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AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Extend the following narrative:
CHAPTER I. | "Home, sweet Home."
--_Old English Song._ | 0 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
"Home, sweet Home."
--_Old English Song._ | Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the
drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes. | 1 |
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Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the
drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes. | The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine
is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and
rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable. | 2 |
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The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine
is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and
rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable. | Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the
heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her
mourning robes. The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or
at least the knowledge of it. There joy, here the signs and trappings of
woe. | 3 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | What happens next in the story?
Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the
heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her
mourning robes. The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or
at least the knowledge of it. There joy, here the signs and trappings of
w... | The black gown and funereal trimmings hardly harmonize with the girl's
flower-like face and the gay song that trembles on her lips. But, alas!
for how short a time does our first keen sorrow last! how swiftly are
our dead forgotten! how seldom does grief kill! When eight long months
have flown by across her father's gr... | 4 |
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The black gown and funereal trimmings hardly harmonize with the girl's
flower-like face and the gay song that trembles on her lips. But, alas!
for how short a time does our first keen sorrow last! how swiftly are
our dead forgotten! how seldom does grief kill! When eight long months
hav... | Not that her sorrow for him, even at its freshest, was very deep; it was
of the subdued and horrified rather than the passionate, despairing
kind. And though in truth she mourned and wept for him until her pretty
eyes could hold no longer tears, still there was a mildness about her
grief more suggestive of tender melan... | 5 |
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Not that her sorrow for him, even at its freshest, was very deep; it was
of the subdued and horrified rather than the passionate, despairing
kind. And though in truth she mourned and wept for him until her pretty
eyes could hold no longer tears, still there was a mildness about ... | From her the dead father could scarcely be more separated than had been
the living. Naturally of a rather sedentary disposition, Archibald
Chesney, on the death of the wife whom he adored, had become that most
uninteresting and selfish of all things, a confirmed bookworm. He went
in for study, of the abstruse and heavy... | 6 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | What happens next in the story?
From her the dead father could scarcely be more separated than had been
the living. Naturally of a rather sedentary disposition, Archibald
Chesney, on the death of the wife whom he adored, had become that most
uninteresting and selfish of all things, a confirmed bookworm. He went
in for... | At times he absolutely forgot the existence of his little three-year-old
daughter; and if ever the remembrance of her did cross his mind it was
but to think of her as an incubus,--as another misfortune heaped upon
his luckless shoulders,--and to wonder, with a sigh, what he was to do
with her in the future. | 7 |
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At times he absolutely forgot the existence of his little three-year-old
daughter; and if ever the remembrance of her did cross his mind it was
but to think of her as an incubus,--as another misfortune heaped upon
his luckless shoulders,--and to wonder, with a sigh, what he wa... | The child, deprived of a tender mother at so early an age, was flung,
therefore, upon the tender mercies of her nurses, who alternately petted
and injudiciously reproved her, until at length she bade fair to be as
utterly spoilt as a child can be. | 8 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
The child, deprived of a tender mother at so early an age, was flung,
therefore, upon the tender mercies of her nurses, who alternately petted
and injudiciously reproved her, until at length she bade fair to be as
utterly spoilt as a child can be. | She had one companion, a boy-cousin about a year older than herself. He
too was lonely and orphaned, so that the two children, making common
cause, clung closely to each other, and shared, both in infancy and in
early youth, their joys and sorrows. The Park had been the boy's home
ever since his parents' death, Mr. Che... | 9 |
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She had one companion, a boy-cousin about a year older than herself. He
too was lonely and orphaned, so that the two children, making common
cause, clung closely to each other, and shared, both in infancy and in
early youth, their joys and sorrows. The Park had been the boy's home
ever ... | Not that the education of these children was neglected. They had all
tuition that was necessary; and Lilian, having a talent for music,
learned to sing and play the piano very charmingly. She could ride, too,
and sit her horse _a merveille_, and had a passion for reading,--perhaps
inherited. But, as novels were her pri... | 10 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
