THE LONG VACATION
By Charlotte M. Yonge
How the children leave us, and no traces
Linger of that smiling angel-band,
Gone, for ever gone, and in their places
Weary men and anxious women stand.
ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR
CONTENTS
[ CHAPTER I. — A CHAPTER OF RETROSPECT ]
[ CHAPTER II. — A CHAPTER OF TWADDLE ]
[ CHAPTER III. — DARBY AND JOAN ]
[ CHAPTER IV. — SLUM, SEA, OR SEASON ]
[ CHAPTER V. — A HAPPY SPRITE ]
[ CHAPTER VI. — ST. ANDREW’S ROCK ]
[ CHAPTER VII. — THE HOPE OF VANDERKIST ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. — THE MOUSE-TRAP ]
[ CHAPTER X. — NOBLESSE OBLIGE ]
[ CHAPTER XI. — HEROES AND HERO-WORSHIP ]
[ CHAPTER XII. — THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY ]
[ CHAPTER XIII. — TWO SIDES OF A SHIELD AGAIN ]
[ CHAPTER XIV. — BUTTERFLY’S NECTAR ]
[ CHAPTER XV. — A POOR FOREIGN WIDOW ]
[ CHAPTER XVI. — “SEE, THE CONQUERING HERO COMES” ]
[ CHAPTER XVIII. — THE EVIL STAR ]
[ CHAPTER XIX. — SHOP-DRESSING ]
[ CHAPTER XX. — FRENCH LEAVE ]
[ CHAPTER XXII. — THE REGATTA ]
[ CHAPTER XXIII. — ILLUMINATIONS ]
[ CHAPTER XXIV. — COUNSELS OF PATIENCE ]
[ CHAPTER XXVI. — THE SILENT STAR ]
[ CHAPTER XXVII. — THE RED MANTLE ]
[ CHAPTER XXVIII. — ROCCA MARINA ]
[ CHAPTER XXIX. — ROWENA AND HER RIVAL ]
[ CHAPTER XXX. — DREAMS AND NIGHTINGALES ]
[ CHAPTER XXXI. — THE COLD SHOULDER ]
[ CHAPTER XXXII. — THE TEST OF DAY-DREAMS ]
[ CHAPTER XXXIII. — A MISSIONARY WEDDING ]