List of Illustrations PAGE Agnes felt ashamed, and hastened on, for her purse was empty - - - - - - - 149 Agnes threw her arms round the neck of her dear Laura - 155 He took the currant tart, and squeezing up as much as his hands could hold, threw it at his nurse - - 165 The girl carried her away without the least suspicion that it was .not the same infant - - - 173 ' Many sheets were scrawled over in vain. I could think of nothing else ' - - - - - 179 ' He would show me all pretty sea-sights ' - - - 191 In all their rides Beechnut's stories were an unfailing resource - - - - - - 199 If you open your doors to one of them you are very likely to be troubled with the whole tribe - - -215 The first order received was to examine all caves and ruined castles ------- 223 If Louisa received a note, she carefully locked it up - - 233 She read it with trembling impatience - - - 237 And then Miss comes up to Helen and takes hold of her hand ------- 249 Held his fiddle-bow under her chin to keep her head up - 255 She snatched the pretty chaplet from Helen's hands, and tore it in a thousand pieces - - - - 261 Helen sprang forward to meet her - - - - 281 .The cruel lad sneaked off, while the two other boys ^.attended to Robert - - - - - 287 ' Have you seen two little wicked girls ?' - - 3^3 Robert blew three blasts - - - - - 319 ' There, Carry, tie all of them round me. Now am I large enough ?'------ 341 ' I saw a very old woman ' - - - - - 359 The poor old woman's arms were secured, as well as her legs - - - - - - -3 6 9 The goat dashed in among them, and the chair was upset - 2>73 A large hole burst open in the wall - - - - 381
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