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"A little town called Puddleby-on-the-Marsh"
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"And she never came to see him any more"
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"He could see as well as ever"
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"They came at once to his house on the edge of the town"
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"They used to sit in chairs on the lawn"
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"'All right,' said the Doctor, 'go and get married'"
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"One evening when the Doctor was asleep in his chair"
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"'I felt sure there was twopence left'"
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"And the voyage began"
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"'We must have run into Africa'"
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"'I got into it because I did not want to be drowned'"
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"And Queen Ermintrude was asleep"
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"'Who's that?'"
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"Cheering and waving leaves and swinging out of the branches to
greet him"
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"John Dolittle was the last to cross"
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"He made all the monkeys who were still well come and be vaccinated"
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"'ME, the King of Beasts, to wait on a lot of dirty
monkeys?'"
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"Then the Grand Gorilla got up"
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"He began reading the fairy-stories to himself"
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"Crying bitterly and waving till the ship was out of sight"
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"'They are surely the pirates of Barbary'"
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"'And you have heard that rats always leave a sinking ship?'"
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"'Look here, Ben Ali-'"
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"'Sh!-Listen!-I do believe there's someone in there!'"
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"'You stupid piece of warm bacon!'"
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"'Doctor!' he cried. 'I've got it!'"
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"And she kissed the Doctor many times"
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"The Doctor sat in a chair in front"
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"He began running round the garden like a crazy thing"
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| CHAPTER I. | THE BIRTHDAY |
| CHAPTER II. | THE FAMILY DOG |
| CHAPTER III. | CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME |
| CHAPTER IV. | MISS JONES |
| CHAPTER V. | THE SEA-CAPTAIN |
| CHAPTER VI. | FAMILY PRIDE |
| CHAPTER VII. | RELIGION |
| CHAPTER VIII. | TO COW FARM! |
| CHAPTER IX. | THE AWAKENING OF CHARLOTTE |
| CHAPTER X. | MARY |
| CHAPTER XI. | THE MERRY-GO-ROUND |
| CHAPTER XII. | HAMLET WAITS |
| I | DEATH OF THE REV. CHARLES CARDINAL |
| II | AUNT ANNE |
| III | THE LONDON HOUSE |
| IV | THE CHAPEL |
| I | THE WARLOCKS |
| II | EXPECTATION |
| III | MAGGIE AND MARTIN |
| IV | MR. CRASHAW |
| V | THE CHOICE |
| VI | THE PROPHET IN HIS OWN HOME |
