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We go into the reassuring outdoors. It is
•–‹ŽŽ „”‹‰Š– ƒ– Ǥͳͷ ’ǡ ƒ† ™‡ •‹– ƒ– –Š‡
’‹…‹… –ƒ„Ž‡• ‘ –Š‡ „‡ƒ…ŠǤ Š‡ …Š‹Ž†”‡
take ‘—– –Š‡‹” •‡–…Š„‘‘•ǡ ƒ†
ƒ—”‹ƒ
labours ‡–‹…—Ž‘—•Ž› ‘˜‡” ƒ …Šƒ”…‘ƒŽ
…Ž‘—†•…ƒ’‡Ǥ Dinkar languidly smokes
Š‹• …‹‰ƒ” •–”‡–…Š‹‰ ‘—– Š‹• Ž‘‰ Ž‡‰•Ǥ ƒ
‹•’‹”‡† „› –Š‡ ‹†›ŽŽ –‘ –Š‹ ‘ˆ ƒn ‘Irish
‘ŽŽ‡…–‹‘ǯ ‹ •Šƒ†‡• ‘ˆ ‰”‡›ǡ ™Š‹–‡ ƒ†
green to re
fŽ‡…– –Š‡ •›ǡ …‘––ƒ‰‡• ƒ†
f‹‡Ž†•Ǥ ‡ …ƒ „ƒ”‡Ž› –‡ƒ” ‘—”•‡Ž˜‡• ƒ™ƒ›
ˆ”‘ –Š‹• ‘‡– ‘ˆ …”›•–ƒŽ ’—”‹–›ǡ „—–
™‡ —•– ”‡–‹”‡ ‡ƒ”Ž› „‡…ƒ—•‡ ™‡ Šƒ˜‡ –‘
arise at –Š‡ …”ƒ… ‘ˆ †ƒ™ –‘ …ƒ–…Š ‘—”
flight
to Cork.
After another hearty and traditional meal
‹ –Š‡ ’Ž—•Šǡ Š‹‰ŠǦ…‡‹Ž‹‰‡† †‹‹‰ ŠƒŽŽǡ
we go gingerly to our rooms. I warn Dinkar
‘– –‘ ’Žƒ› ƒ› –”‹…• –‘ •…ƒ”‡ –Š‡ …Š‹Ž†”‡Ǣ
–Š‘—‰Š ƒ –Š‹‹‰ ƒ• —…Š ‘ˆ › ‘™
†”›ǦŽ‹’’‡† ‡”˜‘—•‡••Ǥ ‡•Šƒ˜ takes a
†‡‡’ „”‡ƒ–Š ƒ† ”‡ƒ••—”‡• Š‹•‡Žˆ ™‹–Š
–Š‡ •–ƒ–‡‡–ǣ Dzƒ†› •ƒ„‡ŽŽƒǯ• ‰Š‘•– …ƒǯ–
…‘‡ ‹–‘ –Š‹• ‡™ ™‹‰Ǥ – ™ƒ•ǯ– „—‹Ž–
–Š‡ǡ ‘ǫdz
