A Noble Hypothesis About Love and Loss on the Lake
In a seaside scene Mr Vansittart counsels Mrs Lawrence on remarriage after a bereaved husband. He argues a future partner could heal her, offering steadfast affection and sympathy, while the husband returns safe, prompting a rueful dinner-table reflection.
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Mr. Vansittart
Mra Gawrenoo
Mrs. Lawrence
Jim Cobb
Dobbs
Strana
Mra Urw
Feos Thomson Tant
Gladt Gilad
Georgia
Herolam
Lawrence
Robbie
Pick Me Up dialogue reveals love conflict
Jack boasts of winning her love after a quarrel with Tom. Tom asks if she accepted him, and Jack says she spoke to him after a fierce argument, promising she would never speak to him again.
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Jack
Old Man
Tom
The Sexton’s Point of View
An Etoile Belge quip notes the cemetery’s dull day with no funerals, reflecting on silence in the resting place and the absence of mourners.
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Sexton
Etoile Belge
Humble Cot of Brown and Quiet Content
Poem expresses a desire for a simple life on the town’s edge. A peaceful cottage, garden, and simple blossoms define contentment. Birds sing, love lightens labor, and the speaker envisions growing old in tranquil toil away from bustle.
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Kathleen Kavanagh
Wandering Spirits Aid Amoy Child With Selfless Death
In Amoy during the Wandering Spirits festival a sick Chinese baby is saved when Tai, the old family servant, sacrifices her life to lure away evil spirits. English doctor Dr. Hugh McDowgle treats the child, returns home, and the mother Ah Ho awakens to a healthy infant, while Tai lies dead in the yard as a hero.
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Amoy
Formosa
Tropics
Banyan Villa
Tan Sin
Ah Ho
Tai
Quin Lan
Ab Ho
Buddha
Kulangsu
Hugh McDowgle
Goodby
Cassius Blank
East
Mr. Blank
Burgundy
Datheotte
Tah Sin
Cody
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