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"All day long the boys played down by the river" Frontispiece

The Tea-party on the Train 17

"'Do you want me to help you?'" 37

"'It's a Matsuri—a festival,' Seki explained" 49

"'Does it spell anything?' June asked" 75

"They peeped through the cracks, gravely discussing the situation" 85

"It was the old sword-hilt that Monsieur had given him" 97

"Long after he was asleep she sat beside him" 107

"June waved good-by to the friends below" 117