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CHRISTY  'getting up in shy terror。'  What is it drives you to torment me

here; when I'd asked the thunders of the might of God to blast me if I ever

did hurt to any saving only that one single blow。



MAHON  'loudly。'  If you didn't; you're a poor good…for…nothing; and isn't

it by the like of you the sins of the whole world are committed?



CHRISTY  'raising his hands。'  In the name of the Almighty God。 。 。 。



MAHON。  Leave troubling the Lord God。 Would you have him sending down

droughts; and fevers; and the old hen and the cholera morbus?



CHRISTY  'to Widow Quin。'  Will you come between us and protect me now?



WIDOW QUIN。  I've tried a lot; God help me; and my share is done。



CHRISTY  'looking round in desperation。'  And I must go back into my

torment is it; or run off like a vagabond straying through the Unions with the

dusts of August making mudstains in the gullet of my throat; or the winds of

March blowing on me till I'd take an oath I felt them making whistles of my

ribs within?



SARA。  Ask Pegeen to aid you。  Her like does often change。



CHRISTY。  I will not then; for there's torment in the splendour of her like;

and she a girl any moon of midnight would take pride to meet; facing

southwards on the heaths of Keel。  But what did I want crawling forward to

scorch my understanding at her flaming brow?



PEGEEN  'to Mahon; vehemently; fearing she will break into tears。'  Take

him on from this or I'll set the young lads to destroy him here。



MAHON  'going to him; shaking his stick。'  Come on now if you wouldn't

have the company to see you skelped。



PEGEEN  'half laughing; through her tears。'  That's it; now the world will

see him pandied; and he an ugly liar was playing off the hero; and the fright

of men。



CHRISTY  'to Mahon; very sharply。'  Leave me go!



CROWD。  That's it。  Now Christy。  If them two set fighting; it will lick the

world。



MAHON  'making a grab at Christy。'  Come here to me。



CHRISTY  'more threateningly。'  Leave me go; I'm saying。



MAHON。  I will maybe; when your legs is limping; and your back is blue。 



CROWD。  Keep it up; the two of you。  I'll back the old one。  Now the playboy。



CHRISTY  'in low and intense voice。'  Shut your yelling; for if you're

after making a mighty man of me this day by the power of a lie; you're setting

me now to think if it's a poor thing to be lonesome; it's worse maybe to go

mixing with the fools of earth。 'Mahon makes a movement towards him。'



CHRISTY  'almost shouting。'  Keep off 。 。 。 lest I do show a blow unto the

lot of you would set the guardian angels winking in the clouds above。 'He

swings round with a sudden rapid movement and picks up a loy。'



CROWD  'half frightened; half amused。'  He's going mad!  Mind yourselves! 

Run from the idiot!



CHRISTY。  If I am an idiot; I'm after hearing my voice this day saying words

would raise the topknot on a poet in a merchant's town。  I've won your racing;

and your lepping; and 。 。 。



MAHON。  Shut your gullet and come on with me。



CHRISTY。  I'm going; but I'll stretch you first。 'He runs at old Mahon with

the loy; chases him out of the door; followed by crowd and Widow Quin。  There

is a great noise outside; then a yell; and dead silence for a moment。  Christy

comes in; half dazed; and goes to fire。'



WIDOW QUIN  'coming in; hurriedly; and going to him。'  They're turning

again you。  Come on; or you'll be hanged; indeed。



CHRISTY。  I'm thinking; from this out; Pegeen'll be giving me praises the same

as in the hours gone by。



WIDOW QUIN  'impatiently。'  Come by the back…door。  I'd think bad to have

you stifled on the gallows tree。



CHRISTY  'indignantly。'  I will not; then。  What good'd be my life…time; if

I left Pegeen?



