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Bouncing Bet

Chapter 1: BOUNCING BET
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About This Book

The narrative centers on life in a small village through interconnected episodes that follow a lively, unusually large schoolgirl, a shy boy who practices magic tricks, and a recently arrived gentleman coping with a physical disability. Daily routines, school scenes, and neighborhood gossip provide a backdrop for gentle comedy and quiet observation of social attitudes toward difference and growth. Character interactions reveal friendships, small acts of kindness, and youthful experiments, while the prose emphasizes compassion, resilience, and the ordinary rituals that shape communal bonds.

BOUNCING BET

“I shall have to ask you five dollars, which is half the customary fee”

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BOUNCING BET

BY
JOSLYN GRAY

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1921