A Bicycle of Cathay
Stockton, Frank Richard, 1834-1902
English
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A BICYCLE OF CATHAY
A Novel
By Frank R. Stockton
Author of "The Great Stone of Sardis"
"The Associate Hermits" etc.
Illustrated by
Orson Lowell
1900
The Doctor's Daughter
Contents
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
List of Illustrations
The Doctor's Daughter
Half Title
"I Put on My Coat"
"The Rain Was Coming Down Hard"
"On My Right a Lighted Doorway"
A Few Thoughts
"The Beauty of Her Teeth"
"I Kicked off My Embroidered Slippers"
"It Would Be Well for Me to Swallow a Capsule"
"As Soon As I Had Spoken These Words"
"I Dismounted and Approached the Wall"
"I Thought for a Few Moments"
"Went out for a Walk"
Mrs. Chester
"She Began to Talk About Walford"
But We Were Not Alone
"To My Left I Saw a Line of Trees"
"He Was Running Away"
"He Soon Felt That he Was Under Control"
"A Little Army Had Thrown Itself Upon Us."
"'Would It Be Easier to Manage a Boy Or A Bear?'"
"I Tapped My Left Palm."
"There Was a Sudden Flush"
"The Scene Vividly Recurred to My Mind"
Deciphering the Dago's Letters
"'I Don't Think You Ought to Take This Letter'"
"'Do You Think You Could Hit It With an Apple?'"
"Talking About Baby Bears"
"'I Held That Picture a Good While'"
"'No, Sir,' She Said"
"Cut Like That"
Europa
A BICYCLE OF CATHAY
CHAPTER I
THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER
t was a beautiful summer morning when slowly I wheeled my way along the principal street of the village of Walford. A little valise was strapped in front of my bicycle; my coat, rolled into a small compass, was securely tied under the seat, and I was starting out to spend my vacation. I was the teacher of the village school, which useful institution had been closed for the season the day before, much to the gratification of pedagogue and scholars. This position was not at all the summit of my youthful ambition. In fact, I had been very much disappointed when
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