He buried my
father and mother and all belongin' to me. And
although I do say it myself, there isn't a better undertaker
from here to Dublin. He's as good a judge of a
dead man as any one you ever met, and could measure
the size of a coffin without using the tape at all.
[_Enter Driscoll._
DRISCOLL (_as he places writing materials on the table_)
Here's the writing material, and may good luck attend
you.
DEVLIN
Thank you, very much. (_To Falvey_) Now to business.
[_They both sit at the table, and Devlin commences to
write._
Deadwoman's Hill,
Goulnaspurra.
Dear Mr. Cassily:
I have the hon--how's that you spell honour?--h-o-n-n-o-u-r,
of course. Yes, that's right. I have the
honour, and likewise the _(pauses)_ unprecedented--that's
not an easy word to spell--u-n-p-r-ee-s-c-ee-d-e-n-t-e-d--that
wasn't such a hard word after all,
and it looks fine in print _(repeats)_ unprecedented and
the great pleasure--that spells p-l-e-a-s-u-r--of introducing,
that's a stumbler of a word,--i-n-t-r-d--_(to
Falvey)_ Can you spell the rest of it?
FALVEY
i-n-t-e-r-w-e-i-n--
DEVLIN
No. That's not right. We had better call Bill
Driscoll. Are you there, Bill?
[_Enter Driscoll._
DRISCOLL
What's the matter?
DEVLIN
We want you to spell "introducing.
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