Chapter I: Front Matter

A GIRL OF HIGH ADVENTURE

BY

MRS. L. T. MEADE

AUTHOR OF "OCEAN'S GIRLHOOD," "A WILD IRISH GIRL," "THE GIRLS
OF MERTON COLLEGE," "FOR DEAR DAD," "KITTY O'DONOVAN,"
"PEGGY FROM KERRY," "THE CHESTERTON GIRL GRADUATES,"
"THE GIRLS OF KING'S ROYAL," "THE
LADY OF JERRY BOY'S DREAMS," "A
PLUCKY GIRL," "THE QUEEN
OF JOY," ETC., ETC.

_WITH FOUR HALF-TONE DRAWINGS BY CHARLES L. WRENN_

NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1914,

BY

HURST & COMPANY

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE With these words, he left the somewhat desolate little girl _Frontispiece_

She nestled more snugly than ever into her grandfather's arms 100

Never was there anything quite so delightful as that ride 207

They did find wonderful mosses and * * * snow drops and even primroses 349

My noble, lovely, little Peggy,
Let this my First Epistle beg ye,
At dawn of morn, and close of even,
To lift your heart and hands to Heaven.
In double duty say your prayer;
"Our Father" first, then "_Notre Père_."

And, dearest child, along the day,
In everything you do and say,
Obey and please my lord and lady,
So God shall love and angels aid ye.

If to these precepts you attend,
No second letter need I send,
And so I rest your constant friend.

MATTHEW PRIOR.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE CHILD WHO WON HEARTS 1

II. A VISIT TO IRELAND 13

III. AN IRISH CHIEFTAIN AT HOME 31

IV. OLD YOUNG PEOPLE 49

V. "I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOURSELF" 68

VI. M. LE COMTE 88

VII. THE LITTLE COMTESSE 100

VIII. BROWN HATS AND FANS 115

IX. THE ENGLISH GIRLS AT THE SCHOOL OF LA PRINCESSE 131

X. THOU ART FAITHFUL AND SO ARE MY BEES 148

XI. THUNDER STORM 164

XII. GEM OF THE OCEAN 180

XIII. THE PINES 197

XIV. STARLIGHT AND TILLY 216

XV. I CANNOT TALK PARLEY-VOUS 231

XVI. THE FEAR OF THE SHILLELAGH 247

XVII. IF IT MUST BE, IT MUST 264

XVIII. THE GREEN HAT 280

XIX. LE CABINET DE BEAUTÉ 299

XX. A CONSPIRACY 314

XXI. THE PALACE OF TRUTH 330

XXII. IT IS JOYFUL TO BEHOLD THEE, MY PUSHKEEN 342

XXIII. THE GLORIOUS SOFTNESS OF IRELAND 349

XXIV. A POUND A DAY--A PICTURE AND A WEDDING 368

A GIRL OF HIGH ADVENTURE