Not that the education of these children was neglected. They had all
tuition that was necessary; and Lilian, having a talent for music,
learned to sing and play the piano very charmingly. She could ride, too,
and sit her horse _a merveille_, and had a passion for reading,... | The County, knowing her to be an heiress,--though not a large
one,--called systematically on her every three months. Twice she had
been taken to a ball by an enterprising mother with a large family of
unpromising sons. But as she reached her eighteenth year her father
died, and her old home, the Park, being strictly en... | 11 |
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The County, knowing her to be an heiress,--though not a large
one,--called systematically on her every three months. Twice she had
been taken to a ball by an enterprising mother with a large family of
unpromising sons. But as she reached her eighteenth year her father
died, and h... | From thence he had written to the effect that, as he probably should not
return to his native land for another six months, he hoped his cousin
(if it pleased her) would continue to reside at the Park--where all the
old servants were to be kept on--until his return. | 12 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
From thence he had written to the effect that, as he probably should not
return to his native land for another six months, he hoped his cousin
(if it pleased her) would continue to reside at the Park--where all the
old servants were to be kept on--until his return. | It did please his cousin; and in her old home she still reigned as
queen, until after eight months she received a letter from her father's
lawyer warning her of Archibald Chesney's actual arrival in London. | 13 |
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It did please his cousin; and in her old home she still reigned as
queen, until after eight months she received a letter from her father's
lawyer warning her of Archibald Chesney's actual arrival in London. | This letter failed in its object. Lilian either would not or could not
bring herself to name the day that should part her forever from all the
old haunts and pleasant nooks she loved so well. She was not brave
enough to take her "Bradshaw" and look up the earliest train that ought
to convey her away from the Park. Inde... | 14 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
This letter failed in its object. Lilian either would not or could not
bring herself to name the day that should part her forever from all the
old haunts and pleasant nooks she loved so well. She was not brave
enough to take her "Bradshaw" and look up the earliest train t... | For a whole week it did very little. | 15 |
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For a whole week it did very little. | Lilian was independent in more ways than one. She had considerable
spirit and five hundred pounds a year in her own right. Not only did she
object to leave the Park, but she regarded with horror the prospect of
going to reside with the guardians appointed to receive her by her
father. Not that this idea need have fille... | 16 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | What happens next in the story?
Lilian was independent in more ways than one. She had considerable
spirit and five hundred pounds a year in her own right. Not only did she
object to leave the Park, but she regarded with horror the prospect of
going to reside with the guardians appointed to receive her by her
father. N... | Why Mr. Chesney had chosen so young a man to look after his daughter's
interests must forever remain a mystery,--perhaps because he happened to
be the eldest son of his oldest friend, long since dead. Sir Guy
accepted the charge because he thought it uncivil to refuse, and chiefly
because he believed it likely Miss Che... | 17 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Write the following part of the novel:
Why Mr. Chesney had chosen so young a man to look after his daughter's
interests must forever remain a mystery,--perhaps because he happened to
be the eldest son of his oldest friend, long since dead. Sir Guy
accepted the charge because he thought it uncivil to refuse, and chiefl... | Now, however, standing in her own drawing-room, Lilian feels, with a
pang, the game is almost played out; she must leave. Aunt Priscilla's
arguments, detestable though they be, are unhappily quite unanswerable.
To her own heart she confesses this much, and the little gay French song
dies on her lips, and the smile fade... | 18 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | What happens next in the story?
Now, however, standing in her own drawing-room, Lilian feels, with a
pang, the game is almost played out; she must leave. Aunt Priscilla's
arguments, detestable though they be, are unhappily quite unanswerable.
To her own heart she confesses this much, and the little gay French song
die... | It is more than pretty, it is lovely,--the fair, sweet childish face,
framed in by its yellow hair; her great velvety eyes, now misty through
vain longing, are blue as the skies above her; her nose is pure Greek;
her forehead, low, but broad, is partly shrouded by little wandering
threads of gold that every now and the... | 19 |
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It is more than pretty, it is lovely,--the fair, sweet childish face,
framed in by its yellow hair; her great velvety eyes, now misty through
vain longing, are blue as the skies above her; her nose is pure Greek;
her forehead, low, but broad, is partly shrouded by little wandering
threa... | She is not tall, and she is very slender but not lean. She is willful,
quick-tempered, and impetuous, but large-hearted and lovable. There is a
certain haughtiness about her that contrasts curiously but pleasantly
with her youthful expression and laughing kissable mouth. She is
straight and lissome as a young ash-tree;... | 20 |
