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قراءة كتاب Aunt Judith: The Story of a Loving Life
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AUNT JUDITH
The Story of a Loving Life
BY
GRACE BEAUMONT
THOMAS NELSON AND SONS
LONDON, EDINBURGH,
DUBLIN, AND NEW YORK
Published 1888, 1910
CONTENTS.
| I. | A School-girl Quarrel |
| II. | Aunt Judith |
| III. | Will You have Me for a Friend? |
| IV. | A Talk with Aunt Judith |
| V. | A Fallen Queen |
| VI. | Winnie's Home |
| VII. | An Afternoon at Dingle Cottage |
| VIII. | Forging the First Link |
| IX. | The Christmas Party |
| X. | Gathering Clouds |
| XI. | It is so hard to say Good-bye |
| XII. | I always speak as I think |
| XIII. | Our Sailor Boy |
| XIV. | The Prize Essay |
| XV. | How shall I live through the long, long years? |
| XVI. | Light in Darkness |
| XVII. | I shall learn to be good now |
| XVIII. | Conclusion |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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"Will you have me for a friend?"
A prostrate figure with white, upturned face
The eyes, wide open, were fixed on the sheets of
manuscript before her
AUNT JUDITH.
CHAPTER I.
A SCHOOL-GIRL QUARREL.
"Girls, girls, I've news for you!" cried Winnifred Blake, entering the school-room and surveying the faces of her school-mates with great eagerness.
Luncheon hour was almost over, and the pupils belonging to Mrs. Elder's Select Establishment for Young Ladies were gathered together in the large school-room, some enjoying a merry chat, others, more studiously inclined, conning over a forthcoming lesson.
"Give us the benefit of your news quickly, Winnie," said Ada Irvine, looking round from her snug seat on the broad window-ledge; "surely we must be going to hear something wonderful when you are so excited;" and the girl eyed her animated school-fellow half scornfully.
"A new pupil is coming," announced Winnie with an air of great solemnity. "Be patient, my friends, and I'll tell you how I know. Dinner being earlier to-day, I managed to get back to school sooner than usual, and was just crossing the hall to join you all in the school-room, when the drawing-room door opened, and Mrs. Elder appeared, accompanied by a lady in a long loose cloak and huge bonnet—regular coal-scuttle affair, girls; so large, in fact, that it was quite impossible to get a glimpse of her face. Mrs. Elder was saying as I passed, 'I shall expect your niece to-morrow morning, Miss