They spend a lot of time together, and develop feelings, but Judy does not know how to tell him of her background. She wishes Daddy Long Legs was real family, instead of just someone who won't even answer her letters. As the years pass, Judy experiences triumphs and setbacks in her education as well as her writing. Through it all, she sends letters to the benefactor who she has decided to nickname Daddy Long Legs, on account of his lanky shadow, the only glimpse she had of him. She forms some firm opinions on women's rights and religion. One of her first acts is to change her name to Judy. She never had a chance to really get to know herself. She learns about history, philosophy, science, etc. She goes to college and discovers a new world. Jerusha is still excited by the opportunity. In exchange for her education, she is to write him a letter every month, letters which he will never answer. He doesn't want her to know who he is, he doesn't want to have any contact with her. After all, who would take interest in someone who has spent her entire life in an orphanage? A very strange man, it seems. When Jerusha Abbott finds out that a mysterious benefactor is going to send her to college so she can become a writer, she couldn't be more surprised.
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