And Neither Have I Wings to Fly Act 2

--- title: And Neither Have I Wings to Fly Act 2 type: slide slideOptions: controls: false help: false slideNumber: false ---  <style> .present { color: white; text-transform: italic; text-align: left; padding: 0 3rem; } .present h2 { font-size: 70%; text-transform: uppercase; color: yellow; opacity: 0.7; } .present h3 { color: white; text-align: center; padding: 0 3rem; } .present h4 { color: red; text-align: center; padding: 0 3rem } </style>  --- ### INTERMISSION --- ## MOIRA What are you doing there? --- ## EVELINE Ah! I'll never get used to that. Checking the length. --- ## MOIRA An inch shorter. --- ## EVELINE That’s what I was thinking. --- ## MOIRA But no more than an inch. You can always-- --- ## EVELINE Make it shorter, but you can't make it longer. I know. --- ## MOIRA And don't forget to double stich these ends or it'll fray. --- ## EVELINE I know all your tricks, Mum. --- ## MOIRA They were never tricks. --- ## EVELINE Fine. “Secrets.” --- ## MOIRA You remember. --- ## EVELINE Of course I do. --- ## MOIRA Didn’t even teach Katie that one. --- ## EVELINE She would’ve never double stitched anything. --- ## MOIRA No. --- Her dress looks lovely. --- ## EVELINE It’s your dress. --- ## MOIRA Not anymore. Don’t pull too tight or-- --- Well, you know . --- ## EVELINE I mended the veil on Katie’s black hat for the funer... So I’ve done it before. --- ## MOIRA She looked so beautiful all in black. That veil stretched down over her face. She saying it made her look like a film star. Laughing. --- ## EVELINE How did you... You were there that morning? --- ## MOIRA No, but I...saw her. All of you. Leaving the house, all in black. The party even. --- ## EVELINE How? --- ## MOIRA I don’t know. Fuzzy, in my mind. Like a photograph. I can see her now . Walking up the hill with Leo. So quiet. --- ## EVELINE Been so these past few days. --- ## MOIRA I don't know. Wedding's tomorrow, I don't know. --- ## EVELINE I think she’s finally getting settled. --- ## MOIRA The week before I married your father I thought I’d burst. --- ## EVELINE She's getting her thoughts together. It's good that. --- ## MOIRA I suppose. I don’t remember her like this. Both of you, anyway. Seem so different. --- ## EVELINE Three years is a long time. --- ## MOIRA Did I really miss all that? All that time. --- ## EVELINE Mum? --- ## MOIRA I was too young for you to be sitting by my bed singing to me. I still had so many songs I wanted to sing to you. --- ## EVELINE You did hear me. I used to sing to you all the time then. --- ## MOIRA Did Katie? Lovely voice she had. I don’t remember, did she? --- ## EVELINE Early on. But then...it was hard for her. --- ## MOIRA She wasn’t there at the end, was she? --- ## EVELINE She saw you after. It was easier for her when your eyes were closed. When you didn’t make those sounds. --- #. MOIRA I knew what I wanted to say but... Peter was holding my hand. He held my hand for a long time, ay? --- ## EVELINE He did. Right there beside you that whole last day. --- ## MOIRA Peter. Outside by that tree, humming to himself. You know , I think he can hear me. Like it’s part of his own thinking. --- I was standing behind him by the tree humming, and he started humming the same tune. I tried to get him to sing it, but I’m afraid he’s forgotten the words. --- ## EVELINE Katie heard you as well. --- ## MOIRA That once she did, I know. --- ## EVELINE It doesn’t make any sense. --- ## MOIRA I don’t know. Maybe-- --- ## EVELINE Ah! Haven’t done that in a long time. --- ## MOIRA Remember me reading to you when you were young. You sitting beside me sewing, getting so excited. You must have stuck yourself a hundred times. --- ## EVELINE I was terrible. Couldn’t sew anything then. Just wanted to be reading. But look at me now. --- Grand, isn’t it? She’s going to look so beautiful. --- ## MOIRA You should be going to university. --- ## EVELINE Mum. --- ## MOIRA You’ve only until tomorrow to decide. --- ## EVELINE I’ve already decided. --- ## MOIRA You haven’t even told your father. --- ## EVELINE I don’t think right now is the best time for-- --- ## MOIRA Have you told Charlie? --- ## EVELINE Look, if you’re going to keep getting at me, I’m going in the other room. --- ## MOIRA You think I can’t follow you? --- ## EVELINE I’m not talking to you anymore. You’re driving me crazy, did you know that? --- Every time you come in this house I think I’m going mad. You’re not even here, you know. You’re a ghost. You’re not real. --- ## MOIRA Eveline. I’m here! --- What am I going to do with you? --- Now, stay there until you’re found. --- ## LEO And I said, “But I’ve only got half a shilling,” and she said, “well, they’re cheaper today. --- On account of the rain and all.” Can you believe that? Six tomatoes for a half a shilling! Oh, tomatoes. Did I ever tell you about my crazy aunt? --- ## KATHLEEN I think you’ve told that story twice now. --- ## LEO Oh, well, I think it’s funny, that’s all. The walk tired you out. I’m sorry about having to go back down, forgetting the tomatoes. --- ## KATHLEEN I don’t mind. I couldn’t sleep last night. --- ## LEO All those storms. Nearly shook our house down. --- My mother says we needed the rain. Now there’s huge puddles all over. Our old house, up north in Baenemede, used to turn into one giant pond when it would rain like that. --- Charlie and I would take out these little boats we made out of sticks. Well, they were more like rafts, but we would have contests. You know,race them. --- Because there was this one side of the pond that ran like a little river. Ran right across the front of our house. --- Fast, too. We would have to run to keep up with the boats. Of course, Charlie always won. Built a better raft. You alright? Katie? --- ## KATHLEEN What? --- ## LEO Nothing. --- ## KATHLEEN I think I’m going to lie down. --- ## LEO Oh, well, I have to go back down and get Charlie anyway. --- ## KATHLEEN Don’t want to fall asleep right in the middle of dinner. --- ## LEO No. Well, you rest. I’ll be back later. --- Thank you for walking with me. --- ## KATHLEEN You don’t have to thank me. It was lovely. Really. --- ## LEO I know tomorrow you’re going to look so beautiful all in white, but I can’t imagine you looking anymore beautiful than you do right now. --- ## KATHLEEN Leo. --- ## LEO I’ll be back soon. Good-bye. --- ## KATHLEEN Good-bye. --- ## LEO Bye. --- ## EVELINE Katie, I need to check the hem on your dress. Do you want to try it on? --- ## KATHLEEN Later. Leo got your tomatoes. --- ## EVELINE Oh, grand. I’ll bring out the plates, do you want to set them? --- ## KATHLEEN Sure. --- ## MOIRA That Leo sure can talk can't he? He's got a good heart, though. Oh, Katie, believe me, I'm here. I'm with you. --- ## EVELINE What are you doing?! --- ## KATHLEEN What? --- ## MOIRA Just talking. --- ## EVELINE I mean, are you alright? You have a headache? --- ## KATHLEEN No. --- ## MOIRA Not until now. --- ## EVELINE Stop it. --- ## KATHLEEN Stop what? --- ## EVELINE Nothing. I mean, stop...feeling bad. You're just nervous. Maybe you should lie down. --- ## KATHLEEN Don't feel like it. --- ## EVELINE I’ll set the plates. You just sit. Want some tea? --- ## KATHLEEN No. --- How’s the dress look? --- ## EVELINE It looks beautiful. And Mum doesn’t even mind that I’ve taken it in a bit. --- ## KATHLEEN She what? --- ## EVELINE I mean, if she were here, I’m sure she’d be proud. --- ## KATHLEEN You think so? --- ## EVELINE Ay. She