The Children of the Old Stone HouseThe Old Stone House is the site of a school for boys, twelve boarding students and twenty day students. The school was run by Mr. Faxon, who lived there with his wife and their four daughters. As the girls were "little sisters" to the whole school, they were sometimes indulged, sometimes slighted, but always lively. |
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