Phineas Finn

There is a vacancy for a poor-law inspector at present in Ireland, whose residence I believe should be in Cork. The salary is a thousand a-year. Should the appointment suit you, Mr. Gresham will be most happy to nominate you to the office.... "A thousand a-year!" said Mary Flood Jones, opening her eyes wide with wonder at the golden future before them. "It is nothing very great for a perpetuity," said Phineas. "Oh, Phineas; surely a thousand a-year will be very nice." "It will be certain," said Phineas, "and then we can be married to-morrow."

Resignation aftermath becomes permanent Irish post and immediate marriage — career arc closed to reopen later — so plot scores 90.

Mary Flood Jones was a little girl about twenty years of age, with the softest hair in the world, of a colour varying between brown and auburn,--for sometimes you would swear it was the one and sometimes the other; and she was as pretty as ever she could be. She was one of those girls, so common in Ireland, whom men, with tastes that way given, feel inclined to take up and devour on the spur of the moment

Soft hair and Killaloe warmth stand against Laura/Violet London polish — home cast waiting — so cast scores 91.

Phineas, when he woke, had two matters to occupy his mind,--his success of the previous night, and his coming interview with Lord Chiltern. He stayed at home the whole morning, knowing that nothing could be done before the hour Lord Chiltern had named for his visit. He read every word of the debate, studiously postponing the perusal of his own speech till he should come to it in due order.

Debate success and duel-threat interview share one morning — acceleration inside serial dilation — so pace scores 86.

Dr. Finn, of Killaloe, in county Clare, was as well known in those parts,--the confines, that is, of the counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, and Galway,--as was the bishop himself who lived in the same town, and was as much respected. Many said that the doctor was the richer man of the two, and the practice of his profession was extended over almost as wide a district.

County circuit named against bishop — provincial comedy launching parliamentary ambition — so prose scores 88.

It was known that whatever might be the details of Mr. Mildmay's bill, the ballot would not form a part of it; and as there was a strong party in the House of Commons, and a very numerous party out of it, who were desirous that voting by ballot should be made a part of the electoral law, it was decided that an independent motion should be brought on in anticipation of Mr. Mildmay's bill.

Ballot motion and Mildmay bill — Westminster procedure as lived world — so world scores 90.

Dr. Finn, of Killaloe, in county Clare, was as well known in those parts,--the confines, that is, of the counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, and Galway,--as was the bishop himself who lived in the same town, and was as much respected.

Father's fame before son's seat — Irish Member rooted before London glitter — so hook scores 89.

Madame Max Goesler was a lady who knew that in fighting the battles which fell to her lot, in arranging the social difficulties which she found in her way, in doing the work of the world which came to her share, very much more care was necessary,--and care too about things apparently trifling,--than was demanded by the affairs of people in general.

Social 'work of the world' as political craft — woman strategist inside the parliamentary novel — so innov scores 91.

"It will be certain," said Phineas, "and then we can be married to-morrow." "But I have been making up my mind to wait ever so long," said Mary. "Then your mind must be unmade," said Phineas. What was the nature of the reply to Lord Cantrip the reader may imagine, and thus we will leave our hero an Inspector of Poor Houses in the County of Cork.

Mind unmade, Cork inspectorship, Mary secured — career pause with domestic seal — so ending scores 88.