"I'll hold my tongue, and I won't laugh, unless...
"I'll hold my tongue, and I won't laugh, unless it's at
you, but I'm not going to holler before I empty the bucket
"You don't have toThey're saying you're so respectful you whisper
real soft Scarlett laughed until she disturbed the baby and was
kicked mightily"Now look what you did, ColumMy insides are black
and blueI haven't laughed like that since you
went awayStay home for a while, will you?"
"That I willI want to be one of the first to see this elephant child
of yoursI'm hoping you'll name me a godfather "Can, you do
that?
I'm counting on you to baptize him or her or themColum's smile
vanished"I cannot do that, newest chanel bag Scarlett darlingAnything else you ask
me, though it be to fetch you the moon for a baubleI do not perform
the sacraments
"Whyever not? That's your job
"No, Scarlett, that's the job of a parish priest or on special
occasions a bishop or archbishop or moreI'm a missionary priest,
working to ease the sufferings of the ,p,oorI perform no "You could
make an exception"That I could not, and that's an end of itBut
the grandest of godfathers I'll be, if asked, and see to it that Father
Flynn doesn't drop the babe in the font or on the floor, and I'll teach
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limerick insteadDo ask me, Scarlett darling, or you'll break my
yearning heart
"Of course I'll ask you
"Then I've got what I came forNow I can go beg a meal in a house that adds saltI'm going to rest until the rain stops then go see Grandmother and
Kathleen while I canThe Boyne's almost too high to ford already
"One more promise, and I'll stop fussing youStay in your house
Saturday evening with your door shut tight and your curtains drawnIt's All Hallows' Eve, and the Irish believe all the fairies are out
from all the time since the world beganAnd, as well, goblins and
ghosts and spirits carrying their heads dior monogram messenger bag under their arms and all
manner
of unnatural thingsPay heed to the customs and close yourself in
safe from seeing themOr, if you're really feeling Irish, have a supper of whiskey
washed down with ale
"No wonder they see spooks! But I'll do as you sayWhy don't you
come over?"
"And be in the house all night with a seductive lass like you? I'd
have me collar taken away Scarlett stuck out her tongue at himThe trap wobbled
alarmingly
when she crossed the ford and she decided not to stay long at
Daniel'sHer grandmother was looking drowsy, so Scarlett didn't sit down"I
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nap) "Come kiss me goodbye, then, Young Katie ScarlettYou're a
lovely girl to be sure Scarlett embraced the tough tiny body gently,
kissed the old cheek firmlyAlmost at once her Grandmother's chin
dropped on her chest"Kathleen, I can't stay long, the river's rising
soBy the time it's down I doubt I'll be able to get in the trap at
allHave you ever seen such a giant baby?"
"Yes, I have, but you don't want to hear itEvery baby's the only baby is my observation of mothersYou'll have
a
minute for a bite and a cup of tea?"
"I shouldn't but I willMay I take Daniel's chair? It's the
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