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Title: The Time of Roses
Author: L. T. Meade
Release Date: May 18, 2009 [eBook #28862]
Language: English
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THE TIME OF ROSES
by
MRS. L. T. MEADE
Author of
"A Bunch of Cherries," "Daddy's Girl," "Bad Little Hannah," "A World of
Girls," "A School Favorite," Etc.
"It was the Time of Roses;
We plucked them as we passed."
Chicago
M. A. Donohue & Company
[Illustration]
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Home at Last 5
II. The Little Mummy's Arrangements 13
III. A Startling Meeting 19
IV. An Evil Genius 28
V. Maurice Trevor 33
VI. Mrs. Aylmer's Strategy 41
VII. The Chains Begin to Fret 48
VIII. Bertha's Quandary 56
IX. A Tempting Offer 63
X. The Little Mummy's Curiosity 69
XI. Florence's Good Angel 72
XII. Alone in London 80
XIII. A Weary Wait 88
XIV. A Blunt Question 92
XV. Edith Franks 99
XVI. On the Brink of an Abyss 106
XVII. Nearer and Nearer 116
XVIII. A Vestige of Hope 121
XIX. In the Balance 128
XX. Rose View 133
XXI. An Awkward Position 137
XXII. The Story Accepted 144
XXIII. Bertha's Joy 151
XXIV. Trevor Asks Bertha's Advice 156
XXV. Trevor's Resolve 162
XXVI. At Aylmer's C
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