Part,  Chapter

  1   Pres         |           peasant class, who could little appreciate the beneficent
  2   Pres         |         and well ordered.~ ~Just a little way back on the hills that
  3   Pres         |          at all the shows, and his little book, "Hints on Gardening,"
  4      I,       I|          two gentlemen. "Here is a little girl."~ ~"Why, so there
  5      I,       I|           What are you doing here, little one?" he asked in a kindly
  6      I,       I|           How come you to be here, little countess?" inquired the
  7      I,       I|            evening," explained the little one, "she ordered Diana
  8      I,       I|         your mama would not have a little countess to tell the tale
  9      I,       I|            you may bring this poor little half-frozen creature directly
 10      I,       I|           child: "Don't be afraid, little countess; nothing shall
 11      I,       I|            the young man, with the little girl in his arms, reached
 12      I,       I|          croquemitaines who devour little children; do you?"~ ~"Have
 13      I,       I|            you?"~ ~"Have you got a little girl of your own?" queried
 14      I,       I|          of your own?" queried the little one, suddenly.~ ~"No, my
 15      I,       I|          therefore I cannot have a little girl."~ ~"But my mama has
 16      I,       I|            But if I have not got a little girl, I know very well what
 17      I,       I|          well, what an inquisitive little creature it is!" muttered
 18      I,       I|        truly! Well, I dare say, my little maid, your convictions will
 19      I,       I|           through the keyhole. The little girl sprang nimbly from
 20      I,       I|            it opened, however, the little eavesdropper was back underneath
 21      I,      II|           he carried in his arms a little girl wrapped in a faded
 22      I,      II|   passer-by to hear:~ ~"I know the little countess will be able to
 23      I,      II|             citizen. Let 's have a little conversation about it";
 24      I,      II|           me to help hunt for this little girl's home. If you have
 25      I,      II|         what I don't know; and the little countess, here, who has
 26      I,      II|       leading by the hand a pretty little boy.~ ~"We are ready," she
 27      I,      II|             Then the woman and the little boy entered the coach, the
 28      I,     III|      gentleman paid a visit to his little guest. This time the child
 29      I,     III|              With these words, the little maid sprang nimbly from
 30      I,     III|       gentleman was touched by the little one's artless prattle.~ ~"
 31      I,     III|          prattle.~ ~"Well, my dear little maid," he said tenderly, "
 32      I,     III|     sleeves," promptly replied the little maid.~ ~"I shall not forget -
 33      I,     III|           pleased with his affable little visitor.~ ~"Is n't she lovely!"
 34      I,     III|           doll belong to your dear little daughter who is dead?"~ ~"
 35      I,     III|          but keep her locked in my little cupboard, and call her Philine.
 36      I,     III|            That was the name of my little sister who is dead. Come
 37      I,     III| two-pronged fork 'y.'"~ ~"You dear little innocent rogue!" tenderly
 38      I,     III|            mention of the name the little maid suddenly clapped her
 39      I,     III|            home. Oh, you dear good little flower!" and she kissed
 40      I,     III|         Then, with the hand of his little companion clasped in his
 41      I,     III|          her mama's apartment, the little countess alighted with her
 42      I,     III|         was due to the rank of the little countess; she could not
 43      I,     III|            luxurious cushions. Her little daughter was kneeling by
 44      I,     III|           was being made because a little countess had been abandoned
 45      I,     III|         street. He knew of another little maid who had been treated
 46      I,     III|           reply was brief:~ ~"Your little daughter is very charming."~ ~
 47      I,     III|        contained a portrait of the little countess Amélie.~ ~"If the
 48      I,     III|               If the memory of the little foundling you rescued is
 49      I,     III|    countess's hand, and kissed the little Amélie, who smilingly lifted
 50      I,     III|          smother her laughter; the little Amélie, overwhelmed by merriment,
 51      I,     III|       pardon, but there was also a little girl secreted in your apartment,
 52      I,     III|            and the twelve-year-old little maid whom your friend brought
 53      I,     III|       Cambray, incredulously. "The little girl who sat shivering in
 54      I,     III|         substitute! She taught her little daughter the part she played
 55      I,     III|        ivory locket containing the little Amélie's portrait, and was
 56      I,      IV|         their elders. A company of little ones, therefore, looked
 57      I,      IV| merveilleuses and incroyables. The little men and women also accompanied
 58      I,      IV|    Alexander.~ ~In this company of little ones the Countess Amélie
 59      I,      IV|         she might safely trust her little daughter to perform the
 60      I,      IV|       learned, through your clever little daughter, that they have
 61      I,      IV|  rope-dancer, leaving you a clever little daughter and a half-million
 62      I,      IV|        their lovely women; and our little children are engaged in
 63      I,      IV|           in warfare against their little children. Your little Amélie
