THE ABSENTEE
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' "No, sir, no! " cried Lord Colambre, holding firm the paper' 98 ' " But I can't refuse your la'ship " ' 103 '" Then, Colambre, you are very disobliging " ' . . . 109 ' " Mordicai's! " exclaimed Lord Clonbrony, with a sudden blush, which he endeavoured to hide by taking snuff ' . . .Ill ' ' ' How pretty ! — how elegant ! Now that quite suits my teeste /"' 1 29 '"Lady Langdale, you may curtsy to me now — nobody is looking'" 132 ' For a moment, a window-curtain drawn aside let the sun shine upon her face '........ 137 ' " So they stood looking at it through the wall " ' . • ^59 ' " If you could stand still for one single particle of a second " ' . 174 ' The figure of an interesting-looking woman, in deep mourning, appeared '.......... 193 ' Ejaculating over one of Miss Nugent's gloves, which he had picked up ' ......... 203 ' The colonel skated forward on the polished oak floor, balancing himself with outstretched arms ' . . . . . .213 ' " I detest that Lady de Cresey to such a degree " ' . . . 225 ' " See the reward of all your services, indeed ! — What an un- reasonable, ungrateful man ! " ' 235 ' " Mrs. Raffarty," says he, " it's all your own fault " ' . . 248 ' " Ah, these red check curtains," said she, letting them down ' . 252 ' " Then, I'm tired " ' 257 ' " Well, sir, what are you following and sticking to me, like my shadow, for? " ' 263
