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A Very Naughty Girl
The story unfolds at Wynford Castle, depicting the lives of two young girls, Audrey Wynford and her cousin Evelyn, who arrives from Tasmania to claim her inheritance.
"A Very Naughty Girl" by L. T. Meade is a novel. The story unfolds at Wynford Castle, depicting the lives of two young girls, Audrey Wynford and her cousin Evelyn, who arrives from Tasmania to claim her inheritance.
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It was a day of great excitement, and Audrey Wynford stood by her schoolroom window and looked out. She was a tall girl of sixteen, with her hair hanging in a long, fair plait down her back. She stood with her hands folded behind her and an expectant expression on her face.
Up the avenue a stream of people were coming. Some came in cabs, some on bicycles; some walked. They all turned in the direction of the front entrance, and Audrey heard their voices rising and falling as they entered the house, walked down the hall, and disappeared into some region at the other end.
“It is all detestable,” she muttered; “and just when Evelyn is coming, too. How strange she will think it! I wish father would drop this horrid custom. I do not approve of it at all.”
Just then her governess, a bright-looking girl about six years Audrey’s senior, came into the room.
“Well,” she cried, “and what are you doing here? I thought you were going to ride this afternoon.” 2
“How can I?” said Audrey, shrugging her shoulders. “I shall be met at every turn.”
“And why not?” said Miss Sinclair. “You are not ashamed of being seen.”
She crossed the room, flung herself into a deep straw armchair in front of a blazing log fire, and took up a magazine.
“It is all horrid,” she continued as she rapidly turned the pages; “you know it, Miss Sinclair, as well as I do.”
“If I were you,” said Miss Sinclair, “I should be proud—very proud—to belong to an old family who had kept a custom like this in vogue.”
Contents
- 011Chapter I.—Sylvia and Audrey.
- 0210Chapter II.—Arrival of Evelyn.
- 0325Chapter III.—The Cradle Life of Wild Eve.
- 0436Chapter IV.—“I Draw the Line at Uncle Ned.”
- 0543Chapter V.—Frank’s Eyes.
- 0657Chapter VI.—The Hungry Girl.
- 0768Chapter VII.—Staying to Dinner.
- 0878Chapter VIII.—Evening-Dress.
- 09106Chapter IX.—Breakfast in Bed.
- 10117Chapter X.—Jasper Was to Go.
- 11126Chapter XI.—“I Cannot Alter My Plans.”
- 12143Chapter XII.—Hunger.
- 13163Chapter XIII.—Jasper to the Rescue.
- 14169Chapter XIV.—Change of Plans.
- 15184Chapter XV.—School.
- 16198Chapter XVI.—Sylvia’s Drive.
- 17213Chapter XVII.—The Fall in the Snow.
- 18228Chapter XVIII.—A Red Gipsy Cloak.
- 19242Chapter XIX.—“Why Did You Do It?”
- 20253Chapter XX.—“Not Good Nor Honorable.”
- 21264Chapter XXI.—The Torn Book.
- 22276Chapter XXII.—“Stick to Your Colors, Evelyn.”
- 23281Chapter XXIII.—One Week of Grace.
- 24295Chapter XXIV.—“Who Is E. W.?”
- 25311Chapter XXV.—Uncle Edward.
- 26330Chapter XXVI.—Tangles.
- 27343Chapter XXVII.—The Strange Visitor in the Back Bedroom.
- 28362Chapter XXVIII.—The Room with the Light That Flickered.
- 29368Chapter XXIX.—What Could It Mean?
- 30377Chapter XXX.—The Loaded Gun.
- 31391Chapter XXXI.—For Uncle Edward’s Sake.
About this edition
- Author
- L. T. Meade
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 290 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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