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Title: Terry
Or, She ought to have been a Boy

Author: Rosa Mulholland

Illustrator: E. A. Cubitt

Release Date: January 30, 2007 [EBook #20492]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "Vulcan, Vulcan, let me tie your cap-strings."]

TERRY

or, She ought to have been a Boy

BY

ROSA MULHOLLAND

(LADY GILBERT)

Author of "Girls of Banshee Castle" "Four Little Mischiefs" "Giannetta"
"Cynthia's Bonnet-shop" &c.

_ILLUSTRATED BY E. A. CUBITT_

BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED

LONDON GLASGOW AND DUBLIN

CONTENTS

CHAP. Page

I. "I HOPE SHE WILL BE CHANGED!" 5

II. "ONLY MISS TERRY COME BACK TO US!" 11

III. A WET DAY 20

IV. DREADFULLY GOOD 34

V. "BAD AGAIN!" 41

VI. A BRASS HELMET 61

VII. UP THE CHIMNEY 76

VIII. THE RUNAWAY BOAT 93

TERRY

CHAPTER I

"I HOPE SHE WILL BE CHANGED!"

"Think of what it was to manage her in the summer months!" said dear old
Madam Trimleston, looking wistfully at Nurse Nancy. "What could we do with
her this winter weather? I do hope she will be changed. Don't you think it
likely that school will have done something for her?"

"Of course I do, madam. What else did we break our hearts sendin' her there
for? And little Turly, that would ha' been content to stay here peaceable
if she would ha' let him alone! Sure it's often I say to myself that it's
Terry ought to have been the boy."

"The same idea has occurred to me, Nancy. Not that we ought to criticise
the arrangements of Providence."

"Well, madam," said Nurse Nancy, "I don't agree that Pro