The Four Streets
“It had been the longest day’s work while he had counted down the minutes until he could run back up the steps and confer with Maura and Kathleen. When Maura told him what Alice had done, he felt a shiver run down his spine – and then, ‘Jeez, Maura,’ he shouted, ‘why didn’t ye wait for me to get fecking home?’ Tommy was having trouble weighing up the consequences of Alice’s actions. Maura had never known Tommy to swear as much as he had since the worst night of their lives; in fact she had heard... him shout on only a handful of occasions during their married life. Maura needed reinforcements and sent Kitty across the road to fetch Kathleen and Alice.
‘Calm down, Tommy,’ said Kathleen with authority, as soon as she came in. ‘It’s a grand idea if Brigie and Sean will play along with Peggy and Paddy, but you need to get your head together and go and see Paddy. It will work only if ye all agree.’ ‘Let me get this right,’ said Tommy. ‘Ye are all asking Sean, Paddy and meself to go down to the police station and say Jerry was sneaking down to Sean’s house for a card school and to drink up the wedding whiskey, whilst ye lot was asleep in ye beds?’ Maura, Kathleen and Alice nodded.MoreLess
‘Calm down, Tommy,’ said Kathleen with authority, as soon as she came in. ‘It’s a grand idea if Brigie and Sean will play along with Peggy and Paddy, but you need to get your head together and go and see Paddy. It will work only if ye all agree.’ ‘Let me get this right,’ said Tommy. ‘Ye are all asking Sean, Paddy and meself to go down to the police station and say Jerry was sneaking down to Sean’s house for a card school and to drink up the wedding whiskey, whilst ye lot was asleep in ye beds?’ Maura, Kathleen and Alice nodded.MoreLess
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