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The Girls of St. Wode's
The story centers around three young women—twins Eileen and Marjorie Chetwynd, and their cousin Letitia—as they navigate the transition from school to society.
"The Girls of St. Wode's" by L. T. Meade is a novel. The story centers around three young women—twins Eileen and Marjorie Chetwynd, and their cousin Letitia—as they navigate the transition from school to society.
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Eileen, Marjorie, and Letitia Chetwynd were expected home from school. It was a bright day early in April, and Mrs. Chetwynd was seated in her luxurious London drawing-room conversing with her special friend, Mrs. Acheson.
Two years ago Mrs. Chetwynd, on the death of her husband, a distinguished Indian officer, had returned to England. She was a fashionable, up-to-date-looking lady now. Her widow’s dress was carefully chosen—not too depressing, but all that was correct and proper.
Mrs. Acheson, also the widow of an Indian officer, was not fashionable in the ordinary acceptance of the word. She was plainly, even shabbily, dressed. She wore long weepers to her widow’s cap, and her hair was brushed smoothly away from her broad forehead. Her face was large and somewhat sunburnt, her hands well shaped, but with a look about them which showed that they were not unacquainted with manual labor.
“Yes,” said Mrs. Chetwynd, uttering a sigh as she spoke, “this is a great day for me. The girls are educated, and are coming home.”
“Well, yes, my dear; I suppose so. You see, they are all eighteen. It is absurd to keep girls at school after eighteen. They were eighteen the end of last year. In these days, when people grow old so terribly fast, girls ought to have their so-called education finished at eighteen.”
“My dear Belle would not agree with you,” said Mrs. Acheson.
Mrs. Chetwynd threw up her hands and slightly raised her arched brows.
Contents
- 01Chapter I—Preparing for the Young Débutantes.
- 02Chapter II—In a Third-Class Carriage.
- 03Chapter III—The Torn Dress.
- 04Chapter IV—In the Girls’ Bedrooms.
- 05Chapter V—The Modern View of Life.
- 06Chapter VI—Belle the Sage.
- 07Chapter VII—The Fate of the Girls.
- 08Chapter VIII—The Gilroys.
- 09Chapter IX—One Taken, the Other Left.
- 10Chapter X—Llewellyn’s Gift.
- 11Chapter XI—St. Wode’s College.
- 12Chapter XII—Inky Annie.
- 13Chapter XIII—A Cocoa Party.
- 14Chapter XIV—A Cocoa Party—Continued.
- 15Chapter XV—Belle’s Room at St. Wode’s.
- 16Chapter XVI—Freshers.
- 17Chapter XVII—The “Merry Alice.”
- 18Chapter XVIII—The Guild of St. Elizabeth.
- 19Chapter XIX—The Man by the Ruin.
- 20Chapter XX—Not a Bit Like It.
- 21Chapter XXI—What Is Up?
- 22Chapter XXII—The Promise.
- 23Chapter XXIII—The Picnic.
- 24Chapter XXIV—The Twins.
- 25Chapter XXV—The Prayer of Faith.
- 26Chapter XXVI—Annie’s Request.
- 27Chapter XXVII—Tell Me the Truth, Leslie.
- 28Chapter XXVIII—Rupert.
- 29Chapter XXIX—30 Newbolt Square.
- 30Chapter XXX—Annie in the Toils.
- 31Chapter XXXI—Handwriting.
- 32Chapter XXXII—Who Has Taken the Key?
- 33Chapter XXXIII—Confession.
About this edition
- Author
- L. T. Meade
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 295 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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