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He was a thoroughly manly little fellow--nobody questioned that for a moment, not even Ted; and yet there he sat, his head bowed upon his folded arms, while now and then something very like a sob seemed to shake the well-knit figure and give the boyish head an undignified litt...
Oh, the wonder, for Marie-Celeste, of that tour through the private apartments! As for Albert, it is to be doubted if he quite rose to the occasion. Nothing could be more awe-in...
3. CHAPTER III.--ABOARD A WHITE STAR.There was commotion in the Harris household, notwithstanding the very early hour--the sort of commotion which means that somebody is off for Europe, somebody who has preferred r...
10. CHAPTER X.--A KNIGHT-OF-THE-GARTER PARTY.And now,” as Albert would say, here we are, for a comfort, back at Windsor, and just in time, too, for there is something special on hand. And somebody else is just in time as w...
7. CHAPTER VII.--“AND NOW GOOD-MORNING,Never in all this world was there a happier little host than Harold Harris when he found how kindly his guests from across the water were taking to the life at Windsor; but who...
6. CHAPTER VI.--THE CASTLE WONDERFUL.It was marvellous what a change came over the pretty little house where Ted and Harold lived almost as soon as Aunt Lou, as they called Mrs. Harris, came to feel at home there....
8. CHAPTER VIII.--SOMETHING OF A SCRAPE.It certainly would seem a very unceremonious proceeding to escort a little party across the great, wide sea, and then follow the fortunes of some of the group, to the utter excl...
16. CHAPTER XVI.--MARIE-CELESTE'S DISCOVERY.Everything was ready for the start, but no one knew how much that meant as well as Harold and Uncle Fritz, for they had thought of nothing else for three whole weeks together. T...
13. CHAPTER XIII.--MADAME LA GRANDE REINE.They had spent a most interesting hour at the Royal Mews, and, rare good fortune, the best was yet to come. They means Mr. Harris and Marie-Celeste and Albert, and the Royal Mew...
15. CHAPTER XV.--A DARING SUGGESTION.It was a close foggy morning in London, and Mr. Everett Belden, having breakfasted a whole hour earlier than usual, stood gazing out upon the street from one of the windows of t...
11. CHAPTER XI.--WHAT CAME OF A LETTER.Mr. and Mrs. Harris were out for a drive behind Harold's chestnut ponies, and, as usual, when something important had need to be talked over, the ponies did pretty much as they...
20. CHAPTER XX--DOROTHY CALLS MARIE-CELESTE TO ACCOUNT..Marie-Celeste, here is a letter for you, and it is the third one you have received under cover of direction to me; and, if I am not mistaken, I recognize the handwriting on this...
19. CHAPTER XIX.--DONALD TURNS VALET.You might not care much for it, but to me it would be a delight to follow our friends on Ted's break as they rolled merrily out from town on the bright Monday morning succeeding...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.--RATHER A BOOKISH CHAPTER.The old belfry clock was striking eight as Harold and Marie-Celeste put in an appearance at the lodgings where the little party were staying in Oxford, and of course there was a...
5. CHAPTER V.--AND STILL ANOTHER.Although a transcendent interest in grown-up people is one of the traits that make it worth while to tell this story of a summer in the life of little Marie-Celeste, yet she was...
17. CHAPTER XVII.--INTO TED'S CONFIDENCE.“Cousin Ted!” gasped Marie-Celeste; and flop went the cup-custard over on one side, and then rolled off of the tray altogether. Perhaps you think gasped is a pretty strong word;...
12. CHAPTER XII.--DONALD'S NEW QUARTERS.The day for Donald's departure had arrived--that is, to the extent that the sun, rising clear and bright at four o'clock, shone alike upon the big castle on the hill and the lit...
2. CHAPTER II--GOOD-MORNING, MR. HARTLEY.It is one thing to extend an invitation. It is quite another to have it accepted. Harold realized this with a sigh as he woke the next morning. Still, hope was in the wind, wher...
1. CHAPTER I.--HAROLD AND TED HAVE IT OUT.He was a thoroughly manly little fellow--nobody questioned that for a moment, not even Ted; and yet there he sat, his head bowed upon his folded arms, while now and then somethi...
9. CHAPTER IX.--GETTING OUT OF IT.A whole chapter just with grown-up people, and not a very pleasant chapter at that! For one, I had a deal rather be with certain little friends of ours up at Windsor, but we can...
21. CHAPTER XXI.--WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SMALLEST CHURCH IN ENGLAND.For some reason or other the spirits of our driving party seemed steadily rising. It was simply impossible to put anybody out of humor, no matter what happened. Everything was l...
23. CHAPTER XXIII.--FOR LOVE OF MARIE-CELESTE.Among the letters that Mr. Harris found awaiting him was one from Chris, telling him that he and Donald were booked for the Majestic, sailing from Liverpool the first of October...
22. CHAPTER XXII.--THE LITTLE CASTLE'S NEW INMATES.Nothing could have exceeded the air of importance with which Albert was striding along the streets of Windsor, and notwithstanding the shortness of his legs, his _valet de chamb...
4. CHAPTER IV.--A FRIEND BY THE WAY.Hartley,” called a cheery voice from somewhere forward. Chris was on his feet in an instant, and turning in the direction of the voice, discovered Mr. Harris and Captain Revell....