Subject for November, 2016
Chapter 17 – The Woman Who Did Not Dare
Subject: An Old-Fashioned Girl
POLLY wrote enthusiastically, Ned answered satisfactorily, and after much corresponding, talking, and planning, it was decided that Tom should go West. Never mind what the bus...
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Chapter 14 – Plays At Plumfield
Subject: Jo's Boys
As it is as impossible for the humble historian of the March family to write a story without theatricals in it as for our dear Miss Yonge to get on with less than twelve or fo...
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Chapter 16 – Playing Grandmother
Subject: An Old-Fashioned Girl
I THINK Tom had the hardest time of all, for besides the family troubles, he had many of his own to perplex and harass him. College scrapes were soon forgotten in greater affl...
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Chapter 13 – Nat’s New Year
Subject: Jo's Boys
‘I don’t expect to hear from Emil yet, and Nat writes regularly, but where is Dan? Only two or three postals since he went. Such an energetic fellow as he is could...
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Chapter 15 – A Dress Parade
Subject: An Old-Fashioned Girl
THE weeks that followed taught the Shaws, as many other families have been taught, how rapidly riches take to themselves wings and fly away, when they once begin to go. Mr. Sh...
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Chapter 12 – Dan’s Christmas
Subject: Jo's Boys
Where was Dan? In prison. Alas for Mrs Jo! how her heart would have ached if she had known that while old Plum shone with Christmas cheer her boy sat alone in his cell, trying...
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Chapter 14 – Breakers Ahead
Subject: An Old-Fashioned Girl
GOING into the Shaws’ one evening, Polly found Maud sitting on the stairs, with a troubled face. "Oh, Polly, I ‘m so glad you ‘ve come!" cried the ...
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Chapter 13 – Nipped In The Bud
Subject: An Old-Fashioned Girl
ON the evening of Fan’s visit, Polly sat down before her fire with a resolute and thoughtful aspect. She pulled her hair down, turned her skirt back, put her feet on the...
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Chapter 11 – Emil’s Thanksgiving
Subject: Jo's Boys
The Brenda was scudding along with all sail set to catch the rising wind, and everyone on board was rejoicing, for the long voyage was drawing towards an end. ‘Four week...
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Chapter 12 – The Sunny Side
Subject: An Old-Fashioned Girl
"I ‘VE won the wager, Tom." "Did n’t know there was one." "Don’t you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give ...
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