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states and territories of the world; and not a one of them; to this day; but

would say their seven curses on him; and they rousing up to let a cough or

sneeze; maybe; in the deadness of the night。



PEGEEN  'nodding her head。'  Well; you should have been a queer lot。  I

never cursed my father the like of that; though I'm twenty and more years of

age。



CHRISTY。  Then you'd have cursed mine; I'm telling you; and he a man never

gave peace to any; saving when he'd get two months or three; or be locked in

the asylums for battering peelers or assaulting men (with depression) the way

it was a bitter life he led me till I did up a Tuesday and halve his skull。



PEGEEN  'putting her hand on his shoulder。'  Well; you'll have peace in

this place; Christy Mahon; and none to trouble you; and it's near time a fine

lad like you should have your good share of the earth。



CHRISTY。  It's time surely; and I a seemly fellow with great strength in me

and bravery of 。 。 。  'Someone knocks。'



CHRISTY  'clinging to Pegeen。'  Oh; glory! it's late for knocking; and

this last while I'm in terror of the peelers; and the walking dead。  'Knocking

again。'



PEGEEN。  Who's there? 



VOICE  'outside。'  Me。



PEGEEN。  Who's me?



VOICE。  The Widow Quin。



PEGEEN  'jumping up and giving him the bread and milk。'  Go on now with your

supper; and let on to be sleepy; for if she found you were such a warrant to

talk; she'd be stringing gabble till the dawn of day。  (He takes bread and

sits shyly with his back to the door。)



PEGEEN  'opening door; with temper。'  What ails you; or what is it you're

wanting at this hour of the night?



WIDOW QUIN  'coming in a step and peering at Christy。'  I'm after meeting

Shawn Keogh and Father Reilly below; who told me of your curiosity man; and

they fearing by this time he was maybe roaring; romping on your hands with

drink。



PEGEEN  'pointing to Christy。'  Look now is he roaring; and he stretched

away drowsy with his supper and his mug of milk。 Walk down and tell that to

Father Reilly and to Shaneen Keogh。



WIDOW QUIN  'coming forward。'  I'll not see them again; for I've their

word to lead that lad forward for to lodge with me。



PEGEEN  'in blank amazement。'  This night; is it?



WIDOW QUIN  'going over。'  This night。  〃It isn't fitting;〃 says the

priesteen; 〃to have his likeness lodging with an orphaned girl。〃  (To

Christy。)  God save you; mister!



CHRISTY  'shyly。'  God save you kindly。



WIDOW QUIN  'looking at him with half…amazed curiosity。'  Well; aren't you

a little smiling fellow?  It should have been great and bitter torments did

rouse your spirits to a deed of blood。



CHRISTY  'doubtfully。'  It should; maybe。



WIDOW QUIN。  It's more than 〃maybe〃 I'm saying; and it'd soften my heart to

see you sitting so simple with your cup and cake; and you fitter to be saying

your catechism than slaying your da。



PEGEEN   'at counter; washing glasses。'  There's talking when any'd see

he's fit to be holding his head high with the wonders of the world。  Walk on

from this; for I'll not have him tormented and he destroyed travelling since

Tuesday was a week。



WIDOW QUIN  'peaceably。'  We'll be walking surely when his supper's done;

and you'll find we're great company; young fellow; when it's of the like of

you and me you'd hear the penny poets singing in an August Fair。



CHRISTY  'innocently。'  Did you kill your father?