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She is not tall, and she is very slender but not lean. She is willful,
quick-tempered, and impetuous, but large-hearted and lovable. There is a
certain haughtiness about her that contrasts curiously but pleasantly
with her youthful expression and laughing kissable mouth. She is
... | Just now, perhaps, as she hears the honest sound of her aunt's footstep
in the hall, a slight pout takes possession of her lips and a flickering
frown adorns her brow. Aunt Priscilla is coming, and Aunt Priscilla
brings victory in her train, and it is not every one can accept defeat
with grace. | 21 |
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Just now, perhaps, as she hears the honest sound of her aunt's footstep
in the hall, a slight pout takes possession of her lips and a flickering
frown adorns her brow. Aunt Priscilla is coming, and Aunt Priscilla
brings victory in her train, and it is not every one can accept def... | She hastily pulls up one of the blinds; and as old Miss Chesney opens
the door and advances up the room, young Miss Chesney rather turns her
shoulder to her and stares moodily out of the window. But Aunt Priscilla
is not to be daunted. | 22 |
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She hastily pulls up one of the blinds; and as old Miss Chesney opens
the door and advances up the room, young Miss Chesney rather turns her
shoulder to her and stares moodily out of the window. But Aunt Priscilla
is not to be daunted. | "Well, Lilian," she says, in a hopeful tone, and with an amount of faith
admirable under the circumstances, "I trust you have been thinking it
over favorably, and that----" | 23 |
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"Well, Lilian," she says, in a hopeful tone, and with an amount of faith
admirable under the circumstances, "I trust you have been thinking it
over favorably, and that----" | "Thinking what over?" asks Lilian; which interruption is a mean
subterfuge. | 24 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
"Thinking what over?" asks Lilian; which interruption is a mean
subterfuge. | "----And that the night has induced you to see your situation in its
proper light." | 25 |
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"----And that the night has induced you to see your situation in its
proper light." | "You speak as though I were the under house-maid," says Lilian with a
faint sense of humor. "And yet the word suits me. Surely there never yet
was a situation as mine. I wish my horrid cousin had been drowned
in----. No, Aunt Priscilla, the night has not reformed me. On the
contrary, it has demoralized me, through a dr... | 26 |
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"You speak as though I were the under house-maid," says Lilian with a
faint sense of humor. "And yet the word suits me. Surely there never yet
was a situation as mine. I wish my horrid cousin had been drowned
in----. No, Aunt Priscilla, the night has not reformed me. On the
co... | "Dreams go by contraries," quotes Miss Priscilla, sententiously. "I
don't believe in them. Besides, from all I have heard of the Chetwoodes
they are far too well regulated a family to have anything amiss with
their ceilings." | 27 |
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"Dreams go by contraries," quotes Miss Priscilla, sententiously. "I
don't believe in them. Besides, from all I have heard of the Chetwoodes
they are far too well regulated a family to have anything amiss with
their ceilings." | "Oh, how _you do_ add fuel to the fire that is consuming me!" exclaims
Lilian, with a groan. "A well-regulated family!--what can be more awful?
Ever since I have been old enough to reason I have looked with righteous
horror upon a well-regulated family. Aunt Priscilla, if you don't change
your tune I vow and protest I ... | 28 |
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"Oh, how _you do_ add fuel to the fire that is consuming me!" exclaims
Lilian, with a groan. "A well-regulated family!--what can be more awful?
Ever since I have been old enough to reason I have looked with righteous
horror upon a well-regulated family. Aunt Priscilla, if you ... | "I thought, Lilian," says her aunt, severely, "you promised me yesterday
to think seriously of what I have now been saying to you for a whole
week without cessation." | 29 |
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"I thought, Lilian," says her aunt, severely, "you promised me yesterday
to think seriously of what I have now been saying to you for a whole
week without cessation." | "Well, so I am thinking," with a sigh. "It is the amount of thinking I
have been doing for a whole week without cessation that is gradually
turning my hair gray." | 30 |
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"Well, so I am thinking," with a sigh. "It is the amount of thinking I
have been doing for a whole week without cessation that is gradually
turning my hair gray." | "It would be all very well," says Miss Priscilla, impatiently, "if I
could remain with you; but I cannot. I must return to my duties." These
duties consisted of persecuting poor little children every Sunday by
compelling them to attend her Scriptural class (so she called it) and
answer such questions from the Old Testa... | 31 |
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"It would be all very well," says Miss Priscilla, impatiently, "if I
could remain with you; but I cannot. I must return to my duties." These
duties consisted of persecuting poor little children every Sunday by
compelling them to attend her Scriptural class (so she called it) and
answer ... | "How I wish poor papa had left the Park to me!" says Lilian,
discontentedly, and somewhat irrelevantly. | 32 |
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"How I wish poor papa had left the Park to me!" says Lilian,
