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قراءة كتاب The Girls of St. Olave's
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اللغة: English
الصفحة رقم: 1
THE GIRLS OF ST. OLAVE'S
The Girls of
St. Olave's
BY
MABEL MACKINTOSH
AUTHOR OF
"The Doings of Denys."
John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd.,
3, Pilgrim Street, London, E.C.
3, Pilgrim Street, London, E.C.
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | AS GOOD AS GONE | 7 |
| II. | LOVE AND MONEY | 14 |
| III. | A GREAT BIG SHAME | 23 |
| IV. | A SMALL WORLD | 33 |
| V. | A WILD-GOOSE CHASE | 40 |
| VI. | A TICKET FOR ONE | 50 |
| VII. | HEIGHTS AND DEPTHS | 58 |
| VIII. | IN FEAR | 67 |
| IX. | BROTHERS-IN-LAW | 80 |
| X. | A MEAN THING | 89 |
| XI. | WITH A PURPOSE | 98 |
| XII. | MASTER AND MAN | 107 |
| XIII. | BEARDING THE LION | 118 |
| XIV. | AN UNWELCOME GUEST | 129 |
| XV. | THE LAST HOPE | 140 |
| XVI. | LINKS IN A CHAIN | 150 |
| XVII. | MEETING AND PARTING | 161 |
| XVIII. | A BASE TRICK | 174 |
| XIX. | A SUCCESSFUL RAID | 183 |
| XX. | REAPING THE WHIRLWIND | 194 |
| XXI. | THE HIDING-PLACE | 203 |
| XXII. | OUT OF THE NORTH | 217 |
| XXIII. | THE MEETING OF THE WAYS | 224 |
| XXIV. | THE SUN SHINES OUT | 239 |
CHAPTER I.
AS GOOD AS GONE.
"You won't be any more use to us after this," said Gertrude positively.
A quick flush coloured Denys's cheek.
"Oh, Gertrude! why not?"
"Engaged girls never are the least use to their families," reiterated Gertrude. "All they think about is the postman and their bottom drawer. The family goes to the wall, its interests are no longer of interest, its sewing is no longer necessary, its duties——"
But Denys's good-tempered laugh rippled out and interrupted the flow of eloquence.