His own choosin'. Who flattered him and led him on? Who kep' the fiddle hangin' there and would let no one take it down, a continuin' temptation till him? And you, William John Granahan, wi' your lust for money. Aye. Lust for money. You couldn't abide him heartenin' up the house wi' a tune or two, but ye'd brak the boy's heart sendin' him out till work again, and him workin' as much as two of Samuel James there. Ye thought he was wastin' time and money. D'ye think there's nothin' in this life beyond making money above the rent. I tell you it's not the money alone that makes life worth livin'. It's the wee things you think nothin' o', but that make your home a joy to come back till, after a hard day's work. And you've sent out into the coul and wet, the one that was makin' your home somethin' more than the common. D'ye think them proud city folk will listen to his poor ould ballads wi' the heart o' the boy singin' through them. Its only us--its only us, I say, as knows the long wild nights, and the wet and the rain and the mist o' nights on the boglands,--its only us I say, could listen him in the right way, [Sobbing.] and ye knowed, right well ye knowed, that every string o' his fiddle was kayed to the cryin' o' your own heart. WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN. [Half sobbing.] There. There. God forgive me, my poor ould boy. I did na know. Whist. Maybe if I say a word or two:--Oh God forgive us this night our angry words, and ha'e marcy on my wayward son, O Lord, and keep him safe from harm, and deliver him not unto the adversary. Amen. GRANDFATHER. Amen. Aye. Aye. Ye done well. Let no the sun go down upon your wrath. WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN. [Going to door.] It's a coorse night. [Pauses.] I'll lave the door on the hesp. [He unbolts the door.] CURTAIN. O'GORMAN AND COMPANY, PRINTINGHOUSE, GALWAY. _PRESS OPINIONS OF PERFORMANCES._ "The Turn of the Road" ... is beyond question one of the most sterling products of the Irish literary revival ever seen at the Abbey Theatre. Whether depicting a matchmaker like the astute Mrs. Granahan ... or reproducing the conversation of farmers just returned from fair or market, discussing parish affairs or speculating on harvest prospects, the author is equally delightful and successful.--_Irish Times._ The "Turn of the Road" ... is one of the most successful pieces ever written dealing with Irish life. The author "Rutherford Mayne" has drawn his characters with a master's hand and they stand out clear and distinct.--_Freeman's Journal._