always liked Leo. --- ## KATHLEEN She always thought he talked too much. --- ## EVELINE She never said that. --- ## KATHLEEN Maybe not to you. --- What do you think of him? --- ## EVELINE Me? --- ## KATHLEEN I don’t see anyone else here. --- ## EVELINE It scarcely matters what I think of him. --- ## KATHLEEN I’m asking you. --- ## EVELINE If you’re asking me if I think he’d make a good husband, the answer is yes. I would be honored to marry a man like Leo. --- But I don’t know. You shouldn’t be asking me anyway. --- ## KATHLEEN Who else am I going to ask? Just pretend you’re me for a little. --- ## EVELINE I'm not you. And I don;'t know what you're thinking or how you feel. Only you can know that. --- ## KATHLEEN But I don’t know. --- ## EVELINE Then I can’t help you. --- If I was in love with Leo, I'd marry him. And I would be proud to do so. Just follow your heart, Katie. --- Like you've always done. You've never done anything you didn't want. Ask Katie. She'll know. --- ## KATHLEEN Thanks, Evvy. --- Evvy, I think I'm-- --- ## EVELINE Why don't you lie down? --- ## KATHLEEN Sure. --- ## EVELINE Come in! --- ## KATHLEEN Hello. --- ## EVELINE Oh, we’re not ready. --- ## LEO Well, I was supposed to go back down and get Charlie, but he was already coming up. --- ## CHARLIE Should we go back down? --- ## EVELINE No, don’t be silly. I’m almost finished. --- ## LEO Can we help? --- ## EVELINE If you want. Here. Do the table. I’ve got to finish those tomatoes. Thank you, Leo. --- ## LEO Not at all. --- ## EVELINE Everything’s out. Glasses are on the side board. --- ## LEO This is just like when we were little. Setting the table. I always did the forks. --- ## CHARLIE No, you were the spoons. --- ## LEO Then I did the glasses. --- ## CHARLIE No, you were the knives. Mum wouldn’t let you, because you broke that one. --- ## LEO Jays. Drop one glass and you’re scarred your whole life. --- ## CHARLIE I’m sure the Donnelly’s wouldn’t mind. --- ## LEO No, you can do them. --- ## CHARLIE Alright, but you’re giving away a golden opportunity. --- ## LEO I told Katie you’re standing up for me. --- ## CHARLIE What'd she say? --- ## LEO She'd already assumed that's why you came in. --- ## CHARLIE So did I. --- ## LEO You mean...? It was supposed to be a surprise. --- ## CHARLIE I’m still flattered. It’s important to you, and I’m proud to be there. Maybe someday you’ll return the favor. --- ## LEO What’s that? --- ## CHARLIE Nothing. You know,if ever I decide... --- ## LEO Are you talking about Evvy? --- ## CHARLIE No. Keep your voice down. --- ## LEO Oh, you rotten liar. --- ## CHARLIE Leo, keep it down. --- ## LEO What’d she say? --- ## CHARLIE She’d already assumed that’s why you came in. --- ## LEO Why? Afraid someone might here? Blow your surprise?! --- ## CHARLIE I’m not getting married, alright? That’s enough about it. --- ## LEO Sure. --- Then what are you doing? --- ## CHARLIE Fixing up a dinner table. --- ## LEO Funny. What are you doing with Evvy? --- ## CHARLIE I’m done talking about this. --- ## LEO You know she’s not like all those others. --- ## CHARLIE I know that. --- ## LEO You can’t just come into town, have your way with her, and then go back to-- --- ## CHARLIE This is not the same. --- ## LEO Then what are you planning? --- ## CHARLIE I don’t know. --- ## LEO You’re going to break her heart just like you done all the others. --- ## CHARLIE Christ. --- ## LEO Going from town to town. House to house. Breaking hearts. --- ## CHARLIE Leo, I wasn’t breaking any hearts, alright? That’s something you never understood. They knew what they were doing. We just had a bit of fun and that was it. --- ## LEO How do you know? You were never there long enough to find out. --- ## CHARLIE I’ve heard just about enough. --- ## LEO Well, I’m not going to let you do that to Evvy. She’s a friend of mine. --- ## CHARLIE I'm not going to do anything to her. --- ## LEO How do I know? What makes her so different from? --- ## CHARLIE Because I'm in love with her! --- Jaysus. --- ## EVELINE Oh, it looks lovely. Thank you. --- ## CHARLIE No trouble at all. --- ## EVELINE Well, it’s all ready. I’ll just get my Da and-- --- ## CHARLIE No, I’ll do it. --- ## EVELINE Is anything wrong? --- ## LEO No. Everything’s fine, in fact. I think. --- ## EVELINE Good. --- ## PETER And no sooner did she sit on the table, then she’s flat on her back, feet in the air, toppled backw ards. --- ## EVELINE We must have told her a hundred times that table had a broken leg. --- ## KATHLEEN That afternoon she wouldn’t have known the difference between a chair and that table. --- ## PETER And didn’t spill a drop out of her glass. --- ## CHARLIE No. --- ## PETER Amazing woman that Mrs. Healy. Time for a smoke. Joining me, Charlie? --- ## CHARLIE Ay, sir. --- ## LEO So, what happened? --- ## CHARLIE Ay, did she spend the rest of the day on the floor like that? --- ## PETER Like a turtle, she was. Took her awhile to flop over. --- ## KATHLEEN You should have seen her, Leo. “What’s happened? There been an earthquake, Donnelly?” --- Feet all up and everywhere. Da says to her, “I didn’t know you were such an acrobat, Mrs. Healy.” --- ## PETER Grand party that was. --- ## CHARLIE Won’t beat tomorrow’s though. --- ## PETER You should see what Evvy’s got cooking. A regular feast. She’s out done herself. --- ## LEO If you don’t mind, sir. I’d like to say something. --- ## PETER Go ahead, son. --- ## LEO I would just like to say... --- I would just like to say... First, thank you, Evvy, for that wonderful dinner. --- ## EVELINE Thank you, Leo. --- ## LEO And I would like to thank my brother, Charlie, for coming in town on such short notice and for standing with me tomorrow. --- Thank you to Mr. Donnelly for a chance to work with you and learn your trade. And finally, thank you to Kathleen. --- I can’t wait to begin our life together, and I promise to make you happy, and... --- I know I’ll probably say all this again tomorrow, but I want you to know that I am proud that you will do me the honor of becoming my wife, thank you. --- ## PETER Well, that’ll be hard to top. But I’m going to try. --- First of all... Wait. No, can’t do it. --- Can’t toast a bride and groom with tea. Evvy, get us something with a little kick in it. --- ## EVELINE Da, I don’t think you should-- --- ## PETER It’s a toast. --- ## EVELINE I don’t think we have anything. --- ## PETER There’s a bottle behind the glasses in the cupboard, you know where it is. --- ## KATHLEEN I think she should go to bed early tonight. She’s been talking strange all day. --- ## LEO Like how? --- ## KATHLEEN Like Mum's really here. --- ## PETER Kathleen, don't make fun of your sister. --- ## KATHLEEN I’m not making fun. I tell you she’s been acting like she’s been talking to Mum. --- ## CHARLIE What’s she been saying? --- ## PETER You better not be making this up. --- ## KATHLEEN Why am I always the one making everything up? -- ## CHARLIE What'd she say? --- ## KATHLEEN I don’t know exactly, but it’s strange. --- ## PETER How is it strange? --- ## KATHLEEN You don’t believe me, do you? --- ## PETER I find it a little odd, that’s all. --- ## KATHLEEN Fine, then. But if she goes crazy, it’s on your head. --- ## PETER I think I can live with that. --- ## EVELINE Here, Da. --- ## PETER That's it. Pass them round. --- ## CHARLIE You know , I think I read somewhere that if you toast on tea the exact opposite happens of what you toast. --- ## PETER Look at that. Proof there, that