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Augusta Huiell Seaman. Tranquillity House
Tranquillity House
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
CONNIE FALLS DOWNSTAIRS–AND PUTS HER FOOT IN IT
CHAPTER II
THE TEAKWOOD CHEST
CHAPTER III
CONNIE MAKES SOME OBSERVATIONS
CHAPTER IV
TRANQUILLITY HOUSE DOES NOT LIVE UP TO ITS NAME
CHAPTER V
AN ADVENTURE IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER VI
THE NEXT DAY
CHAPTER VII
BEULAH'S STORY
CHAPTER VIII
THE TEAKWOOD CHEST GIVES UP A SECRET
CHAPTER IX
THE NEXT MOVE
CHAPTER X
CONNIE HAS ANOTHER INSPIRATION
CHAPTER XI
A TEMPESTUOUS DAY
CHAPTER XII
TRAILING MR. COOKSON
CHAPTER XIII
THE SECRET PASSAGE
CHAPTER XIV
MR. COOKSON CONFESSES
CHAPTER XV
THE CABLEGRAM FROM INDIA
CHAPTER XVI
BACK TO TRANQUILLITY
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Augusta Huiell Seaman
Published by Good Press, 2020
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Connie laughed at the idea of finding a ledger too heavy, when she’s been doing all sorts of stunts in the gymnasium, and ran downstairs to Uncle Benham's office, which is a small room off the library. She came back carrying a big book; but when Uncle Benham saw it, he exclaimed: “Oh, this is too bad! Thee has brought me up the day-book instead of the ledger. They look alike and are in the same rack. Never thee mind, child. Another time will do just as well!”
But Connie jumped up and said she was so sorry to have made such a stupid mistake and took it away, to get the right one. The next thing we knew, there was the most awful sound, as if a couple of chairs were tobogganing down the staircase. Uncle Benham started to get up, but sank back quickly with the pain of his rheumatism. But I rushed out to the head of the beautiful curving staircase, and there at the bottom landing lay Connie, all mixed up somehow with the unwieldy book that was sprawled open on top of her. She was moaning softly, and when I got down to her she whispered: “Oh my ankle! I’ve hurt it awfully. Don’t let Uncle know!”
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