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Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed.
I sat long by the lesser hole. Frontispiece.
AGNES GIBERNE
AUTHOR OF SUN, MOON AND STARS, BERYL AND PEARL, ST. AUSTIN'S LODGE, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY EDGAR GIBERNE
Whene'er a noble deed is wrought, Whene'er is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise To higher levels rise. —LONGFELLOW.
NINTH THOUSAND
London
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Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO. At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh
PREFACE.