OLD DEEGAN. They’re off.... And in fifty years’ experience I’ve never been as near beaten.... But all has turned out well in the end.... Mr. O’Hagan has the agreements in his bag. I have no property now in the world. You have the public-house, Patrick, and you, Daniel, have the farm and Rose.... Let Daisy Mullan come back and do her worst.... _O’HAGAN takes out agreements and DEEGAN signs._ DAN. Just if her and Twyning ever comes back, fader.... DEEGAN. What do you mean, sir? Of course they’re coming back.... DAN [_looks out the window_]. I’m in flames, but I’ve my own notion about them coming back! The car’s stopped at Mullan’s, getting out shoot-cases.... DEEGAN. She wants to show off with her American trappings. DAN. I’m in flames, but all’s not right! They’re away galloping down the road and laughing like mad.... DEEGAN. They’ll not laugh so much when they come back and hear my offer.... PATRICK _and_ MRS. DEEGAN. Ay, when they come back! DAN. I’m in flames, Paul’s kissing the ould Yankee like a steam-engine.... And she’s letting him.... [_Turns from the window._] Honest to God, amen, fader, I believe Paul and ould Daisy ’ill never be.... DEEGAN. Will never what, sir? DAN. Oh, nothing, fader. Of course you know best. You’re a highly educated man.... And anyway, Paul or no Paul, Daisy or no Daisy, I’ve got my Rose. Amen. _He puts his arm round her as the Curtain falls._ THE END ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: The Westminster Press logo] The Westminster Press 411a Harrow Road London W.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcriber’s Notes This file uses _underscores_ to indicate italic text. Line spacing around stage directions, and the capitalisation of names within stage directions, have been standardised in this edition. Other changes from the printed original: • p. 19: Replaced “find” with “fine” in line “We’ve a fine hall door, sir.” • p. 30: Replaced “Am’t” with “Amn’t” in line “Amn’t I a hero?” • p. 39: Replaced “bag-gate” with “baggage” in line “Have I no personal baggage at all?” • p. 43: Removed blank line after line “I can crawl back the road I come.” • p. 82: Added period after scene description “His valise is lying on the floor.” • p. 94: Added comma to line “I’ll put off this jacket, I’m warm.” • p. 39: Added hyphen to “conversation-lozenger” in line “And didn’t you slip her a conversation-lozenger....” • p. 182: Replaced “is’nt” with “isn’t” in line “It’s just as well for you it isn’t the Four Courts.” New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.