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Identifier: stnicholasserial4821dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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r summer in Ber-muda. It was all hope-lessly involved. If therewere anywhere, anywhereexcept home to go to—She thought wildly offriends, schoolmates.They and their familieswere on the point ofscattering to the windsof summer, at ocean,lake, and mountain. Nota girl she knew well butwas flitting somewhere. It must be terriblydiscouraging, said Pa-tricias voice at her elbow,to travel so far to getto a place only to havelo turn around and goback. But I cant go back,Katherine said. Theresnobody at home exceptservants. Though I dontsee where else I can go,cither. 1 dont quite seewhat I can do at all. The words surprisedherself. It was not likeher (o confide in stran-gers. This sweet, brightfriendliness had brokenunaware into her reserve.Once spoken, she couldThere was nothing to do And so here I am, finished Katherine, even!).And 1 haye nt the remotest idea what to do next. Mother will tell us, Patricia said, with con-viction. But how ihrilUngl Perhaps it s morethrilling than nice. Is it?
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THE ROSE-CUTTER TURNED IN PLEASED SURPRISE. SMILING INFRANK ADMIRATION not recall her words,but to go on. Excite-ment grew on the gipsy face as the two girls slippedthrough a gate in the rose hedge, crossed a lane,turned a corner, and entered a street of comfort-able, unpretentious houses. Yes, Katherine acknowledged, I think it is. Patricia slipped her arm through the other girlsand squeezed ever so slightly. We 11 take careof you. You wont mind rooming with me, willyou? We are all at home now, you see, and thereare so many of us that the house is pretty full. 608 KIT, PAT, AND A FEW BOYS Katherine did mind; her preference was toroom alone. She wondered how it would seem toshare a bed. Then she became aware of gay voicesand of a broad veranda full of people. A pair ofdeep, quiet eyes looked into hers; afterward shecould not remember what color they were. Shehad a vague impression of height and strength, ofrippling dark hair, and a face chiseled with finelines that yet were beautiful;

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