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Chapter 17

           Itwasnotcuriositytolookatthejacaléofthemustanger;butafeelingofafarmoreirresistiblekind,towhichshewasyielding,asifshebelievedittobeherfate!

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           Shepaidavisittothelonehut,ontheAlamo;sheenteredunderitsroof;shescannedwithseeminginterestitssingularpenates;andnoted,withpleasedsurprise,thebooks,writingmaterials,andotherchattelsthatbetokenedtherefinementofitsowner;shelistenedwithapparentdelighttothepalthogueoftheConnemaraman,whocalledhera"coleenbawn;"shepartookofPhelim’shospitalitycondescendinglytastingofeverythingoffered,exceptthatwhichwasmosturgentlypresseduponher,"adhrapofthecrayther,drawnfreshfromthedimmyjan;"andfinallymadeherdeparturefromthespot,apparentlyinthehighestspirits.

           Alas!herdelightwasshort-lived:lastingonlysolongasitwassustainedbytheexcitementofthenoveladventure.Assherecrossedtheflowerprairie,shefoundtimeformakingavarietyofreflections;andtherewasonethatchilledhertotheverycoreofherheart.

           Wasitthethoughtthatshehadbeenactingwronglyinkeepingherfather,herbrother,andfriendsinsuspenseabouthersafety?Orhadshebecomeconsciousofplayingapartopentothesuspicionofbeingunfeminine?

           Noteither.Thecloudthatdarkenedherbrowinthemidstofthatblossomingbrightness,wascausedbyadifferent,andfarmoredistressing,reflection

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