discontentedly, and somewhat irrelevantly. | "My dear child, I have explained to you at least a dozen times that such
a gift was not in his power. It goes--that is, the Park,--to a male
heir, and----" | 33 |
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"My dear child, I have explained to you at least a dozen times that such
a gift was not in his power. It goes--that is, the Park,--to a male
heir, and----" | "Yes, I know," petulantly. "Well, then I wish it _had_ been in his power
to leave it to me." | 34 |
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"Yes, I know," petulantly. "Well, then I wish it _had_ been in his power
to leave it to me." | "And how about writing to Lady Chetwoode?" says Aunt Priscilla, giving
up the argument in despair. (She is a wise woman.) "The sooner you do so
the better." | 35 |
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"And how about writing to Lady Chetwoode?" says Aunt Priscilla, giving
up the argument in despair. (She is a wise woman.) "The sooner you do so
the better." | "I hate strangers," says Lilian, mournfully. "They make me unhappy. Why
can't I remain where I am? George or Archibald, or whatever his name is,
might just as well let me have a room here. I'm sure the place is large
enough. He need not grudge me one or two apartments. The left wing, for
instance." | 36 |
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"I hate strangers," says Lilian, mournfully. "They make me unhappy. Why
can't I remain where I am? George or Archibald, or whatever his name is,
might just as well let me have a room here. I'm sure the place is large
enough. He need not grudge me one or two apartments. The left wing, fo... | "Lilian," says Miss Chesney, rising from her chair, "how old are you? Is
it possible that at eighteen you have yet to learn the meaning of the
word 'propriety'? You--a _young girl_--to remain here alone with a
_young man_!" | 37 |
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"Lilian," says Miss Chesney, rising from her chair, "how old are you? Is
it possible that at eighteen you have yet to learn the meaning of the
word 'propriety'? You--a _young girl_--to remain here alone with a
_young man_!" | "He need never see me," says Lilian, quite unmoved by this burst of
eloquence. "I should take very good care of that, as I know I shall
detest him." | 38 |
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"He need never see me," says Lilian, quite unmoved by this burst of
eloquence. "I should take very good care of that, as I know I shall
detest him." | "I decline to listen to you," says Miss Priscilla, raising her hands to
her ears. "You must be lost to all sense of decorum even to imagine such
a thing. You and he in one house, how should you avoid meeting?" | 39 |
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"I decline to listen to you," says Miss Priscilla, raising her hands to
her ears. "You must be lost to all sense of decorum even to imagine such
a thing. You and he in one house, how should you avoid meeting?" | "Well, even if we did meet," says Lilian, with a small rippling laugh
impossible to quell, "I dare say he wouldn't bite me." | 40 |
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"Well, even if we did meet," says Lilian, with a small rippling laugh
impossible to quell, "I dare say he wouldn't bite me." | "No,"--sternly,--"he would probably do worse. He would make love to you.
Some instinct warns me," says Miss Priscilla, with the liveliest horror,
gazing upon the exquisite, glowing face before her, "that within five
days he would be making _violent_ love to you." | 41 |
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"No,"--sternly,--"he would probably do worse. He would make love to you.
Some instinct warns me," says Miss Priscilla, with the liveliest horror,
gazing upon the exquisite, glowing face before her, "that within five
days he would be making _violent_ love to you." | "You strengthen my desire to stay," says Lilian, somewhat frivolously,
"I should so like to say 'No' to him!" | 42 |
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"You strengthen my desire to stay," says Lilian, somewhat frivolously,
"I should so like to say 'No' to him!" | "Lilian, you make me shudder," says Miss Priscilla, earnestly. "When I
was your age, even younger, I had a full sense of the horror of allowing
any man to mention my name lightly. I kept all men at arm's length, I
suffered no jesting or foolish talking from them. And mark the result,"
says Miss Chesney, with pride: "I ... | 43 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
"Lilian, you make me shudder," says Miss Priscilla, earnestly. "When I
was your age, even younger, I had a full sense of the horror of allowing
any man to mention my name lightly. I kept all men at arm's length, I
suffered no jesting or foolish talking from them. And mark... | "Did any one ever propose to you, auntie?" asks Miss Lilian with a
naughty laugh. | 44 |
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"Did any one ever propose to you, auntie?" asks Miss Lilian with a
naughty laugh. | "Certainly. I had many offers," replies Miss Priscilla, promptly,--which
is one of the few lies she allows herself; "I was persecuted by suitors
in my younger days; but I refused them all. And if you will take my
advice, Lilian," says this virgin, with much solemnity, "you will never,
_never_ put yourself into clutches... | 45 |
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"Certainly. I had many offers," replies Miss Priscilla, promptly,--which
is one of the few lies she allows herself; "I was persecuted by suitors
in my younger days; but I refused them all. And if you will take my
advice, Lilian," says this virgin, with much solemnity, "you wil... | "It is, rather," says Lilian, demurely. But, suddenly brightening,
"Between my dismal dreaming last night I thought of another plan." | 46 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | What happens next in the story?
