The End of a Coil
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Warner Susan. The End of a Coil
CHAPTER I. DOLLY'S ARRIVAL
CHAPTER II. CHRISTINA AND HER MOTHER
CHAPTER III. THE MARINE DICTIONARY
CHAPTER IV. THE "ACHILLES."
CHAPTER V. THE PIECE OF ROPE
CHAPTER VI. END OF SCHOOL TERM
CHAPTER VII. PLAYTHINGS
CHAPTER VIII. LONDON
CHAPTER IX. THE PEACOCKS
CHAPTER X. BRIERLEY COTTAGE
CHAPTER XI. IN THE PARK
CHAPTER XII. THE HOUSE
CHAPTER XIII. PREACHING AND PRACTICE
CHAPTER XIV. DIFFICULTIES
CHAPTER XV. THE CONSUL'S OFFICE
CHAPTER XVI. A FIGHT
CHAPTER XVII. RUPERT
CHAPTER XVIII. A SQUARE PARTY
CHAPTER XIX. SEEING SIGHTS
CHAPTER XX. LIMBURG
CHAPTER XXI. VENICE
CHAPTER XXII. MR. COPLEY
CHAPTER XXIII. THE WINE-SHOP
CHAPTER XXIV. PAST GREATNESS
CHAPTER XXV. CHRISTMAS EVE
CHAPTER XXVI. NAPLES
CHAPTER XXVII. SORRENTO
CHAPTER XXVIII. AT THE VILLA
CHAPTER XXIX. WHITHER NOW?
CHAPTER XXX. DOWN HILL
CHAPTER XXXI. HANDS FULL
CHAPTER XXXII. THE NURSE
CHAPTER XXXIII. UNDER AN OAK TREE
CHAPTER XXXIV. UNDER THE SAME OAK
CHAPTER XXXV. WAYS AND MEANS
CHAPTER XXXVI. THIS PICTURE AND THAT
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Mrs. Eberstein watched during the next few days, to see, if she could, whether the sudden resolve taking on Dolly's part that first evening "meant anything," as she expressed it, or not. She remained in doubt. Dolly was thoughtful certainly, and sweet certainly; "but that don't tell," Mrs. Eberstein remarked; "it is her characteristic." It was equally certain that she had attached herself with a trustful, clinging affection to the new friends whose house and hearts had received her. Dolly's confidence was given to them fully and heartily from that very first day; and they saw that it was.
Nearly a week passed before the school-term began. Meanwhile Dolly was taken about, in walks and drives, to see all that her friends thought would interest her. Everything interested her, they found; and upon every subject presented to her, her little head went to work; the result of which was the putting of a question now and then, which afforded her guardians, perhaps, as much entertainment as the ground of the question had given Dolly. These questions, however, were called forth most of all by the subject which had seized hold of Dolly's mind with such force that first evening. Mrs. Eberstein had not forgotten her promise about the Bible. One of the first expeditions undertaken the next day had been in search of one; successful, in the judgment of both Dolly and her aunt; and since then the book was very often to be seen in Dolly's hands.
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"But she will not have a common history. Do you see how open she is to receive impressions, and how fast they stay once they are made?"
"I see the first quality. I never saw a creature quicker to take impressions or to welcome affections. Whether they will prove as lasting as they are sudden, – that we have no means of knowing at present."
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