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Horace W. C. Newte. Sparrows
Sparrows
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE. THE DEVITTS
CHAPTER TWO. MAVIS KEEVES
CHAPTER THREE. FRIENDS IN NEED
CHAPTER FOUR. MAVIS LEAVES HER NEST
CHAPTER FIVE. BARREN WAYS
CHAPTER SIX "DAWES"
CHAPTER SEVEN. WIDER HORIZONS
CHAPTER EIGHT. SPIDER AND FLY
CHAPTER NINE. AWING
CHAPTER TEN "POULTER'S"
CHAPTER ELEVEN. MAVIS'S PRAYER
CHAPTER TWELVE. MRS HAMILTON'S
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. MAVIS GOES OUT TO SUPPER
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE SEQUEL
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A GOOD SAMARITAN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. SURRENDER
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. SPRINGTIME
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. CHARLIE PERIGAL
CHAPTER NINETEEN. THE MOON GODDESS
CHAPTER TWENTY. THE WAY OF ALL FLESH
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. THE AWAKENING
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. O LOVE, FOR DELIGHTS!
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. THE CURSE OF EVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. SNARES
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. A NEW ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX. TRAVAIL
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN. THE NURSING HOME
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT. MISS 'PETT'S APOTHEOSIS
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE. THE ORDEAL
CHAPTER THIRTY. THE "PERMANENT"
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE. PIMLICO
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO. MISS TOOMBS REVEALS HERSELF
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE. AN OLD FRIEND
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR. MAVIS GOES TO MELKBRIDGE
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX. A VISIT
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN. MAVIS AND HAROLD
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT. MAVIS'S REVENGE
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE. A SURPRISE
CHAPTER FORTY. A MIDNIGHT WALK
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE. TRIBULATION
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO. THE WELL-BELOVED
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Horace W. C. Newte
The Story of an Unprotected Girl
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Mavis, ignorant of these considerations, was driven to the door of Melkbridge House. On getting out of the cart, the front door was opened by Hayter, the fat butler, who showed her into the drawing-room. Left to herself, Mavis looked about the expensively furnished room. Noticing a mirror, she walked to it in order to see if hair or hat had been disarranged by her journey and drive; as she looked at her comely reflection, she could not help seeing with a thrill of satisfaction that already the change of air, together with the excitement of the occasion, had flushed her cheeks with colour; she was looking her best. She walked to the window and looked in the direction of her old home, which was on a slight eminence about a mile from where she stood: were the time of year other than summer, its familiar outlines would not have been obscured by foliage. Mavis sighed, turned her back on the window and walked towards the fireplace; something moving in the cool, carefully shaded room caught her eye. It was the propitiatory wagging of a black, cocker spaniel's tail, while its eyes were looking pleadingly up to her. Mavis loved all animals; in a moment the spaniel was in her lap, her arms were about its neck, and she was pressing her soft, red lips to its head. The dog received these demonstrations of affection with delight; although it pawed and clawed the only decent frock which Mavis possessed, she did not mind a bit.
"I shall be here a long time and we shall always be the best of friends," murmured Mavis, as she pressed the affectionate animal to her heart.
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