- Paperback: 22 pages
- Publisher: Unknown (24 Dec 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1151442933
- ISBN-13: 978-1151442932
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.9 x 0.1 cm
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852. Excerpt: ... I getting a little boy, in whom they were interested, admitted into the Blind Asylum. "It is very late to apply," said that lady, who was a quiet, indolent-looking person: "but perhaps I have not my list filled up." She looked, and found that she had one vacancy. "But," she continued, " I must know the circumstances." Lucy gave an account, dwelling most upon the poverty of the woman and the delicacy of the child, and touching as slightly as possible upon the unfeeling neglect of the Miss Baxters. Her animated way of speaking interested Mrs. Adair so much, that she said, "I think I must put your little friend,--Charles Askew is his name, is it not?--near the top of my list. Good evening. Give my compliments to the Miss Baxters, and say I am glad to be able to oblige them." Lucy stepped out again into the rain with her spirits much raised by this interview, and proceeded to Sir William Young's, which was not very far off. Lady Young was an active, bustling woman, who made innumerable inquiries, many of which Lucy had no means of answering, as to what had been Mrs. Askew's husband's trade--how old the rest of the children were--what medical man they had had for the little boy's eyes--&c, &c. She seemed pretty well satisfied, however, upon the principal points, and said she would remember the child's name, but there were so many impositions that people were obliged to look sharply about them. Lucy had a long walk to Mrs. Wilmot's, but her good success at the other two places encouraged her. She was shown into the room where the lady of the house was sitting, with a desk and papers before her. She was in a widow's dress, and had a grave, almost stern expression of countenance, and Lucy's heart rather sank as she approached. Mrs. Wilmot looked at her: "You are ...
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