SALLY
And now you've got a fine boy like Matt. It was lucky for you
to be staying here.
ELLEN
Hush, Sally.
SALLY
Oh, I knew all about it before you talked to me at all. Matt
always goes to the place where he thinks you'd be.
ELLEN
_(rising)_ I'll be in the room when the girls come, Cornelius.
_She goes into room left_.
SALLY
_(going to Cornelius)_ God help us, but she's the silent
creature. Isn't it a wonder she's not filled with talk of him after
seeing him to-day? But Ellen's right. We shouldn't be talking about
men, nor thinking about them either; and that's the way to keep them
on our hands on the long run. I'll be going myself.
_She goes towards door_.
CORNELIUS
_(going to her)_ Don't be minding Ellen at all, Sally.
SALLY
Well, as high as she is, and as mighty as she is, she came
into his own house to see Matt. God between us and harm, Cornelius,
maybe they'll be saying I came into your house to see you.
CORNELIUS
Who'll know you came at all? And what isn't seen won't be
spoken of.
SALLY
Would you like me to stay, Cornelius?
CORNELIUS
Ay, I would.
SALLY
Divil mind the sow,
_They sit down together_.
SALLY
_(after a pause)_ Would you like me to knit you a pair of socks,
Cornelius?
CORNELIUS
Oh, I would, Sally; I'd love to wear them.
SALLY
I'll knit them. We'll be getting rid of the sow tonight, maybe,
and I'll have time after that.
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