The House by the Church-YardLe Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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The House by the Church-Yard
Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
Country life -- Ireland -- Fiction; Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction
XXI.--Relating among other things how Doctor Toole walked
up to the Tiled House, and of his pleasant discourse with
Mr. Mervyn 100
XXII.--Telling how Mr. Mervyn fared at Belmont, and of a pleasant
little dejeuner by the margin of the Liffey 104
XXIII.--Which concerns the grand dinner at the King's House, and
who were there, and something of their talk, reveries,
disputes, and general jollity 108
XXIV.--In which two young persons understand one another better,
perhaps, than ever they did before, without saying so 113
XXV.--In which the sun sets, and the merry-making is kept up
by candle-light in the King's House, and Lily receives a
warning which she does not comprehend 116
XXVI.--Relating how the band of the Royal Irish Artillery played,
and, while the music was going on, how variously different
people were moved 122
XXVII.--Concerning the troubles and the shapes that began to gather
about Doctor Sturk 125
XXVIII.--In which Mr. Irons recounts some old recollections about
the Pied-horse and the Flower de Luce 129
XXIX.--Showing how poor Mrs. Macnamara was troubled and
haunted too, and opening a budget of gossip 132
XXX.--Concerning a certain woman in black 137
XXXI.--Being a short history of the great battle of Belmont that
lasted for so many days, wherein the belligerents showed
so much constancy and valour, and sometimes one side
and sometimes t'other was victorious 141
XXXII.--Narrating how Lieutenant Puddock and Captain Devereux
brewed a bowl of punch, and how they sang and discoursed
together 143
XXXIII.--In which Captain Devereux's fiddle plays a prelude to
'Over the hills and far away' 146
XXXIV.--In which Lilias hears a stave of an old song and
there is a leave-taking beside the river 148
XXXV.--In which Aunt Becky and Doctor Toole, in full blow,
with Dominick the footman, behind, visit Miss Lily at
the Elms 152
XXXVI.--Narrating how Miss Lilias visited Belmont, and saw a
strange cocked-hat in the shadow by the window 155
XXXVII.--Showing how some of the feuds in Chapelizod wared
fiercer, and others were solemnly condoned 158
XXXVIII.--Dreams and troubles, and a dark look-out 161
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