line?

He’s out of that long ago, Nosey Flynn said. He does canvassing for the Freeman.

I know him well to see, Davy Byrne said. Is he in trouble?

Trouble? Nosey Flynn said. Not that I heard of. Why?

I noticed he was in mourning.

Was he? Nosey Flynn said. So he was, faith. I asked him how was all at home. You’re right, by God. So he was.

I never broach the subject, Davy Byrne said humanely, if I see a gentleman is in trouble that way. It only brings it up fresh in their minds.

It’s not the wife anyhow, Nosey Flynn said. I met him the day before yesterday and he coming out of that Irish farm dairy John Wyse Nolan’s