Why, what's the matter?, asked Miss Celia, as Ben dropped the handful of what looked like rubbish.

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Why, what's the matter?, asked Miss Celia, as Ben dropped the handful of what looked like rubbish.
Image Not Available for Why, what's the matter?, asked Miss Celia, as Ben dropped the handful of what looked like rubbish.

Why, what's the matter?, asked Miss Celia, as Ben dropped the handful of what looked like rubbish.

Date1905
Illustration CitationUnder the Lilacs, by Louisa May Alcott (Boston: Little, Brown, 1905)
MediumCharcoal on illustration board
Dimensions19 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (50.2 × 32.4 cm)
frame: 28 1/8 × 20 7/8 in. (71.4 × 53 cm)
Credit LineGayle and Alene Hoskins Endowment Fund in memory of Diane Nangle, 2013
Object number2013-44
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Label TextIn Under the Lilacs, two young girls, a boy who has run away from the circus, and some neighbors find themselves together for a summer, and a tale of friendship and adventure ensues. Here, a search for lost money ferrets out the mice that have nibbled it into shreds.
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