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Sowidthatawaywidher,andinwintBilly,an’where’idhehidehimselfbudinalittleclosetthatwasoffivtheroomwheretheouldmanandwomanslep’。Soheclosedthedoore,andsotdowninanouldchairhefoundthereconvanient。
Well,hewasnotwellinitwhenalltherestivthemcomesintothekitchen,an’ouldTimDonovansingin’the’ColleenRue’
forthebarelife,an’therestivthemsthrivin’tohumourhim,anddoin’
exactlyeverythinghebidthem,becausetheyseenhewasfoolishbethemanesivtheliquor。
Well,tobesureallthiskep’themlongenough,youmaybesure,fromgoin’tobed,sothatBillycouldgetnomannerivanadvantagetogetoutivthehouse,andsohestedsittin’inthedarkclosetinstate,cursin’the’ColleenRue,’andwondherin’
tothedivilwhinthey’dgettheouldmanintohisbed。An’,asifthatwasnotdelayenough,whoshouldcomeintostopforthenightbutFatherO’Flaherty,ofCahirmore,thatwasbuyin’ahorseatthefair!An’avcourse,therewasabedtobemeddownforhisraverence,an’someotherattintions;an’
alongdiscoorsehimselfan’ouldMrs。
DonovanhadabouttheslaughterivBillyMalowney,an’howhewasburiedonthefieldivbattle;an’hisraverencehopedhegotadacentfuneral,an’alltheotherconvaniencesivreligion。An’soyoumaysupposeitwasprettylateinthenightbeforeallivthemgottotheirbeds。
Well,TimDonovancouldnotsettletosleepatallatall,an’sohekep’discoorsin’
thewifeaboutthenewcowshebought,an’thestripphershesould,an’soanforbetterthananhour,ontilfromonethingtoanotherhekemtotalkaboutthepigs,an’
thepoulthry;andatlast,havingnothingbetthertodiscoorseabout,hebegunathisdaughterMolly,an’alltheheartscaldshewastohimberaisonivrefusin’themen。
An’atlastsayshe:
’Ionderstand,’sayshe,’verywellhowitis,’sayshe。’It’showshewasinlove,’
sayshe,’widthatbliggard,BillyMalowney,’
sayshe,’badlucktohim!’sayshe;forbythistimehewascomingtohisraison。
’Ah!’saysthewife,saysshe,’Timdarlint,don’tbecursin’themthat’sdeadan’buried,’saysshe。
’An’whywouldnotI,’sayshe,’iftheydesarveit?’sayshe。
’Whisht,’saysshe,’an’listentothat,’
saysshe。’InthenameoftheBlessedVargin,’saysshe,’whatISit?’saysshe。
An’sureenoughwhatwasitbutBillMalowneythatwasdhroppin’asleepinthecloset,an’snorin’likeachurchorgan。
’Isitapig,’sayshe,’orisitaChristian?’
’Arra!listentothetuneivit,’saysshe;’sureapigneverdonethelikeisthat,’saysshe。
’Whateveritis,’sayshe,’it’sintheroomwidus,’sayshe。’TheLordbemarcifultous!’sayshe。
’Itouldyounottobecursin’,’saysshe;’badlucktoyou,’saysshe,’foranommadhaun!’forshewasaveryreligiouswomaninherself。
’Sure,he’sburiedinSpain,’sayshe;
’an’itisnotforonelittleinnocentexpression,’sayshe,’he’dbecomin’allthatawaytoannoythehouse,’sayshe。
Well,whiletheywartalkin’,Billturnsinthewayhewassleepin’intoanai