_Mrs. Broderick:_ (_Counting._) They are in it sure enough ... so long as they are good ones and I not made a hare of before the magistrates. _Nestor:_ Go out now to the Court and show them to Timothy Ward, and see does he say are they good. Pay them over then, and its likely you will be let off the costs. _Mrs. Broderick:_ (_Taking shawl._) I will go, I will go. Well, you are a great man and a kind man, Joseph Nestor, and that you may live a thousand years for this good deed. _Nestor:_ Look here now, ma’am, I wouldn’t wish you to be mentioning my name in this business or saying I had any hand in it at all. _Mrs. Broderick:_ I will not so long as it’s not pleasing to you. Well, it is yourself took a great load off me this day! (_She goes out._) _Nestor:_ (_Calling after her._) I might as well be putting the jackdaw back into the cage to be ready for the journey. (_Comes into shop._) I hope now he will be well treated by the sailors and he travelling over the sea.... Where is he now.... (_Chirrups._) Here now, come here to me, what’s this your name is.... Nero! Nero! (_Makes pounces behind counter._) Ah, bad manners to you, is it under the counter you are gone! (_Lies flat on the floor chirruping and calling, Nero! Nero! Nally comes in and watches him curiously._) _Nally:_ Is it catching blackbeetles you are, Mr. Nestor? Where are they and I will give you a hand.... _Nestor:_ (_Getting up annoyed._) It’s that bird I was striving to catch a hold of for to put him back in the cage. _Tommy Nally:_ (_Making a pounce._) There he is now. (_Puts bird in cage._) Wait now till I’ll fasten the gate. _Nestor:_ Just putting everything straight and handy for the widow woman I am before she will come back from the settlement she is making in the Court. _Nally:_ What way will she be able to do that? _Nestor:_ I gave her advice. A thought I had, something that came from my reading. (_Taps paper._) Education and reading and going in the army through the kingdoms of the world; that is what fits a man now to be giving out advice. _Tommy:_ Indeed, it’s good for them to have you, all the poor ignorant people of this town. _Cooney:_ (_Coming in hurriedly and knocking against Nally as he goes out._) What, now, would you say to be the best nesting place in this town. Nests of jackdaws I should say. _Nestor:_ There is the old mill should be a good place. To the west of the station it is. Chimneys there are in it. Middling high they are. Wait now till I’ll tell you of the great plan I made up.... _Cooney:_ What are you asking for those rakes in the corner? It’s no matter, I’ll take one on credit, or maybe it is only the lend of it I’ll take. ... I’ll be coming back immediately. (_He goes out with rake._) _Sibby:_ (_Coming in excitedly._) If you went bird-catching, Mr. Nestor, tell me what way would you go doing it?