“He is not horrid at all,” said Nan, very cross.
GIRLS OF THE TRUE BLUE
BY
L. T. MEADE
Author of
“Miss Nonentity,” “The Odds and the Evens,” “Light o’ the Morning,”
“The Girls of St. Wode’s,” etc.
WITH TEN ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
PERCY TARRANT
W. & R. CHAMBERS, Limited
LONDON AND EDINBURGH
1901
Edinburgh:
Printed by W. & R. Chambers, Limited
CONTENTS.
[I. “I PROMISE”]
[II. “I WON’T EVER GO TO YOU”]
[III. THE FROCK WITH CRAPE]
[IV. THE BEST GIRL]
[V. THE MYSTERY-GIRL]
[VI. THE BULL-PUP]
[VII. THE FALL]
[VIII. PIP]
[IX. UNDER HER THUMB]
[X. A MYSTERY]
[XI. THE MIDDLE WAY]
[XII. “I SHALL STAY FOR A YEAR”]
[XIII. UNCLE PETER]
[XIV. “IT WAS NOT WORTH WHILE”]
[XV. SOLDIERS OF THE TRUE BLUE]
[XVI. TIGHTENING HER CHAIN]
[XVII. AUGUSTA’S RESOLVE]
[XVIII. AUGUSTA’S SIGNATURE]
[XIX. THE ASPRAYS]
[XX. THE ORDERLY-BOOK]
[XXI. THE PICNIC]
[XXII. THE BROKEN LOCK]
[XXIII. “PRIZE-DAY COMES IN A MONTH”]
[XXIV. THE GIPSY TEA]
[XXV. THE PACKET OF LETTERS]
[XXVI. SUNBEAM]
[XXVII. “WAS THAT THE REASON?”]
[XXVIII. “IS WRONG RIGHT?”]
[XXIX. DOWN BY THE WISTARIA]
[XXX. AUGUSTA IS FRIGHTENED]
[XXXI. UNCLE PETER’S CONSIDERING CAP]
[XXXII. THE BEGINNING OF THE SHADOW]
[XXXIII. THE CROSS]
[XXXIV. THE LETTER]
[XXXV. THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS IS HARD]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
[“He is not horrid at all,” said Nan, very cross.]
[Nan was perfectly satisfied to sit near the fire holding the kittens.]
[“Cross!” he said to himself; “why, it is one of the dearest little faces in the world.”]
[“Here is some paper,” said Nancy, “and here is a pencil. Write the words down, Augusta, and let me keep the paper.”]
[Augusta nearly fell back as she read the words.]
[“What are you doing by that drawer, Gussie!”]
[“I have brought a bird for her—my own bird. May I go in and see her at once?” said Nancy.]
[Augusta in terror was hiding behind a bush of laurustinus.]
[“As to your shilling, miss, you can keep it, for I don’t want none of it.”]
[“Let me fasten it round your neck, Nan, then I shall feel better.”]