A Modern Dick Whittington; Or, a Patron of Letters 2
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For an instant Ruth even thought of Sir Charles, but apart from the extreme disagree- ableness of consulting him on such a matter, he 158 A MODERN DICK WHITTINGTON. was the last man to trouble himself with investi- gations. Mrs. Robert had relations alive, a brother and a married sister. They ought, of course, to have been written to long ago, but her uncle had forbidden it, it would make dear " Popsy " nervous about herself. How could Ruth write to them, when he had declined to do so ? And wha...t help could they be, at present, even if she did. Then there flashed upon her mind, as though she had seen it written by some spirit hand upon the sky, " There is Mr. Percy." She knew him well, though of late she had seen little of him ; he now seldom came to the Hall ; but at one time, when Lawrence was his pupil, he had been a more frequent visitor, and had im- pressed her very favourably. Her cousin had always spoken of him in the highest terms. He was a man she could trust, and whose advice would be valuable.
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