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Amelia E. Barr. A Daughter of Fife
A Daughter of Fife
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. — THE BEACHING OF THE BOAT
CHAPTER II. — THE UNKNOWN GUEST
CHAPTER III. — THE CAMPBELLS OF MERITON
CHAPTER IV. — MAGGIE AND ANGUS
CHAPTER V. — A PARTING
CHAPTER V. — OFF WITH THE OLD LOVE
CHAPTER VI. — MAGGIE
CHAPTER VIII. — THE BROKEN SIXPENCE
CHAPTER IX. — SEVERED SELVES AND SHADOWS
CHAPTER X. — MAGGIE’S FLIGHT
CHAPTER XI. — DRUMLOCH
CHAPTER XI. — TO THE HEBRIDES
CHAPTER XII. — THE BROKEN TRYST
CHAPTER XIV. — THE MEETING PLACE
CHAPTER XV. — WOO’D AND MARRIED AND A’
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Amelia E. Barr
Published by Good Press, 2019
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“No, sir; he’s awa’ to Kinkell. Your room is ready for you, sir.” As she spoke she was rubbing the meal from her hands, and he stood watching her with delight. He had wondered if her beauty would bear the test of daylight, or if it needed the broad shadows, and the dull glow of the burning turf and the oil cruisie. But she stood directly in the band of sunshine, and was only the more brilliantly fair for it. He was not in love with her, he was sure of that, but he was interested by a life so vivid, so full of splendid color, grace, and vitality.
With a little pride she opened the door of his room, and stirred up the glowing peats, and put the big rush chair before them—“And you can just call me, sir, when you want aught,” she said, “I’ll go ben noo, and finish my cake baking.”
