<> Chapter 8 Lingard Estate 1972 Linen Hall Library Thursday, March 10, 2016 TIFF Lingard073 Manuscript Church, Soul English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/lingard073 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Lingard073_1.jpg LHL Archive 68 A church clock chimed three, and for the first time x Sadie thought of her mother and father. She had forgotten them completely. "We'll leave Sadie home first, will we, Kevin?" suggested Uncle Albert. "No,no," said Kevin hastily. "I’ll leave her home. You'd better get on back to your own house. Aunt Patsy'll be wondering where you are." "Sure she knows better than to worry about me. But if that's the way you want it! You're only young once, eh Kevin?" Uncle Albert chuckled and took his arm from Sadie's "Good night then, Sadie. It's been a real pleasurenice to meet you." "You too , Mr McCoy." * "And the next time I give you a lift I'll see to it that the ould car doesn't let us down again." HeUncle Albert left them. Sadie and Kevin waited until he had gone from sight so that he would not see which direction they were taking. "I liked your Uncle Albert," said Sadie. "He's a good-natured soul. But he's a real trial of aawful husband." "I could imagine that]" They turned along the main road which xxxx xxxled to Sadie's street. She drew in her breath. "Kevin, there's three men coming." He looked and saw them too. They were still a good way off. "Don't you think you should go?" said Sadie. "And leave you alone?" "I'll be all right." Text