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MARY His Wife
TEIG His Son
ALEEL A Poet
THE COUNTESS CATHLEEN
OONA Her Foster Mother
Two Demons disguised as Merchants
Peasants, Servants, Angelical Beings
SCENE I
MARY
What can have made the grey hen flutter so?
TEIG
They say that now the land is famine struck The graves are walking.
MARY
There is something that the hen hears.
TEIG
And that is not the worst; at Tubber-vanach A woman met a man with ears spread out, And they moved up and down like a bat's wing.
MARY
What can have kept your father all this while?
TEIG
Two nights ago, at Carrick-orus churchyard, A herdsman met a man who had no mouth, Nor eyes, nor ears; his face a wall of flesh; He saw him plainly by the light of the moon.
MARY
Look out, and tell me if your father's coming.
TEIG
Mother!
MARY
What is it?
TEIG
In the bush beyond, There are two birds--if you can call them birds-- I could not see them rightly for the leaves. But they've the shape and colour of horned owls And I'm half certain they've a human face.
MARY
Mother of God, defend us!
TEIG
They're looking at me. What is the good of praying? father says. God and the Mother of God have dropped asleep. What do they care, he says, though the whole land Squeal like a rabbit under a weasel's tooth?
MARY
You'll bring misfortune with your blasphemies Upon your father, or yourself, or me. I would to God he were home--ah, there he is.
What was it kept you in the wood? You know I cannot get all sorts of accidents Out of my mind till you are home again.
SHEMUS
I'm in no mood to listen to your clatter. Although I tramped the woods for half a day, I've taken nothing, for the very rats, Badgers, and hedgehogs seem to have died of drought, And there was scarce a wind in the parched leaves.
TEIG
Then you have brought no dinner.
SHEMUS
After that I sat among the beggars at the cross-roads, And held a hollow hand among the others.
MARY
What, did you beg?
SHEMUS
I had no chance to beg, For when the beggars saw me they cried out They would not have another share their alms, And hunted me away with sticks and stones.
TEIG
You said that you would bring us food or money.
SHEMUS
What's in the house?
TEIG
A bit of mouldy bread.
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