[Illustration: With these words, he left the somewhat desolate little girl.--_Page 30._] 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