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Dear Priscilla:

You have taken such a fancy to little Clematis that we hope other children may like her, too. We may not be able to buy you all the ponies, and goats, and dogs, and cats that you would like, but we will dedicate the book to you, and then you can play with all the animals Clematis has, any time you wish.

To Miss Priscilla Cobb.

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Chapter		Page
1.	Lost in a Big City	1
2.	The Children’s Home	16
3.	The First Night	28
4.	Who is Clematis?	41
5.	Clematis Begins to Learn	52
6.	Clematis Has a Hard Row to Hoe	61
7.	What Clematis Found	72
8.	A Visitor	86
9.	The Secret	97
10.	Two Doctors	109
11.	A Long, Anxious Night	121
12.	Getting Well	134
13.	Off for Tilton	145
14.	The Country	160
15.	Clematis Tries to Help	172
16.	Only a Few Days More	186
17.	Where is Clematis?	200
18.	Hunting for Clematis	215
19.	New Plans	230
20.	The True Fairy Story	237

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1.	“Are you going to sit here all day, little girl?”
2.	“I don't want to stay here if you're going to throw my cat away.”
3.	With Katie in the kitchen.
4.	Thinking of the land of flowers.
5.	Clematis held out her hand.
6.	Clematis is better.
7.	Off for Tilton.
8.	In the country at last.
9.	The little red hen.
10.	Clematis watched the little fishes by the shore.
11.	“I shan't be afraid.”
12.	A little girl was coming up the path.
13.	Deborah was very hungry.
14.	“Didn't you ever peel potatoes?”
15.	“What are you sewing?”
16.	Clematis stuck one hand out.
17.	She could see the little fish.
18.	In Grandfather's house.

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