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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country, by Johanna Spyri, Translated by Louise Brooks This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country Author: Johanna Spyri Release Date: January 17, 2005 [eBook #14710] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK UNCLE TITUS AND HIS VISIT TO THE COUNTRY*** E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) UNCLE TITUS AND HIS VISIT TO THE COUNTRY A Story for Children and for Those Who Love Children Translated from the German of JOHANNA SPYRI by Louise Brooks Boston De Wolfe, Fiske & Co 361 and 365 Washington Street 1886 CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. UNDER THE LINDENS II. LONG, LONG DAYS III. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HEDGE IV. ALL SIX V. BEFORE AND AFTER THE FLOOD VI. A FRIGHTFUL DEED VII. LONG-WISHED-FOR HAPPINESS VIII. MORE CHARADES AND THEIR ANSWERS IX. "WHAT MUST BE, MUST BE" CHAPTER I. UNDER THE LINDENS. The daily promenaders who moved slowly back and forth every afternoon under the shade of the lindens on the eastern side of the pretty town of Karlsruhe were very much interested in the appearance of two persons who had lately joined their ranks. It was beyond doubt that the man was very ill. He could only move slowly and it was touching to see the care with which his little companion tried to make herself useful to him. He supported himself with his right hand on a stout stick, and rested his left upon the shoulder of the child at his side, and one could see that he needed the assistance of both. From time to time he would lift his left hand and say gently, "Tell me, my child, if I press too heavily upon you." Instantly, however, the child would catch his hand and press it down again, assuring him, "No, no, certainly not, Papa, lean upon me still more: I do not even notice it at all." After they had walked back and forth for a while, they seated themselves upon one of the benches that were placed at convenient distances under the trees, and
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