She had been with them only a week, and though the dear old ladies had tried their best to
Rose really did have some cause to be sad for she had no mother, and had lately lost her father also, which left her no homeīut this with her great aunts. Was an excellent place for woe and the fitful spring rain that pattered on the windowpane seemed to sob, "Cry away: I'm with In wigs, severe-nosed ladies in top-heavy caps, and staring children in little bobtailed coats or short-waisted frocks. Was dark and still, full of ancient furniture, sombre curtains, and hung all round with portraits of solemn old gentlemen She had retired to this room as a good place in which to be miserable for it Of her troubles, and a shower was expected. Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking T he Author is quite aware of the defects of this little story, many of which were unavoidable, as it first appeared serially.īut, as Uncle Alec's experiment was intended to amuse the young folks rather than suggest educational improvements for theĬonsideration of the elders, she trusts that these shortcomings will be overlooked by the friends of the E IGHT C OUSINS, and she will try to make amends in a second volume, which shall attempt to show the R OSE IN B LOOM. The many boys and girls whose letters it has been impossible to answer, this book is dedicated as a peace offering by their friend Information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may
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