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Marjorie's Vacation By: Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) |
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BY CAROLYN WELLS AUTHOR OF "PATTY FAIRFIELD," "PATTY AT HOME," ETC.
TO MY LITTLE FRIEND MURIEL DUNHAM PRATT THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. MARJORIE'S HOME II. THE TRIP TO HASLEMERE III. ON THE ROOF IV. A PAPER DOLL HOUSE V. SOME INTERESTING LETTERS VI. BOO! VII. A BOAT RIDE VIII. A MEMORY BOOK IX. THE FRONT STAIRS X. A LONG DAY XI. THE DUNNS XII. THE BAZAAR XIII. A BIRTHDAY XIV. "BREEZY INN" XV. THE BROKEN LADDER XVI. FIRECRACKERS XVII. PENNYROYAL XVIII. WELCOME GIFTS XIX. THE OLD WELL XX. AN EVENTFUL DAY XXI. A FAREWELL TEA PARTY
MARJORIE'S VACATION
CHAPTER I MARJORIE'S HOME
In the Maynards' side yard at Rockwell, a swingful of children was
slowly swaying back and forth. The swing was one of those big double wooden affairs that hold
four people, so the Maynards just filled it comfortably. It was a lovely soft summer day in the very beginning of June; the
kind of day that makes anybody feel happy but a little bit
subdued. The kind of day when the sky is so blue, and the air so
clear, that everything seems dreamy and quiet. But the Maynard children were little, if any, affected by the
atmosphere, and though they did seem a trifle subdued, it was a
most unusual state of things, and was brought about by reasons far
more definite than sky or atmosphere. Kingdon Maynard, the oldest of the four, and the only boy, was
fourteen. These facts had long ago fixed his position as autocrat,
dictator, and final court of appeal. Whatever King said, was law
to the three girls, but as the boy was really a mild mannered
tyrant, no trouble ensued. Of late, though, he had begun to show a
slight inclination to go off on expeditions with other boys, in
which girls were not included. But this was accepted by his
sisters as a natural course of events, for of course, if King did
it, it must be all right. Next to Kingdon in the swing sat the baby, Rosamond, who was five
years old, and who was always called Rosy Posy. She held in her
arms a good sized white Teddy Bear, who was adorned with a large
blue bow and whose name was Boffin. He was the child's inseparable
companion, and, as he was greatly beloved by the other children,
he was generally regarded as a member of the family. On the opposite seat of the swing sat Kitty, who was nine years
old, and who closely embraced her favorite doll, Arabella. And by Kitty's side sat Marjorie, who was almost twelve, and who
also held a pet, which, in her case, was a gray Persian kitten.
This kitten was of a most amiable disposition, and was named Puff,
because of its fluffy silver fur and fat little body. Wherever Marjorie went, Puff was usually with her, and oftenest
hung over her arm, looking more like a fur boa than a cat. At the moment, however, Puff was curled up in Marjorie's lap, and
was merely a nondescript ball of fur. These, then, were the Maynards, and though their parents would
have said they had four children, yet the children themselves
always said, "We are seven," and insisted on considering the
kitten, the doll, and the bear as members of the Maynard family. Kingdon scorned pets, which the girls considered quite the right
thing for a boy to do; and, anyway, Kingdon had enough to attend
to, to keep the swing going. "I 'most wish it wasn't my turn," said Marjorie, with a little
sigh. "Of course I want to go for lots of reasons, but I'd love to
be in Rockwell this summer, too." "As you're not twins you can't very well be in two places at
once," said her brother; "but you'll have a gay old time, Mops;
there's the new boathouse, you know, since you were there." "I haven't been there for three years," said Marjorie, "and I
suppose there'll be lots of changes." "I was there two years ago," said Kitty, "but Arabella has never
been." "I'se never been, eever," said Rosy Posy, wistfully, "and so
Boffin hasn't, too. But we don't want to go, us wants to stay home
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