is. --- ## LEO I never heard that. --- ## KATHLEEN See? --- ## PETER Kathleen. --- ## EVELINE Whooo. --- ## PETER All ready? --- Right. First of all, God bless all of you for taking such good care of a ratty old man like me. --- ## LEO You’re not old, Mr. Donnelly. --- ## PETER Well, thank you, Leo, but you don’t have to butter me up, you've got my blessing. This toast is for Kathleen and Leo. --- I hope you’re as happy as your mother and I were. And I hope you’re blessed with two beautiful children as we were, although this time I’m pulling for boys. --- I only hope you’ll have a few more years together. Love each other while you can, because you never know... --- ...what’s in store. Know your hearts and know your minds, because they’ll never lie to you. Good luck, and may God go with you. Cheers. --- ## MOIRA Cheers! --- ## CHARLIE You alright? --- ## EVELINE I’m fine. I’m fine. Just drinking too fast. --- ## PETER Oh, Leo. Here’s one for you. Did I ever tell you the story of my lucky rubbish bin? --- ## LEO I don't think so, sir. --- ## PETER It was back in the twenties in Dublin. Civil war raging. And this particular evening, a frightful night-- --- ## KATHLEEN It was June. --- ## PETER It was frightful in spirit. The weather was lovely, but we could tell there was a storm a brewing. Getting ready to unleash it’s power over our heads. --- ## KATHLEEN Next it’s going to be the Great Flood. --- ## PETER I’m telling the story! --- ## EVELINE Just let him tell it. --- ## KATHLEEN I wasn’t saying otherwise. There’s just a few things he’s puffing up a bit. --- ## PETER I’m not puffing anything up. It’s all part of the story. Now , who wants to hear? --- ## CHARLIE I’m fascinated. --- ## LEO I’d like to hear how it ends. --- ## KATHLEEN Oh, he hasn’t even gotten to the middle. --- ## PETER That’s something you’re going to have to learn, Leo. When you want to say something, you just have to talk right over her. --- Right, as I was saying, it was a frightful night, and I was with my two best friends, Gerry and Pat, and we’re hanging about behind this pub, sharing a cigarette. --- That we found on the ground. Didn’t have no money for food, let alone for cigarettes. --- ## LEO What about your family? --- ## PETER I’d left home by then, you see. --- ## KATHLEEN I thought you were thrown out. --- ## PETER There you go, messing with history! I walked out of that house on my own free will! But that’s another story. --- ## CHARLIE Ay. --- ## PETER Gerry was the only one with any money you see, but we’d spent some in the pub that afternoon, and he had a hole in his trouser pocket and he lost the rest. --- So there we are, starving. Not a thing to eat for two days. I mean, we were coasting on the stout. --- So, we’re having this fag, yelling at Gerry for losing the pound, and all of a sudden we see this dog. --- He’s just trotting by. And we three look at each other and we get this idea to kill this dog and have him for supper. --- ## LEO Jaysus. Jaysus! --- ## PETER Ay, ay. A mutt like that could keep us for three or four days. So, Pat starts running after this dog, only he has this funny limp you see. --- Because one of his legs was shorter than the other, so he can’t keep up with the dog, who by this time, is sensing that he’s in great peril. --- So,Gerry and I start running after Pat, and we pass him in no time. Then this dog runs round this corner and disappears into this pile of rubbish bins. --- So,Gerry and I are thinking, “There’s no way we’re jumping into a pile of rubbish for this dog. It’s probably got some disease anyway.” --- But then Pat, who’s still running to catch up, comes round the corner. And because of his leg, it takes him a long time to get started running, but it takes him an even longer time to slow down. --- So, he comes flying round this corner and runs straight into Gerry and me, and all three of us fall right into the rubbish. That was the stink of all stinks. --- And it’s not like we could walk into anyone’s house and take a bath. So, there we are, sitting in this stink. --- Now , we’re yelling at Pat for smashing us, and he’s getting mad at Gerry and me because, "It’s not my fault one of my legs is shorter than the other!" --- So he picks up this rubbish bin and dumps it on Gerry. No, I saw it coming, so I got out of the way. --- But hang on for this. This bin he picked up wasn’t full of rubbish you see. It was full of sausage and cheese and carrots and bread and all kinds of stuff. --- Someone must have been hiding it away. So, we start gathering as much as we can. And what else do you think we find? --- Don’t you! A full pouch of tobacco and cigarette papers. --- ## CHARLIE Oh, grand. --- ## PETER Ay, ay. We figured we’d gone to heaven. There we were eating our full and smoking like kings. --- And Pat starts walking round like a king. A king that was wounded in battle, you know , his leg and all. --- “If I were a king,” he says. And Gerry starts bowing in front of him saying, “King Pat. Oh, gracious King Pat That Was Wounded In Battle. --- May I have some of your food?” And all of a sudden... --- ## MOIRA This is the best part. --- ## PETER The pound he lost falls out of his shirt pocket and on to the ground. --- So, we’re looking at that pound, and we’re looking at Gerry, and we’re looking at the sun coming up. --- And we all three go into the pub for a pint of stout for breakfast! So, for one day, evening to morning, we lived like kings. --- ## CHARLIE That’s the best story I’ve ever heard in my life. --- ## LEO That’s amazing, Mr. Donnelly. --- ## PETER It was pretty great. --- ## MOIRA His favorite story. --- ## EVELINE That’s his favorite story. --- ## CHARLIE What happened to Pat and Gerry? --- ## PETER Oh, Pat was killed a week later in the riots. --- ## MOIRA Gerry and he crying over Pat’s body, found in the street. --- ## PETER Someone threw a rock from the top of a building and hit him in the head. --- ## CHARLIE Jaysus. --- ## MOIRA All bloody. His bad leg almost ripped off. Mourning by himself. --- ## CHARLIE And Gerry? --- ## PETER Died fighting in World War II. --- ## CHARLIE Your best friends. --- ## MOIRA And there was no one left but him. --- ## PETER In the whole world. Don’t have any best friends anymore. They all get killed or die. --- ## MOIRA Mourning by himself. --- ## PETER So, it’s best not to bother. It pulls you apart and all. Doesn’t feel good. --- ## MOIRA It’s hard, mourning by yourself. All alone. It's not right. --- ## CHARLIE Leo and I had a bit of luck once. You remember, Leo? --- ## LEO Of course I remember. It’s not that good, though. The luck. It was just a bit, that’s all. --- ## PETER Any luck is good. --- ## LEO No, you can’t call it good luck. It was more like average luck. In the middle luck. Not bad or good. --- ## CHARLIE Leo just doesn’t want me to tell it, because he had a little accident. --- ## KATHLEEN Oh, what? Tell it. --- ## LEO Thanks a lot, Charlie. --- ## CHARLIE You can tell the one about the attic window after. --- ## LEO I’m no good at telling stories. --- ## KATHLEEN Come on, what happened? --- ## CHARLIE Well, every other day, Leo and I were given a pound to go to the market to buy food and stuff for Mum. --- And there was always a bit left for us to get gum or sweets, or when we got older, cigarettes. --- ## LEO You wanted cigarettes. --- ## CHARLIE But at the time I had decided it was time to teach my little brother how to smoke. On this particular day, we only had enough money for