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Thank the gods they didn't consider tears a sign of weakness . . . "I would be honored, Alanna." "Good." Killian smiled at her, then sobered. "The Terran woman known as Dana Manfredi has accepted Alanna's countenance. Be it known that she is henceforth Dana, a clanswoman of Alanna.
"You know, Mother, the girls whose mothers went to Notre Dame are called the 'grandchildren. Alanna and I are, there are twenty-two of us in all. And we are going to have a special march and a special song, and present Superior with a bouquet!" "And maybe Teresa's going to present it and say the salutation!" exulted Alanna. "No, Marg'ret Hammond will," Teresa corrected her quickly.
I couldn't find her until just a few minutes ago, and then she was so queer!" "It's my opinion she was dead tired," said her mother. "Look how sound she's asleep! Carry her up, Frank. I'll keep her in bed in the morning." They kept Alanna in bed for many mornings, for her secret weighed on her soul, and she failed suddenly in color, strength, and appetite.
"No, indeed," said Jemmy, "they're all strangers to me; but I can stop in 'dhry lodgin', for it's chaper." "Well, alanna, I believe you; but I'm no stranger to you so come home wid me to-night; where you'll get a good bed, and betther thratement nor in any of their dhry lodgins. Give me your books, and I'll carry them for you. Ethen, but you have a great batch o' them entirely.
Patrick!" moaned Larry; again he made a mighty effort to tear himself from the frog-man's grip; gave up with a groan. "Listen, alanna!" he said plaintively. "When we get to Ireland, you and I, we won't have anybody to pick us up and carry us about every time we get a bit tired. And it's getting me in bad habits you are!"
"You're disapproving of me a good bit, aren't you, Alice?" said Kitty, going up to the other girl and taking both her hands in hers. "Well, I think you are very odd," said Alice. "And do you want me to be quite sober and tame, and to have all the spirit knocked out me, alanna?" "No; but we don't do exactly as you do in this country." "And you think you'll tame me into your cut-and-dry pattern?"
"She wants to do as much as Tessie does!" "Oh, but, Dad, she CAN'T!" fretted Teresa. "She's not a Child of Mary! She oughtn't to want to tag that way. Now all the other girls' sisters will tag!" "They haven't got sisters!" said Alanna, red-cheeked of a sudden. "Why, Mary Alanna Costello, they have too! Jean has, and Stella has, and Grace has her little cousins!" protested Teresa, triumphantly.
The landlord was at home when they arrived, and ordered them into the parlor, where he soon made his appearance. "Well, Connell," said he, smiling, "are you come to make me a higher offer?" "Why thin no, plase your honor," replied Peter, looking for confidence to Ellish: "instead o' that, sir, Ellish here " "Never heed me, alanna; tell his honor what you've to say, out o' the face. Go an acushla."
Alanna was delighted to have at last attracted her mother's whole attention, after some ten minutes of unregarded whispering in her ear. She settled her thin little person with the conscious pleasure of a petted cat. "What do you know about that, Dad?" said Mrs. Costello, absently, as she stiffened the big bow over Alanna's temple into a more erect position.
"Pether," said she, "it's like a dhrame to me that you're neglectin' your business, alanna." "Is it you, beauty? but, maybe, you'd first point out to me what business, barrin' buttherin' up yourself, I have to mind, you phanix bright?" "Quit yourself, Pether! it's time for you to give up your ould ways; you caught one bird wid them, an' that's enough. What do you intind to do!
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