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A coastal community on a small island hosts the arrival of a new woman and her niece who plan to build a cottage on the rocks; seasonal life, local fishermen and boarding arrangements create a backdrop for everyday dramas—storms, musical interludes, misunderstandings, letters, and gradual friendships—while set pieces aboard a vessel and at Haskins' Island mark turning points; the narrative follows community ties, small domestic challenges, and the bittersweet rhythms of a summer season and its aftermath, closing with reflections on change and the prospect of returning another year.

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Title: Wits' End

Author: Amy Ella Blanchard

Illustrator: L. J. Bridgman

Release date: September 2, 2023 [eBook #71546]

Language: English

Original publication: Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1909

Credits: David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

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WITS' END

BY AMY E. BLANCHARD

Author of "Two Girls," "Three Pretty Maids," "A Girl of 76,"
"Janet's College Career," "A Journey of Joy," etc.

Illustrated by
L. J. BRIDGMAN

BOSTON
DANA ESTES & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1909
By Dana Estes & Company

All rights reserved

Electrotyped and Printed by
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A.


CONTENTS

I.The Island
II.The Cottage
III.A Helper
IV.A Tempest and a Teapot
V.The Singing Waves
VI.Pebbly Beach
VII.White Horses
VIII.Suspicions
IX.If It Were Your Daughter
X.Over the Chafing-dish
XI.Daddy Lu
XII.A Bundle of Letters
XIII."Three Fishers Went Sailing"
XIV."The Clouds Ye so Much Dread"
XV.On the Deck of the Domhegan
XVI."'Twixt Tide and Tide's Returning"
XVII.The End of the Season
XVIII.On Haskins' Island
XIX.A Tale That Is Told
XX.In Another Year

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"He stopped short at the sight of the girl"
"He bent down to observe her more closely"
"'Unfortunately, I am not a miniature painter'"
"'That lazy Manny settin' outside on the back porch'"
"'If you don't mind it, I'll call you Daddy Lu'"
"'Good evening, Mr. Hilary'"
"He caught her hand and kissed the blue-veined wrist"

WITS' END