[{"node":{"title":"Lingard049","Collections":"Chapter 6","Contributor":"Lingard Estate","Coverage":"1972","Creator":"Linen Hall Library","Date":"Thursday, March 10, 2016","Format":"TIFF","Identifier":"Lingard049","Item Description":"Manuscript","Keywords":"Rafferty, Kevin","Language":"English","Path":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/lingard049","Publisher":"Linen Hall Library","Relation":"Linen Hall Library","Rights":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA","Scanned image":{"src":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Lingard049_1.jpg","alt":""},"Source":"LHL Archive","Transcript":"\ufeff46\n\nyard. Brede usually rose early too to help her. Her mother often\nsaid that she did not know what she would do without her and that\nwhen she married it would be like x losing her right hand.\n\n\"There\u2019s your lunch boxespieces,\" said Mrs McCoy to her husband and Kevin, setting two plastic\nboxes of sandwiehes on the kitchen table.\n\nKevin took his box and  went off down the street whistling. It was a fine morning\nand the birds were chirping from the rooftops. He liked being out\nbefore too many people were astir.\n\nAs he came abreast of the Raffertsy's doorway SteveBrian came out pulling\non his jacket.\n\n\"Hang on a minuteTake your time, Kevin. I\u2019ll walk down with you.\"\n\n\"SteveBrian,\" screeched Mrs Rafferty from inside the house \"if you see\nthat father of yours you can tell him he needn't bother coming home\nagain. \"\n\nShe appeared in the doorway in curlers and dressing gown. She had\nthe shrillest voice in the street, and that was saying somethingquite a claim.\nKevin took a few steps away.\n\n\"Good morning, Kevin,\" she said, noticing him. \"Honest, that man\nof mine is a cross no woman should have to bear.' He'll never put\nfoot over this doorstep again of I have anything to do with it.\"\n\n\"For goodness sake, Ma!\" SteveBrian said. \"You know fine enough you'll\nhave him in.\" He fell into step beside Kevin and they left her\nraving to herself. \"He'll be back as soon as he plucks up enough\ncourage to face her.\" He chuckled. \"She's the only one he's afraidafeard\nof.\"\n\nThere was a time when Kevin had stood in awa of Pat Rafferty, a\n","Type":"Text"}}]