<> Chapter 13 Lingard Estate 1972 Linen Hall Library Thursday, March 10, 2016 TIFF Lingard128 Manuscript Neighbourhood, Blether English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/lingard128 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Lingard128_1.jpg LHL Archive 120 On Friday Kevin came to Mr Blake's. He looked almost his old self except forstill had the bandage around his head and thea slight limp but apart from that was almost back to himself. "You look a new man," said Sadie,taking his hands in hers. "I’ve been resting." He grinned. "Every time I moved two yards my mother yelled at me." What have you been doing?" "Not resting. Wait till you hear!" Nr Blake took Jack out for a long walk before supper. Sadie and Kevin sat on the sfettee and she gave him an account of her week. "Sounds like you know half the neighbourhood by now# " he said. "I like to pass the time of day when I go in and out of the shops. "In other words, you’re a blether!" They laughed together. She rested her head against his shoulder. She felt happy. "Maybe it’s as well I nearly collapsed along by the Lagan," said Kevin. "Though at the time I didn't think so!" "Mr Blake/is the best thing that ever happened to us." "We must be careful that no one gets to know about Mr Blakehim and us." Sadie nodded. "You're right there. I wouldn’t like antything to happen to Mr Blake" Text