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WHAT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN EXPECTED

By
Frank R. Stockton

New York
Dodd, Mead and Company

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Copyright, 1874, by Dodd & Mead
Copyright, 1902, by Marian E. Stockton

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Harry Loudon Makes Up His Mind. 9
II. The Adoption. 15
III. Commencing Business. 21
IV. Kate, very naturally, is Anxious. 30
V. The Turkey-Hunter. 38
VI. Tony Strikes Out. 47
VII. Aunt Matilda's Christmas. 58