"It is, rather," says Lilian, demurely. But, suddenly brightening,
"Between my dismal dreaming last night I thought of another plan." | "Another!" with open dismay. | 47 |
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"Another!" with open dismay. | "Yes,"--triumphantly,--"it occurred to me that this bugbear my cousin
might go abroad again. Like the Wandering Jew, he is always traveling;
and who knows but he may take a fancy to visit the South Pole, or
discover the Northwestern Passage, or go with Jules Verne to the centre
of the earth? If so, why should not I rem... | 48 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Follow up the story after this paragraph:
"Yes,"--triumphantly,--"it occurred to me that this bugbear my cousin
might go abroad again. Like the Wandering Jew, he is always traveling;
and who knows but he may take a fancy to visit the South Pole, or
discover the Northwestern Passage, or go with Jules Verne to the centr... | "Nothing,"--tritely,--"but unfortunately he is not going abroad again." | 49 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
"Nothing,"--tritely,--"but unfortunately he is not going abroad again." | "No! How do you know that?" | 50 |
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"No! How do you know that?" | "Through Mr. Shrude, the solicitor." | 51 |
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"Through Mr. Shrude, the solicitor." | "Ah!" says Lilian, in a despairing tone, "how unhappy I am! Though I
might have known that wretched young man would be the last to do what is
his palpable duty." There is a pause. Lilian's head sinks upon her hand;
dejection shows itself in every feature. She sighs so heavily that Miss
Priscilla's spirits rise and she ... | 52 |
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"Ah!" says Lilian, in a despairing tone, "how unhappy I am! Though I
might have known that wretched young man would be the last to do what is
his palpable duty." There is a pause. Lilian's head sinks upon her hand;
dejection shows itself in every feature. She sighs so heavily that Miss
... | Suddenly Lilian's countenance clears; she raises her head, and a faint
smile appears within her eyes. | 53 |
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Suddenly Lilian's countenance clears; she raises her head, and a faint
smile appears within her eyes. | "Aunt Priscilla, I have yet another plan," she says, cheerfully. | 54 |
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"Aunt Priscilla, I have yet another plan," she says, cheerfully. | "Oh, my dear, I do hope not," says poor Miss Chesney, almost on the
verge of tears. | 55 |
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"Oh, my dear, I do hope not," says poor Miss Chesney, almost on the
verge of tears. | "Yes, and it emanated from you. Supposing I were to remain here, and he
did fall in love with me, and married me: what then? Would not that
solve the difficulty? Once the ceremony was performed he might go prying
about all over the known globe for all that I should care. I should have
my dear Park. I declare," says Lil... | 56 |
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"Yes, and it emanated from you. Supposing I were to remain here, and he
did fall in love with me, and married me: what then? Would not that
solve the difficulty? Once the ceremony was performed he might go prying
about all over the known globe for all that I should care. I shoul... | "And are you going to throw yourself upon your cousin's generosity and
actually ask him to take pity on you and make you his wife? Lilian, I
fancied you had some pride," says Miss Chesney, gravely. | 57 |
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"And are you going to throw yourself upon your cousin's generosity and
actually ask him to take pity on you and make you his wife? Lilian, I
fancied you had some pride," says Miss Chesney, gravely. | "So I have," says Lilian, with a repentant sigh. "How I wish I hadn't!
No, I suppose it wouldn't do to marry him in that way, no matter how
badly I treated him afterward to make up for it. Well, my last hope is
dead." | 58 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Extend the following narrative:
"So I have," says Lilian, with a repentant sigh. "How I wish I hadn't!
No, I suppose it wouldn't do to marry him in that way, no matter how
badly I treated him afterward to make up for it. Well, my last hope is
dead." | "And a good thing too. Now, had you not better sit down and write to
Lady Chetwoode or your guardian, naming an early date for going to them?
Though what your father could have meant by selecting so young a man as
a guardian is more than I can imagine." | 59 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Extend the following narrative:
"And a good thing too. Now, had you not better sit down and write to
Lady Chetwoode or your guardian, naming an early date for going to them?
Though what your father could have meant by selecting so young a man as
a guardian is more than I can imagine." | "Because he wished me to live with Lady Chetwoode, who was evidently an
old flame; and because Sir Guy, from all I hear, is a sort of Admirable
Crichton--something as prosy as the Heir of Redclyffe, as dull as Sir
Galahad. A goody-goody old-young man. For my part, I would have
preferred a hoary-headed gentleman, with j... | 60 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Write the following part of the novel:
"Because he wished me to live with Lady Chetwoode, who was evidently an
old flame; and because Sir Guy, from all I hear, is a sort of Admirable
Crichton--something as prosy as the Heir of Redclyffe, as dull as Sir
Galahad. A goody-goody old-young man. For my part, I would have
pr... | "Lilian, don't be flippant," in a tone of horror. "I tremble when I
reflect on the dangers that must attend your unbridled tongue." | 61 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Continue the story from this paragraph:
"Lilian, don't be flippant," in a tone of horror. "I tremble when I
reflect on the dangers that must attend your unbridled tongue." | "Well, but, Aunt Priscilla,"--plaintively,--"one doesn't relish the
thought of spending day after day with a man who will think it his duty
to find fault every time I give way to my sentiments, and probably grow
pale with disgust whenever I laugh aloud. Shan't I lead him a life!"
says the younger Miss Chesney, viciousl... | 62 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | What happens next in the story?