 64      I,      IV|        their little children. Your little Amélie is a historical figure,
 65      I,      IV|           of the rôle you and your little daughter are playing with
 66      I,      IV|                Your old friend and little mama,~ ~"THEMIRE."~ ~She
 67      I,      IV|           take one last look at my little daughter!" pleadingly interrupted
 68      I,      IV|            concluding words.~ ~The little countess lifted her gold-rimmed
 69      I,      IV|         not in the letter, but the little diplomatist thought it best
 70     II,       I|           which were ranged twelve little girls in white, with flower-baskets
 71     II,       I|          welcome by these innocent little creatures.~ ~On a sort of
 72     II,       I|            their lambskin caps gay little nosegays of artificial flowers.
 73     II,       I|         man in his profession, but little given to conversation. When
 74     II,       I|       hands, as if he were rolling little dumplings between them.~ ~"
 75     II,       I|         for the last time took his little black book from his pocket,
 76     II,       I|            she caught two or three little chickens, calling them canaries -
 77     II,      II|               Yes. Well, she has a little son. When the mother was
 78     II,      II|           was taken to prison, the little lad was turned away from
 79     II,      II|  discovered with his telescope the little outcast, and wrote to me
 80     II,      II|         baroness's cheeks.~ ~"Poor little lad!" she murmured brokenly. "
 81     II,      II|          Frau Schmidt for the poor little boy. "And tell Frau Schmidt,"
 82     II,      II|      smoking-room, to indulge in a little game of chance, without
 83     II,     III|            which had been a filthy little nest, into a veritable fairy
 84    III,       I|           not one was missing. The little hostess inquired after the
 85    III,       I|        Phryxus and Helle. Then the little maid fetched a porcelain
 86    III,       I|       halberdier saluted. Then the little maid changed her toilet.
 87    III,       I|         door, and in answer to the little maid's clear-voiced "Come
 88    III,       I|         The gentleman assisted the little maid into the carriage,
 89    III,       I|       along the path. Blue was the little maid's favorite color; but
 90    III,       I|          one else.~ ~Sometimes the little maid's steps were so light
 91    III,       I|        slowly, so wearily, as if a little old grandmother came limping
 92    III,       I|            not play the piano, the little maid had not learned. But
 93    III,       I|            four months.~ ~When the little maid wearied of her organ
 94    III,       I|         coming or his going.~ ~The little maid was a sound sleeper,
 95    III,       I|        lumps of sugar.~ ~Often the little maid had determined that
 96    III,       I|            but when she thrust her little head from between the bed-curtains,
 97    III,      II|  gratulations, but not until their little mistress had leaped from
 98    III,      II|           part of the program, the little maid proceeded to attire
 99    III,      II|        milk, and ate of the dainty little cakes which some one placed
100    III,      II|         execute the commands of my little queen. If she desires to
101    III,      II|         for a suitable spot in the little cove."~ ~"When I have learned
102    III,      II|            may not I go beyond the little cove - away out into the
103    III,      II|             Ludwig took the shrewd little child-head between his hands,
104    III,      II|        tenderly:~ ~"My darling! my little queen! not all the synods
105    III,      II|            when I want to borrow a little bit of thy wisdom. Thou
106    III,      II|     thinkest I ought to send these little yellow ones, I have no objections.
107    III,      II|         too, I will do so."~ ~The "little yellow ones" were gold sovereigns;
108    III,      II|     decided Ludwig, smiling at the little maid's ignorance of the
109    III,     III|          the Nameless Castle was a little cove. One of these the count
110    III,     III|         that a girlish form swam a little in advance of the boat.~ ~
111    III,     III|        spent thus on the lake. The little maid never wearied of the
112    III,     III|            back to the shore. Poor little maid! She declared she had
113    III,     III|           Marie's curiosity.~ ~The little maid was now permitted to
114    III,     III|          gigantic V. Evidently the little maid was impelled by desperate
115    III,     III|            to what she said.~ ~The little maid had no desire to go
116    III,     III|              thus he addressed the little maid).~ ~"Is it you, Henry?
117    III,      IV|           the housekeeper's palm a little heap of money. By the light
118    III,      IV|          the lantern; and thus the little company took their way to
119    III,      IV|        double man" in advance, the little maid following with her
120    III,      IV|     pressed kiss after kiss on the little maid's wet and muddy gown.~ ~"
121    III,      IV|            you not?" stammered the little maid shyly, laying her hand
122    III,      IV|        getting angry again."~ ~The little maid returned to her room,
123    III,      IV|        deserved what I got."~ ~The little maid pressed the old servant'
124    III,      IV|            ached with pity for the little maid when he saw how sorrowfully
