CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. THE DEBATE
II. THE DECISION
III. THE TEA CLUB
IV. BOXLEY HALL
V. SHOPPING
VI. SERVANTS
VII. DIFFERING TASTES
VIII. AN UNATTAINED AMBITION
IX. A CALLER
X. A PLEASANT EVENING
XI. PREPARATIONS
XII. A TEA CLUB TEA
XIII. A NEW FRIEND
XIV. THE NEIGHBOUR AGAIN
XV. BILLS
XVI. A SUCCESSFUL PLAY
XVII. ENTERTAINING RELATIVES
XVIII. A SAILING PARTY
XIX. MORE COUSINS
XX. A FAIR EXCHANGE
XXI. A GOOD SUGGESTION
XXII. AT THE SEASHORE
XXIII. AMBITIONS
XXIV. AN AFTERNOON DRIVE
“Other advantages, perhaps, will be found in the superior schools which the city is said to contain.
I am making no allusion to the school that our honourable judge is at present attending, but I am speaking merely on general principles.
And not only schools, but masters of the various arts. I have been led to believe by the assertions of some people, who, however, may be prejudiced, that Miss Fairfield has a voice which requires only training and practise to rival the voice
of Adelina Patti, when that lady was Miss Fairfield’s age.”
“Quite true,” said the judge, nodding gravely at the speaker.”This phenomenal voice, then, might—mind; I say might—be cultivated to
better purpose by metropolitan teachers.”
“We have a fine singing-master here,” exclaimed Frank, but Patty rapped him to silence.
“What’s one singing-master among a voice like Miss Fairfield’s?” demanded the speaker, “and another thing,” he continued, “that ought to affect you Vernondale people very strongly, is the fact that you would have a delightful place to visit in New York City. Now, don’t deny it.
You know you’d be glad to come and visit Patty and me in our brown-stone mansion, and we would ,
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