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He then wrote the following letter of introduction and handed it to White: "MY DEAREST WIFE: This is the book-peddler. You will want to buy books from him. Buy what you want. Give him the packages for me. He is honest. All is well. White scanned its contents, and said: "I suppose this is sufficient, but the question still remains: will she obey it?
The idea grew up with the country, and became so ingrained in the popular thought that finally everybody was affected by it, and even the most stately and solemn of the Washington biographers adopted the unsupported tales of the itinerant parson and book-peddler. In regard to the public life of Washington, Weems took the facts known to every one, and drawn for the most part from the gazettes.
They remained away from the house for some time, and when they returned it was nearly noon. On looking down the street they discovered a book-peddler slowly toiling along from the direction of Philadelphia and evidently bending his steps towards Cox's. As Mrs.
He wrote: "MY DEAREST WIFE: I have confided all to Mr. White. He will be liberated to-day or to-morrow. He has some business to attend to, which will detain him four or five days, when he will call on you in the guise of a book-peddler. Now, I say to you, trust implicitly in him! I have trusted him with my secret. He will take care of all. Give him everything you have in the packages.
"Yes," said she, "I will meet you down the lane at two o'clock and take some books from you." The peddler left a few novels and walked off. Mrs. Maroney and Madam Imbert walked into the house. Now was the time for Madam Imbert to show her power. "Come, Mrs. Maroney, be quick! You must act at once! Get the money for the book-peddler, quick!" Mrs. Maroney seemed to act mechanically.
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