ISBN: 2940013499089

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CONTENTSCHAPTER PAGE I. The Dawn of a Wedding-journey 1 II. Enter Margery 7 III. Sadler's 15 IV. A Cataract of Information 23 V. Camp Rob 35 VI. Camp Roy 42 VII. A Stranger 52 VIII. The Bishop's Tale 63 IX. Matlack's Three Troubles 74 X. A Ladies' Day in Camp 82 XI. Margery Takes the Oars 90 XII. The Bishop Engages the Attention of the Guides 100 XIII. The World Goes Wrong with Mr. Raybold 105 XIV. The Assertion of Individuality 113 XV. A Net of Cobwebs to Cage a Lion 123 XVI. A Man who Feels Himself a Man 135 XVII. Mrs. Perkenpine Asserts Her Individuality 143 XVIII. The Hermits Associate 153 XIX. Margery's Breakfast 161 XX. Martin Asserts His Individuality 173 XXI. The Individuality of Peter Sadler 185 XXII. A Tranquillizing Breeze and a Hot Wind 194 XXIII. Mrs. Perkenpine Finds out Things about Herself 205 XXIV. A Dissolving Audience 212 XXV. A Moonlight Interview 220 XXVI. An Elopement 229 XXVII. Mrs. Perkenpine Delights the Bishop 239XXVIII. The Hermits Continue to Favor Association 248CHAPTER ITHE DAWN OF A WEDDING-JOURNEYMr. and Mrs. Hector Archibald were prosperous and happy dwellers in asuburb of one of our large towns. Fortune had favored them in manyways--in health and in a good average happiness. They had reached earlymiddle age, and their daughter Kate, their only child, had grown up to bea beautiful and good young woman, and was on the point of marrying a younglawyer--Rodney Bringhurst by name--in every way worthy of her.Hector Archibald was a little man, with small bright eyes, and hairslightly touched with gray and very much inclined to curl. His dispositionwas lively. He had a strong liking for cheerful occurrences, and wasalways willing to do his part in the bringing about of such events.Novelty had a charm for him. He was not bound by precedence and tradition,and if he had found himself at a dinner which began with coffee and endedwith oysters on the half-shell, he would have given the unusual meal amost animated consideration, although he might have utterly withheld anysubsequent approbation. As a general thing, he revolved in an orbit whereone might always be able to find him, were the proper calculations made.But if any one drew a tangent for him, and its direction seemed suitableand interesting, he was perfectly willing to fly off on it.The disposition of Mrs. Hector Archibald was different. She was born to beguided by customs, fashions, and forms. She believed it was the duty of amarried woman to make her home happy, and she did it. But she alsobelieved that in the best domestic circles there were rules and usages fordomestic happiness which would apply to every domestic condition andcontingency. It frequently troubled her, however, to find that certaincustoms, forms, or usages of domestic society had changed, and being of aconservative turn of mind, it was difficult for her to adapt herself tothese changes. But, thoroughly loyal to the idea that what was done bypeople she loved and people she respected ought also to be done by her,she earnestly strove to fit herself to new conditions, especially when shesaw that by not doing so she would be out of touch with her family and herfriends.Now of course the wedding of their daughter was the only thing in theworld that seemed of real importance to Mr. and Mrs. Archibald, and forthis all preparations and plans had been agreed upon and made with greatgood-will and harmony, excepting one thing, and that was the wedding-trip.Strange to say, the young people did not wish to take a wedding-trip. Theybelieved that this old-fashioned custom was unnecessary, troublesome,commonplace, and stupid. Digital Content>E-books>Juv Young Readers>Juv Young Readers>Juv Fiction PB, SAP Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940013499089

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