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A Rough Shaking
Dedicated to my great-nephew, Norman MacKay Binney, aged seven, because his Godfather and Godmother love him dearly.
Hampstead, August 26, 1890.
By
George MacDonald
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Chapter I. How I Came to know Clare Skymer.
6551
119
2
Chapter II. With his parents.
1183
145
3
Chapter III. Without his parents.
3977
108
4
Chapter IV. The new family.
1353
130
5
Chapter V. His new home.
1234
135
6
Chapter VI. What did draw out his first smile.
1763
129
7
Chapter VII. Clare and his brothers.
3299
136
8
Chapter VIII. Clare and his human brothers
1108
128
9
Chapter IX. Clare the defender.
1913
113
10
Chapter X. The black aunt.
1978
135
11
Chapter XI. Clare on the farm.
1593
139
12
Chapter XII. Clare becomes a guardian of the poor.
1406
135
13
Chapter XIII. Clare the vagabond.
1256
134
14
Chapter XIV. Their first helper
1165
126
15
Chapter XV. Their first host.
799
145
16
Chapter XVI. On the tramp.
1134
118
17
Chapter XVII. The baker's cart.
2315
151
18
Chapter XVIII. Beating the town.
1012
126
19
Chapter XIX. The blacksmith and his forge.
1673
164
20
Chapter XX. Tommy reconnoitres.
1578
135
21
Chapter XXI. Tommy is found and found out.
997
140
22
Chapter XXII. The smith in a rage.
733
121
23
Chapter XXIII. Treasure trove.
1864
140
24
Chapter XXIV. Justifiable burglary.
1748
129
25
Chapter XXV. A new quest.
1915
145
26
Chapter XXVI. A new entrance.
937
137
27
Chapter XXVII. The baby has her breakfast.
992
145
28
Chapter XXVIII. Treachery.
1392
147
29
Chapter XXIX. The baker.
1600
128
30
Chapter XXX. The draper.
951
125
31
Chapter XXXI. An addition to the family.
687
140
32
Chapter XXXII. Shop and baby.
1554
138
33
Chapter XXXIII. A bad penny.
2097
136
34
Chapter XXXIV. How things went for a time.
957
137
35
Chapter XXXV. Clare disregards the interests of his employers.
1348
131
36
Chapter XXXVI. The policeman.
1186
119
37
Chapter XXXVII. The magistrate.
2147
144
38
Chapter XXXVIII. The workhouse.
1422
134
39
Chapter XXXIX. Away.
1271
142
40
Chapter XL. Maly.
1013
133
41
Chapter XLI. The caravans.
1267
129
42
Chapter XLII. Nimrod.
3060
131
43
Chapter XLIII. Across country.
1921
120
44
Chapter XLIV. A third mother.
815
131
45
Chapter XLV. The menagerie.
1784
128
46
Chapter XLVI. The angel of the wild beasts.
1873
129
47
Chapter XLVII. Glum Gunn.
1196
120
48
Chapter XLVIII. The puma.
2788
142
49
Chapter XLIX. Glum Gunn's revenge.
1028
128
50
Chapter L. Clare seeks help.
1222
139
51
Chapter LI. Clare a true master.
876
133
52
Chapter LII. Miss Tempest.
3844
117
53
Chapter LIII. The gardener.
2340
131
54
Chapter LIV. The Kitchen.
1392
124
55
Chapter LV. The wheel rests for a time.
886
117
56
Chapter LVI. Strategy.
2608
133
57
Chapter LVII. Ann Shotover.
1921
131
58
Chapter LVIII. Child-talk.
1606
146
59
Chapter LIX. Lovers' walks.
1638
132
60
Chapter LX. The shoe-black.
1094
159
61
Chapter LXI. A walk with consequences.
2741
136
62
Chapter LXII. The cage of the puma.
2911
141
63
Chapter LXIII. The dome of the angels.
1073
136
64
Chapter LXIV. The panther.
1026
140
65
Chapter LXV. At home.
2179
145
66
Chapter LXVI. The end of Clare Skymer's boyhood.
707
122
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