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At about this time my mother procured "Poor and Proud," which she commenced reading to me; and finding me a good deal interested, she contrived to stop reading at one of the most interesting points in the story, when, giving me the book, she said that perhaps I would like to read on and see what came next. AT ABOUT THIS TIME MY MOTHER PROCURED POOR AND PROUD WHICH SHE COMMENCED READING TO ME AND FINDING ME A GOOD DEAL INTERESTED SHE CONTRIVED TO STOP READING AT ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING POINTS IN THE STORY WHEN GIVING ME THE BOOK SHE SAID THAT PERHAPS I WOULD LIKE TO READ ON AND SEE WHAT CAME NEXT
r saying so much about myself, I wish to allow a young gentleman to state the influence upon himself of these books. He is the son of a distinguished literary man whose works live after him, and who was for several years United States Consul at Glasgow and Edinburgh. I insert here the young man's letter, which I received in Florence, Italy, in 1870. BOSTON, _Sept._ 9, 1870. MR. ADAMS: _Dear Sir_,--I heard some one remark the other day, that, however high a man might stand in the estimation of his fellow-men, there would be times when it would be pleasant for him to know that he had been of some especial benefit to one or more individuals. The remark reminded me of you, and of the immense advantage which your writings had been to me; and I thought that possibly it might give you pleasure to know that to you--together with a good mother's judicious management--I owe all my taste for reading. Until I was about ten years of age, I perfectly detested the idea of taking a book into my hands. ING SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF I WISH TO ALLOW A YOUNG GENTLEMAN TO STATE THE INFLUENCE UPON HIMSELF OF THESE BOOKS HE IS THE SON OF A DISTINGUISHED LITERARY MAN WHOSE WORKS LIVE AFTER HIM AND WHO IS FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNITED STATES CONSUL AT GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH I INSERT HERE THE YOUNG MAN'S LETTER WHICH I RECEIVED IN FLORENCE ITALY IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY BOSTON SEPTEMBER NINTH EIGHTEEN SEVENTY MISTER ADAMS DEAR SIR I HEARD SOME ONE REMARK THE OTHER DAY THAT HOWEVER HIGH A MAN MIGHT STAND IN THE ESTIMATION OF HIS FELLOW MEN THERE WOULD BE TIMES WHEN IT WOULD BE PLEASANT FOR HIM TO KNOW THAT HE HAD BEEN OF SOME ESPECIAL BENEFIT TO ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS THE REMARK REMINDED ME OF YOU AND OF THE IMMENSE ADVANTAGE WHICH YOUR WRITINGS HAD BEEN TO ME AND I THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY IT MIGHT GIVE YOU PLEASURE TO KNOW THAT TO YOU TOGETHER WITH A GOOD MOTHER'S JUDICIOUS MANAGEMENT I OWE ALL MY TASTE FOR READING UNTIL I WAS ABOUT TEN YEARS OF AGE I PERFECTLY DETESTED THE IDEA OF TAKING A BOOK INTO MY HANDS
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