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| author | Git automation user <git> | 2025-06-24 06:22:01 -0700 |
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| committer | Git automation user <git> | 2025-06-24 06:22:01 -0700 |
| commit | 0b2edc14a26e122d04a943b5ca8891a31fea8ec8 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/73352-h/73352-h.htm b/73352-h/73352-h.htm index e94dfe0..dd08f45 100644 --- a/73352-h/73352-h.htm +++ b/73352-h/73352-h.htm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ body { } h1,h2 { - text-align: center; + text-align: center; clear: both; } @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ hr.tiny {width: 5%; margin-left: 47.5%; margin-right: 47.5%; margin-top: 0em; hr.tb {width: 45%; margin-left: 27.5%; margin-right: 27.5%;} hr.chap {width: 65%; margin-left: 17.5%; margin-right: 17.5%;} @media print { hr.chap {display: none; visibility: hidden;} } - + div.chapter {page-break-before: always;} h2.nobreak {page-break-before: avoid;} @@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ requests, partly because she loved to show her own superior attainments, and partly because of a very definite conviction, which she had never yet put into words, that it was always worth while to show oneself -agreeable. In consequence of this complacence, she +agreeable. In consequence of this complaisance, she was seldom at a loss for companionship in play-time. There was always someone to walk about with, arms round one another’s waists after the immemorial @@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@ was silent.</p> grace, and dispensed the soup.</p> <p>“I say, what tommy-rot it is your not playing -hockey, Lydie. Bee and I have got a match on to-morrow +hockey, Lyddie. Bee and I have got a match on to-morrow afternoon.”</p> <p>“Can’t I come and watch you play?”</p> @@ -2900,7 +2900,7 @@ humiliating admission:</p> deficient in physical courage than is any other imaginative egotist, who sets the importance of cutting a<span class="pagenum" id="Page_65">[65]</span> figure far above any incidental bodily risk that may -be incurred in cutting in, she successfully avoided at +be incurred in cutting it, she successfully avoided at least the appearance of running away from the ball.</p> <p>The game, of course, was what was known to the @@ -6677,7 +6677,7 @@ her work, and only pretended a little modest hesitation.</p> <p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_154">[154]</span>“I am afraid you wouldn’t find them very interesting—but I should like to know if you think there’s -any hope for me, Mr. ——”</p> +any hope for me, Mr.——”</p> <p>“My name is Margoliouth,” said he.</p> @@ -6941,7 +6941,7 @@ yourself at the Polytechnic, dear; mind and not take cold coming out from those hot places this bitter weather.” Then later: “This Mr. Margoliouth seems very attractive. Don’t let him break your little heart, -dear!”</p> +dear!!”</p> <p>The two notes of exclamation denoted Aunt Beryl’s humorous intention, as Lydia well knew. But one day @@ -8764,7 +8764,7 @@ even sympathy in all that Olive told her, and was conscious of feeling both pleased and flattered when, as they entered Regency Terrace again, Olive remarked with what, by the Senthoven standards, perilously approached -to sentiment.</p> +to sentiment:</p> <p>“I must say, ole gurl, I never thought you’d turn out such a decent sort.”</p> @@ -9277,7 +9277,7 @@ of the entrance-hall.</p> <p>She had only given her own name, rather to Lydia’s vexation.</p> -<p>The hostess, who rustled forward in an elaborate tea-gown,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_217">[217]</span> +<p>The hostess, who rustled forward in an elaborate tea-gown,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_217">[217]</span> upset Lydia’s preconceived ideas of the literary Lady Honoret altogether.</p> @@ -9554,7 +9554,7 @@ place of business all the week.”</p> <p>She could not have imagined beforehand that she would ever make such an announcement during the course of an afternoon call upon Lady Honoret, but -the mention of starving plumbers and Liverpool bar-maids<span class="pagenum" id="Page_224">[224]</span> +the mention of starving plumbers and Liverpool bar-maids<span class="pagenum" id="Page_224">[224]</span> had convinced her that such candour would prove merely an additional asset in her favour.</p> @@ -12008,7 +12008,7 @@ very thick, Lydia.”</p> Nathalie only spoke of the thin, patent-leather, high-heeled things as “boots” by courtesy.</p> -<p>Lydia remembered Lady Mary Damerel’s substantial +<p>Lydia remembered Lady Lucy Damerel’s substantial footwear, and bought a pair of thick country shoes the next time that they went into Clyst Milton.</p> @@ -12399,7 +12399,7 @@ momentarily caused in these literary circles was now apparently forgotten, and although Lydia resolutely told herself that she had expected nothing less, she could not help noticing that instead of being introduced -to visitors as the new discov’ey, she was now +to visitors as the new discove’y, she was now either left unpresented, or referred to as “my husband’s secreta’y, who does sums so ve’y, ve’y marvellously. Poor little <i>me</i> can never add two and two together, you @@ -14688,7 +14688,7 @@ stacked together in a heap.</p> <p>Just as Lydia was looking at them, a very little boy of not more than five years old succeeded in clambering -to the summit of the pile, and stool there triumphant, +to the summit of the pile, and stood there triumphant, precariously straddling from the top of one hurdle to another.</p> @@ -15532,7 +15532,7 @@ carriage, helpless and puzzled.</p> <p>What had that impossible youth said to little Jennie under the syringa-bushes in the dark drive—why had -they taken that way home—that was no way at all—from<span class="pagenum" id="Page_367">[367]</span> +they taken that way home—that was no way at all—from<span class="pagenum" id="Page_367">[367]</span> the Four Acres field? It must have been at Jennie’s suggestion, for how could Mr. Valentine have known anything about it? How long had they been @@ -15640,7 +15640,7 @@ before seeking any rest, she carefully put in order all the tumbled contents in the plain chest of drawers and dressing-table. It partly assuaged her vague sensation of anxiety to be occupied, and partly caused her to feel -certain a slight amusement at the thought of Jennie’s +a certain slight amusement at the thought of Jennie’s indignant protests could she have seen her mother at work.</p> @@ -16938,7 +16938,7 @@ your little Charlie is all right. He’ll be out of it all at his age.”</p> <p>“He’s only thirteen,” said the Colonel gruffly. -“They’ll rush’em through like anything, though. I’m +“They’ll rush ’em through like anything, though. I’m glad now that they neither of them had a fancy for soldiering, and chose the Navy instead. They can be<span class="pagenum" id="Page_401">[401]</span> made use of right away, young as they are, if they’re @@ -19736,7 +19736,7 @@ back again to his seat in front of the writing-table.</p> <p>His attitude was one familiar to Lydia, and, indeed, to all those who knew him: one knee crossed over the other, his hands lightly joined together, his chair turned -sideways to the light that fell from the little reading-lamp<span class="pagenum" id="Page_468">[468]</span> +sideways to the light that fell from the little reading-lamp<span class="pagenum" id="Page_468">[468]</span> upon his thin grey hair and kind, simple face, that held little of learning or of great shrewdness.</p> @@ -20303,3 +20303,4 @@ surrounding her.</p> </body> </html> + |
