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Coming of Age

The Imperialist

Adapted from The Imperialist (1904) by Sara Jeannette Duncan
public-domain English original; Project Gutenberg #5301 View source text ↗
Status
Ongoing
Length
6 chapters so far · 6 scenesAbout 24 min published so far
Rating
TeenNo explicit content

You play Lorne Murchison, growing up in small-town Elgin arguing over crackers and lacrosse tickets on the Queen's Birthday, and growing into a young lawyer sent to London as secretary to a Canadian trade deputation.

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There you test a vague loyalty to the Empire against ledgers, unions, and a skeptical Englishman's needling. Home again, applause outruns the deputation's modest report, and a Liberal nomination and Dora Milburn both wait in the crowd.

How it opens

On the Queen's Birthday, Elgin shut its shops and opened every argument about loyalty.

John MurchisonCelebration costs money, Lorne, even when patriotism supplies the reason.

Your younger brothers had four cents between them and a grievance against the household.

Mrs. MurchisonThe butter bill remains due regardless of whose birthday the flags honor.

Alexander MurchisonOne lacrosse ticket would leave enough crackers for nobody else.

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We will buy fewer crackers and enter the match together.

Alec should take the ticket; the rest of us can watch the parade.

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