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THE HOUSE OF DELIGHT
“WILL YOU HAVE ALICE-BLUE SUITS TRIMMED WITH WHITE BRAID?”
THE
HOUSE OF DELIGHT
BY
GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER
With illustrations arranged by the author and photographed by
JOHN A. CARPENTER WARNER
THE PILGRIM PRESS
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
Copyright 1916
By GERTRUDE C. WARNER
THE PILGRIM PRESS
BOSTON
THIS LITTLE BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY GRANDFATHER
John A. Carpenter
WHO WAS MY “BEST” PLAYMATE
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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I | The New House | 3 |
| II | At the Seashore | 24 |
| III | Mr. Delight’s Surprise | 45 |
| IV | The Picnic | 64 |
| V | The Christmas Tree | 83 |
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