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Contents: Chapter I., II., III., IV., V., VI., VII., VIII., IX., X., XI., XII., XIII., XIV., XV., XVI., XVII., XVIII., XIX., XX., XXI., XXII., XXIII., XXIV., XXV., XXVI., XXVII., XXVIII., XXIX., XXX., XXXI., XXXII., XXXIII., XXXIV., XXXV., XXXVI., XXXVII.

THE QUIET HEART

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THE

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THE QUIET HEART.

CHAPTER I.

“Ye’ll no ken, Jenny, if Miss Menie’s in?”

“And what for should I no ken?” exclaimed the hot and impatient JennyDurward, sole servant, housekeeper, and self-constituted guardian ofMrs. Laurie of Burnside, and her young fatherless daughter. “Do ye thinkony ane comes or gangs in the house out of my knowledge? And whereshould Miss Menie be but in, sitting at her seam in the mistress’sparlour, at this hour of the day?”

“I was meaning nae offence,” said meek Nelly Panton: “I’m sure ye ken,Jenny woman, I wouldna disturb the very cat by the fire if it was justme; but my mother, you see, has ta’en an ill turn, and{2} there’s naepeace wi’ her, day or night, a’ for naething but because she’s anxiousin her mind—and if you would just let me get a word o’ Miss Men

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