Chapter I: Front Matter

HOME SCENES AND HEART STUDIES

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HOME SCENES

AND

HEART STUDIES

By
Grace Aguilar

London:

GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS.

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HOME SCENES

AND

HEART STUDIES.

BY
GRACE AGUILAR,

AUTHOR OF “WOMAN’S FRIENDSHIP;”
“THE DAYS OF BRUCE;” “THE VALE OF CEDARS;” ETC., ETC.

_Thirteenth Edition._

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
HYDE W. BRISCOE.

LONDON:
GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS
1876.

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HERTFORD:
SIMSON AND GROOMBRIDGE,
PRINTERS.

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CONTENTS.

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THE PEREZ FAMILY 1

THE STONE-CUTTER’S BOY OF 95
POSSAGNO

AMÊTE AND YAFÉH 104

THE FUGITIVE 109

THE EDICT: A TALE OF 1492 122

THE ESCAPE: A TALE OF 1755 162

RED ROSE VILLA 186

GONZALVO’S DAUGHTER 205

THE AUTHORESS 227

HELON 245

LUCY 253

THE SPIRIT’S ENTREATY 273

IDALIE 277

LADY GRESHAM’S FÊTE 303

THE GROUP OF SCULPTURE 319

THE SPIRIT OF NIGHT 369

THE RECOLLECTIONS OF A RAMBLER 375

“CAST THY BREAD UPON THE 383
WATERS”

THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE 400

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HOME SCENES AND HEART STUDIES.

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_The Perez Family._