"Well, but, Aunt Priscilla,"--plaintively,--"one doesn't relish the
thought of spending day after day with a man who will think it his duty
to find fault every time I give way to my sentiments, and probably grow
pale with disgust whenever I laugh aloud. Shan't I lead him a life!"
says t... | "Child," says Miss Priscilla, "let me recommend a course of severe study
to you as the best means of subduing your evil inclinations." | 63 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Continue the story from this paragraph:
"Child," says Miss Priscilla, "let me recommend a course of severe study
to you as the best means of subduing your evil inclinations." | "I shall take your advice," says the incorrigible Lilian; "I shall study
Sir Guy. I expect that will be the severest course of study I have ever
undergone." | 64 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Follow up the story after this paragraph:
"I shall take your advice," says the incorrigible Lilian; "I shall study
Sir Guy. I expect that will be the severest course of study I have ever
undergone." | "Get your paper and write," says Miss Priscilla, who, against her will,
is smiling grimly. | 65 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Continue the story from this paragraph:
"Get your paper and write," says Miss Priscilla, who, against her will,
is smiling grimly. | "I suppose, indeed, I must," says Lilian, seating herself at her
davenport with all the airs of a finished martyr. "'Needs must,' you
know, Aunt Priscilla. I dare say you recollect the rest of that rather
vulgar proverb. I shall seal my fate this instant by writing to Lady
Chetwoode. But, oh!" turning on her chair to r... | 66 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERI | Follow up the story after this paragraph:
"I suppose, indeed, I must," says Lilian, seating herself at her
davenport with all the airs of a finished martyr. "'Needs must,' you
know, Aunt Priscilla. I dare say you recollect the rest of that rather
vulgar proverb. I shall seal my fate this instant by writing to Lady
Che... | CHAPTER II. | 67 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Write the following part of the novel:
CHAPTER II. | "Be not over-exquisite
To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON. | 68 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Extend the following narrative:
"Be not over-exquisite
To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON. | Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its
bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy
table-cloth. The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all
around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to
be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table... | 69 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | What happens next in the story?
Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its
bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy
table-cloth. The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all
around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to
be trifled with; wh... | Evidently the family is late for breakfast. As a rule, the Chetwoode
family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them
certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down. | 70 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Continue the story from this paragraph:
Evidently the family is late for breakfast. As a rule, the Chetwoode
family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them
certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down. | Ten o'clock rings out mysteriously from the handsome marble clock upon
the chimney-piece, and precisely three minutes afterward the door is
thrown open to admit an elderly lady, tall and fair, and still
beautiful. | 71 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | What happens next in the story?
Ten o'clock rings out mysteriously from the handsome marble clock upon
the chimney-piece, and precisely three minutes afterward the door is
thrown open to admit an elderly lady, tall and fair, and still
beautiful. | She walks with a slow, rather stately step, and in spite of her years
carries her head high. Upon this head rests the daintiest of morning
caps, all white lace and delicate ribbon bows, that match in color her
trailing gown. Her hands, small and tapering, are covered with rings;
otherwise she wears no adornment of any ... | 72 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Extend the following narrative:
She walks with a slow, rather stately step, and in spite of her years
carries her head high. Upon this head rests the daintiest of morning
caps, all white lace and delicate ribbon bows, that match in color her
trailing gown. Her hands, small and tapering, are covered with rings;
otherwi... | Now, finding the room empty, and knowing it to be four minutes after
ten, she says to herself, "The first!" with a little surprise and much
pardonable pride, and seats herself with something of an air before the
militant urn. When we are old it is so sweet to us to be younger than
the young, when we are young it is so ... | 73 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Write the following part of the novel:
Now, finding the room empty, and knowing it to be four minutes after
ten, she says to herself, "The first!" with a little surprise and much
pardonable pride, and seats herself with something of an air before the
militant urn. When we are old it is so sweet to us to be younger tha... | An elderly butler, who has evidently seen service (in every sense of the
word), and who is actually steeped in respectability up to his port-wine
nose, hovers around the breakfast, adjusting this dish affectionately,
and straightening that, until all is carefully awry, when he leaves the
room with a sigh of satisfactio... | 74 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | What happens next in the story?
