# Brenda's Summer at Rockley

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Brenda’s Summer at Rockley
A Story for Girls
BY
HELEN LEAH REED
Author of “Brenda, Her School and Her Club” “Miss Theodora,” Etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH
BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1901
Copyright, 1901 By Little, Brown, and Company.
All rights reserved
October, 1901
UNIVERSITY PRESS • JOHN WILSON AND SON • CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
CONTENTS
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* I.On the Sands ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* II.A Mistake ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
* III.New Acquaintances ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
* IV.An Accident ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40
* V.At Nahant ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
* VI.Julia’s Return ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
* VII.The Fourth begins ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................75
* VIII.A Rescue ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................93
* IX.The “Balloon”................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................113
* X.Two Calls ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................127
* XI.The Pilgrimage ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................145
* XII.Fort Sewall and St. Michael’s ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................161
* XIII.Gypsies and an Accident ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................175
* XIV.A Falling Out ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................189
* XV.The Reading Class ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................201
* XVI.Absent-Mindedness ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................214
* XVII.A Visit to Miss South ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................227
* XVIII.A Prospective Brother-in-Law ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................241
* XIX.Maine and Manchester ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................254
* XX.The Rosas Again ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................266
* XXI.A Wedding Garment ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................280
* XXII.Presents and Preparations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................291
* XXIII.The Wedding ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305
* XXIV.A Day in Salem ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................323
* XXV.The Summer’s Harvest ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................339
* XXVI.Two Heroines ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................348
* XXVII.The End of the Summer ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................360
ILLUSTRATIONS
From drawings by Jessie Willcox Smith
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* But in spite of herself she listened ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Frontispiece
* There was a dreamy look in Amy’s eyes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................120
* Using her oar as a lever, she tried to push off ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................225
* They felt a little perturbed as they stood in the small vestibule of the chapel ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305
* Lifted her in his arms, and walked with great strides across the beach ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................355
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