Slender Youth. A tour companion who may be either a lost prince or a girl/princess in disguise. In the latter case it is tactful to pretend you think she is a boy. She/he will be ignorant, hasty and shy, and will need hauling out of trouble quite a lot. But she/he will grow up in the course of the Tour. In fact she/he will be the only Companion who will change in any way. Quite often, she/he will soon exhibit a very useful talent for magic and end up by hauling everyone else out of trouble. But this will not be until midway through your second brochure. Diana Wynne Jones
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Slender Youth (or Slender Youth Companion) is one of the many nicknames in the book. It is a phrase used to describe a young woman in a traveling group of friends or a traveling companion in a group of men. The idea behind the phrase is that the friend grows up with you throughout your journey, and becomes wiser and wiser as you grow up together.   In this quote, Sherlock Holmes uses the phrase to describe his best friend Watson's travel companion Mary Russell.

Source: The Tough Guide To Fantasyland

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