Grandfather go out
by door at back.]

MRS. GRANAHAN.

[Takes brush and sweeps floor. She then
arranges a kettle at the fire. Then
goes to door and looks out.]

Aye. Here he bes now and that good man o' mine talkin' till him a
dozen till one. And ten till one, he'll have John Graeme that angered
wi' his arguin', that there'll be nothin' settled the day.

[Sound of William John Granahan's voice.
He appears to be talking at a great
rate and most emphatically.

John Graeme and William John Granahan
pass the window.]

Aye, to be sure. He'd rather get the better o' Graeme in an argyment
as settle wi' him over twenty sons, the ould gomeril.

[John Graeme and William John Granahan
enter.]

How dy'e do, Mr. Graeme?

[She shakes hands with him warmly and
warns the husband by nods not to
resume the argument.]

It's the brave weather for the crops this.

JOHN GRAEME.

Indeed we should be deeply thankful for the marcies vouchsafed us.

[Solemnly.]

Aye indeed.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

Well indeed I would be that myself, only the half o' them young
chickens goin' off with the gapes. It was a tarr'ble to do to save
what's left o' them.

MRS. GRANAHAN.

Oh well. Its all in the way o' Providence, Mr. Graeme.

[She looks disapprovingly across at Granahan.
The two men seat themselves. John Graeme
beside table and Wm. Granahan on edge of
table next him.]

That was a fine lecture on the Temperance ye gied us Mr. Graeme, at
Ballykelly. It done some people a heap o' good.

[She looks across meaningly at William
Granahan.]

JOHN GRAEME.

[Apparently much pleased.]

Do you say so, Mrs. Granahan? I'm much pleased indeed to hear o' it.

MRS. GRANAHAN.

I only wished more o' the same