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The Provocations of a Protege

Greenwood, Frederick. "The Provocations of a Protege." New York Saturday Press. 13 Dec. 1859: 4.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
short fiction
Abstract: 

A boy must live with his aunt after his parents die. He endures many embarrassments due to his clothing, and wishes to leave his Aunt's care as quickly as possible. She reveals she had been saving money for him for many years, and is indignant that he would want to leave her care.