The Sapphire Signet

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS

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A pair of schoolgirl friends, their bedridden companion, and a reserved new classmate uncover clues in an old house that lead from attic discoveries to a lost sapphire signet. The narrative follows their investigation as curiosities, hidden trunks, and a key prompt local historical research by an ally named Alexander and members of an antiquarian club. Surprises and belated revelations connect personal histories, secret documents, and missing links until the signet's significance is revealed and loose ends are tied. The book mixes domestic detail, youthful camaraderie, and puzzle-solving with gentle suspense.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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"I had the worst time puzzling this out!" she said	Frontispiece
"Corinne noticed that the bottom of the trunk seemed all wrong."	37
"He gazed hard at me as I stood on the lawn."	71
"Madame Mortier warned Alison that she wasn't to have any communication with the rebels."	109
"I poked around it, top, bottom, and sides."	143
"You must welcome the latest member of the Antiquarian Club, Miss President!"	205
He began to tap the inside of the trunk all over, carefully, with the handle of his penknife	223
"For a minute or two she didn't answer."	265

THE SAPPHIRE SIGNET

THE SAPPHIRE SIGNET
OR
"THE LASS OF RICHMOND HILL"