SCENE??A room ed fire, and a door into trees of a rees sed in flat colour upon a gold or diapered sky. t of missal Painting. MARY, a y years or so, is grinding a quern.

    MARY.  can ter so?

    (tEIG, a boy of fourteen, is coming in urf, wh.)

    tEIG. t noruck

    the graves are walking.

    MARY. t the hen hears.

    tEIG. And t is not t; at tubber?vanach

    A  a man ,

    And ts wing.

    MARY.  can  your fathis while?

    tEIG. two nig Carrick?orus churchyard,

    A  a man wh,

    Nor eyes, nor ears; his face a wall of flesh;

    of the moon.

    MARY. Look out, and tell me if your fathers coming.

    (tEIG goes to door.)

    tEIG. Mother!

    MARY.  is it?

    tEIG. In the bush beyond,

    them birds??

    I could not see tly for the leaves.

    But the shape and colour of horned owls

    And Im ain theyve a human face.

    MARY. Mother of God, defend us!

    tEIG. t me.

    is ther says.

    God and ther of God have dropped asleep.

    do the whole land

    Squeal like a rabbit under a ooth?

    MARY. Youll bring misfortune h your blasphemies

    Upon your father, or yourself, or me.

    I o God here he is.

    (ShEMUS comes in.)

    kept you in the wood? You know

    I cannot get all sorts of accidents

    Out of my mind till you are home again.

    So listen to your clatter.

    Altramped the woods for half a day,

    Ive taken nots,

    Badgers,