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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. Book I Chapter 7 - I Am Left at Castlewood an Orphan, and Find Most Kind Protectors There
In which young Henry Esmond finds a rare friendship in the boisterous but loyal Dick the Scholar, while quietly nurturing a reverent admiration for his gracious mistress amidst the ordered domesticity of Castlewood. As he observes the shifting affections and uneasy tensions of those around him, the boy’s youthful contemplations and quiet defiance come to the fore in an impassioned skirmish with a local adversary.
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