FLINT
Reading edition
His Faults, His Friendships
and His Fortunes
BY
MAUD WILDER GOODWIN
AUTHOR OF "THE HEAD OF A HUNDRED," "WHITE
APRONS," "THE COLONIAL CAVALIER," ETC.
BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1897
Published, 1897,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Dedicated to Miriam
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Chapter Page
I. The Day of Small Things 1
II. Mingled Yarn 11
III. Old Friends 35
IV. The Davitts 57
V. The Old Shop 71
VI. The Glorious Fourth 87
VII. On the Beach 102
VIII. The Mary Ann 123
IX. Nora Costello 139
X. Flying Point 154
XI. The Point of View 174
XII. "Pippa Passes" 188
XIII. A Soldier 205
XIV. Two Soul-Sides 218
XV. A Birthday 236
XVI. Yes or No 252
XVII. A Little Dinner 270
XVIII. A Maiden's Vow 289
XIX. A Slum Post 303
XX. The Unforeseen 323
XXI. God's Puppets 338
XXII. The End 356
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