Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber's Note: Some spelling variations have been standardised to agree with the original French version of "En Famille". For example "Madamoiselle" and "Mademoiselle" have been changed to Mademoiselle exclusively. Dr Cendrier, rather than Centrier, is correct according to the original French version, so Centrier has been changed to Cendrier.

In the fourth last paragraph "daughter" has been corrected to "granddaughter".

Some spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors have been corrected where detected.

NOBODY'S
GIRL

(_En Famille_)

BY
HECTOR MALOT

TRANSLATED BY
FLORENCE CREWE-JONES

_Illustrated by_
THELMA GOOCH

NEW YORK MCMXXII
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

_Copyright, 1922, by_
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

Printed in United States of America

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I PERRINE AND PALIKARE 1

II GRAIN-OF-SALT IS KIND 20

III "POOR LITTLE GIRL" 41

IV A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL 47

V STORMS AND FEARS 59

VI THE RESCUE 72

VII MARAUCOURT AT LAST 77

VIII GRANDFATHER VULFRAN 86

IX ONE SLEEPLESS NIGHT 95

X THE HUT ON THE ISLAND 110

XI WORK IN THE FACTORY 115

XII NEW SHOES 130

XIII STRANGE HOUSEKEEPING 136

XIV A BANQUET IN THE HUT 149

XV AURELIE'S CHANCE 157

XVI GRANDFATHER'S INTERPRETER 166

XVII HARD QUESTIONS 175

XVIII SECRETARY TO M. VULFRAN 184

XIX SUSPICION AND CONFIDENCE 194

XX THE SCHEMERS 206

XXI LETTERS FROM DACCA 217

XXII A CABLE TO DACCA 227

XXIII GRANDFATHER'S COMPANION 238

XXIV GETTING AN EDUCATION 248

XXV MEDDLING RELATIVES 260

XXVI PAINFUL ARGUMENTS 269

XXVII THE BLIND MAN'S GRIEF 277

XXVIII AN UNRESPECTED FUNERAL 285

XXIX THE ANGEL OF REFORM 292

XXX GRANDFATHER FINDS PERRINE 302

XXXI THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE 307

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE

"WHY, IT'S BEAUTIFUL," SAID PERRINE, SOFTLY.
(_See Page 86_) _Frontispiece_

SOMETHING WARM PASSING OVER HER FACE MADE
HER OPEN HER EYES 72

"WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW?" HE CRIED, ANGRILY 124

SHE HAD SOME TIME AGO DECIDED ON THE SHAPE 139

SHE TRIED TO DO AS SHE WAS TOLD, BUT HER EMOTION
INCREASED AS SHE READ 218

HE TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS LIKE A LITTLE
DAUGHTER TO HIM 270