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قراءة كتاب The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue
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The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue
I hope you ha'e it all wi' you.
I ha'e it all but two shillin' and wan penny.
And can you account for them?
Woman dear would you ha'e me go and come to market wi'out a ha'penny in my pocket? Have some gumption about ye.
I'm danged but the next time I make a good bargain, I'll go and ha'e a week to myself in Newcastle or Belfast. I'm young enow yet.
There. Stop your fool talk in front of the children and go and change your clothes.
It was a good price indeed.
Yes. He soul' it for thirty poun' and William John McKillop lookin' all roads to give him forty for it.
Will you houl' your tongue you blatterin' blatherin' idiot. Bad scran to ye for a meddle—
He goes forward to go into room and aims a box on the ears at Samuel James who retreats to table and watches him go through door followed by Mrs. Granahan. A noise of voices in angry argument is heard.
Now he'll catch it. If I had been Da I would ha'e kept back five poun' and toul' her I soul' it for twenty-five, but the ould man's that honest, he knows no better.
Robbie John enters. He goes to seat himself in his old position but stops a moment when spoken to, and then in a petulant manner takes his seat on hearing the speech.
Well Robbie and what d'ye think of his great object lesson till ye. It was me put it intil Da's head. I thought there might be a bit o' value.
There. I just thought it was you did it.
She comes and sits down again beside table at left. Samuel James seats himself on table carelessly and swings his legs under.
You're a schemer that's what you are.
Aye. There's a dale of the crook in ye Samuel James. You're deeper nor one would think.
I seen Jenny Graeme at the market to-day Robbie.
Robbie John does not answer, being evidently shy.
Oh well, maybe you're no interested in her.
Man there was a fine lock o' cattle at the fair, Ellen.
I'm sure there was. Who else did you see?
Who was with her? Who left her home?
Young M'Donnell o' the Hill head was looking after her pretty close.
Glancing at Robbie and then at Samuel James and smiling.
He's a very nice young man.
I wish her luck wi' yon booby.
There's nothin' the matter wi' him. He has a nice place and a fine farm forbye.
Farms and cattle and crops don't make a fine man.
Deed now Robbie, they goes a