Produced by Daniel Fromont [Transcriber's note: Susan Warner, _A red wallflower_, (1884), Nisbet 1913 edition] A RED WALLFLOWER BY SUSAN WARNER AUTHOR OF 'THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD,' 'QUEECHY,' ETC. LONDON JAMES NISBET & CO. LIMITED 21 BERNERS STREET W NOTE TO THE READER. The story following is again in its whole chain of skeleton facts a true story. I beg to observe, in particular, that the denominational feeling described in both families, with the ways it showed itself, is part of the truth of the story, and no invention of mine. S. W. MARTLAER'S ROCK, June 25, 1884. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. AFTER DANDELIONS II. AT HOME III. THE BOX OF COINS IV. LEARNING V. CONTAMINATION VI. GOING TO COLLEGE VII. COMING HOME VIII. A NOSEGAY IX. WANT OF COMFORT X. THE BLESSING XI. DISSENT XII. THE VACATION XIII. LETTERS XIV. STRUGGLES XV. COMFORT XVI. REST AND UNREST XVII. MOVING XVIII. A NEIGHBOUR XIX. HAPPY PEOPLE XX. SCHOOL XXI. THE COLONEL'S TOAST XXII. A QUESTION XXIII. A DEBATE XXIV. DISAPPOINTMENT XXV. A HEAD OF LETTUCE XXVI. WAYS AND MEANS XXVII. ONIONS XXVIII. STRAWBERRIES XXIX. HAY AND OATS XXX. A HOUSE XXXI. MAJOR STREET XXXII. MOVING XXXIII. BETTY XXXIV. HOLIDAYS XXXV. ANTIQUITIES XXXVI. INTERPRETATIONS XXXVII. A STAND XXXVIII. LIFE PLANS XXXIX. SKIRMISHING XL. LONDON XLI. AN OLD HOUSE XLII. THE TOWER XLIII. MARTIN'S COURT XLIV. THE DUKE OF TREFOIL XLV. THE ABBEY XLVI. A VISIT XLVII. A TALK XLVIII. A SETTLEMENT A RED WALLFLOWER. CHAPTER I. _AFTER DANDELIONS_.