gum. --- So, we’re standing by the bridge, chewing our gum wondering where we can get some money for cigarettes. Leo was right anxious by this time. --- ## LEO I wasn’t anxious. --- ## CHARLIE All that bouncing, I thought you had ants in your knickers. --- So, we’re chewing away and suddenly Leo sees half a crown down by the edge of the river. “Someone must have thrown it in for good luck!” he says. --- I said, “Now, it’s our good luck.” So we climb on down to the edge of the water, but we can’t reach it. It’s down by these rocks, you see. --- Can’t even get it with a stick. So, we’re sitting, pondering about how to get this money, and Leo starts blowing bubbles with his gum. He was always blowing bubbles when he was thinking. --- And the gum sticks to the end of his nose. So I get the idea we can use the sticky gum to get the half a crown. But before I can fully hatch the plan, Leo’s already got a piece of string from his pocket. --- Takes his gum, ties it up, and attaches the whole thing to this stick we were using. --- ## PETER Clever lad. --- ## CHARLIE So, he’s leaning over the water trying to get this money, and all of a sudden he loses his balance and falls smack into the water. --- Of course, now we don’t have to worry about using the sticky gum, since Leo’s already wet. --- ## LEO I was leaning too far on this rock. --- ## CHARLIE So, Leo wades in and gets the money. --- ## LEO It was freezing, middle of October. --- ## CHARLIE We get the money and go back to the store. And Mr. Mahoney’s looking at Leo wondering why the blazes he’s all soaked, so he asks him. --- And Leo says...God...Leo, do you remember what you said? --- ## KATHLEEN What? What’d you say? --- ## LEO I said I was training to become an Olympic swimmer. --- ## CHARLIE I burst out laughing. Right in front of Mr. Mahoney. --- ## PETER That's right good Leo. --- ## LEO We both started alughing so hard, he wouldn't sell us cigarettes. --- ## EVELINE Oh no. --- ## CHARLIE And every time after that, Mr. Mahoney would ask Leo how the swimming was coming. Had he won any medals yet. --- ## LEO Of course I never did, you know , so he was real disappointed. --- ## PETER Too bad you didn’t become a hero, Leo. Would have made Mr. Mahoney right proud. --- ## LEO Ay. --- ## PETER Well, you’re not alone. Kathleen fell in the brook once, do you remember? On her birthday? Remember? --- ## KATHLEEN Of course I remember. I hurt my ankle. --- ## EVELINE Da, that wasn’t funny at all. --- ## PETER You should have seen her. Like a monster, she was. All blood smeared and covered with mud, just dripping. “Where’s my daughter?” I yelled when Eveline brought her home. “She’s right here, Da,” Eveline says. --- ## KATHLEEN Why do you always have to be making fun of me? --- ## PETER I’m just teasing you, Katie. --- ## KATHLEEN I don’t make fun of you. --- ## PETER That's because you’re silly, that’s why. --- ## KATHLEEN You’re just as silly as I am. You do more stupid things than I do, and I don’t make fun of you. --- ## PETER That’s enough. --- ## KATHLEEN Why? I’m asking you. --- ## EVELINE Leo, tell us about Charlie and the window. --- ## CHARLIE Now that’s a ridiculous story. Go on, Leo. --- ## KATHLEEN I’m asking you. --- ## EVELINE Katie. --- ## KATHLEEN Da? I’m asking you. --- Can't answer me. Tell the story, Leo. Jays. --- ## LEO Uh...well...uh...Charlie was only thirteen and-- --- ## EVELINE I’ll get it. I’m sorry, Leo. --- ## CHARLIE Have another drink, Leo. --- ## FREDDY Is Katie here? --- ## EVELINE Ay, but she's talking with-- --- ## FREDDY You tried that one the last time. Katie! --- ## KATHLEEN Freddy? --- ## LEO Freddy? --- ## KATHLEEN What are you doing here? --- ## FREDDY I thought you’d like to go for a walk. --- ## KATHLEEN My family’s all here, Freddy. --- ## PETER It’s the actor, isn’t it? --- ## CHARLIE Ay. --- ## PETER Kathleen. Eveline. Shut the door and come sit down. --- ## KATHLEEN I can’t talk now . --- ## FREDDY I have to know your answer. --- ## EVELINE Mr. Malone? --- ## KATHLEEN I’ll take care of it, Evvy. --- ## PETER He’s a stubborn bastard, isn’t he? --- ## CHARLIE Don’t like him at all. --- ## PETER Neither do I. Kathleen! --- ## KATHLEEN Go, please, go. --- ## FREDDY Katie. --- ## CHARLIE Leo! --- ## FREDDY Romeo and Juliet? --- ## PETER KATHLEEN!!! --- ## KATHLEEN Romeo and Juliet. --- ## LEO I think, once again, you’ve over stayed your welcome. --- ## FREDDY I agree. Good night, Mr. Doyle. A pleasure, as always. --- ## LEO What was that? What was he doing here? --- ## KATHLEEN Nothing. I don’t know. --- ## PETER Well, I certainly hope marriage will teach you some manners, Katie Donnelly. --- ## KATHLEEN Is it my fault he comes here? You saw me, I tried to get him to go. It’s not my-- --- ## PETER No, no, nothing is ever your fault. --- ## KATHLEEN You know , I'm glad I'm getting married, so I don’t have to live in this prison anymore. --- ## PETER A house is what you make of it. If you don’t like it, get out! --- ## KATHLEEN You’re glad I’m going, aren’t you? You’re glad I’m finally leaving. You were probably glad when Mum left too. --- ## LEO Katie. --- You couldn’t stand her lying in the bed with all that disease. Sleeping out here in the chair every night. --- You weren’t even there. You didn’t even see her go, sitting out by that bloody tree! --- ## EVELINE Katie! --- ## KATHLEEN Glad she finally left so you could have that big bed all to yourself? So you wouldn’t have to bother anymore? --- ## EVELINE Katie, don’t. He’s not--- --- ## KATHLEEN Well, what about me?! I’ve got more life than either of you two walking about here like you’re dead, and I’m the one whose dying! --- You’re killing me, old man, just like you killed Mum. Both of you killing her with your death, sucking the life out of her. Why couldn’t it have been you?! --- Why’d they have to take her when they could have had you, you old man, you’re already dead. You killed Mum, you killed Evvy, and now you’re killing me! I’m dying on the inside. I can’t... I can’t... --- ## PETER I couldn’t watch her. I couldn’t watch her suffer. But I was with her. She knew that. --- ## MOIRA You were there when I needed you, when I-- --- ## PETER I couldn’t watch her die! --- ## EVELINE I know, Da. I know. --- ## PETER What did she look like? At the end. --- ## EVELINE She just closed her eyes, and...the wheezing stopped. And then she took one more breath, and it was clean. No rasping. It was her last breath, and it was perfect. --- ## MOIRA He wasn’t...? Where were you? --- ## EVELINE Just go to bed, Da. You go and rest, and I'll take care of everything. Tomorrow’s an important day. --- ## PETER You can’t just go to bed, Eveline. I’ve tried. --- ## EVELINE Thank you. --- ## CHARLIE It’s alright. --- ## MOIRA Who was holding my hand? --- ## PETER Ha! God. Evvy! --- Jaysus. --- ## PETER How is she? --- ## LEO She’s lying down. I don’t know what’s wrong, she’s scaring me. --- ## PETER Girls are scary. --- ## LEO She’s never been like this before. --- ## PETER It’s not to do with you, Leo. She’s nervous and excited, and she misses her mum a great deal. It’ll pass. --- ## MOIRA No, it won’t. --- ## LEO Maybe we should wait awhile. Postpone. --- ## PETER No. Take her away from this house, and you’ll be happy and fine and all the rest. Too many ghosts here, is all. --- ## LEO I don’t want to lose her. --- ## PETER Stop fretting, Leo. You’re getting married tomorrow. --- ## LEO She’s all I have. --- ## PETER And you have her! So be happy