] -- I stood a while outside
wondering would I have a right to pass on or to walk in and see you, Pegeen
Mike (comes to fire), and I could hear the cows breathing, and sighing in the
stillness of the air, and not a step moving any place from this gate to the
bridge.
PEGEEN -- [putting letter in envelope.] -- It's above at the cross-roads he
is, meeting Philly Cullen; and a couple more are going along with him to Kate
Cassidy's wake.
SHAWN -- [looking at her blankly.] -- And he's going that length in the dark
night?
PEGEEN -- [impatiently.] He is surely, and leaving me lonesome on the scruff
of the hill. (She gets up and puts envelope on dresser, then winds clock.)
Isn't it long the nights are now, Shawn Keogh, to be leaving a poor girl with
her own self counting the hours to the dawn of day?
SHAWN -- [with awkward humour.] -- If it is, when we're wedded in a short
while you'll have no call to complain, for I've little will to be walking off
to wakes or weddings in the darkness of the night.
PEGEEN -- [with rather scornful good humour.] -- You're making mighty certain,
Shaneen, that I'll wed you now.
SHAWN. Aren't we after making a good bargain, the way we're only waiting
these days on Father Reilly's dispensation from the bishops, or the Court of
Rome.
PEGEEN -- [looking at him teasingly, washing up at dresser.] -- It's a wonder,
Shaneen, the Holy Father'd be taking notice of the likes of you; for if I was
him I wouldn't bother with this place where you'll meet none but Red Linahan,
has a squint in his eye, and Patcheen is lame in his heel, or the mad
Mulrannies were driven from California and they lost in their wits.
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