ELLEN
So soon; so soon. _(She goes to the mirror. After a pause,
turning to Sally)_ Go down the road a bit, when he comes in. Sally,
you have a simple mind; you might be saying a prayer that it will be
for the best.
SALLY
_(going to the door muttering)_ Go down the road a bit! 'Deed
and I will not till I know the whole ins and outs of it. Sure
I'm as much concerned in it as herself! "No man sees his house
afire but watches his rick," he was saying. Ah, there's few of
them could think of as fine a thing as that.
_Matt comes in._
MATT
Well, Sally, were you home lately?
SALLY
I was--leastways as far as the door. Father and oul' Martin were
discoursing.
MATT
I've given them something to discourse about. Maybe you'll be
treated better from this day. Sally.
SALLY
O Matt, I'm sorry.
_She goes out._
MATT
_(going to Ellen)_ It happened at last, Ellen; the height of the
quarrel came.
ELLEN
It was bound to come. I knew it would come, Matt.
MATT
He was a foolish man to put shame on me after all I did for the land.
ELLEN
You had too much thought for the land.
MATT
I had in troth. The others went when there was less to be done. They
could not stand him. Even the girls stole away.
ELLEN
There was the high spirit in the whole of you.
MATT
I showed it to him. "Stop," said I; "no more, or I fling lands
and house and everything aside.
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