CONTENTS

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I.A Wave of Improvement[11]
II.What shall we call it?[21]
III.An Alien[24]
IV.Miss Wilbur[35]
V.The Shop[42]
VI.In the Eyes of the Neighborhood[50]
VII.A Spool of Twist[60]
VIII.A Matter of Loyalty[72]
IX.In the Shop[82]
X.Alexina[90]
XI.The Last Straw[98]
XII.The Discovery[107]
XIII.Afterward[115]
XIV.Mrs. Millard Departs[121]
XV.Giant Despair[129]
XVI.Charlotte[138]
XVII.An Evening Call[146]
XVIII.The Adventures of a Birthday Cake[156]
XIX.Tea and Talk[166]
XX.Merry Hearts[175]
XXI.The Rich Miss Carpenter[185]
XXII.Valentines[192]
XXIII.Neighbors[203]
XXIV.Wayland[215]
XXV.The Price of a Bond[222]
XXVI.Norah's Ark[229]
XXVII.An Anniversary[236]
XXVIII.What it Meant[248]
XXIX.A Letter[253]
XXX.Changes[262]