Published, 1897,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Dedicated to Miriam

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Chapter Page
I.The Day of Small Things[1]
II.Mingled Yarn[11]
III.Old Friends[35]
IV.The Davitts[57]
V.The Old Shop[71]
VI.The Glorious Fourth[87]
VII.On the Beach[102]
VIII.The Mary Ann[123]
IX.Nora Costello[139]
X.Flying Point[154]
XI.The Point of View[174]
XII."Pippa Passes"[188]
XIII.A Soldier[205]
XIV.Two Soul-Sides[218]
XV.A Birthday[236]
XVI.Yes or No[252]
XVII.A Little Dinner[270]
XVIII.A Maiden's Vow[289]
XIX.A Slum Post[303]
XX.The Unforeseen[323]
XXI.God's Puppets[338]
XXII.The End[356]

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