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Title: Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe

Author: Charlotte M. Yonge

Posting Date: August 8, 2009 [EBook #4538]
Release Date: October, 2003
First Posted: February 4, 2002

Language: English

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LITTLE LUCY'S WONDERFUL GLOBE

by Charlotte M. Yonge

"Young fingers idly roll
The mimic earth or trace
In picture bright of blue and gold
Each other circling chase"--KEBLE

CONTENTS.

Chapter I. Mother Bunch.

Chapter II. Visitors from the South Seas.

Chapter III. Italy.

Chapter IV. Greenland.

Chapter V. Tyrol.

Chapter VI. Africa.

Chapter VII. Laplanders.

Chapter VIII. China.

Chapter IX. Kamschatka.

Chapter X. The Turk.

Chapter XI. Switzerland.

Chapter XII. The Cossack.

Chapter XIII. Spain.

Chapter XIV. Germany.

Chapter XV. Paris in the Siege.

Chapter XVI. The American Guest.

Chapter XVII. The Dream of all Nations.

LITTLE LUCY'S WONDERFUL GLOBE

CHAPTER I.

MOTHER BUNCH.

There was once a wonderful fortnight in little Lucy's life. One
evening she went to bed very tired and cross and hot, and in the
morning when she looked at her arms and legs they were all covered
with red spots, rather pretty to look at, only they were dry and
prickly.

Nurse was frightened when she looked at them. She turned all the
little sisters out of the night nursery, covered Lucy up close, and
ordered her not to stir, certainly not to go into her bath. Then
there was a whispering and a running about, and Lucy was half
alarmed, but more pleased at being so important, for she did not
feel at all ill, and quite enjoyed the tea and toast that Nurse
brought up to her. Just as she was beginning to think it rather
tiresome to lie there with nothing to do, except to watch the flies
buzzing about, there was a step on the stairs and up came the
doctor. He was an old friend, very good-natured, and he made fun
with Lucy about having turned into