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"Mother," she at length said, "my heart is as cold as ice; but my brain is burning; feel my temples; how hot they are, and how they beat!" "I do, alanna dheelish; your body, as well as your mind, is sick; but we'll sind for the doctor, darlin', and you'll soon be betther, I hope." "I hope so; and then Connor and I can be married in spite of them.
Not that his grief was much lessened, but it was more rational, and altogether free from the violence and impiety which had characterized it when he awoke from his intoxication. "Honor," said he, "how do you find yourself this mornin', alanna? They tell me you're worse than you Wor yesterday."
She turned it over and over, and finally broke the seal. "It's from America," she said. "Bedad, alanna, I knew that before," returned old Dan, who was bending over her, his weather-beaten face betraying the utmost mystification. "Sure all of us knew that," murmured the bystanders. "Well, give the child time to see what's in it," urged Mrs. Kinsella.
"Aren't you lucky!" said Teresa, as she climbed a few minutes later into the back seat with Jim, and Dan pulled out the whip. Alanna, swinging her legs, gave a joyful assent. She was too happy to talk, but the other three had much to say. "Mother thinks we'll make eight hundred dollars," said Teresa. "GEE!" said the twins together, and Dan added, "If only Mrs. Church wins that desk now."
Alanna, because Marg'ret was so genuinely fond of her, lived in the seventh heaven of bliss, trotting about with the bigger girls, joining in their plans, and running their errands. The "grandchildren" were to have a play, entitled "By Nero's Command," in which both Teresa and Marg'ret sustained prominent parts, and even Alanna was allotted one line to speak.
The crowds, the lights, the music, the laughter, and the noise, and the pervading odor of pop-corn were not real, when a shabby, brown little book was her whole world, and she could not find it. "The drawing will begin," said Alanna, "and the Bishop will call out the number! And what'll I say? Every one will look at me; and HOW can I say I've lost it! Oh, what a baby they'll call me!"
Alanna came briskly up, and beamed at her. The little girl was driving about on all sorts of errands for her mother, and had come in to report.
"Dear knows, it's hard set we are to live these times at all." "Is it sixpence, woman alive!" cried Pat; "I wonder they had the face to offer it to ye. Well, well, I was looking for a shillin' now, or maybe two. Here, cut the child a bit o' griddle cake; she's been keepin' me company this long while, haven't ye, Roseen? An' it's starvin' she is out-an'-out." "Come here, alanna," said Mrs.
"But now we're all good friends again, aren't we, mother?" said Alanna's buoyant little voice. Her mother tipped her face up and kissed her. "You're a good friend, that I know, Alanna!" said she. "You look glorious. What's the special programme you've laid out for this morning, Sue?" said Susanna's husband, coming upon her in her rose garden early on a certain perfect October morning.
What father would not make any sacrifice to prevent his child from meeting such a fate? It's a trying thing and a pitiable calamity to see a father ashamed to name the child that he loves." The old man arose, and, approaching Cassidy, said, eagerly, "How much will do? Ashamed to name you, alanna, Ghierna Ghierna ashamed to name you, Connor!
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