[See [page 44].


A
TERRIBLE TOMBOY
BY
ANGELA BRAZIL
AUTHOR OF "FAIRY PLAYS FOR CHILDREN"
NEW EDITION
ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR BY N. TENISON
LONDON
HENRY FROWDE
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
1915


CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I.PEGGY AT HOME[1]
II.BIRDS'-NESTING[12]
III.THE BLACK PUPPY[ 25]
IV.A STORMY DAY[35]
V.CONCERNING LILIAN[51]
VI.SUNDAY[62]
VII.MAUD MIDDLETON'S PARTY[72]
VIII.THE HOLIDAYS[85]
IX.A MOUNTAIN WALK[97]
X.ON THE MOORS[109]
XI.A NEW FRIEND[121]
XII.IN THE RECTORY GARDEN[132]
XIII.THE SMUGGLERS' CAVE[140]
XIV.LILIAN'S HOUSEKEEPING[157]
XV.THE BEGINNING OF A SHADOW[170]
XVI.ARCHIE[180]
XVII.DAME ELEANOR'S GHOST[193]
XVIII.PLAY-ACTING[207]
XIX.PEGGY AT WAR[219]
XX.GORSWEN FAIR[231]
XXI.ROLLO'S GRAVE[245]
XXII.DEEPENING TROUBLE[256]
XXIII.THE ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY[268]
XXIV.CONCLUSION[280]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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"SEE, I'LL PUT IT JUST ON THE TOP IN FRONT"(see [page 44])

[Frontispiece]

"MAKING A LONG ARM, SHE MANAGED TO SEIZE PUSSBY THE SCRUFF OF HER NECK"[82]
"BOBBY ACCOMPLISHED THE CROSSING IN SAFETY"[154]
"HE FIRST SET TO WORK TO MAKE A SPIRAL STAIRCASEUP THE TREE"[182]
"IF YOU BREAK YOUR WORD, I'LL LET ALL WARFORDKNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN ANDTHRASHED BY A GIRL"[226]
"SEDGWICK, THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY!"[276]