[{"node":{"title":"Lingard144","Collections":"Chapter 15","Contributor":"Lingard Estate","Coverage":"1972","Creator":"Linen Hall Library","Date":"Thursday, March 10, 2016","Format":"TIFF","Identifier":"Lingard144","Item Description":"Manuscript","Keywords":"Jail, Soldiers","Language":"English","Path":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/lingard144","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/Lingard144_1.jpg","alt":""},"Source":"LHL Archive","Transcript":"\ufeff136\n\nbelow, making the sound of machine gun fire.\n\n\"Quite it, Gerald, \"said Kevin.\n\nHe pushed back the bedclothes and joined his younger brotherGerald at\nthe window. The door had been opened now and the men were holding\na conversation with Mr McCoy.\n\n\"Don\u2019t be so daft,\" said Mr McCoy was saying. \"Away and have your heads s\nexamined.\"\n\nThe bedroom door opened behind Gerald and Kevin. Brede slipped\ninto the room.\n\n\"The solde\\irs have come for you, Kevin,\" she whispered.\n\n\"For me? But what - ?\"\n\nUncle Albert appeared behind Brede, pushing/her aside. \"Come on,\nboy, I'll get you over the back wall while your da keeps them talking.\"\n\n\"What are you talking about?\"\n\n\"They're after you.\"\n\n\"I haven't done anything.\" Kevin held out his arm hands. \"You xxx\ndon't think I'm going to go jumping over the back wall in my pyjamas\nat this time of night, do you?\"\n\n\"Better that than end up in the jail,\" said Uncle Albert.\n\nBut the soldiers were in the house by now anyway. Kevin started\nto dress. \"Don't worry,\" he said to Brede. \"There's some mistake.\nI haven't f been in any trouble.\"\n\n\"Kevin.\" Mr MCCoy came panting up the stairs.\n\n\"I'm coming.\"\n\n\"Now then, don't get excited, son. We'll get you out of this\n","Type":"Text"}}]