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Bessie Marchant. The Youngest Sister: A Tale of Manitoba
The Youngest Sister: A Tale of Manitoba
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. The Wonder of It
CHAPTER II. Concerning the Doynes
CHAPTER III. Tremulous Beginnings
CHAPTER IV. A Series of Shocks
CHAPTER V. Against her Will
CHAPTER VI. A Wild Journey
CHAPTER VII. Worse than Her Fears
CHAPTER VIII. Great Expectations
CHAPTER IX. A Dreadful Blow
CHAPTER X. The Worst
CHAPTER XI. A Wild Revolt
CHAPTER XII. The Glory of the Wheat
CHAPTER XIII. A Trick of Memory
CHAPTER XIV. In the Rush
CHAPTER XV. Temptation
CHAPTER XVI. A Blow of Fate
CHAPTER XVII. Black Ruin
CHAPTER XVIII. Standing in the Breach
CHAPTER XIX. A Disquieting Rumour
CHAPTER XX. An Impossible Favour
CHAPTER XXI. Out of the Silence
CHAPTER XXII. The Errand is Done
CHAPTER XXIII. Something of a Mistake
CHAPTER XXIV. A Revelation for Bertha
CHAPTER XXV. Disappointment
CHAPTER XXVI. En Route
CHAPTER XXVII. A Weird Night
CHAPTER XXVIII. Consternation
CHAPTER XXIX. A Great Embarrassment
CHAPTER XXX. Bad News
CHAPTER XXXI. The Tidings Confirmed
CHAPTER XXXII. The Man at Last
CHAPTER XXXIII. The Mystery Clears
CHAPTER XXXIV. The End
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Bessie Marchant
Published by Good Press, 2021
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But she had not reckoned upon a visitor, and when Anne appeared with the stranger, who was introduced as Mr. Roger Mortimer, from Adelaide, Australia, Bertha was so upset by the thought of what she must look like, that she would thankfully have run away if she could.
There was no chance of this, however, for Mr. Mortimer at once proceeded to make himself so much at home and to engross her attention, that presently she even forgot how frightfully untidy she was. He toasted more bread while she buttered the slices and spread the white monkey upon them; he even made the coffee while she finished setting the table, and by the time that Anne came out of her bedroom ready for supper, Bertha felt as if she had known the genial Australian for quite a long time.
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