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@@@@@"Get out of here, you filthy little devil! Get out of here
The boy ran, bawling with fear"Thank you," said the wife of the man
who had been beaten to deathShe was in it now, Scarlett knewShe
had to do what little could be done"I know a doctor in Trim," she
said
"A doctor? Will he want to bleed him, do you think?" Her bitter,
desperate words were English-accented, like the voices at the Castle
balls"Ne'll prepare your husband for burial," said Scarlett
quietly
The woman's bloody hand seized the hem of Scarlett's skirtShe lifted
it to her lips, an abject kiss of gratitudeScarlett's eyes clouded
with tearsMy God, I don't deserve thisI would have turned the
buggy if I could"Don't," she said, "please don't The woman's name
was harriet Stewart, her husband's Daniel KellyThat was all Scarlett
knew until Daniel Kelly was in the closed coffin inside the Catholic
ChapelThen the widow, who had spoken only to answer the priest's
questions, looked around her with wild, darting eyes"Billy, where's
Billy? Ne should be here The priest found out that there was a son,
locked in a room at the hotel to keep him away from the flogging
"They were very kind," said the woman, "they let me pay with my
wedding
ring, though it's not gold
"I'll bring him," Scarlett said
"Father? You'll take care of MrsKelly?"
"That I willBring a bottle of brandy, too, MrsThe poor
lady's near breaking
