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I have received hundreds of similar letters, containing substantially the same testimony. In December of the year this letter came to me, I was confined to my hotel in England by a London fog one day; and in the first daily paper I picked up in the reading room I was surprised to find myself "written up" in terms that made me blush; but the article pleased me because it contained the same idea my young friend had embodied in his letter. I HAVE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR LETTERS CONTAINING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME TESTIMONY IN DECEMBER OF THE YEAR THIS LETTER CAME TO ME I WAS CONFINED TO MY HOTEL IN ENGLAND BY A LONDON FOG ONE DAY AND IN THE FIRST DAILY PAPER I PICKED UP IN THE READING ROOM I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND MYSELF WRITTEN UP IN TERMS THAT MADE ME BLUSH BUT THE ARTICLE HAS PLEASED ME BECAUSE IT CONTAINED THE SAME IDEA MY YOUNG FRIEND HAD EMBODIED IN HIS LETTER
ed "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. And I read on and on, becoming more and more interested in the story, until I had finished the book. Seeing me interested in your works, others were procured for me; and in reading those I often met with something which would rouse in me a desire to read history, until at last a taste for reading was formed, which a lifetime will not gratify. Thus you see I have especial reason for gratitude that you should ever have written stories for boys. Not that I believe myself to be the only one, but one of the many who have been benefited in the same way. Hoping that you may find your visit to the Old World both pleasant and profitable, and wishing you a safe return, I remain, sir, Yours truly, G. FRANK UNDERWOOD. G. F. RANK.  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 AND I READ ON AND ON BECOMING MORE AND MORE INTERESTED IN THE STORY UNTIL I HAD FINISHED THE BOOK SEEING ME INTERESTED IN YOUR WORKS OTHERS WERE PROCURED FOR ME AND IN READING THOSE I OFTEN MET WITH SOMETHING WHICH WOULD AROUSE IN ME A DESIRE TO READ HISTORY UNTIL AT LAST A TASTE FOR READING WAS FORMED WHICH A LIFETIME WILL NOT GRATIFY THUS YOU SEE I HAVE A SPECIAL REASON FOR GRATITUDE THAT YOU SHOULD EVER HAVE WRITTEN STORIES FOR BOYS NOT THAT I BELIEVE MYSELF TO BE THE ONLY ONE BUT ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE BEEN BENEFITED IN THE SAME WAY HOPING THAT YOU MAY FIND YOUR VISIT TO THE OLD WORLD BOTH PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE AND WISHING YOU A SAFE RETURN I REMAIN SIR YOURS TRULY G FRANK UNDERWOOD G FRANK
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