about it and get a good night’s sleep. --- ## LEO I will, sir. --- ## CHARLIE She alright? --- ## LEO I think she’s going to sleep. --- ## CHARLIE It’ll all be fine. --- ## PETER That’s what I keep telling him. --- ## LEO Thank you for dinner, Mr. Donnelly. --- ## PETER You’ll be calling me Da in the morning. --- ## LEO Right, sir. Well, good night. --- ## CHARLIE I’m staying for awhile. Helping Evvy. --- ## LEO I’m going. --- ## CHARLIE I’ll be down later. --- ## LEO I won’t wait up. Good night, sir. --- ## PETER Good night, Leo. --- ## CHARLIE Well, we're in the kitchen, if you need anything. --- ## PETER I’m fine, thank you, Charlie. --- ## CHARLIE Alright, sir. --- PETER CHARLIE --- ## MOIRA Peter, go talk to Katie. She needs you now. --- ## PETER I’ll talk with her in the morning. --- ## MOIRA Peter? --- Can you-- --- ## PETER I can’t. I’m sorry, Eveline. Forgive me. --- ## MOIRA Peter! I don’t remember this at all. --- ## EVELINE Mum? What’shappened? --- ## MOIRA It was you, wasn't it? Holding my hand. Wasn't it. --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## MOIRA You were the only one there, weren’t you? --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## MOIRA Why did you stay? Why did you stay so long? --- ## EVELINE You’re my mother. How could I go? --- ## MOIRA And you’re my daughter. --- ## EVELINE Mum. --- ## MOIRA Say hello to Charlie for me. --- ## EVELINE Mum? --- ## CHARLIE I just put the linen in the bin next to the door, is that right? Evvy? --- ## EVELINE What? Oh, fine. That’s grand. --- ## CHARLIE Did your father go to bed? --- ## EVELINE I think so. I’m about ready for bed myself. --- ## CHARLIE Oh, well, I can go then if-- --- ## EVELINE No. No, I’d like to stay up for awhile, maybe talk. If you’re not doing anything. --- ## CHARLIE Don’t have any plans. --- ## EVELINE Imagine that. --- ## CHARLIE Don’t have to. --- ## EVELINE Well, I’m almost finished. --- ## CHARLIE Do you remember when you asked me what I’d do if my father was still here? --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## CHARLIE Why’d you ask me that? --- ## EVELINE I don’t know. Why? --- ## CHARLIE I was just wondering, because... Well, Katie said something earlier about-- --- ## EVELINE What? --- ## CHARLIE I think she thinks you’re...talking to your mum, in your head. --- ## EVELINE Oh, God. Did she tell my father? --- ## CHARLIE Everyone, really. --- ## EVELINE Ah, no. --- ## CHARLIE I don’t think he believed her. --- ## EVELINE Are you sure? --- ## CHARLIE Pretty positive, ay. --- ## EVELINE Good. --- ## CHARLIE Are you? --- ## EVELINE What? --- ## CHARLIE Talking to your mum? --- ## EVELINE Charlie, I can’t answer that right now. --- ## CHARLIE Why not? --- ## EVELINE Because you wouldn’t believe me. --- ## CHARLIE I’m still standing here, aren’t I? --- ## EVELINE Ay, you are. --- ## CHARLIE So? --- ## EVELINE I hear her. In my head. It’s like she’s really here, talking and everything. --- ## CHARLIE What does she say? --- ## EVELINE Things, I don’t know . We talk about Da and how he’s doing. Katie and Leo. --- ## CHARLIE Do you talk about me? --- ## EVELINE Sometimes. Not always. There’s other things, you know. --- ## CHARLIE I was just wondering. --- ## EVELINE I think I’m going mad. --- ## CHARLIE You know, there was one time, last year, I was being stupid. --- Drinking, running down these rail tracks with this fellah, you know, just stupid. And for a second, I heard my father’s voice. --- All he said was “stop”. And I did I went home. I didn’t know what I’d heard, but I knew, maybe at least I’d thought, it wasn’t me. --- But the next morning I thought, well it doesn’t matter whether it was him or in my own head, because I stopped. I listened and whoever it was, was right. --- ## EVELINE But do you think that was really him? --- ## CHARLIE Even if it wasn’t,it was a part of him. Something from somewhere I didn’t know. --- ## EVELINE I think this is different. I think I’m really seeing her. --- ## CHARLIE You just want to. You miss her, ay? --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## CHARLIE Then you make her here. And if she’s saying good things-- --- ## EVELINE But I-- --- ## CHARLIE No, no, we don't know what goes on, what happens after this-- --- ## EVELINE But what if it’s a demon or something worse? --- ## CHARLIE If it’s giving good advice it’s hardly a demon. --- ## EVELINE Oh, I wish it was that simple. I just don’t know. --- ## CHARLIE Well, at least you’ll have a good story to tell. --- ## EVELINE Charlie. --- ## CHARLIE Well? --- ## EVELINE Ay. It's a good story. --- ## CHARLIE Nothing better than a good story. --- ## EVELINE Leo never got to finish your story. --- ## CHARLIE Which? --- ## EVELINE The attic window? --- ## CHARLIE Oh, that. I just sort of fell out is all. --- ## EVELINE You fell out? What do you mean sort of? --- ## CHARLIE Well, I built this machine that I thought would strengthen my arms so I could fly. --- ## EVELINE You wanted to fly? --- ## CHARLIE And I really thought I could. So I practiced on this machine for a month, built these big pair of wings and...jumped out our attic window. --- ## EVELINE My God. Did you hurt yourself? --- ## CHARLIE Of course I hurt myself, I jumped out a bloody window. Broke my wrist. Got tangled up in the wings. --- You should have seen it, feathers all over the place. From my pillows, so I had nothing to sleep on for a month. --- ## EVELINE You really thought you could fly? --- ## CHARLIE And I swear that I did. --- ## EVELINE Oh, sure. --- ## CHARLIE No. Just for a second. There was this moment after I jumped and I said to myself, “I can fly. I can really fly. Fly far away from here.” --- Someplace sweeter than this, maybe. So for an instant, I flew . I had wings, how could I not fly? You just have to have the right way of thinking. --- ## EVELINE Thirteen? Think what you could do now with all your experience. --- ## CHARLIE My experience won’t help me fly at all. In fact, it grounds me quite nicely. --- ## EVELINE You ground you. Like you said, it’s a way of thinking. You know, if you want to fly, then fly, just jump. --- ## CHARLIE What about you? --- ## EVELINE Oh, I wasn’t built for it. My arms aren’t strong enough. --- ## CHARLIE So then what? What you want to do with the rest of your life? --- ## EVELINE Well, there’s certainly no flying involved, I can tell you that. I haven’t really thought about it, there's been-- --- ## CHARLIE Grand ideas sort of get lost. Don’t they. --- ## EVELINE Ay. What are your plans? --- ## CHARLIE Don't have any. Try not to think about it. --- ## EVELINE Are you going back after the wedding? --- ## CHARLIE Back where? --- ## EVELINE To where you've been living these past years. You know, after you left home and all. --- ## CHARLIE Haven’t really been living anywhere. --- ## EVELINE How do you mean? --- ## CHARLIE Just sort of been moving about for awhile. --- ## EVELINE For seven years? --- ## CHARLIE Ay. --- ## EVELINE So, then where are you going? --- ## CHARLIE I don’t know . Thought I might go back up north. You know, see our old house. If anyone’s living there. --- ## EVELINE Are you going soon? --- ## CHARLIE Well, I was thinking about it. But, I don’t know now. Things are different, you know. --- ## EVELINE No, I don’t know. How are they different? --- ## CHARLIE Well, I didn’t think I’d like it here. Thought I’d just be passing through. --- ## EVELINE You always just pass through, don’t you? --- ## CHARLIE