Dot and Tot of Merryland

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Baum Lyman Frank. Dot and Tot of Merryland

CHAPTER I. – Roselawn

CHAPTER II. – Tot

CHAPTER III. – The Boat

CHAPTER IV. – Under the Cliffs

CHAPTER V. – The Watch-Dog of Merryland

CHAPTER VI. – The First Valley

CHAPTER VII. – The Clown Country

CHAPTER VIII. – The Second Valle

CHAPTER IX. – The Third Valley

CHAPTER X. – The Queen of Merryland

CHAPTER XI. – The Palace of Wonders

CHAPTER XII. – Prince Tot and Princess Dot

CHAPTER XIII. – The Revolt of the Dolls

CHAPTER XIV. – The Queen's Fairy Wand

CHAPTER XV. – The Valley of Pussycats

CHAPTER XVI. – The Busy Mr. Split

CHAPTER XVII. – The Animals that Wound Up

CHAPTER XVIII. – The Valley of Lost Things

CHAPTER XIX. – The Lost Crowns

CHAPTER XX. – The Voyage Ends

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YOU should have seen Dot as she nestled among the cushions of the carriage on her way to the railway station with her father and governess, Miss Bombien. Her dainty white gown was covered with tucks and puffings and embroideries, as became the dress of the daughter of the wealthy banker who sat smilingly beside her. Her soft, braided white hat had a wide brim that drooped languidly over the pale little face beneath, and broad, white ribbons drew down the brim until all the yellow curls were hidden away. Indeed, the only bits of color about Dot that showed were her deep blue eyes and rosy lips. Even these last were not so rosy as they should have been, for Dot was not in her usual good health, having been confined to the big city house during a long winter and a chill, uncomfortable spring.

But, now that the flowers were blooming and the birds singing in the new-leaved trees, she was going, in charge of her governess, to pass the summer at Roselawn, a beautiful country home her father had recently purchased.

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"But you will, won't you?" persisted the boy.

"Why, I suppose so, if the Queen lets me," was the reply.

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