sally , then hermione , then helen , dorothea , and my poor annie , then priscilla and on and on till katy deere , and then it 's mick himself who clamps the cold hard thing around my own neck and says , `` sorry , kid , '' and then does the same to dolley , and then elspeth , who is already dead in the eyes , and then martha , and clarissa , groggy from chub-buck 's blow , then connie , her hands up in prayer , then wilhelmina , and chrissy and judy and lissette , and on down the line to sylvie , then hyacinth , barbara , caroline , hepzibah , frances , and finally , julia winslow .