No. --- ## EVELINE Always moving about from place to place. Never getting attached. To anything or...anyone. It must be nice. --- ## CHARLIE It is. Sometimes. Sometimes it’s...not. Do you want to come with me? --- ## EVELINE I can’t leave here. Right now . I’ve got... There’s a lot I have to do, my Da, for one. --- ## CHARLIE That’s not what I asked. Do you want to go? --- ## EVELINE Charlie? --- ## CHARLIE Do you want to come? Up north? --- ## EVELINE Strange thing to say. --- ## CHARLIE I’m asking. Do you want to go with me? --- ## EVELINE Where? --- ## CHARLIE North. East. It doesn’t matter. I just... --- ## EVELINE What are you asking? --- ## CHARLIE I don’t know what I’m asking! I don’t want to be passing through anymore. I want to go places, even if it’s just round the corner, but I want you to be there with me, that’s what I’m asking. I know we-- --- ## EVELINE I would love to go with you. --- ## CHARLIE Both said we didn’t want any part of-- --- ## EVELINE Wherever. --- ## CHARLIE Did you say what I thought you said? --- ## EVELINE I think so. --- ## CHARLIE I think you’re beautiful. --- ## EVELINE Oh, I’m not as-- --- ## CHARLIE Yes, you are. --- I’ve been wanting to do that since the first day I met you. --- ## EVELINE So have I. --- ## CHARLIE I can’t believe I’m really here. That you’re really here. --- ## EVELINE Charlie, I have to tell you-- --- ## CHARLIE Going together. --- ## EVELINE I would love to go with you. But I can’t. --- ## CHARLIE What? --- ## EVELINE I can’t go with you. I want to, but I can’t. --- ## CHARLIE What are you saying? I thought-- --- ## EVELINE Do you want to marry me? --- Charlie? --- ## CHARLIE I thought we’d go together for awhile and then maybe later... --- ## EVELINE Then what would happen here? --- ## CHARLIE I don’t care what happen’s here, I want you to come with me. --- ## EVELINE What would happen to my Da if I run off with you? --- ## CHARLIE It’s not running off! Fine, then we’ll get married. We’ll get married... Well, we can’t tomorrow , but the next day-- --- ## EVELINE Oh, Charlie, I’m not asking you to marry me. --- ## CHARLIE Then what? What are you asking me, just say it and I'll-- --- ## EVELINE I can’t leave here! --- ## CHARLIE Fine, then I’ll stay. Help you take care of him. --- ## EVELINE You don’t understand. It would be fine for awhile, but then, I’d have to be here with him. He’s my father. --- ## CHARLIE That’s twisted as all hell. --- ## EVELINE Don’t be angry with me. --- ## CHARLIE Well, why shouldn’t I be? You tell me you want to go with me. I think everything’s grand, and then, “Oh, by the bye, I can’t go. Sorry.” --- ## EVELINE Charlie, don’t. --- ## CHARLIE What am I supposed to do? Go traipsing round the countryside waiting for your father to die? --- ## EVELINE Don’t. --- ## CHARLIE You’re throwing away your life! --- ## EVELINE This is my life! This is who I am, and if you don’t like it then go find somebody else. --- ## CHARLIE What can I do? Just tell me what I can do. --- I can't do anything, can I? --- ## EVELINE No. --- ## CHARLIE There’s these things I’ve done. Stolen food, money. Bringing stuff across from up north. --- Things that when I looked at what I wanted to do with my life, I never thought I’d do. But you get lost, you know . I got lost. It’s different now , Evvy, I love you. --- ## EVELINE I love you. --- ## CHARLIE Oh, Christ. What do you expect me to do now? --- ## EVELINE Don’t. --- ## CHARLIE I thought... I don’t know what I thought. --- ## CHARLIE goes to the door and opens it. --- Ridiculous anyway. --- ## EVELINE Goodnight Charlie. --- ## EVELINE Katie? --- What are you doing? --- ## KATHLEEN Nothing. --- ## EVELINE Where are you going? --- ## KATHLEEN Nowhere. --- ## EVELINE Tell me that’s not-- --- ## FREDDY (OFF STAGE) Katie? Katie? --- ## EVELINE Well, go ahead, answer him. --- ## FREDDY (OFF STAGE) Katie? --- ## KATHLEEN Ay. I’m here. --- ## FREDDY Come on. --- ## KATHLEEN I’ll meet you down at the brook. Oh, come on. --- ## KATHLEEN No, I've forgotten something. I'll be there. --- ## FREDDY I'll be waiting. --- ## KATHLEEN I know what you’re thinking. --- ## EVELINE No, you don’t. --- ## KATHLEEN Just let me go, alright? Just go to bed and pretend you never saw me. --- ## EVELINE But I did. I’m seeing you right now , but I don’t believe it. --- ## KATHLEEN Just let me go. --- ## EVELINE I’m not stopping you, am I? --- ## KATHLEEN I can’t go with you looking at me like that. --- ## EVELINE How am I supposed to look at you, sneaking out? --- ## KATHLEEN I’m going. I’ve decided. --- ## EVELINE What have you decided? --- ## KATHLEEN I can’t marry Leo. I don’t love him. --- ## EVELINE So this is the answer? --- ## KATHLEEN He’ll be better off without me. --- ## EVELINE Probably. But I think you owe him the courtesy of telling him that yourself. --- ## KATHLEEN I can’t face him, I can’t tell him. It’ll break his heart. --- ## EVELINE And this won’t? --- ## KATHLEEN No, it’s easier this way. --- ## EVELINE Easier for you. --- ## KATHLEEN Evvy, please. --- ## EVELINE You want me to tell him, don’t you. --- Katie, think about this. Freddy’s... He’s an actor. --- ## KATHLEEN So? --- ## EVELINE So, he's always moving about. How do you know he's going to take care of you? How do you know he'll be faithful? You just met him. --- ## KATHLEEN You just met Charlie. And believe me, he's got a longer history than Freddy, I bet you didn't know that on the train up he-- --- ## EVELINE I know all about Charlie, thank you. But I'm not running off with him. Am I. --- ## KATHLEEN I was only looking out for you. --- ## EVELINE Well, I'm just looking out for you. --- ## KATHLEEN You don't have to. --- ## EVELINE So, I see. --- ## KATHLEEN Freddy loves me. He said we're going to be married as soon as we get settled. --- ## EVELINE Oh, Freddy's going to get settled. --- ## KATHLEEN What is so wrong with him you can’t trust him? I trust him. --- ## EVELINE I don’t trust anyone who sneaks away in the middle of the night. --- ## KATHLEEN You don’t understand. You’ve never been in love. --- ## EVELINE I understand. --- ## KATHLEEN No, you don’t. Freddy and I...we... The other night... --- ## EVELINE Oh god. Katie, you didn't. --- ## EVELINE You think that's love, do you. --- ## KATHLEEN It's not the end of the world, Jays. It doesn't matter we're going to together. --- ## EVELINE Of course it matters. -- ## KATHLEEN To you, maybe. --- ## EVELINE Oh, Katie. Don’t do this. Please. --- ## KATHLEEN I can’t stay here anymore. --- ## EVELINE I am begging you. --- ## KATHLEEN Why, Evvy? Da doesn’t want me here. --- ## EVELINE No, Katie. --- ## KATHLEEN I’m driving you mad all day long. --- ## EVELINE You don’t. --- ## KATHLEEN Mum’s not here anymore, Evvy! --- ## EVELINE Yes, she is. She’s here, Katie. Right here in the house. And she sees everything we do. --- ## KATHLEEN You’re mad. --- ## EVELINE Maybe. But don’t tell me you don’t feel her, sense her. Think for maybe one second she’s actually here, listening and watching. I know you have. --- ## KATHLEEN That’s a horrible thing to do to me. --- The other day. I thought I heard her call my name. Like I was outside playing. Did you hear her as well? --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## KATHLEEN See, she could've helped me. --- ## EVELINE She can’t. Whatever we heard is just a ghost anyway. --- ## KATHLEEN You hear her all the time, don’t you? --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## KATHLEEN Why can’t... I miss