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“He is not horrid at all,” said Nan, very cross.
GIRLS OF THE TRUE BLUE BY L. T. MEADE Author of “Miss Nonentity,” “The Odds and the Evens,” “Light o’ the Morning,” “The Girls of St. Wode’s,” etc. WITH TEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY PERCY TARRANT W. & R. CHAMBERS, Limited
LONDON AND EDINBURGH 1901 Edinburgh: Printed by W. & R. Chambers, Limited
CONTENTS.
I. “I PROMISE” II. “I WON’T EVER GO TO YOU” III. THE FROCK WITH CRAPE IV. THE BEST GIRL V. THE MYSTERY-GIRL VI. THE BULL-PUP VII. THE FALL VIII. PIP IX. UNDER HER THUMB X. A MYSTERY XI. THE MIDDLE WAY XII. “I SHALL STAY FOR A YEAR” XIII. UNCLE PETER XIV. “IT WAS NOT WORTH WHILE” XV. SOLDIERS OF THE TRUE BLUE XVI. TIGHTENING HER CHAIN XVII. AUGUSTA’S RESOLVE XVIII. AUGUSTA’S SIGNATURE XIX. THE ASPRAYS XX. THE ORDERLY-BOOK XXI. THE PICNIC XXII. THE BROKEN LOCK XXIII. “PRIZE-DAY COMES IN A MONTH” XXIV. THE GIPSY TEA XXV. THE PACKET OF LETTERS XXVI. SUNBEAM XXVII. “WAS THAT THE REASON?” XXVIII. “IS WRONG RIGHT?” XXIX. DOWN BY THE WISTARIA XXX. AUGUSTA IS FRIGHTENED XXXI. UNCLE PETER’S CONSIDERING CAP XXXII. THE BEGINNING OF THE SHADOW XXXIII. THE CROSS XXXIV. THE LETTER XXXV. THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS IS HARD
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“He is not horrid at all,” said Nan, very cross. Nan was perfectly satisfied to sit near the fire holding the kittens. “Cross!” he said to himself; “why, it is one of the dearest little faces in the world.” “Here is some paper,” said Nancy, “and here is a pencil. Write the words down, Augusta, and let me keep the paper.” Augusta nearly fell back as she read the words. “What are you doing by that drawer, Gussie!” “I have brought a bird for her—my own bird. May I go in and see her at once?” said Nancy. Augusta in terror was hiding behind a bush of laurustinus. “As to your shilling, miss, you can keep it, for I don’t want none of it.” “Let me fasten it round your neck, Nan, then I shall feel better.”