| VII | THE OUTSIDE WORLD |
| VIII | PARADISE |
| IX | THE INSIDE SAINTS |
| X | THE PROPHET |
| XI | THE CHARIOT OF FIRE |
| I | THE DARK ROOM |
| II | HOBGOBLINS |
| III | THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE |
| BOOK I | SCAW HOUSE |
| CHAPTER I | INTRODUCTION TO COURAGE |
| CHAPTER II | HOW THE WESTCOTT FAMILY SAT UP FOR PETER |
| CHAPTER III | OF THE DARK SHOP OF ZACHARY TAN, AND OF THE DECISIONS THAT THE PEOPLE IN SCAW HOUSE CAME TO CONCERNING PETER |
| CHAPTER IV | IN WHICH "DAWSON'S," AS THE GATE OF LIFE, IS PROVED A DISAPPOINTMENT |
| CHAPTER V | DAWSON'S, THE GATE INTO HELL |
| CHAPTER VI | A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND-VOX POPULI |
| CHAPTER VII | PRIDE OF LIFE |
| CHAPTER VIII | PETER AND HIS MOTHER |
| CHAPTER IX | THE THREE WESTCOTTS |
| CHAPTER X | SUNLIGHT, LIMELIGHT, DAYLIGHT |
| CHAPTER XI | ALL KINDS OF FOG IN THE CHARING CROSS ROAD |
| CHAPTER XII | BROCKETTS: ITS CHARACTER, AND ESPECIALLY MRS. BROCKETT |
| BOOK II | THE BOOKSHOP |
| CHAPTER I | "REUBEN HALLARD" |
| CHAPTER II | THE MAN ON THE LION |
| CHAPTER III | |
| CHAPTER IV | ROYAL PERSONAGES ARE COMING |
| CHAPTER V | A NARROW STREET |
| CHAPTER VI | THE WORLD AND BUCKET LANE |
| CHAPTER VII | DEVIL'S MARCH |
| CHAPTER VIII | STEPHEN'S CHAPTER |
| BOOK III | THE ROUNDABOUT |
| CHAPTER I | NO. 72, CHEYNE WALK |
| CHAPTER II | A CHAPTER ABOUT SUCCESS I HOW TO WIN IT, HOW TO KEEP IT-WITH A NOTE AT THE END FROM HENRY GALLEON |
| CHAPTER III | THE ENCOUNTER |
| CHAPTER IV | THE ROUNDABOUT |
| CHAPTER V | THE IN-BETWEENS |
| CHAPTER VI | BIRTH OF THE HEIR |
| CHAPTER VII | DECLARATION OF HAPPINESS |
| CHAPTER VIII | BLINDS DOWN |
| CHAPTER IX | WILD MEN |
| CHAPTER X | ROCKING THE ROUNDABOUT |
| CHAPTER XI | WHY? |
| CHAPTER XII | A WOMAN CALLED ROSE BENNETT |
| CHAPTER XIII | "MORTIMER STANT" |
| CHAPTER XIV | PETER BUYS A PRESENT |
| CHAPTER XV | MR. WESTCOTT SENIOR CALLS CHECKMATE |
| BOOK IV | SCAW HOUSE |
| CHAPTER I THE SEA | |
| CHAPTER II | SCAW HOUSE |
| CHAPTER III | NORAH MONOGUE |
| CHAPTER IV | THE GREY HILL |
| PART I | VERA AND NINA |
| PART II | LAWRENCE |
| PART III | MARKOVITCH AND SEMYONOV |
| Chapter | Page | |
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| Prologue--Hugh Seymour | 11 | |
| I. | Henry Fitzgeorge Strether | 43 |
| II. | Ernest Henry | 65 |
| III. | Angelina | 94 |
| IV. | Bim Rochester | 121 |
| V. | Nancy Ross | 146 |
| VI. | 'Enery | 172 |
| VII. | Barbara Flint | 198 |
| VIII. | Sarah Trefusis | 226 |
| IX. | Young John Scarlet | 256 |
| Epilogue | 274 |
| CHAPTER I | LAST CHAPTER |
| CHAPTER II | BUNNING |
| CHAPTER III | THE BODY COMES TO TOWN |
| CHAPTER IV | MARGARET CRAVEN |
| CHAPTER V | STONE ALTARS |
| CHAPTER VI | THE WATCHERS |
| CHAPTER VII | TERROR |
| CHAPTER VIII | REVELATION OF BUNNING (I) |
| CHAPTER IX | REVELATION OF BUNNING (II) |
| CHAPTER X | CRAVEN |
| CHAPTER XI | FIFTH OF NOVEMBER |
| CHAPTER XII | LOVE TO THE "VALSE TRISTE" |
| CHAPTER XIII | MRS. CRAVEN |
| CHAPTER XIV | GOD |
| CHAPTER XV | PRELUDE TO A JOURNEY |
| CHAPTER XVI | OLVA AND MARGARET |
| CHAPTER XVII | FIRST CHAPTER |
| PART ONE | |||
| CHAPTER | PAGE | ||
| I. | Spring in the Train | 11 | |
| II. | The School-House | 38 | |
| III. | The Invisible Battle | 70 | |
| IV. | Nikitin | 105 | |
| V. | First Move to the Enemy | 133 | |
| VI. | The Retreat | 151 | |
| VII. | One Night | 181 | |
| PART TWO | |||
| I. | The Lovers | 209 | |
| II. | Marie Ivanovna | 227 | |
| III. | The Forest | 248 | |
| IV. | Four? | 270 | |
| V. | The Door Closes Behind Them | 294 | |