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ROBIN _Frontispiece_

"A BAREFOOT GIRL WEARING A SUNBONNET" 1

"MRS. ESTEL WAS LISTENING TO LITTLE SCRAPS OF HISTORY," ETC. 9

"THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19

"ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21

"STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23

"THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26

"ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29

"HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC. 43

"THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54