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THE UP GRADE




[Illustration: “The candle in the niche behind her cast a dim light over
the soft curves of Jean’s cheeks”]




                              THE UP GRADE

                                   BY
                             WILDER GOODWIN

                          WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
                            CHARLES GRUNWALD

                                 BOSTON
                       LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
                                  1910

                           _Copyright, 1910_,
                      BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY

                          _All rights reserved_

                        Published, January, 1910

                             Fifth Printing

                 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.




TO MY MOTHER

MAUD WILDER GOODWIN




ILLUSTRATIONS


    “The candle in the niche behind her cas