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p. 7: man!" says[say] Miss Priscilla, with such terrible energy and such a

p. 7: this dismal picture. Tears born of tenderness spring[pring] to her

p. 8: of vicious satisfaction[satisfactiou] for her.

p. 15: then, not Ryan or the cook, but a much more perplexing[preplexing] vision

p. 17: The Beresfords are[ars] like so many clocks wound up, and

p. 22: "Yes, some other time," echoes Miss Penelope[Penolope], gently.

p. 24: she pretty, Reilly[Rielly]?"

p. 27: To-morrow[To morrow], if to-day proves successful and her rowing does

p. 30: why lose this lovely afternoon, and that corner you were speaking of[speak of]?

p. 40: child, this girl, Bella," says Miss Priscilla, still full of reminiscences[reminiscenses],

p. 44: "She is a regular old wretch!" says the youngest Miss[Uiss]

p. 47: Miss Priscilla Blake then enters the carriage. She is followed[follow]

p. 50: face, but very velvety eyes and a smile rare but handsome[handsone].

p. 54: amuse himself with, and he ought to be proud of his victories[victorles]."

p. 56: "Then let me come too[to]?"

p. 56: changes, and he colors perceptibly[perceptibily]; he hesitates too, and regards

p. 60: "I decline to shrink," with unparalleled[unparalled] bravery. "I prefer

p. 63: making Mr. Desmond preternaturally[perternaturally] grave.

p. 68: "Don't trouble yourself to do that again," says Monica[Moncia]

p. 68: rude[rud] things about Ireland, because I don't like that either."

p. 69: even to herself, ignores that ignominious[ignominous] first) to declare in this

p. 71: This with the learned air of one who could[would] say

p. 87: "No giving in, no shilly-shallying[shilly-shillying], but downright determination.

p. 91: In fact, he is so kind-hearted that I cannot think how[now] all that

p. 91: At this Monica blushes a little, and twirls her rings[rings her] round her

p. 93: that, as[a] I am not in love with any one, and hope I never shall

p. 98: which has been accepted by Mitchell as a deliberate[delibirate] insult.

p. 105: man is waiting and it is woefully[wofully] late."

p. 108: kept it for you all along, you know. If you tell me you[yu] have

p. 108: fat young marine, so it cannot be said that she has[has she] altogether a

p. 112: turn again[egain] to the room beyond, and make search for the siren

p. 120: "You were indeed!" interrupting him hastily, with a contemptuous[comtemptuous]

p. 123: "Others[Other's] can!" says Mr. Ronayne. As he speaks he

p. 125: Terence, in a tone that is not to be borne[born].

p. 140: breed tyranny[tryanny]—that she hardly turns aside to meditate upon

p. 147: "Not to-day[to day], I think," says Monica, lazily.

p. 149: pointing[pionting] to a hanging spray of pink blossoms, satisfying as a

p. 151: ago) that a dark-blue petticoat beneath, of some[come] coarse description,

p. 151: says; but it's belike I'll never see a sight of his handsome[handsone] face

p. 154: ugly spalpeen, if ye came without a civil tongue in yer head[hand]?"

p. 157: for[or] him close to Monica. "What's the matther wid ye to-day,

p. 157: keenly from Brian[Brain] to Kit, and then back again.

p. 158: but with a lovely smile. "I am going to[] pick to some ferns for Aunt

p. 159: and she repents[ her] of her last words.

p. 160: aggrieved[agrieved]; "that is visiting the sins of the uncles upon

p. 165: After this come[comes] sundry other jottings, such as—

p. 166: "Oh, don't! my dear Penelope!" says Miss Priscilla[Penelope], with

p. 166: he is,"—pointing through the window[winddw] to where Terence may

p. 169: Mrs. Herrick, regards with dismay[disma].

p. 171: "Nevertheless[Neverheless] speak. Anything is better than this ghastly

p. 174: Conscience forbidding her, she abstains from[fron] entering those

p. 178: "Do not say another[auother] word," says Monica, imperiously.