PEGEEN  'contemptuously。'  She did not。  She hit himself with a worn pick;

and the rusted poison did corrode his blood the way he never overed it; and

died after。  That was a sneaky kind of murder did win small glory with the

boys itself。 'She crosses to Christy's left。'



WIDOW QUIN  'with good…humour。'  If it didn't; maybe all knows a widow

woman has buried her children and destroyed her man is a wiser comrade for a

young lad than a girl; the like of you; who'd go helter…skeltering after any

man would let you a wink upon the road。



PEGEEN  'breaking out into wild rage。'  And you'll say that; Widow Quin;

and you gasping with the rage you had racing the hill beyond to look on his

face。



WIDOW QUIN  'laughing derisively。'  Me; is it?  Well; Father Reilly has

cuteness to divide you now。  (She pulls Christy up。) There's great temptation

in a man did slay his da; and we'd best be going; young fellow; so rise up and

come with me。



PEGEEN  'seizing his arm。'  He'll not stir。  He's pot…boy in this place;

and I'll not have him stolen off and kidnabbed while himself's abroad。



WIDOW QUIN。  It'd be a crazy pot…boy'd lodge him in the shebeen where he works

by day; so you'd have a right to come on; young fellow; till you see my little

houseen; a perch off on the rising hill。



PEGEEN。  Wait till morning; Christy Mahon。  Wait till you lay eyes on her

leaky thatch is growing more pasture for her buck goat than her square of

fields; and she without a tramp itself to keep in order her place at all。



WIDOW QUIN。  When you see me contriving in my little gardens; Christy Mahon;

you'll swear the Lord God formed me to be living lone; and that there isn't my

match in Mayo for thatching; or mowing; or shearing a sheep。



PEGEEN  'with noisy scorn。'  It's true the Lord God formed you to contrive

indeed。 Doesn't the world know you reared a black lamb at your own breast; so

that the Lord Bishop of Connaught felt the elements of a Christian; and he

eating it after in a kidney stew?  Doesn't the world know you've been seen

shaving the foxy skipper from France for a threepenny bit and a sop of grass

tobacco would wring the liver from a mountain goat you'd meet leaping the

hills?



WIDOW QUIN  'with amusement。'  Do you hear her now; young fellow?  Do you

hear the way she'll be rating at your own self when a week is by?



PEGEEN  'to Christy。'  Don't heed her。 Tell her to go into her pigsty and

not plague us here。



WIDOW QUIN。  I'm going; but he'll come with me。



PEGEEN  'shaking him。'  Are you dumb; young fellow?



CHRISTY  'timidly; to Widow Quin。'  God increase you; but I'm pot…boy in

this place; and it's here I'd liefer stay。



PEGEEN  'triumphantly。'  Now you have heard him; and go on from this。



WIDOW QUIN  'looking round the room。'  It's lonesome this hour crossing

the hill; and if he won't come along with me; I'd have a right maybe to stop

this night with yourselves。  Let me stretch out on the settle; Pegeen Mike;

and himself can lie by the hearth。



PEGEEN  'short and fiercely。'  Faith; I won't。  Quit off or I will send

you now。



WIDOW QUIN  'gathering her shawl up。'  Well; it's a terror to be aged a

score。  (To Christy。)  God bless you now; young fellow; and let you be wary;

or there's right torment will await you here if you go romancing with her

like; and she waiting only; as they bade me say; on a sheepskin parchment to

be wed with Shawn Keogh of Killakeen。



CHRISTY  'going to Pegeen as she bolts the door。'  What's that she's after

saying?



PEGEEN。  Lies and blather; you've no call to mind。  Well; isn't Shawn Keogh an

impudent fellow to send up spying on me?  Wait till I lay hands on him。  Let

him wait; I'm saying。



CHRISTY。  And you're not wedding him at all?



PEGEEN。  I wouldn't wed him if a bishop came walking for to join us here。



CHRISTY。  That God in glory may be thanked for that。



PEGEEN。  There's your bed now。  I've put a quilt upon you I'm after quilting a

while since with my own two hands; and you'd best stretch out now for your

sleep; and may God give you a good rest till I call you in the morning when

the cocks will crow。



CHRISTY  'as she goes to inner room。'  May God and Mary and St。 Patrick

bless you and reward you; for your kindly talk。  (She shuts the door behind

her。  He settles his bed slowly; feeling the quilt with immense satisfaction。'

 Well; it's a clean bed and soft with it; and it's great luck and company

I've won me in the e

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