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Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie. Fairy Fingers
Fairy Fingers
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
NOBLESSE
CHAPTER II
THE COUSINS
CHAPTER III
MADELEINE
CHAPTER IV
PROPOSALS
CHAPTER V
HEART-BEATS
CHAPTER VI
UNMASKING
CHAPTER VII
A CRISIS
CHAPTER VIII
FLIGHT
CHAPTER IX
THE EMPTY PLACE
CHAPTER X
THE HUMBLE COMPANION
CHAPTER XI
PURSUIT
CHAPTER XII
THE SISTER OF CHARITY
CHAPTER XIII
WEARY DAYS
CHAPTER XIV
DIAMONDS AND EMERALDS
CHAPTER XV
THE EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEF
CHAPTER XVI
A VOICE FROM THE LOST ONE
CHAPTER XVII
"CHIFFONS."
CHAPTER XVIII
MAURICE
CHAPTER XIX
THE ARISTOCRATS IN AMERICA
CHAPTER XX
THE INCOGNITA
CHAPTER XXI
THE CYTHEREA OF FASHION
CHAPTER XXII
MEETING
CHAPTER XXIII
NOBLE HANDS MADE NOBLER
CHAPTER XXIV
FEMININE BELLIGERENTS
CHAPTER XXV
THE MESSAGE
CHAPTER XXVI
MEETING OF LOVERS
CHAPTER XXVII
COUNT TRISTAN'S POLICY
CHAPTER XXVIII
LORD LINDEN'S DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XXIX
A CONTEST
CHAPTER XXX
BERTHA
CHAPTER XXXI
A SURPRISE
CHAPTER XXXII
THE NOBLEMAN AND MANTUA-MAKER
CHAPTER XXXIII
MADAME DE GRAMONT
CHAPTER XXXIV
HALF THE WOOER
CHAPTER XXXV
A REVELATION
CHAPTER XXXVI
THE SUITOR
CHAPTER XXXVII
A SHOCK
CHAPTER XXXVIII
THE MANTUA-MAKER'S GUESTS
CHAPTER XXXIX
MINISTRATION
CHAPTER XL
RECOGNITION
CHAPTER XLI
UNBOWED
CHAPTER XLII
DOUBLE CONVALESCENCE
CHAPTER XLIII
OUTGENERALLED
CHAPTER XLIV
A CHANGE
CHAPTER XLV
REPARATION
CHAPTER XLVI
A MISHAP
CHAPTER XLVII
INFLEXIBILITY
CHAPTER XLVIII
THE NEW ENGLAND NURSE
CHAPTER XLIX
RONALD
CHAPTER L
A SECRET DIVINED
CHAPTER LI
SEED SOWN
CHAPTER LII
A LOVER'S SNARE
CHAPTER LIII
RESISTANCE
CHAPTER LIV
AN UNEXPECTED VISIT
CHAPTER LV
AMEN
CHAPTER LVI
THE HAND OF GOD
CHAPTER LVII
CONCLUSION
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Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie
A Novel
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Her gratitude was deep, and found expression in actions more eloquent than words. She was thankful for the slightest evidence of kindness from her self-constituted protectors. She even exaggerated the amount of consideration which she received. She was not free from the hereditary taint of pride; but in her it took a new form and unprecedented expression. The sense of indebtedness spurred her on to discover ways by which she could avoid being a burden upon the generosity of her benefactors—ways by which her obligations might be lightened, though she felt they could never be cancelled. She became the active, presiding spirit over the whole household; her skilful fingers were ever at work here, there, and everywhere; and her quick-witted brain was always planning measures to promote the interest, comfort, or pleasure of all within her sphere. The thought that an employment was menial, and therefore she must not stoop to perform it, never intruded, for she had an internal consciousness that she dignified her occupation. What she accomplished seemed wonderful; but, independent of the rapidity with which she habitually executed, she comprehended in an eminent degree the exact value of time—the worth of every minute; and the use made of her spare moments was one great secret of the large amount she achieved.
The toilet of the countess for the dinner was completed, but she kept Madeleine by her side until they descended to the drawing-room.