An elderly butler, who has evidently seen service (in every sense of the
word), and who is actually steeped in respectability up to his port-wine
nose, hovers around the breakfast, adjusting this dish affectionately,
and straightening that, until all is carefully awry, when he leaves th... | Perhaps Lady Chetwoode's self-admiration would have grown beyond bounds,
but that just at this instant voices in the hall distract her thoughts.
The sounds make her face brighten and bring a smile to her lips. "The
boys" are coming. She draws the teacups a little nearer to her and makes
a gentle fuss over the spoons. A... | 75 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Follow up the story after this paragraph:
Perhaps Lady Chetwoode's self-admiration would have grown beyond bounds,
but that just at this instant voices in the hall distract her thoughts.
The sounds make her face brighten and bring a smile to her lips. "The
boys" are coming. She draws the teacups a little nearer to her... | On seeing his mother he is pleased to make a gesture indicative of the
most exaggerated surprise. | 76 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
On seeing his mother he is pleased to make a gesture indicative of the
most exaggerated surprise. | "Now, who could have anticipated it?" he says. "Her gracious majesty
already assembled, while her faithful subjects---- Well," with a sudden
change of tone, "for my part I call it downright shabby of people to
scramble down-stairs before other people merely for the sake of putting
them to the blush." | 77 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Write the following part of the novel:
"Now, who could have anticipated it?" he says. "Her gracious majesty
already assembled, while her faithful subjects---- Well," with a sudden
change of tone, "for my part I call it downright shabby of people to
scramble down-stairs before other people merely for the sake of puttin... | "Lazy boy! no wonder you are ashamed of yourself when you look at the
clock," says Lady Chetwoode, smiling fondly as she returns his greeting. | 78 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Extend the following narrative:
"Lazy boy! no wonder you are ashamed of yourself when you look at the
clock," says Lady Chetwoode, smiling fondly as she returns his greeting. | "Ashamed! Pray do not misunderstand me. I have arrived at my
twenty-sixth year without ever having mastered the meaning of that word.
I flatter myself I am a degree beyond that." | 79 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | What happens next in the story?
"Ashamed! Pray do not misunderstand me. I have arrived at my
twenty-sixth year without ever having mastered the meaning of that word.
I flatter myself I am a degree beyond that." | "Last night's headache quite gone, mother?" asks Sir Guy, bending over
her chair to kiss her; an act he performs tenderly, and as though the
doing of it is sweet to him. | 80 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | What happens next in the story?
"Last night's headache quite gone, mother?" asks Sir Guy, bending over
her chair to kiss her; an act he performs tenderly, and as though the
doing of it is sweet to him. | "Quite, my dear," replies she; and there is perhaps the faintest, the
_very_ faintest, accession of warmth in her tone, an almost
imperceptible increase of kindliness in her smile as she speaks to her
eldest son. | 81 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Write the following part of the novel:
"Quite, my dear," replies she; and there is perhaps the faintest, the
_very_ faintest, accession of warmth in her tone, an almost
imperceptible increase of kindliness in her smile as she speaks to her
eldest son. | "That's right," says he, patting her gently on the shoulder; after which
he goes over to his own seat and takes up the letters lying before him. | 82 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | What happens next in the story?
"That's right," says he, patting her gently on the shoulder; after which
he goes over to his own seat and takes up the letters lying before him. | "Positively I never thought of the post," says Lady Chetwoode. "And here
I have been for quite five minutes with nothing to do. I might as well
have been digesting my correspondence, if there is any for me." | 83 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
"Positively I never thought of the post," says Lady Chetwoode. "And here
I have been for quite five minutes with nothing to do. I might as well
have been digesting my correspondence, if there is any for me." | "One letter for you; five, as usual, for Cyril; one for me," says Guy.
"All Cyril's." Examining them critically at arm's length. "Written
evidently by _very_ young women." | 84 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | What happens next in the story?
"One letter for you; five, as usual, for Cyril; one for me," says Guy.
