Claire Keegan

You know, I think they both, both of them want a child.

Yeah, and so they were willing to stay together even in... Well, I think that's the doorway into having children is to get married in our society.

And it's very difficult anyway to raise a child on your own.

Here, you know, they say, if you want to know me, come live with me.

Have you heard that?

Also, he didn't help her move.

There's no scene where he goes to help her.

He goes to help her.

Or lift her things out of the car or the moving van, up the stairs, nothing like that.

indeed mrs sabine i went out for a drink with one of your colleagues this week she began oh yes she said cynthia took me to the shelburne i didn't know that you two knew each other

We don't really, she said.

She just handles the funding for some of our work at the gallery.

In any case, we wound up sharing a bottle of Chablis and started talking about men, Irish men.

And I asked her, what is it you really want from us?

What is her experience?

Cahill felt a sudden need to get up, but made himself stay in the chair facing her.

Would you like to know what she said?

I'm not sure.

He almost laughed.

"'Then perhaps you can answer.'