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Mr. Whitney is Frank Whitney’s uncle and a successful New York City businessman. He hires Ragged Dick to show Frank around the city. Mr. Whitney takes a keen, philanthropic interest in Dick, noting his amiable attitude and work ethic and rewarding it. It is through Mr. Whitney that Dick gets his first new suit and the five dollars with which he begins his savings account. This type of deserved charity is typical of well-off adults in Ragged Dick and is mimicked by Mr. Greyson and Mr. Rockwell. Like his nephew, Mr. Whitney is a firm believer in the power of hard work, thrift, and education.
Mr. Whitney Quotes in Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks
The Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Whitney or refer to Mr. Whitney. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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“I’m afraid you haven’t washed your face this morning,” said Mr. Whitney […]
“They didn’t have no wash-bowls at the hotel where I stopped,” said Dick.
“What hotel did you stop at?”
“The Box Hotel.”
“The Box Hotel?”
“Yes, sir, I slept in a box on Spruce Street.”
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Chapter 4
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When Dick was dressed in his new attire, with his face and hands clean, and his hair brushed, it was difficult to imagine that he was the same boy.
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Chapter 11
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Save your money, my lad, buy books, and determine to be somebody, and you may yet fill an honorable position.
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Chapter 25
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I've give up sleepin' in boxes, and old wagons, findin' it didn't agree with my constitution. I've hired a room in Mott Street, and have got a private tooter,
who rooms with me and looks after my studies in the evenin'. Mott Street ain't very fashionable; but my manshun on Fifth Avenoo isn't finished yet, and I'm afraid it won't be till I'm a gray-haired veteran. I've got a hundred dollars towards it, which I've saved from my earnin's. I haven't forgot what you and your uncle said to me, and I'm trying to grow up 'spectable.
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Mr. Whitney Quotes in Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks
The Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Whitney or refer to Mr. Whitney. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
Quotes
“I’m afraid you haven’t washed your face this morning,” said Mr. Whitney […]
“They didn’t have no wash-bowls at the hotel where I stopped,” said Dick.
“What hotel did you stop at?”
“The Box Hotel.”
“The Box Hotel?”
“Yes, sir, I slept in a box on Spruce Street.”
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Chapter 4
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When Dick was dressed in his new attire, with his face and hands clean, and his hair brushed, it was difficult to imagine that he was the same boy.
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Chapter 11
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Save your money, my lad, buy books, and determine to be somebody, and you may yet fill an honorable position.
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Chapter 25
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I've give up sleepin' in boxes, and old wagons, findin' it didn't agree with my constitution. I've hired a room in Mott Street, and have got a private tooter,
who rooms with me and looks after my studies in the evenin'. Mott Street ain't very fashionable; but my manshun on Fifth Avenoo isn't finished yet, and I'm afraid it won't be till I'm a gray-haired veteran. I've got a hundred dollars towards it, which I've saved from my earnin's. I haven't forgot what you and your uncle said to me, and I'm trying to grow up 'spectable.
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