I'll go in here until he's gone.
(_Goes in and puts out his head_) You can open now,
but get rid of him as soon as you can.
[_Exit Mrs. Cotter. Enter the Sergeant_.
SERGEANT
So you opened at last. Well, better late than never!
MRS. COTTER
I'm sorry for keepin' you waitin', Sergeant. I don't
open the door for any one on Sunday nights, an' whin
you said "Police," I thought it was one o' the boys
tryin' to desaive me.
SERGEANT
I see! I see! There's a lot o' desaitful people in the
town, ma'am.
MRS. COTTER
There are, Sergeant.
SERGEANT
There are indeed. (_Coughs_) I'm sick an' tired o' the
place altogether.
MRS. COTTER
I thought it agreed with you. You're lookin' very
well, anyway.
SERGEANT
I'm not feelin' well at all thin. (_Coughs_) There's
nothin' more deceptive than looks at times. (_Coughs_)
MRS. COTTER
True.
SERGEANT
'Tis in me bed I should be instead of troublin' dacent
people like yourself a night like this. (_Coughs_) But
duty is duty, an' it must be done. If I didn't do
what I'm told, that bla'gard of a Head Constable
would soon have another an' maybe a worse man in
my place.
MRS. COTTER
The Lord save us!
SERGEANT
But as herself says: There's no use in the Government
makin' laws if the people don't keep them.
MRS.
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