y Maria
Edgeworth 204

The Bunch of Cherries; Anon. 242

The Fugitive; by Miss Pearson 256

The Butcher's Tournament; by Peter Parley 275

Malleville's Night of Adventure; by Jacob Abbott 297

The Life and Adventures of Lady Anne; Anon. 320

Captain Murderer; by Charles Dickens 422

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Off it went, knocked him backwards, and shivered a beautiful
mirror 7

The lambs frisk about her 17

Ellen went a dozen times in the day to look at her new cap 37

'I was reading, and was interrupted by Henry Lenox and
three others talking over a secret' 65

The Prince slays the monster with a hundred horrible heads 87

She kicked up her hind legs and threw down the milk-pail 91

Cut her beautiful hair close to her head 103

The sweet Misses Lilies of the Valley could not be tempted
from their retreat 121

'I will play you all the pretty tunes that I know, if you
will give me leave' 133

Had not the gardener, who then came up, taken him in his
arms, and carried him into the house, in spite of his
kicking and screaming 143

Every boy ... joined in the pursuit, and every cottage
poured out its matrons and children and dogs 165

George was despatched to desire one of the servants to
bring a basket, in which we carried the poor sufferer 177

Hither Ellen accompanied him to see the wickets completed 187

'Oh, what an excellent motto!' exclaimed Ben 207

'The everlasting whipcord, I declare' 239

'The happiness of sharing with others that which we possess
enhances the value of its enjoyment' 245

'There he goes!' 263

Knights in armour tumbled over their own steeds, donkeys
ran snorting about, ladies shrieked 293

Wherever the feather passed it changed the surface of the
water into i