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Title: Miss Billy

Author: Eleanor H. Porter

Release Date: June 3, 2006 [EBook #3266]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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MISS BILLY

by Eleanor H. Porter

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. BILLY WRITES A LETTER

II. "THE STRATA"

III. THE STRATA--WHEN THE LETTER COMES

IV. BILLY SENDS A TELEGRAM

V. GETTING READY FOR BILLY

VI. THE COMING OF BILLY

VII. INTRODUCING SPUNK

VIII. THE ROOM--AND BILLY

IX. A FAMILY CONCLAVE

X. AUNT HANNAH

XI. BERTRAM HAS VISITORS

XII. CYRIL TAKES HIS TURN

XIII. A SURPRISE ALL AROUND

XIV. AUNT HANNAH SPEAKS HER MIND

XV. WHAT BERTRAM CALLS "THE LIMIT"

XVI. KATE TAKES A HAND

XVII. A PINK-RIBBON TRAIL

XVIII. BILLY WRITES ANOTHER LETTER

XIX. SEEING BILLY OFF

XX. BILLY, THE MYTH

XXI. BILLY, THE REALITY

XXII. HUGH CALDERWELL

XXIII. BERTRAM DOES SOME QUESTIONING

XXIV. CYRIL, THE ENIGMA

XXV. THE OLD ROOM--AND BILLY

XXVI. "MUSIC HATH CHARMS"

XXVII. MARIE, WHO LONGS TO MAKE PUDDINGS

XXVIII. "I'M GOING TO WIN"

XXIX. "I'M NOT GOING TO MARRY"

XXX. MARIE FINDS A FRIEND

XXXI. THE ENGAGEMENT OF ONE

XXXII. CYRIL HAS SOMETHING TO SAY

XXXIII. WILLIAM IS WORRIED

XXXIV. CLASS DAY

XXXV. SISTER KATE AGAIN

XXXVI. WILLIAM MEETS WITH A SURPRISE

XXXVII. "WILLIAM'S BROTHER"

XXXVIII. THE ENGAGEMENT OF TWO

XXXIX. A LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER

XL. WILLIAM PAYS A VISIT

XLI. THE CROOKED MADE STRAIGHT

XLII. THE "END OF THE STORY"

MISS BILLY

CHAPTER I

BILLY WRITES A LETTER

Billy Neilson was eighteen years old when the aunt, who had brought her
up from babyhood, died. Miss Benton's death left Billy quite alone
in the world--alone, and peculiarly forlorn. To Mr. James Harding,
of Harding & Harding, who had charge of Billy's not inconsiderable
property, the girl poured out her heart in all its loneliness two days
after the funeral.

"You see, Mr. Harding, there isn't any