125    III,      IV|         With a sorrowful heart the little maid took leave of her favorite
126    III,      IV|           and ate live fishes.~ ~A little boy who had lost both parents,
127    III,      IV|        into the lake again."~ ~The little maid gazed thoughtfully
128     IV,       I|          the village children. The little ones hastened from the manor
129     IV,       I|       institutions. He thought the little ones would be better cared
130     IV,       I|             sent every day for his little protégé, and spent several
131     IV,       I|          genius to evolve from the little dullard growing up in a
132     IV,       I|            that the father of your little protégé is no other than
133     IV,       I|        kept his promise.~ ~But the little maid had not promised anything;
134     IV,      II|            had expected to see the little maid clap her hands with
135     IV,      II|       alone."~ ~At these words the little maid tore the veil from
136     IV,      II|            been formerly. She paid little heed to his learned discourses,
137     IV,      II|         you writing, Marie?"~ ~The little maid handed him the sheet
138     IV,      II|        from the count's hands. The little maid's frank, sincere gaze
139     IV,      II|          in another direction, the little maid had taken his seat,
140     IV,     III|      terror? If the former, then a little medicine would soon help
141     IV,     III|          door of the cottage sat a little old grandmother teaching
142     IV,     III|         say, 'There goes that ugly little Marie!' Then I should not
143     IV,     III|        shelter and food to my poor little lad is more sacred to me
144     IV,     III|         Herr Count rescued my poor little lad from the morass, gave
145     IV,     III|         back the bed-curtains. The little maid was sleeping peacefully,
146     IV,     III|    remembrance in exchange for the little stockings some one in this
147     IV,     III|          in this house knit for my little lad. We learn to make such
148     IV,     III|            to my betters. When the little lad came into the world,
149     IV,     III|        some village. Don't let the little one grow up to become a
150     IV,      IV|        Could not you let me have a little drawing of what you propose
151     IV,      IV|        will press your foot on the little brass button in the floor
152     IV,      IV|         nine o'clock. And then the little maid (like all indulged
153      V,       I|           intended.~ ~He was not a little astonished to find, on returning
154      V,      II|      colonel was no other than the little water-monster, Baroness
155      V,      II|           Nameless Castle.~ ~"Poor little fellow!" she murmured, with
156      V,      II|        familiar air, whereupon the little monster first touched his
157      V,      II|            made quite a man of the little fellow."~ ~He snapped his
158      V,      II|           Presently. Ho, there, my little man! What does the militiaman
159      V,      II|        baroness. In order that the little monster may not play his
160      V,      II|          impossible to control the little monster. He rushed into
161      V,      II|          pursued the lady, "has as little conventionality about it
162      V,      II|            request that you wait a little longer, Herr Count," he
163      V,     III|       meadows and gardens. Marie's little pleasure-garden suffered
164     VI,       I|                She said it with as little emotion as if she had spoken
165     VI,       I|         what can my poor, ignorant little soul do when it leaves my
166     VI,      II|       discussion. There is a quiet little nook in this old castle
167     VI,     III|          his arms as if she were a little child, and, carrying her
168     VI,     III|         only reply as did the poor little Saros farmer when his neighbor,
169     VI,     III|             I am sorry this pretty little hand belongs to those messieurs
170     VI,      IV|     applauded Marie, hurrying her "little mother" into the reception-room,
171     VI,       V|                    CHAPTER V~ ~The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior,
172     VI,       V|             And here is to my dear little daughter, my good little
173     VI,       V|           little daughter, my good little Marie. May God preserve
174     VI,       V|            said:~ ~"Marie, my dear little daughter, I know that our
175     VI,      VI|           and, if you wish, have a little kitchen all to yourself,
176     VI,      VI|     kitchen all to yourself, and a little maid to wait on you. You
177     VI,      VI|           when you do not see your little mistress daily?"~ ~"Daily -
178     VI,      VI|           time. Is not that so, my little mistress? Don't you remember
179     VI,      VI|           you remember how I had a little son, and how he called me
180     VI,      VI|           a tender heart? Ask this little lady here - who cannot tell
181     VI,      VI|    ladyship?" she asked.~ ~"A dear little child, I should say," answered
182     VI,      VI|             You are right - a dear little child."~ ~"Where is the
183     VI,      VI|            since I looked on these little garments. What did I do
184     VI,      VI|          have in your house such a little chemise and petticoat, with
185     VI,      VI|            and petticoat, with the little child in them, trotting
186     VI,      VI|        induce you to exchange this little somebody in the red petticoat
187     VI,      VI|          row from Ludwig, sent the little craft gliding over the water,
