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Updated: May 19, 2025

"I had been expecting my poor father's death for some time," said Philip gravely. "Just so! He wa'n't very rugged. We've all got to come to it sooner or later. I expect dad'll die of apoplexy some time-he's so awful fat," remarked Nicholas cheerfully. "If he does, it's lucky he's got me to run the business. I'm only eighteen, but I can get along as well as anybody. I'm kinder smart in business."

Horatio Alger - The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way