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The History of Pendennis: Laura

Unselfish, he would leave the gayest party to go and sit with a sick friend, and yet, selfish, he forces his mother to pinch herself to keep him in college and he accepts Laura's savings to pay his debts. He flees "Oxbridge" in disgrace, though later he tries again and passes his "exams" with fair credit. Coming home from college, Pen, now a young man of good figure, medium height, blue eyes, and auburn whiskers, finds Laura grown from the simple little girl into a tall, slim, handsome young lady with large gray eyes, long black lashes, pale face with rose tinge in her cheeks which flushes easily into a deep blush.