188     VI,      VI|            One of those dear, tiny little horses from which one could
189     VI,      VI|        seeing such sights, my dear little daughter. Riding and hunting
190     VI,      VI|           women got strong nerves, little mama?"~ ~"Yes; but they
191     VI,      VI|           very clever you must be, little mama! I wonder if you could
192     VI,      VI|         How happy you ought to be, little mama, to be able to make
193     VI,      VI|           she had not yet seen the little water-monster, and inquired
194     VI,      VI|         willingly accompanied her "little mama" to the veranda, where
195     VI,      VI|      reminded that it was time for little girls to be in bed, Marie
196     VI,      VI|           was not sleepy.~ ~"Pray, little mama," she begged, "let
197     VI,      VI|         she begged, "let us look a little longer through the telescope;
198     VI,      VI|           sleepy, after all! Come, little mama, we will go to bed."~ ~
199    VII,      II|          child's clothing, such as little girls wear.~ ~"Her mother
200    VII,      II|            said Ludwig, laying the little garments to one side. Then
201    VII,      II|        Marie, and one of the other little girl who exchanged destinies
202    VII,     III|            happened to grasp him a little too tightly by the collar,
203    VII,     III|           her) has won the piquant little Amélie's place in her mother'
204   VIII,       I|         there was Amélie, her dear little daughter, who was now almost
205   VIII,       I|            open, and read:~ ~"DEAR LITTLE MAMA: What sort of a life
206   VIII,       I|       order to live! While I was a little girl I was proud of the
207   VIII,       I|      infamous trade, this of ours, little mama, and I have given it
208   VIII,       I|       often of your old friend and little daughter,~ ~"AMÉLIE (now
209   VIII,       I|           me about my daughter, my little Amélie! How does she look
210   VIII,       I|         she might spy upon another little child - a persecuted and
211   VIII,       I|            persecuted and homeless little child."~ ~The baroness cowered
212   VIII,      II|            alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the
213   VIII,      II|           suffering.~ ~"My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie,
214   VIII,      II|           when I deserted her - my little daughter Amélie!"~ ~"Your
215   VIII,      II|            be sent to this letter, little mother. I shall say to her,
216   VIII,      II|            land where she dwells: 'Little sister, your mother will
217   VIII,     III|        through the keyhole.~ ~"The little garments are burning," whispered
218     IX,       I|          Lisette and Satan Laczi's little son were living alone at
219     IX,       I|        vestibule; and when Marie's little conductor knocked at the
220     IX,       I|          you keep annoying me, you little torment!"~ ~"Excuse me,
221     IX,       I|             the young girl and her little escort had disappeared down
222     IX,       I|             Cambray. It is I, your little Marie. Please let me come
223     IX,       I|           anything there will be a little boy here, outside; you can
224     IX,       I|             whispered Marie to the little Laczko. "Place them here
225     IX,       I|   retreated several steps; but her little escort proved that he was
226     IX,       I|   ex-robber, "also bade me fetch a little steel casket. Do you know
227     IX,       I|   additional protection, take this little lad with you." Here the
228     IX,       I|            a seat by her side; the little Laczko climbed to the coachman'
229     IX,       I|        break camp at once, with as little stir as possible; and before
230     IX,      II|           convinced that it was my little monster. I taught him to
231     IX,      II|   springing toward his horse. "The little monster has set the marsh-grass
232     IX,     III|       count's assault. There was a little sword-play, then Vavel struck
233     IX,      IV|       gilded imperial eagle, and a little farther on lay a mud-stained
234     IX,      IV|          your wife and child. I am little Laczko's foster-mother."~ ~
235      X,       I|           but ashes instead of the little garments, the documents,
236      X,      II|          in the world than my poor little Marie."~ ~"At all events,
237      X,     III|          the cuirassiers was not a little surprised to find the general'
238      X,     III|          to go anywhere, knew of a little garden that belonged to
239      X,     III|        among the ruins to the neat little abode where the worthy vice-palatine
240      X,     III|            hall he encountered the little Laczko, who, at sight of
241      X,     III|         chamber.~ ~What a familiar little room it was, another fairy-like
242      X,     III|       betrothed wife. No, she, his little Marie, was the first!~ ~
243      X,     III|           him from Paris. I took a little cold the night we ran away
244      X,     III|            Oh, she has been a good little mother to me! She has wept
245      X,     III|           princess in the realm of little dogs and birds - a nursery
246      X,     III|       nursery tale to tell naughty little children who will not go
247      X,     III|        with you, the silly, stupid little maid, who can do nothing
248      X,     III|           the farther shore of the little cove.~ ~Presently the glistening
249      X,     III|          followed the coffin; at a little distance they seemed two