The Staying Guest

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Wells Carolyn. The Staying Guest

CHAPTER I. PRIMROSE HALL

CHAPTER II. LADYBIRD

CHAPTER III. A GUEST FOR THE NIGHT

CHAPTER IV. A FEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER V. ANOTHER ATTEMPT

CHAPTER VI. UP A TREE

CHAPTER VII. CIVIL WAR

CHAPTER VIII. STELLA RUSSELL

CHAPTER IX. DOING RIGHT

CHAPTER X. A SELF-MADE BURGLAR

CHAPTER XI. A MATRIMONIAL BUREAU

CHAPTER XII. A SCRIPTURAL COMMAND

CHAPTER XIII. A RIDICULOUS PARTY

CHAPTER XIV. SOME LETTERS

CHAPTER XV. THE ARRIVAL OF THE EARL

CHAPTER XVI. LADYBIRD TRIUMPHANT

CHAPTER XVII. IN THE APPLE-TREE

CHAPTER XVIII. LAVINIA LOVELL

CHAPTER XIX. LADYBIRD vs. LAVINIA

CHAPTER XX. HALF-SISTERS

CHAPTER XXI. AN ORCHARD WEDDING

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Over the hills and far away there was once a quaint little old town which was safely beyond the reach of the long, grasping arms of any of the great cities.

The little town nestled up against the side of a big, kind hill, at the top of which was a beautiful old country-place, called Primrose Hall.

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“Deary me,” said Miss Dorinda, as she reached her own room, “how tired I am! I believe I grow older every year. Are you tired, sister?”

“Yes; but I’m so thankful that the attic is done. When that’s over I always feel like singing the long-meter doxology.”

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