p. 182: you. What shall I swear by, then?" he asks, half laughing[laughinn]:

p. 186: and in perfect good faith. She knows[knowns] less of him than the

p. 187: Fancy a frowzy couch saturated with tears! you know," reproachfully[rereproachfully]

p. 190: arms,—as is[in] his habit with most children, being a special favorite

p. 205: readily let her tapered[taper] fingers droop until they touch the pale

p. 206: "And the good man! What of him?" says[say] Desmond, looking

p. 206: like a superannuated[superanuated] ghost, only awfuller."

p. 207: "That's[Taat's] a good thing," says Madam O'Connor, entering,

p. 210: forever, boy though[through] you deem me; and, yet, is one ever a boy

p. 211: nearer," says Mrs. Bohun, with[wiih] a soft laugh.

p. 215: quarrel," says[said] Mrs. Herrick, in a perfectly even tone: "so don't

p. 217: with himself too," says Olga, provokingly. "Really. I think[thinh]

p. 223: "Don't be stupid!" says[say] this prospective wife, with considerable

p. 223: "Don't be stupid!" says this prospective wife, with[wth] considerable

p. 223: with increasing[ in] temper.

p. 223: The denouement[denoument] was full of interest,—positively thrilling! I

p. 223: have addressed me that contemptuous[comtemptuous] remark."

p. 234: "I am very glad of that," says Monica[Mouica], simply; and then

p. 237: return, and thinking, somewhat sadly, how small a way[away] he has

p. 238: Monica's week at Aghyohillbeg[Aghyohillberg] is drawing to a close.

p. 239: protector. Faith, you needn't laugh, for it's[its] only common

p. 241: the slightest[slighest] thought of her money."

p. 242: "I know," says Monica, mysteriously: "she is asleep,—getting[gerting]

p. 242: room, is gazing with dreamy delight at the pretty gown[grown] Miss

p. 243: up this book) have mercy[merci]—that is, unfortunately, been debarred

p. 248: the Egyptian[Egyptain] charcoal in the world could not make them long

p. 248: usual[nsual]. "I see nothing in it. My grandmother always rouged,—put

p. 251: How Madam O'Connor tells[tell] how lovers throve in the good old days when

p. 255: You," uncertainly, "are going home to-morrow[to morrow], are

p. 259: "I think[lhink] all women would be better without them; and as

p. 265: and the cowardly would-be assassin[assassins] so far is safe from arrest.

p. 265: discuss[disscuss] the outrage.

p. 265: "I retract[retrace] every foolish word I said a few minutes since.

p. 272: much precipitancy[preciptancy], he flings his cigar to the winds, and, before

p. 272: and——" Her voice trembles ominously[ominiously].

p. 274: CHAPTER[CHAPTEK] XXVII.

p. 275: off a piece of the cake and puts it in his mouth[mouths]. Desmond,

p. 276: But just at the very last she had given way, and had flung[flnng]

p. 278: it. It casts despair upon the hopes that are[is] kindling afresh within

p. 278: of her own hapless[hapeless] love story) between her slender fingers,

p. 281: A pang, a sudden thought, shoots through[though] him, and renders

p. 281: his voice, "try to forgive[foigive] her; be gentle with her. It was all

p. 281: of old-world[old-words] grandeur in her manner, but a sad tremulousness

p. 285: Priscilla gets apparently[apparenly] lost in the pages of "Temple Bar."

p. 285: An hour glides by with aggravating slowness[slowuess]; and then a

p. 287: you feel yourself pretty low[ow]. But I'd advise you to wait and see

p. 289: they say—that she—and James Beresford[Berestord]—did not get on at

p. 290: if you will look upon that as settled[setted], so shall I."

p. 298: She laughs outright at this, and glances[glance] at him from under

p. 301: and a sense of chill and fear, as strong as it is foolish, is overpowering[overpowdering]