How we cite our quotes: (Story.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Even now, though she was over nineteen, she sometimes felt herself in danger of her father's violence. She knew it was that that had given her the palpitations […] And now she had nobody to protect her. Ernest was dead and Harry […] was nearly always down somewhere in the country. (Eveline.9)
Yikes. Some isolation is not by choice. Here, Eveline's at the mercy of the men in her life. Even the opportunity to go to Argentina depends on a dude. Her isolation seems to stem from the fact that she doesn't have a lot of options, and even less say in her own life.
Quote #8
Now that he was alone his face looked older. His gaiety seemed to forsake him and, as he came by the railings of the Duke's Lawn, he allowed his hand to run along them. (After the Race.70).
Lenehan is one of those people who can't stand to be alone. And it's hard to blame him: he loses all his flare when he's by himself.
Quote #9
He waited for some minutes listening. He could hear nothing; the night was perfectly silent. He listened again: perfectly silent. He felt that he was alone. (Ivy Day in the Committee Room.34)
At least Mr Duffy feels something by the end of the story. Of course how he feels about what he feels is never revealed. Hey, he's still a Dubliner after all.