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KILMARNOCK: JOHN RITCHIE, And through all Booksellers. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. LITTLE MILDRED 7 CHAPTER II. GOING TO INDIA 16 CHAPTER III. ARTHUR’S MOTHER 26 CHAPTER IV. LAST DAYS AT ASHTON GRANGE 30 CHAPTER V. THE PARTING 44 CHAPTER VI. MYRTLE HILL 47 CHAPTER VII. LEFT ALONE 60 CHAPTER VIII. EDGAR NORTH 79 CHAPTER IX. MIDSUMMER HOLIDAYS AMONG THE MOUNTAINS 108 CHAPTER X. AT REST NOW 114 CHAPTER XI. CONCLUSION 140 Ashton Grange. LEFT AT HOME. CHAPTER I. LITTLE MILDRED, OR THE GATHERED LAMB. TOP, Mr. Arthur, if you please. You are not to go upstairs. Mistress left orders for you to stay in the library until she came down.” So spoke the younger servant at Ashton Grange, as Arthur rushed upstairs three steps at a time. “Why, what’s the matter? Why shouldn’t I go upstairs? Is anything the matter?” “I don’t know, Mr. Arthur, whether there is much the matter; but I am afraid Miss Mildred is ill. The doctor is upstairs, and mistress said there is not to be a sound of noise.” These words quite sobered Arthur, as he turned from the stairs and went into the library. It was a pleasant room at all times, but especially so on a winter’s evening, when the frosty night was shining clear and cold without. A bright fire was blazing, lighting up the crimson carpet and curtains, and sparkling on the snowy table-cover, where preparations for such a tea were made as Arthur was usually at this time prepared to appreciate. But as he sat down on… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fleft-at-home) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fleft-at-home) No reviews yet. 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