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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. Book I Chapter 3 - Whither, in the Time of Thomas, Third Viscount, I Had Preceded Him as Page to Isabella
In which the young and impressionable Henry Esmond is rescued from a harsh and uneasy childhood among French refugees and brought into the grand household of Lord Viscount Castlewood, where he is introduced to the pomp, pageantry, and intricate social rites of noble life. Under the tutelage of the austere yet kindly Father Holt, Henry begins his education steeped in the manners and devotions of a secretive religious society, casting his youthful hopes and affections towards a future of honour and learning.
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