<> Chapter 3 Lingard Estate 1972 Linen Hall Library Thursday, March 10, 2016 TIFF Lingard025 Manuscript Provisionals, Unification English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/lingard025 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Lingard025_1.jpg LHL Archive 23 "The soldiers are asking for it. They're occupying our country." "I t's not their fault. They'd probably rather be at home." "Ah, give over arguing you two," said Kate, who was leaninglounging against the wall. "Why don’t we all go down to the chipperchippy and have a Coke? Kevin might be down there." Brede looked at Gerald and said, "Go home at once, Gerald, or I'll send your dDa after you." "Aye, away home now, you lot," said Brian. "And I'll see tomorrow. "Right Brian" said Gerald. He saluted smartly, clicking his heels The children went at once. Brede watched them go wonderingly. Brian was looking very well pleased with himself. "You haven't been eggingencouraging them on, have you, Brian?" she asked slowly. He laughed. He put his hands into his pockets and sauntered off down the street. "I used to like him," said Brede. "Now I'm not sure. He's changed." Kate yawned. "I heard he's got himself mixed up with some IRA. Provisionalsthe Provos." "Surley not!" The Provisionals were a splinter group from the Irish Republican Army. They were dedicated to the unification of Ireland, a dnand declared that they could only achieve their end by violence. Some- times they fought in the streets against the IRA and then the police and the army stayed clear and let them fight it out between them. "Let's go down to the chipperchippy" said Kate. Brede shivered. "I'm cold. I'm going home." Text