It would be different if "and" was replaced with "that" which would make it something similar to a metaphor. overall, I wonder what the reference to her appearance is trying to imply/convey.

It seems like this sentence is put of place and disingenuous.

keeping track of the change after the transactions, similar to allotting time for each activity, is a bit weird and excessive.

Given that Mrs. Mooney is extremely independent, why is she not teaching these girls the better path. Instead she's using her presence to perpetuate her questionable business.

Sounds about right. Apparently another way to say "small hours" is "wee hours." All in all, it means the early hours of the morning after midnight.

Uncharacteristic for a women to open a butchers shop; she's definitely determined!

This seems like her main argument in favor of moving. She definitely likes being home, but I think this is the main convincing point for her to move.

Wow, we had an entire description of children playing and being happy and now all fo the sudden everyone is dead or gone.

Maybe Ernest never played because of the father hunting them in out of the field with his blackthorn stick.

Great word to wrap up his emotions at the end of the day, which is also a classic romance characteristic.

Is he trying to keep up an appearance while he's around her or are the books for studying purposes. I think it is for appearance since he's clearly star-struck by her.

Fascinating way to depict the setting, without being overly wordy.

I can't tell if this is referring to the rejection or adoption of a feminine symbol.

I did not quite know what 'pipeclayed' meant untilIi searched it up. Turns out, its great for whitening leather which is perfect for my white leather shoes. It also refers to clay used in making tobacco pipes.

Glad to see that children across the world have similar pass times. Wild West stories are always great, reminds me of West-World.

This is unique trigram. I would be interested in seeing other unique trigrams.

Dreams are a massive part of some people imagination, this it not the first time he visualizes the word 'paralytic' almost as if the word is the key and bad spirts are the value.

Brings me back to Kenneth's comment above where he mentions sexual abuse. Given the power of this word I'm starting to think that something serious is happening.

This definitely means that he's just exhausted/tired, but maybe it also regards the surrealism of the events.

Reminds me of my parents friends who refuses to retire even with a degenerative disease because he still wants to write another paper. Definitely, working for the love of what he does.

Serves to signify the importance of the business, but the emphasis is quite jarring maybe even intimidating.

Use of parenthesis makes it seem like the classes were awkwardly special or maybe she's just exited to show off her dance moves.

I still remember the awkward chaperones at school dances and the one cool teacher trying to fit in with the students.

This is what would happen if people shared a cab during COVID. Usually, if one is sharing a cab, one is happy and engaged.

Why does she want a painting? Bill shuts that idea down and the idea seems to disappear with all the eating, but I still get the sense that Isabel wants something.

Similar to counting the most popular color we can also count the most popular sport. I doubt there will be mention of other sports, but I'm glad that golf made it in the story.

I can almost hear the frustration in response to this command. Regardless, this builds the relationship between the characters because it can be easy to irritate someone with a phrase like that.

Although this is technically proper usage, this phrase is more colloquial. I wonder if there are more colloquial phrases in the story.

Immediately, reminds me of the usage of color in the The Garden Party. Interesting to see what is the most popular color in The Young Girl.

I agree that she could've cried if she wanted too but considering that she's talking about her own father, why didn't she actually start crying or at least shed a tear. Makes me think that she does't sincerely miss him?

Interesting that two exact words are next to each other which is something that can be counted. Is the purpose to emphasize the giggle or something else?

This is the fourth positive description of the men. She describes them as impressive, blushed, and easy.

Made me chuckle. This is a joke I still use to today, and maybe too often. Points to the relationship between the two characters.

As sad as it gets right here. I assume the intention with making Jennings such a depressing character is his dark connection opioids; however, everyone deserves at least a chance.

This verifies that Betteredge's narrative is factual regarding the origins of the Moonstone.

The narrative resumes again with Franklin after a quick intermission by Jennings. This is the type of structure I would expect form a mystery novel. Especially, since the fourth narrative by Jennings was about Franklins apparent innocence.

Sergeant cuff did not make it to the experiment. Maybe an intentional move since Betteredge is already there to be witness.

It's interesting that even as an apparent opium addict he still has the rational/logical mindset to stop the opium use to prolong his life. Something I wouldn't really expect from this time, but then again he seems to be science minded.

This must be a lot for Betteredge to handle. He is stuck in between Franklin, Rosanna, and Rachel and yet decides to make the honest choice by protecting Rosanna's memory.

Franklin must be getting framed by Rosanna or someone else. It would devalue Franklins narrative for him to "forget" steeling the diamond.

So far the 'truth' from Blake is underwhelming and mysterious as he is committed to pleasing Rachel by finding the moonstone. Now there is one more person interested in the moonstone.

Although, below, Murthwaite disproves that the Indians are guilty because they are too young. I think that his kind of suspicious behavior indicates that the Indians are, in the very least, up to something.

He is doing the right thing in protecting Rachel, but his true character is coming out by being ruthless in getting the information he wants.

This sentence signals the differences in narration. Here, Mr. Bruff is "super lawerly" as licasey mentions above. He frames everything in terms of accuracy and diligence which is great for learning the truth.

Seems like her christian intentions backfired; however, it is odd that Lady Verinder's doctors returned the books and not Lady Verinder herself.

Although this is Miss Clack's perspective, this section seems like its Rachel's perspective since she is acting like a detective with all the questions she is asking.

This is the type of information that works well with dictionaries because Miss Clack can be the Key and the highlighted part can be the value.

Here, Sergeant Cuff gives three possible alternatives or courses of action. It would be interesting to plot a diagram of the three courses and see which one is potentially correct in the end.

The italicized "there" points to her grave/death; however this sort of punctuation can also foreshadow the location of the moonstone.

I might have mentioned this above, but keeping track of evidence, especially in a detective novel, may prove to be useful. Particularly assigning a sort of shopping list to each character.

Is this from the standpoint of trying to protect her or from the standpoint of keeping family relations. Either way, Mr. Franklin is not very fond of Cuff.

This may be a continuation of her guild given that she earlier turned pale at the sight of Cuff. It's also suspicious that she did not allow her room to be searched and that Cuff in turn canceled the rest of the searches.

Art over the health of his own daughter is overly-dramatic, but it might serve useful when considering sentiment analysis since this does give us insight into his personality.

This is certainly some type of foreshadowing which is inline with the mysterious cliff-hanging nature of the novel. I think his change in spirits has something to do with the cursed moonstone.

Im starting to think that the disaster that the gentlefolks make when they come home irritates the narrator... maybe the bad smell of the paint?

Since she's been talking to the lawyers or since the loss of the India Diamond?

Curious as to the relevance if this phrase. It seems intentionally repetitive regarding the unfit nature Hernsastle.

How did the soldiers get through he guarded door? Originally, it seemed like the general and soldiers were coordinated (as they should be), but this line seems to indicate that the soldiers have a mind of their own.

Maybe this is a source of inspiration or in the very least it's foreshadowing what is about to transcend. Either way I am intrigued regarding the other "similar superstitions"