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  THE TIME OF ROSES

  by

  MRS. L. T. MEADE

  Author of"A Bunch of Cherries," "Daddy's Girl," "Bad Little Hannah," "A World ofGirls," "A School Favorite," Etc.

  "It was the Time of Roses; We plucked them as we passed."

  ChicagoM. A. Donohue & Company

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE

  I. Home at Last 5

  II. The Little Mummy's Arrangements 13

  III. A Startling Meeting 19

  IV. An Evil Genius 28

  V. Maurice Trevor 33

  VI. Mrs. Aylmer's Strategy 41

  VII. The Chains Begin to Fret 48

  VIII. Bertha's Quandary 56

  IX. A Tempting Offer 63

  X. The Little Mummy's Curiosity 69

  XI. Florence's Good Angel 72

  XII. Alone in London 80

  XIII. A Weary Wait 88

  XIV. A Blunt Question 92

  XV. Edith Franks 99

  XVI. On the Brink of an Abyss 106

  XVII. Nearer and Nearer 116

  XVIII. A Vestige of Hope 121

  XIX. In the Balance 128

  XX. Rose View 133

  XXI. An Awkward Position 137

  XXII. The Story Accepted 144

  XXIII. Bertha's Joy 151

  XXIV. Trevor Asks Bertha's Advice 156

  XXV. Trevor's Resolve 162

  XXVI. At Aylmer's Court 169

  XXVII. Bertha's Secret 174

  XXVIII. A Smiling World 178

  XXIX. Almost Betrayed 187

  XXX. The Telegram 194

  XXXI. Bertha Writes the Essay 199

  XXXII. Trevor and Florence 206

  XXXIII. A Tete-a-Tete 215

  XXXIV. Maurice Rebels 221

  XXXV. The Essay Arouses Criticism 225

  XXXVI. A Letter from Home 230

  XXXVII. Trevor Proposes to Florence 236

  XXXVIII. At the Reception 241

  XXXIX. An Admirable Arrangement 252

  XL. Is It "Yes" or "No"? 259

  XLI. The Little Mummy in London 271

  XLII. Bertha Keys Defeated 281

  XLIII. Mrs. Aylmer's Will 290

  XLIV. Bertha Changes Her Tone 298

  XLV. "All the Roses Are Dead" 309

  XLVI. A Denouement 313

  XLVII. Finis 324

  THE TIME OF ROSES.