her. I miss her, I miss her so... She always knew what I was thinking. Before I'd even thought of it myself. --- ## EVELINE I miss her too. --- ## KATHLEEN I was bring her book. I'm going to finish it. --- ## EVELINE She would have wanted you to. --- ## KATHLEEN You know , I was going because of you. You told me to follow my heart. I asked Katie, and this is what she came up with. Da would never forgive me, would he? --- ## EVELINE If you call off the wedding, yes. If you leave, no. Never. --- ## KATHLEEN I think I need some tea. --- ## EVELINE I’ll make if for you. --- ## KATHLEEN No. I’ll do it. You go on to bed. I’m afraid I’ve worn everybody out. Including myself. --- ## EVELINE Don’t stay up too late. I won’t. --- ## EVELINE I would miss you, Katie. --- ## KATHLEEN Evvy? I... That dress? You know, the one I ruined? It was my favorite dress. Even though I only wore it for an hour, it was the prettiest of all of them. --- ## EVELINE I’ll see you tomorrow. --- ## KATHLEEN Mum? Can you hear me? Mum, I need you. Just call my name like you did before and I’ll know. I will. Mum? --- ## Charlie Nobody home? --- ## LEO No. They must still be getting ready. I woke up an hour early just to do my tie. --- ## CHARLIE And it still looks ridiculous. --- ## LEO Is it? Jays, I’ve done this every Sunday. You’d think I learn by now . --- ## CHARLIE It’ll be perfect. Just breathe deep, little brother. --- ## LEO I cut myself shaving. Did you see? --- ## CHARLIE Of course I see. It’s immense. --- ## LEO It’s not! Is it? --- ## CHARLIE No, I’m joking. You can hardly see it. --- ## LEO I’m glad you’re here, Charlie. --- ## CHARLIE So am I. Done. How does it look? --- ## CHARLIE It looks fine. Stop fussing with it. --- ## LEO I can’t help it. I think it’s too long. Do you think it’s too long? --- ## CHARLIE No I don;t think its too long. --- ## LEO You sure? --- ## CHARLIE No, I'm lying to you. Of course I'm sure. NOw would you shut it about the damn tie?! --- ## LEO Jays, what's got you? --- ## CHARLIE Nothing. Thinking's all. --- ## LEO What about? --- ## CHARLIE Nothing. --- ## LEO You got home pretty late last night, where’d you-- --- ## CHARLIE I was out. Walking. Just thinking. --- ## LEO About Evvy? --- ## CHARLIE No. Just planning. You know, where I’m going next. --- ## LEO You’re not staying? --- ## CHARLIE Not very exciting here. Thought maybe I'd go back up north. --- ## LEO What happened? --- ## CHARLIE It’s time to be moving again, that’s all. --- ## LEO That’s all. --- ## CHARLIE I’m bored. --- ## LEO House to house, right Charlie. --- ## CHARLIE Don’t start, Leo. --- ## LEO You said she was different. --- ## CHARLIE She is. --- ## LEO Ay, but you’re going anyway. Same old Charlie. --- ## CHARLIE She told me to, alright? She doesn’t want me to stay, so I’m going. Tonight, if I can. Charlie... I thought... So did I. --- You know, when I was out walking last night, I saw this young man and a girl. It was real dark, and I couldn't hardly see them, but they were holding hands, running down the path. And I thought to myself, "Now they're going somewhere. --- Someplace sweeter than this, and they're going together." It doesn't matter where they go, you see. And I watched them run off into the dark. --- ## LEO Did you tell her what you told me? --- ## CHARLIE I can’t believe I did, but I did. Oh, Jays. This is your day, and here I am depressing you like crazy.We should be singing songs,jumping off rooftops. --- ## LEO Not till later. After the party. --- ## CHARLIE Right. Wouldn’t want to injure yourself before you go walking down the aisle. --- ## LEO She walks down the aisle. --- ## CHARLIE I know that. --- ## LEO Oh. Everything’ll be alright, Charlie, you just-- --- ## EVELINE Charlie? --- ## CHARLIE Is your father coming? --- ## EVELINE No. Leo, I think you need to sit down. --- ## CHARLIE What’s the matter? Is he alright? --- ## EVELINE He’s fine. Leo, I think you should sit down. --- ## LEO Why, what-- --- ## EVELINE Please. Sit. --- ## LEO Alright. Sitting. --- ## CHARLIE What’s going on? --- ## EVELINE She’s gone, Leo. --- ## LEO She’s...? --- ## CHARLIE Oh, God. --- ## LEO Katie? Where’d she go? --- ## EVELINE I don’t know . She had her suitcase. --- ## CHARLIE Jaysus. --- ## LEO Suitcase? Like for a trip? --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## LEO How long a trip? --- ## EVELINE I don’t know. --- ## LEO Did she leave a note or-- --- ## EVELINE No. --- ## LEO Then why... I don’t understand. --- ## CHARLIE Oh, take a guess, Leo. --- ## LEO What? --- ## CHARLIE She’s gone off with Freddy. --- ## LEO With... --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## CHARLIE Bastard. --- ## LEO Freddy? --- ## CHARLIE Now they can do Hamlet and Ophelia. --- ## EVELINE Charlie. Please forgive her Leo. I don;t think she was in her right mind, I really don't. --- ## CHARLIE You want him to forgive her? --- ## EVELINE I’m asking you, Leo. Forgive her. --- ## CHARLIE Well, he’s not. It’s unforgivable. --- ## EVELINE Nothing’s unforgivable. --- ## CHARLIE There are certain things you don’t do to others. Especially your friends. Family. --- ## EVELINE And what are those things, Charlie? --- ## CHARLIE You don't run out on people! You make a promise, you don’t sneak away in the middle of the night, running off to some other town. --- ## EVELINE You find that unforgivable? You. --- I think of all people you would understand. --- Leo? --- ## CHARLIE Where’re you going? --- ## LEO I’m going to find her. --- ## EVELINE But I told you I don’t know where she’s gone. --- ## LEO It was only last night. How far could she get? --- ## CHARLIE Pretty far. --- ## LEO I’m going. --- ## CHARLIE Leo. --- ## LEO I have to find her! --- ## CHARLIE Leo, she’s gone, alright! That’s it, she’s gone. --- ## LEO You were right, Charlie. I’ve lost everything I’ve ever cared for. I lost Da. I lost you. And now I’ve lost Katie. --- ## CHARLIE You didn’t lose me. I was just missing for awhile. But I’m here now. And Katie-- --- ## LEO I’m just tired of being left behind. That’s all. I hope...she’s happy. I hope he makes her happy. I just wanted her to be happy. That’s all. That’s all, Charlie. --- ## EVELINE Shhh. It’s alright. It’s alright. --- ## CHARLIE No, it’s not. --- ## EVELINE Oh, shut it, Charlie. Leo, I know , believe me, I know. --- ## CHARLIE That’s it. I’m going to find that sister of yours. No, first, I’m going to find that rat of an actor and beat the shite out of him, and then. --- I’m going drag her back here so she can get a nice look at this. My brother sitting here crying. --- ## EVELINE And you think that’s going to make him feel better? --- ## CHARLIE No, but it’ll make me feel better. --- ## EVELINE Oh, Charlie, that temper. --- ## CHARLIE Put yourself in my place. --- ## EVELINE She did this to all of us. You don’t hold the rights on anger here! --- ## CHARLIE Oh, I don’t?! --- ## LEO Charlie? --- ## CHARLIE Would you mind telling me then-- --- ## LEO Charlie! --- Stop talking. I don’t need you to fight for me anymore. Sometimes there’s just no place for fighting. Sometimes all you can do is forgive and say good-bye. --- And then pick up and move on. It’s like Da, isn’t it? We both sat there thinking there was something we should have done different, something we could have done to make things better. --- But he died, Charlie. He’s the one that left us. So, Katie’s gone. And there’s nothing to do, but go to bed tonight and get up tomorrow morning. --- Thank