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The Dead

           She’sfromConnacht,isn’tshe?”

           “Herpeopleare,”saidGabrielshortly.

           “Butyouwillcome,won’tyou?”saidMissIvors,layingherarmhandeagerlyonhisarm.

           “Thefactis,”saidGabriel,“Ihavejustarrangedtogo——”

           “Gowhere?”askedMissIvors.

           “Well,youknow,everyyearIgoforacyclingtourwithsomefellowsandso——”

           “Butwhere?”askedMissIvors.

           “Well,weusuallygotoFranceorBelgiumorperhapsGermany,”saidGabrielawkwardly.

           “AndwhydoyougotoFranceandBelgium,”saidMissIvors,“insteadofvisitingyourownland?”

           “Well,”saidGabriel,“it’spartlytokeepintouchwiththelanguagesandpartlyforachange.”

           “Andhaven’tyouyourownlanguagetokeepintouchwithIrish?”askedMissIvors.

           “Well,”saidGabriel,“ifitcomestothat,youknow,Irishisnotmylanguage.”

           Theirneighbourshadturnedtolistentothecrossexamination.Gabrielglancedrightandleftnervouslyandtriedtokeephisgoodhumourundertheordealwhichwasmakingablushinvadehisforehead.

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