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“HE TOOK OFF HIS HAT AT THE LAST WORDS AND SWEPT IT, WITH A FLOURISH, NEARLY TO THE GROUND.” (See page 217.)

THE HOUSE OF ARDEN A STORY FOR CHILDREN

BY E. NESBIT AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE AMULET,” “THE TREASURE SEEKERS,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY H. R. MILLAR

LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN Adelphi Terrace 1908

TO JOHN BLAND

Dymchurch, 1908.

(All rights reserved.)

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