ThehouseofSHEMUSRUA.

    Thereisanalcoveatthebackwithcurtains;initabed,andonthe

    bedisthebodyofMARYwithdlesroundit.ThetwoMERTSwhiletheyspeakputalargebook

    uponatable,arrangemoney,andsoon.

    FIRSTMERT.ThankstothatlieItoldaboutherships

    Andthatabouttheherdsmanlyingsick,

    Weshallbetoomuchthrohsoulsto?morrow.

    SEERT.Whathassheinhercoffersnowbutmice?

    FIRSTMERT.WhenthenightfellandIhadshapedmyselfIntotheimageoftheman?headedowl,

    IhurriedtothecliffsofDonegal,

    Andsawwithalltheirvasfullofwind

    Andrushingthroughtheparti?colouredsea

    Thoseshipsthatbringthewomangrainandmeal.

    Theyrebutthreedaysfromus.

    SEERT.Whenthedewrose

    Ihurriediherstotheeast,

    AndsawninehundredoxendriventhroughMeath

    Withgoadsofiron,Theyrebutthreedaysfromus.

    FIRSTMERT.Threedaysfortraffic.

    (PEASANTScrowdinwithTEIGandSHEMUS.)

    SHEMUS.ein,ein,youarewele.

    Thatismywife.Shemockedatmygreatmasters,

    Andwouldnotdealwiththem.Nowtheresheis;

    Shedoesnotevenknowshewasafool,

    Sogreatafoolshewas.

    TEIG.Shewould

    Onecrumbofbreadboughtwithourmastersmoney,

    Butlivedoles,doddandelion.

    SHEMUS.Theresnobodycouldputintoherhead

    ThatDeathistheworstthinghappenus.

    Thoughthatsoundssimple,fuegrewrank

    Withalltheliesthatshehadheardinchapel.

    Drawtothecurtain.

    (TEIGdrawsit.)

    Youllnotplaythefool

    Whilethesegoodgentl