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"Fie, fie, then Nero! such a season calls for perfect self- possession. Up, then, and rouse thyself to action."

But Mary spoke again, and more sweetly and shrilly than ever. "A pretty parson, forsooth! And to keep company with a pirate captain! Fie! When he looks at me, I clutch my gold chain and turn the flash of my rings from sight, and Dick and Nick Barry are the worst rakes in the colony!

Smith, you are come in very good time," said Mr. Branghton, "to end a dispute between my son and daughter, about where they shall all go to-night." "O, fie, Tom,-dispute with a lady!" cried Mr. Smith. "I was just saying, Mr. Smith," said Miss Branghton, "that I should like to go to Don Saltero's;-now, pray, where should you like to go?"

"Wouldst as lief breakfast in thy shift?" "No," said Miss Janice, with a wicked sparkle in her eyes, "because if I did Philemon would come oftener than ever." "Fie upon thee, Janice Meredith!" cried her friend, "for a froward, indelicate female." "And why more indelicate than the men who'd come?" demanded Janice. "'Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of modesty is want of sense,"

Oh, my darling, forgive me!" as a big tear rolled down his cheek. "I shall always love you, Dot; you will not lose me. Oh, dear! oh dear! what am I to say to him, Allan?" "You will not love me the most any longer, Essie." And as I took him in my arms and kissed him passionately his cheek felt wet against mine. "Oh, Frankie, fie for shame!" interrupted Allan.

In a word, Miss, it will be kept out of your hands, till my father sees you discreet enough to have the management of it, or till you can dutifully, by law, tear it from him. Fie, Miss Harlowe! said my aunt: this is not pretty to your sister. O Madam, let her go on. This is nothing to what I have borne from Miss Harlowe.

But I believe the gentleman who will accompany you is of the same figure as myself." "Exactly the same," said the cousin; "except that he is fair." "All the better," said I, "the fair always conquer the dark with ease." "Not always," said the other. "But tell us, at any rate, whether we are to wear men's dresses." "Fie! fie! I should be angry with myself if I had entertained such a thought."

"Oh! I daresay she is crying because she could not go out with Missis in the carriage," interposed Bessie. "Surely not! why, she is too old for such pettishness." I thought so too; and my self-esteem being wounded by the false charge, I answered promptly, "I never cried for such a thing in my life: I hate going out in the carriage. I cry because I am miserable." "Oh fie, Miss!" said Bessie.

"How can ye reconcile it to religion, to justice, or to charity, the snares and plots laid by you, miss, in company with those men of God, to rob that poor child Paul, and his little sister and brothers, of their ancient, noble, and holy religion? Fie, fie, fie! Is it such conduct you call religion? It is the very reverse.

"So you have gone and done as I prophesied, after all your wrath on the moor, and preciseness at Hurlton. Then, when he loses his money, and in common sense you may both think better of it, shake hands and go your several ways; you make all up, post haste, and come together with a flourish of trumpets, and poverty will come in at the door, and love fly out at the window. Fie!