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Transcriber's Note: Some spelling variations have been standardised toagree with the original French version of "En Famille". For example"Madamoiselle" and "Mademoiselle" have been changed to Mademoiselleexclusively. Dr Cendrier, rather than Centrier, is correct according tothe original French version, so Centrier has been changed to Cendrier.
In the fourth last paragraph "daughter" has been corrected to"granddaughter".
Some spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors have beencorrected where detected.
"WHY, IT'S BEAUTIFUL," SAID PERRINE, SOFTLY. (See page 86)]
NOBODY'S GIRL
(_En Famille_)
BY HECTOR MALOT
TRANSLATED BY FLORENCE CREWE-JONES
_Illustrated by_ THELMA GOOCH
NEW YORK MCMXXII CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
_Copyright, 1922, by_ CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
Printed in United States of America
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I PERRINE AND PALIKARE 1
II GRAIN-OF-SALT IS KIND 20
III "POOR LITTLE GIRL" 41
IV A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL 47
V STORMS AND FEARS 59
VI THE RESCUE 72
VII MARAUCOURT AT LAST 77
VIII GRANDFATHER VULFRAN 86
IX ONE SLEEPLESS NIGHT 95
X THE HUT ON THE ISLAND 110
XI WORK IN THE FACTORY 115
XII NEW SHOES 130
XIII STRANGE HOUSEKEEPING 136
XIV A BANQUET IN THE HUT 149
XV AURELIE'S CHANCE 157
XVI GRANDFATHER'S INTERPRETER 166
XVII HARD QUESTIONS 175
XVIII SECRETARY TO M. VULFRAN 184
XIX SUSPICION AND CONFIDENCE 194
XX THE SCHEMERS 206
XXI LETTERS FROM DACCA 217
XXII A CABLE TO DACCA 227
XXIII GRANDFATHER'S COMPANION 238
XXIV GETTING AN EDUCATION 248
XXV MEDDLING RELATIVES 260
XXVI PAINFUL ARGUMENTS 269
XXVII THE BLIND MAN'S GRIEF 277
XXVIII AN UNRESPECTED FUNERAL 285
XXIX THE ANGEL OF REFORM 292
XXX GRANDFATHER FINDS PERRINE 302
XXXI THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE 307
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE
"WHY, IT'S BEAUTIFUL," SAID PERRINE, SOFTLY. (_See Page 86_) _Frontispiece_
SOMETHING WARM PASSING OVER HER FACE MADE HER OPEN HER EYES 72
"WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW?" HE CRIED, ANGRILY 124
SHE HAD SOME TIME AGO DECIDED ON THE SHAPE 139
SHE TRIED TO DO AS SHE WAS TOLD, BUT HER EMOTION INCREASED AS SHE READ 218
HE TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS LIKE A LITTLE DAUGHTER TO HIM 270