"All Cyril's." Examining them critically at arm's length. "Written
evidently by _very_ young women." | "Yes, they _will_ write to me," returns Cyril, receiving them with a
sigh and regarding them with careful scrutiny. "It is nothing short of
disgusting," he says presently, singling out one of the letters with his
first finger. "This is the fourth she has written me this week, and as
yet it is only Friday. I won't be ab... | 85 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
"Yes, they _will_ write to me," returns Cyril, receiving them with a
sigh and regarding them with careful scrutiny. "It is nothing short of
disgusting," he says presently, singling out one of the letters with his
first finger. "This is the fourth she has written me this w... | "I would if I were you," says Guy, laughing. | 86 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Continue the story from this paragraph:
"I would if I were you," says Guy, laughing. | "I have just heard from Lilian Chesney," suddenly says Lady Chetwoode,
speaking as though a bombshell had fallen in their midst. "And she is
really coming here next week!" | 87 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Continue the story from this paragraph:
"I have just heard from Lilian Chesney," suddenly says Lady Chetwoode,
speaking as though a bombshell had fallen in their midst. "And she is
really coming here next week!" | "No!" says Guy, without meaning contradiction, which at the moment is
far from him. | 88 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Write the following part of the novel:
"No!" says Guy, without meaning contradiction, which at the moment is
far from him. | "Yes," replies his mother, somewhat faintly. | 89 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Extend the following narrative:
"Yes," replies his mother, somewhat faintly. | "Another!" murmurs Cyril, weakly,--he being the only one of the three
who finds any amusement in the situation. "Well, at all events, _she_
can't write to me, as we shall be under the same roof; and I shall
dismiss the very first servant who brings me a _billet-doux_. How
pleased you do look, Guy! And no wonder;--a who... | 90 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Follow up the story after this paragraph:
"Another!" murmurs Cyril, weakly,--he being the only one of the three
who finds any amusement in the situation. "Well, at all events, _she_
can't write to me, as we shall be under the same roof; and I shall
dismiss the very first servant who brings me a _billet-doux_. How
plea... | "It is hard on you, mother," says Guy, "but it can't be helped. When I
promised, I made sure her father would have lived for years to come." | 91 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Continue the story from this paragraph:
"It is hard on you, mother," says Guy, "but it can't be helped. When I
promised, I made sure her father would have lived for years to come." | "You did what was quite right," says Lady Chetwoode, who, if Guy were to
commit a felony, would instantly say it was the only proper course to be
pursued. "And it might have been much worse. Her mother's daughter
cannot fail to be a lady in the best sense of the word." | 92 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
"You did what was quite right," says Lady Chetwoode, who, if Guy were to
commit a felony, would instantly say it was the only proper course to be
pursued. "And it might have been much worse. Her mother's daughter
cannot fail to be a lady in the best sense of the word." | "I'm sure I hope she won't, then," says Cyril, who all this time has
been carefully laying in an uncommonly good breakfast. "If there is one
thing I hate, it is a young lady. Give me a girl." | 93 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Follow up the story after this paragraph:
"I'm sure I hope she won't, then," says Cyril, who all this time has
been carefully laying in an uncommonly good breakfast. "If there is one
thing I hate, it is a young lady. Give me a girl." | "But, my dear, what an extraordinary speech! Surely a girl may be a
young lady." | 94 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Follow up the story after this paragraph:
"But, my dear, what an extraordinary speech! Surely a girl may be a
young lady." | "Yes, but unfortunately a young lady isn't always a girl. My experience
of the former class is, that, no matter what their age, they are as old
as the hills, and know considerably more than they ought to know." | 95 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Extend the following narrative:
"Yes, but unfortunately a young lady isn't always a girl. My experience
of the former class is, that, no matter what their age, they are as old
as the hills, and know considerably more than they ought to know." | "And just as we had got rid of one ward so successfully we must needs
get another," says Lady Chetwoode, with a plaintive sigh. "Dear Mabel!
she was certainly very sweet, and I was excessively fond of her, but I
do hope this new-comer will not be so troublesome." | 96 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | What happens next in the story?
"And just as we had got rid of one ward so successfully we must needs
get another," says Lady Chetwoode, with a plaintive sigh. "Dear Mabel!
she was certainly very sweet, and I was excessively fond of her, but I
do hope this new-comer will not be so troublesome." | "I hope she will be as pleasant to talk to and as good to look at," says
Cyril. "I confess I missed Mab awfully; I never felt so down in my life
as when she declared her intention of marrying Tom Steyne." | 97 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Write the following part of the novel:
"I hope she will be as pleasant to talk to and as good to look at," says
Cyril. "I confess I missed Mab awfully; I never felt so down in my life
as when she declared her intention of marrying Tom Steyne." | "I never dreamed the marriage would have turned out so well," says Lady
Chetwoode, in a pleased tone. "She was such an--an--unreasonable girl.
But it is wonderful how well she gets on with a husband." | 98 |
AIRY FAIRY LILIAN | CHAPTERII | Based on the previous events, what comes next?
"I never dreamed the marriage would have turned out so well," says Lady
Chetwoode, in a pleased tone. "She was such an--an--unreasonable girl.
But it is wonderful how well she gets on with a husband." | "Flirts always make the best wives. You forget that, mother." | 99 |
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