Subject for November, 2016
Chapter 4 – A Night
Subject: Hospital Sketches
Being fond of the night side of nature, I was soon promoted to the post of night nurse, with every facility for indulging in my favorite pastime of "owling." My coll...
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Chapter 10 – Rose’s Sacrifice
Subject: Eight Cousins
There certainly were "larks" on Campbell’s Island next day, as Charlie had foretold, and Rose took her part in them like one intent on enjoying every minute to...
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Chapter 3 – A Day
Subject: Hospital Sketches
"They’ve come! they’ve come! hurry up, ladies – you’re wanted." "Who have come? the rebels?" This sudden summons in the gray dawn wa...
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Chapter 9 – Phebe’s Secret
Subject: Eight Cousins
"Why do you keep smiling to yourself, Phebe?" asked Rose, as they were working together one morning, for Dr. Alec considered house-work the best sort of gymnastics f...
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Chapter 2 – A Forward Movement
Subject: Hospital Sketches
As travellers like to give their own impressions of a journey, though every inch of the way may have been described a half a dozen times before, I add some of the notes made b...
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Chapter 8 – And What Came Of It
Subject: Eight Cousins
"Uncle, could you lend me a ninepence? I’ll return it as soon as I get my pocket-money," said Rose, coming into the library in a great hurry that evening. &quo...
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Chapter 1 – Obtaining Supplies
Subject: Hospital Sketches
"I want something to do." This remark being addressed to the world in general, no one in particular felt it their duty to reply; so I repeated it to the smaller world...
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Chapter 7 – A Trip To China
Subject: Eight Cousins
"Come, little girl, I’ve got another dose for you. I fancy you won’t take it as well as you did the last, but you will like it better after a while," sai...
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Chapter 6 – Uncle Alec’s Room
Subject: Eight Cousins
Soon after dinner, and before she had got acquainted with half her new possessions, Dr. Alec proposed a drive, to carry round the first instalment of gifts to the aunts and co...
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Chapter 5 – A Belt And A Box
Subject: Eight Cousins
When Rose came out of her chamber, cup in hand, next morning, the first person she saw was Uncle Alec standing on the threshold of the room opposite, which he appeared to be e...
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