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Cornwall, it must be remembered, is largely Celtic. She writes, again, that she has too much gratitude to find fault where she was treated kindly, even if there were room for it, but declares that she was never in a place that more deservedly claimed her good word than Ireland. It was to the famous earl of Strafford that the viceregal court first owed its brilliancy.
It was market-day at Riversborough, and the greetings there were still more numerous, and, if possible, more kindly. Everybody had a word for Phebe Marlowe; especially to-day, when her pretty black dress told of the loss she had suffered. She made her way to Whitefriars Road.
Even yet, though he occasionally practiced it, he did not take kindly to economy. "Yes," said the girl, "I enjoyed it all and it was so different from the prairie." There was comprehension, and a trace of sympathy, in Miss Barrington's nod. "Tell me a little, my dear," she said. "There was not a great deal about it in your letters."
In one day the nation had pulled itself together. "We have cried all day," they had said to themselves, "we have cried all night. It does not seem to have done much good. Now let us once again take up the burden of life." Some of them I noticed it in the hotel dining-room that evening were taking quite kindly to their food again. We make believe about quite serious things.
"I must ask you to keep to what is strictly relevant," said the coroner stiffly. "Time is going on, and I have another important witness to call a medical witness. Kindly tell me, as shortly as possible, what made you suppose that this stranger could possibly be " with an effort he brought out for the first time since the proceedings began, the words, "The Avenger?"
Mrs Lee smiled, and said, kindly: "I see you are very fond of your sister Effie." Christie's face spoke; but she did not trust her voice. "I suppose she is the eldest of your family?" "Yes. She's twenty-two. Oh, I wish you could see Effie! She is very different from what you would think from seeing me or Annie, even."
"Aunt Sally will be much disappointed if you do not keep the book," said Mary, quietly; "you might like to read it when you are all alone and have nothing else to do." "Well, well, as she has sent me the pudding, I'll keep the book; she means kindly, I dare say, and I do not wish to make you carry it back. What! must you go, little girl?
Mulready was really affected at seeing her children again, and embraced them, Ned thought, with more fondness than she had done when they went away. Mr. Mulready spoke genially and kindly, and Ned began to hope that things would not be so bad after all.
A woman who is charming in youth is still more charming in age to a man of Tom Burton's imagination, and he was touched to find how quickly the first sense of receiving an antagonist had given way before a desire to show their feeling of kindly hospitality toward a guest.
I hope the good 'squire has no design: but when he has given you so much money, and speaks so kindly to you, and praises your coming on; and, oh, that fatal word! that he would be kind to you, if you would do as you should do, almost kills us with fears.
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