WIDOW QUIN。  Come on; and you'll be no worse than you were last night; and you

with a double murder this time to be telling to the girls。



CHRISTY。  I'll not leave Pegeen Mike。



WIDOW QUIN  'impatiently。'  Isn't there the match of her in every parish

public; from Binghamstown unto the plain of Meath? Come on; I tell you; and

I'll find you finer sweethearts at each waning moon。



CHRISTY。  It's Pegeen I'm seeking only; and what'd I care if you brought me a

drift of chosen females; standing in their shifts itself; maybe; from this

place to the Eastern World?



SARA  'runs in; pulling off one of her petticoats。'  They're going to hang

him。 (Holding out petticoat and shawl。)  Fit these upon him; and let him run

off to the east。



WIDOW QUIN。  He's raving now; but we'll fit them on him; and I'll take him; in

the ferry; to the Achill boat。



CHRISTY  'struggling feebly。'  Leave me go; will you? when I'm thinking of

my luck to…day; for she will wed me surely; and I a proven hero in the end of

all。 'They try to fasten petticoat round him。'



WIDOW QUIN。  Take his left hand; and we'll pull him now。  Come on; young

fellow。



CHRISTY  'suddenly starting up。'  You'll be taking me from her?  You're

jealous; is it; of her wedding me?  Go on from this。 'He snatches up a stool;

and threatens them with it。'



WIDOW QUIN  'going。'  It's in the mad…house they should put him; not in

jail; at all。  We'll go by the back…door; to call the doctor; and we'll save

him so。  'She goes out; with Sara; through inner room。  Men crowd in the

doorway。  Christy sits down again by the fire。'



MICHAEL  'in a terrified whisper。'  Is the old lad killed surely?



PHILLY。  I'm after feeling the last gasps quitting his heart。  'They peer in

at Christy。'



MICHAEL  'with a rope。'  Look at the way he is。  Twist a hangman's knot on

it; and slip it over his head; while he's not minding at all。



PHILLY。  Let you take it; Shaneen。 You're the soberest of all that's here。



SHAWN。  Is it me to go near him; and he the wickedest and worst with me?  Let

you take it; Pegeen Mike。



PEGEEN。  Come on; so。 'She goes forward with the others; and they drop the

double hitch over his head。'



CHRISTY。  What ails you?



SHAWN  'triumphantly; as they pull the rope tight on his arms。'  Come on

to the peelers; till they stretch you now。



CHRISTY。  Me!



MICHAEL。  If we took pity on you; the Lord God would; maybe; bring us ruin

from the law to…day; so you'd best come easy; for hanging is an easy and a

speedy end。



CHRISTY。  I'll not stir。  (To Pegeen。) And what is it you'll say to me; and I

after doing it this time in the face of all?



PEGEEN。  I'll say; a strange man is a marvel; with his mighty talk; but what's

a squabble in your back…yard; and the blow of a loy; have taught me that

there's a great gap between a gallous story and a dirty deed。  (To Men。)  Take

him on from this; or the lot of us will be likely put on trial for his deed

to…day。



CHRISTY  'with horror in his voice。'  And it's yourself will send me off;

to have a horny…fingered hangman hitching his bloody slip…knots at the butt of

my ear。



MEN  'pulling rope。'  Come on; will you? 'He is pulled down on the floor。'



CHRISTY  'twisting his legs round the table。'  Cut the rope; Pegeen; and

I'll quit the lot of you; and live from this out; like the madmen of Keel;

eating muck and green weeds; on the faces of the cliffs。



PEGEEN。  And leave us to hang; is it; for a saucy liar; the like of you?  (To

men。)  Take him on; out from this。



SHAWN。  Pull a twist on his neck; and squeeze him so。



PHILLY。  Twist yourself。  Sure he cannot hurt you; if you keep your distance

from his teeth alone。



SHAWN。  I'm afeard of him。  (To Pegeen。)  Lift a lighted sod; will you; and

scorch his leg。



PEGEEN  'blowing the fire; with a bellows。'  Leave go now; young fellow; or

I'll scorch your shins。



CHRISTY。  You're blowing for to torture me (His voice rising and growing

stronger。) That's your kind; is it?  Then let the lot of you be wary; for; if

I've to face the gallows; I'll have a gay march down; I tell you; and shed

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