Chapter I: Front Matter

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Our Little Grecian Cousin

THE

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LIST OF TITLES

BY MARY HAZELTON WADE

(unless otherwise indicated)

=Our Little African Cousin=
=Our Little Alaskan Cousin=
By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
=Our Little Arabian Cousin=
By Blanche McManus
=Our Little Armenian Cousin=
By Constance F. Curlewis
=Our Little Australian Cousin=
=Our Little Brazilian Cousin=
By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
=Our Little Brown Cousin=
=Our Little Canadian Cousin=
By Elizabeth R. MacDonald
=Our Little Chinese Cousin=
By Isaac Taylor Headland
=Our Little Cuban Cousin=
=Our Little Dutch Cousin=
By Blanche McManus
=Our Little Egyptian Cousin=
By Blanche McManus
=Our Little English Cousin=
By Blanche McManus
=Our Little Eskimo Cousin=
=Our Little French Cousin=
By Blanche McManus
=Our Little German Cousin=
=Our Little Greek Cousin=
By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
=Our Little Hawaiian Cousin=
=Our Little Hindu Cousin=
By Blanche McManus
=Our Little Indian Cousin=
=Our Little Irish Cousin=
=Our Little Italian Cousin=
=Our Little Japanese Cousin=
=Our Little Jewish Cousin=
=Our Little Korean Cousin=
By H. Lee M. Pike
=Our Little Mexican Cousin=
By Edward C. Butler
=Our Little Norwegian Cousin=
=Our Little Panama Cousin=
By H. Lee M. Pike
=Our Little Philippine Cousin=
=Our Little Porto Rican Cousin=
=Our Little Russian Cousin=
=Our Little Scotch Cousin=
By Blanche McManus
=Our Little Siamese Cousin=
=Our Little Spanish Cousin=
By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
=Our Little Swedish Cousin=
By Claire M. Coburn
=Our Little Swiss Cousin=
=Our Little Turkish Cousin=

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Our Little Grecian Cousin

By
Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
_Author of "God, the King, My Brother," "Our
Little Spanish Cousin," "Our Little Alaskan
Cousin," "Our Little Brazilian
Cousin," etc._

_Illustrated by_
Diantha W. Horne

Boston
L. C. Page & Company
_MDCCCCVIII_

_Copyright, 1908_
BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
(INCORPORATED)

_Entered at Stationers' Hall, London_

_All rights reserved_

First Impression, July, 1908

TO
=Mary and Julia Rhodus=
TWO LITTLE FRIENDS

Preface

Of all people in the world the Grecians did most for art, and to the ancient Hellenes we owe much that is beautiful in art and interesting in history. Of modern Greece we know but little, the country of isles and bays, of fruits and flowers, and kindly people. So in this story you will find much of the country, old and new, and of the every-day life of Our Little Grecian Cousin.

Contents

CHAPTER PAGE
I. ZOE 1
II. MARIA'S WEDDING 12
III. THE ANTIQUE CUP 22
IV. THE "AGIASMO" 38
V. A VISIT TO MARCO 47
VI. TEA WITH A BRIGAND 67
VII. ZOE TAKES A JOURNEY 84
VIII. BY THE SEA 107
IX. AUTUMN PLEASURES 119
X. A HAPPY EASTER 132

List of Illustrations

PAGE
"SHE TOOK HER BASKET AND RAN DOWN THE HILLSIDE"
(_See page 11_) _Frontispiece_
"SOMETHING LAY THERE HALF COVERED WITH EARTH" 31
"PAPA PETRO CAME RIDING DOWN FROM HIS HOUSE ON A TINY DONKEY" 39
"STOOD BEFORE THEM IN THE BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL COSTUME OF GREECE" 68
"THEY WASHED BENEATH A HUGE PLANE TREE" 108
"SHE SPRANG TO HER FEET, AND IN SO DOING PULLED THE BELL-ROPE" 125

Our Little Grecian Cousin