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Heroes of the Telegraph
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John Munro
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He
was
poor
and
nameless,
and
this
made
him
diffident;
but
the
liking
of
her
parents
for
him
gave
him
hope.
Moreover,
he
had
entered
the
service
of
Messrs.
Liddell
and
Gordon,
who
were
engaged
in
the
new
work
of
submarine
telegraphy,
which
satisfied
his
aspirations,
and
promised
him
a
successful
career.
With
this
new-born
confidence
in
his
future,
he
solicited
the
Austins
for
leave
to
court
their
daughter,
and
it
was
not
withheld.
Mrs.
Austin
consented
freely,
and
Mr.
Austin
only
reserved
the
right
to
inquire
into
his
character.
Neither
of
them
mentioned
his
income
or
prospects,
and
Jenkin,
overcome
by
their
disinterestedness,
exclaimed
in
one
of
his
letters,
'Are
these
people
the
same
as
other
people?'
Thus
permitted,
he
addressed
himself
to
Annie,
and
was
nearly
rejected
for
his
pains.
Miss
Austin
seems
to
have
resented
his
courtship
of
her
parents
first;
but
the
mother's
favour,
and
his
own
spirited
behaviour,
saved
him,
and
won
her
consent.
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