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Title: An American girl in London
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Cotes, Everard, Mrs., 1861-1922
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Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: Scott - York University Libraries
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bring myself toapprove of lady-guides, she said. There is something in theidea that is altogether too—American. 1 saw that the conver-sation was likely to grow personal again, so I said: Well,good-bye, Mrs. Portheris ! and was just going, when Stop !said my relation, there is Miss Purkiss. Is there ? said I. 1 Certainly—the very thing ! Miss Purkiss is a very oldfriend of mine, in reduced circumstances. Ive known herthirty-five years. She is an excellent woman, with the mosttrustworthy views upon all matters. In so far as our widelydifferent social positions have permitted, Miss Purkiss and I AN AM ERIC AX GIRL IN LUX DUN 45 have been on terms, I may say, of sisterly intimai before you were born. She has no occupation now. having lost herposition as secretary to the Home for Incurable Housc1k.1iI Petsthrough ill-health, and a very limited income. She lives in anexcessively modest way in Upper Baker Street—very convenientto both the omnibuses and Underground—and if vou cast in
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IT WAS MISS PURKISS9 AUKRESS your lot with hers while you are in England, Miss Wick—hereMrs. Portheris grew almost demonstrative—you need nevergo out alone. I need not say that she is a lady, but her cir-cumstances will probably necessitate her asking you rathermore than the usual rate for board and lodging, in compensa- 46 AN AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON tion for her chaperonage and companionship. All I can say is,that both will be very thorough. I will give you Miss Purkisssaddress at ©nee, and if you drive there immediately you will besure to find her in. John, call a hansom ! And Mrs. Portheriswent to her writing-table and wrote the address. There ! she said, folding it up and giving it to me. Byall means try to arrange with Miss Purkiss, and she, being afriend of my own, some afternoon, perhaps—I must think aboutit—I may ask her to bring you to tea ! Good-bye !

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