LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

[ TOM CAME RUNNING TO PREVENT MAGGIE FROM SNATCHING
HER LINE AWAY]
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[ "MY PRETTY LADY, ARE YOU COME TO STAY WITH US?" ]

[ "HERE, MAGGIE, COME AND HEAR IF I CAN SAY THIS" ]

[ "O TOM, PLEASE DON'T," CRIED MAGGIE ]