[{"node":{"title":"Lingard154","Collections":"Chapter 16","Contributor":"Lingard Estate","Coverage":"1972","Creator":"Linen Hall Library","Date":"Thursday, March 10, 2016","Format":"TIFF","Identifier":"Lingard154","Item Description":"Manuscript","Keywords":"Beaten, Rafferty","Language":"English","Path":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/lingard154","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/Lingard154_1.jpg","alt":""},"Source":"LHL Archive","Transcript":"\ufeff146\n\nwhat has happenedabout it?\"\n\n\"Yes\", said Kevin noddedclosing his eyes.\n\nMr Blake took Sadie to the kitchen. He closed the door andto recounted the story. He waited patiently at intervalsbetween sentences to allow Sadiegive her time\nto explode. If she got hold of Kate MaloneKelly she was going to\ntear her to ribbons. and when she heard that Kevin had beaten up Brian\nshe nodded with satisfaction. \"He was needing a lesson,\" she said.\n\n\"It seems that Kevin has got one from it,\" said Mr Blake toldand went on to tell her\nof Kevin's reaction.\n\n\"But what does he feel like that for?\" she demanded. \"Rafferty\nbeat him up framed him, and don't forget he beat Kevin up before!\nWith two others to help him.\"\n\n\"I hadn't forgotten. Niether had Kevin. But what's the next thing?\nMore blood?\"\n\nSadie bit her lips. \"But he couldn't have let Rafferty get away\nwith it.\"\n\n\"It's not Rafferty I'm bothered about. It's Kevin. He's not\nfeeling very happy. Put on the kettle, Sadie , and amke him a cup\nof sweet tea. It might calm the sickness in his stomach.\"\n\nShe made the tea and took a cup to Kevin. He smiled bleakly at\nher as she sat down beside him.\n\n\"I'm a right looking sight,\" he said.\n\n\"You look all right to me. Come on , drink some tea and you'll\nbe feeling better. And then after that you're to lie down in Mr\nBlake's bed and take a rest.\"\n","Type":"Text"}}]