Contents

One

We were standing on the front porch as our belongings…

Two

On the first night in our new room we discovered…

Three

In our eagerness to escape Aunt Maude, Carlie and I…

Four

We had been at the asylum two weeks when an…

Five

Returning home from our supper with the Thurstons, I ran…

Six

Without Aunt Maude the house felt light, as if it…

Seven

Sooner than we expected, Aunt Maude returned. Papa, Eleanor, Carlie,…

Eight

The next morning Carlie refused her breakfast. Aunt Maude looked…

Nine

Although Carlie was eating again, she had not forgiven Aunt…

Ten

After Aunt Maude left, Mrs. Luth, another patient from the asylum,…

Eleven

Papa didn’t leave for the asylum until after Carlie and…

Twelve

It was Louis who told me where I would find…

Thirteen

The last of the leaves had long since disappeared in…



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