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Chapter 17

           WhyelsewouldtheHomeGuardbecalledout?Andasfortheentrenchments,well,fortificationsaresupposedtobeofsomevalueincaseofasiege.TheGeneralispreparingtomakehisfinalstandhere."

           "Asiege!Oh,turnthehorsearound.I’mgoinghome,backhometoTara,rightaway."

           "Whatailsyou?"

           "Asiege!NameofGod,asiege!I’veheardaboutsieges!PawasinoneormaybeitwashisPa,andPatoldme"

           "Whatsiege?"

           "ThesiegeatDroghedawhenCromwellhadtheIrish,andtheydidn’thaveanythingtoeatandPasaidtheystarvedanddiedinthestreetsandfinallytheyateallthecatsandratsandeventhingslikecockroaches.Andhesaidtheyateeachothertoo,beforetheysurrendered,thoughIneverdidknowwhethertobelievethatornot.AndwhenCromwelltookthetownallthewomenwereAsiege!MotherofGod!"

           "YouarethemostbarbarouslyignorantyoungpersonIeversaw.DroghedawasinsixteenhundredandsomethingandMr.O’Haracouldn’tpossiblyhavebeenalivethen.Besides,Shermanisn’tCromwell."

           "No,buthe’sworse!Theysay"

           "AndasfortheexoticviandstheIrishateatthesiegepersonallyI’dassooneatanicejuicyratassomeofthevictualsthey’vebeenservingmerecentlyatthehotel.IthinkIshallhavetogobacktoRichmond.Theyhavegoodfoodthere,ifyouhavethemoneytopayforit."Hiseyesmockedthefearinherface.

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