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MARGUERITE
DIMBIE AND I —AND AMELIA
BY
MABEL BARNES-GRUNDY
Author of "Hazel of Heatherland."
NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1906 By THE BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY Copyright, 1907 BY THE BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY Published, March, 1907
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
WHICH INTRODUCES DIMBIE
CHAPTER II
NANTY DISCOURSES ON THE WRITING OF BOOKS
CHAPTER III
ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS
CHAPTER IV
DIMBIE'S BIRTHDAY
CHAPTER V
A LETTER FROM MISS FAIRBROTHER
CHAPTER VI
SORROW OVERTAKES ME
CHAPTER VII
DR. RENTON BREAKS SOME NEWS TO ME
CHAPTER VIII
DIMBIE COMFORTS ME
CHAPTER IX
AMELIA EXPRESSES HER OPINION OF ME
CHAPTER X
I DISCOVER THAT DR. RENTON IS IN LOVE
CHAPTER XI
MY FIRST CALLER
CHAPTER XII
NANTY CHEERS ME UP
CHAPTER XIII
UNDER THE APPLE TREE
CHAPTER XIV
MOTHER AND PETER ARRIVE ON A VISIT
CHAPTER XV
AMELIA GIVES ME NOTICE
CHAPTER XVI
FOREBODINGS
CHAPTER XVII
MY WORST FEARS ARE REALISED
CHAPTER XVIII
DIMBIE ROLLS A GREAT LOAD FROM MY HEART
CHAPTER XIX
WE INHERIT A FORTUNE
CHAPTER XX
PROFESSOR LEIGHRAIL PAYS US A CALL
CHAPTER XXI
JANE FAIRBROTHER'S IMPENDING VISIT
CHAPTER XXII
A LITERARY LADY HONOURS ME WITH A VISIT
CHAPTER XXIII
I SURPRISE DR. RENTON'S SECRET
CHAPTER XXIV
MUSINGS ON AUTUMN AND THE ARRIVAL OF JANE
CHAPTER XXV
AN ENGAGEMENT, AND I TELL JANE MY STORY
CHAPTER XXVI
DIMBIE TAKES PETER AND AMELIA IN HAND
CHAPTER XXVII
A DISCUSSION ABOUT A WEDDING GOWN
CHAPTER XXVIII
PREPARATIONS FOR A WEDDING
CHAPTER XXIX
JANE'S WEDDING
CHAPTER XXX
THE DEATH OF A LITTLE BLACK CHICKEN
AN AFTERWORD
ILLUSTRATIONS
Marguerite . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece
Peter has spent his spare time building canoes
Professor Leighrail
This is how he began
Marguerite, I don't want to frighten you
Your will will always be mine, Marguerite