The River Folk
“Whilst, in the main, the argument occurred when she was out of the room, Mary Ann was usually somewhere in the cramped house and could scarcely fail to overhear most of what was said.
‘You’re not serious, our Dan,’ Bessie persisted. ‘I don’t want you hurting her. She’s had enough broken promises to last her a lifetime. Tell her the truth now, lad, before it’s gone too far. Tell her that she misunderstood you. That you were just feeling sorry for her because she was so upset. She’ll understand. ...But tell her now, Dan.’ ‘I’m telling her no such thing, Mam. Besides, she needs someone like me to take care of her.’ ‘What about Susan, lad?’ Bert asked in his quiet and thoughtful way when he was being serious.
‘Oh, she’ll be all right.’ There was an unusual trace of bitterness in Dan’s tone as he said, ‘She’ll always have her father to take care of her.’ Gently, now, he asked them, ‘But who’s going to take care of little Mary Ann?’ Then his voice hardened as he added, ‘The likes of Randolph Marsh?’ To this, his family had no answer.MoreLess
‘You’re not serious, our Dan,’ Bessie persisted. ‘I don’t want you hurting her. She’s had enough broken promises to last her a lifetime. Tell her the truth now, lad, before it’s gone too far. Tell her that she misunderstood you. That you were just feeling sorry for her because she was so upset. She’ll understand. ...But tell her now, Dan.’ ‘I’m telling her no such thing, Mam. Besides, she needs someone like me to take care of her.’ ‘What about Susan, lad?’ Bert asked in his quiet and thoughtful way when he was being serious.
‘Oh, she’ll be all right.’ There was an unusual trace of bitterness in Dan’s tone as he said, ‘She’ll always have her father to take care of her.’ Gently, now, he asked them, ‘But who’s going to take care of little Mary Ann?’ Then his voice hardened as he added, ‘The likes of Randolph Marsh?’ To this, his family had no answer.MoreLess
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