you, Evvy. --- ## EVELINE Don’t be thanking me. --- ## LEO No, I am. You’ve been nothing but kind to me since the first day I came here. --- ## EVELINE Will you come back up? Later, maybe. I know my Da’ll want to see you. --- ## LEO Sure. Charlie, I’ll wait outside. If you’re coming. --- You know, Charlie. There are places sweeter than this. But they're in here. --- ## CHARLIE I’m leaving. Tonight. --- Jaysus. --- ## EVELINE Charlie? Forgive me. --- ## CHARLIE No. --- ## EVELINE Some guardian angel. Why’d you bother coming back if it’s just like you’re dead anyway? --- How you could let Katie go like that, just when she needed you? When she was finally asking for help, you weren’t even there. --- ## MOIRA As far as she knows I’m dead, and that’s forever. --- ## EVELINE But she heard you. Somewhere inside she heard you. Like Da. They can hear you. So why couldn’t you just have said something, anything-- --- ## MOIRA It's not for Katie I'm here. --- ## EVELINE Then why? --- ## MOIRA Don’t you know? University. Dublin. --- ## EVELINE After what Katie did. You just want me to pack up and go? --- ## MOIRA It's everything you've ever wanted. All those books. --- ## EVELINE Oh, you know so much all of a sudden. --- ## MOIRA I know what’ll make you happy. --- ## EVELINE Happy? You want to know what made me happy? You dying. You finally dying. Lying there sucking so much life out of us, I couldn’t wait for it to be over, I couldn’t! I was so happy when you finally...when you finally... --- ## MOIRA I died three years ago. You’re not mad for wanting that to be over. --- ## EVELINE But nothing got better. I thought after you’d gone we could...move on. But there’s this muck left over. And we can’t get out of it. --- ## MOIRA You can. --- ## EVELINE Christ. Why can’t you just go away? --- ## MOIRA Evvy-- --- ## EVELINE Go on, go. Get out! --- ## PETER Eveline? Who’re you talking to? --- ## EVELINE No one. Myself. --- ## PETER It’s awfully quiet, isn’t it? You were right about that. I so wanted to see her in your mother’s dress. --- She left her book. She said she was going to finish it. It’s still marked where she stopped. You’ve read it, ay? --- ## EVELINE About twenty times. --- ## PETER Katie was on page twenty. --- ## EVELINE She doesn’t like reading. --- ## PETER No. Always looking for things grander. --- ## EVELINE Things are grander in the books. --- ## PETER But she never read any. --- ## EVELINE No. --- ## PETER This was your mother’s favorite. --- ## EVELINE I know , Da. Don’t worry, I’m not leaving you. I’m staying right here. --- ## MOIRA "The water is wide, I can't cross o'er." Peter. Please remember. --- ## PETER Scholarship, huh? That’s free, isn’t it? Means you’re so good they want you for free. --- ## EVELINE Where did you find that? --- It was just fancy. I don't want to go. --- ## PETER Then why'd you send away for it? --- ## EVELINE I...just wanted to see. You know. --- ## PETER Well, I kept it. I wasn't going to give it back to you. --- ## EVELINE What? --- ## PETER My heart practically leaping out of my throat reading it, but then something made me stop. --- Something making me hide it, burning a whole in my pocket. She was so young, Evvy. But look at you. Just like your mother. All those books. She wanted to go to school. --- ## EVELINE She...? --- ## MOIRA More than anything. --- ## PETER Ay. When we were first married. She was going to go, but then she was pregnant, so she couldn’t. Bought all those books anyway. Spent more on books than food sometimes. --- ## EVELINE I didn’t know she was going. Wanted to go. --- ## PETER I never did. Studying and reading, what’s that all about I don’t know . But she did. Meant for something finer she was. --- ## EVELINE Mum. --- ## PETER Not that you girls weren’t something fine. You’re meant for something finer, Eveline. --- ## EVELINE I want to go. --- ## PETER I know you do. --- Your mother’d be proud. Hurry, post comes at ten. --- ## EVELINE I suppose I should run it down to the postmaster myself. --- ## PETER Good thinking. --- Tea’s ready? --- ## EVELINE Oh, Da, I can-- --- ## PETER Eveline. I can get the tea. --- ## EVELINE Da? I’ll still be here. In spirit I’m not leaving you. --- ## PETER Like your mother. --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- I didn’t know, you never told. How could I know-- --- ## MOIRA Shhh. You stayed and held my hand and watched me die. No one else. You. --- ## CHARLIE I’m sorry to bother you... No, I’m not. I’m not sorry at all. --- ## EVELINE Charlie? --- ## CHARLIE I think it's foolish you staying, me going. I know what you said, but there's no point in me going if you're staying. So I'm staying. --- ## EVELINE I’m going. --- ## CHARLIE You’re...? --- ## EVELINE Going. To Dublin. Not today, but soon. --- ## CHARLIE What are you-- --- ## EVELINE It’s for university. Dublin. --- ## CHARLIE On scholarship? --- ## EVELINE Ay. Have to send it today. --- ## CHARLIE But I thought you said... You’re going. --- ## EVELINE Ay. --- ## CHARLIE Evvy... Oh, God. Evvy, it’s brilliant! I want to marry you. --- ## EVELINE Charlie! --- ## CHARLIE As soon as I can. I can’t believe I almost walked right out of this house. You and me in Dublin. Walking the streets, singing songs-- --- ## EVELINE Charlie, I’m going to Dublin. --- ## CHARLIE Do you want to get married there? Or here if you want. There? Here. --- ## EVELINE No. I’m going to Dublin. And as Eveline Donnelly. I want to find who that is, what that name is before I go taking someone else’s in its place. --- I love you, Charlie. That I do know , but it’s time to go find some things I don’t know. Answers to questions I’ve never even thought of. --- So many other things besides marriage and children. I want to know what people centuries ago were thinking. I want to know what people think we’ll all be thinking centuries from now. --- Stories from the Middle Ages,ones about time travel,it’s so much, I don’t know where to begin. And I wish you could go with me, but it wouldn’t be right, I know. I can’t marry you, Charlie. --- I can’t go with strings tied between us. But know I’ll be thinking of you. You’ll be in the first part of my thoughts. --- ## CHARLIE Ay, right behind the books. Probably. Do you understand? I’m not leaving you. Ever again. --- ## EVELINE I can’t be making any promises. --- ## CHARLIE I understand. --- For good luck. Even though you probably won’t need any. --- ## EVELINE One can always use a little luck. --- ## CHARLIE May I walk you down? Or at least walk with you? --- ## EVELINE You may indeed. --- ## CHARLIE Evvy? --- ## EVELINE Ready. --- ## PETER Moira? --- You're here, aren't you? I did hear you. Maybe I can't now, but I know, somehow, you've been watching. --- ## MOIRA Ay. --- ## PETER I did the right thing? Tell me I did. --- ## MOIRA You know. --- ## PETER I miss you. --- ## MOIRA I miss you. --- ## PETER I wish I could see you again. Hear you just one last time. --- ## MOIRA “The water is wide, I can’t cross o’er. And neither have I wings to fly. Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I.” --- ## PETER and MOIRA “I leaned my back against an oak. I thought it was a mighty tree. --- But first it bent and then it broke, And so my love has proved to me." --- “It is my heart that weighs it low, As my heart flows away from thee.” --- ## MOIRA Good-bye, Peter. --- ## PETER “Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I.” --- ### END OF PLAY

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