Wade Mary Hazelton Blanchard. Our Little Swiss Cousin
CHAPTER I. CARL'S HOLIDAY
CHAPTER II. THE MOUNTAIN PASTURE
CHAPTER III. THE SCHOOLMASTER'S VISIT
CHAPTER IV. THE BRAVE ARCHER
CHAPTER V. THE HAYMAKERS
CHAPTER VI. THE MARMOT
CHAPTER VII. GLACIER AND AVALANCHE
CHAPTER VIII. SANTA CLAUS NIGHT
CHAPTER IX. THE WONDERFUL ABBEY
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"To-morrow, to-morrow!" Carl kept repeating to himself.
He was standing at the window of the little cottage and looking out toward the great mountain. He had lived under its shadow all his life. Its snowy summit was coloured a fiery red as it stood against the sky in the sunset light. People in far-away lands would give a great deal to see such a glorious sight.
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Perhaps you wonder that Carl did not get burned when he lay on top of the stove. That was because there was never any fire in it! This probably seems the strangest thing about it, but you must understand that the fire was built in a sort of furnace out in the hall. The heat passed from this furnace into the porcelain stove, so it was not unpleasantly warm when one touched it.
After talking a while with his father, Carl climbed up to the top of the stove, and creeping through the hole in the ceiling, he entered his bedroom. He quickly said his prayers and then jumped into bed. He must get to sleep as early as possible, for he would be called before daybreak. At least, his mother promised to call him, but she did not need to do so, – he was the first one in the house to wake.
