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Mr. Doran
Mrs. Mooney’s 19-year-old daughter, who does housework around the boarding house. A “very lively” young woman, she flirts with all the resident young men. She seems to be the driving force behind her relationship with Mr. Doran, showing him little signs of care, then finally going to his room one night in her bathrobe, under the pretense of lighting her candle. In Mr. Doran’s company, Polly seems distraught that her mother has discovered the relationship, even threatening to kill herself, but as soon as she’s alone she escapes into cheerful hopes and visions of the future. Though Polly manipulates Mr. Doran, she herself is a victim of a very restrictive society that offers her no real opportunity to leave the family home except through marriage.
Polly Mooney Quotes in The Boarding House
The The Boarding House quotes below are all either spoken by Polly Mooney or refer to Polly Mooney. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The belfry of George’s Church sent out constant peals and worshippers, singly or in groups, traversed the little circus before the church, revealing their purpose by their self-contained demeanour no less than by the little volumes in their gloved hands.
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There must be reparation made in such cases. It is all very well for the man: he can go his way as if nothing had happened, having had his moment of pleasure, but the girl has to bear the brunt.
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She waited on patiently, almost cheerfully, without alarm, her memories gradually giving place to hopes and visions of the future. Her hopes and visions were so intricate that she no longer saw the white pillows on which her gaze was fixed or remembered that she was waiting for anything.
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Polly Mooney Quotes in The Boarding House
The The Boarding House quotes below are all either spoken by Polly Mooney or refer to Polly Mooney. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Boarding House
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The belfry of George’s Church sent out constant peals and worshippers, singly or in groups, traversed the little circus before the church, revealing their purpose by their self-contained demeanour no less than by the little volumes in their gloved hands.
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There must be reparation made in such cases. It is all very well for the man: he can go his way as if nothing had happened, having had his moment of pleasure, but the girl has to bear the brunt.
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She waited on patiently, almost cheerfully, without alarm, her memories gradually giving place to hopes and visions of the future. Her hopes and visions were so intricate that she no longer saw the white pillows on which her gaze was fixed or remembered that she was waiting for anything.
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