bald-headed old scoundrel: andhis son who struck a poor cler— We will, I say, Caro-line— we — The T\Tetch was suiting action to his words, and rose oncemore, advancing towards his hostess, who shrank back,laughing half-hysterically, and retreating as the otherneared her. Behind her was that cupboard which hadcontained her poor little treasure and other stores, andappended to the lock of which her keys were still hanging.As the brute approached her, she flung back the cupboard-door smartly upon him. The kejS struck him on the head;and bleeding, and with a curse and a cry, he fell back onhis chair. In the cupboard was that bottle which she had receivedfrom America not long since; and about which she hadtalked with Goodenough on that very day. It has been ox HIS WAY THROUGH THE WORLD. 223
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used twice or thrice by his direction, by hospital surgeons,and under her eye. She suddenly seized this bottle. Asthe ruffian before her uttered his imprecations of wrath,she poured out a quantity of the contents of the bottle onher handkerchief. She said, ^ Oh! Mr. Hunt, have I hurt 224 THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP you ? I didnt mean it. But you shouldnt—you shouldntfrighten a lonely woman so! Here, let me bathe you!Smell this ! It will — it will do you — good — it will — itwill, indeed. The handkerchief was over his face. Be-wildered by drink before, the fumes of the liquor which hewas absorbing served almost instantly to overcome him.He struggled for a moment or two. ^ Stop — stop ! youllbe better in a moment/ she whispered. Oh, yes ! better,quite better ! She squeezed more of the liquor from thebottle on to the handkerchief. In a minute Hunt wasquite inanimate. Then the little pale woman leaned over him, and took thepocket-book out of his pocket, and from it the bill which

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