Eily [Sings till facing Anne—stops—they examine each other.]
Anne My name is Anne Chute.
Eily I am Eily O’Connor.
Anne You are the Colleen Bawn—the pretty girl.
Eily And you are the Colleen Ruaidh.
Anne [Aside.] She is beautiful.
Eily [Aside.] How lovely she is.
Anne We are rivals.
Eily I am sorry for it.
Anne So am I, for I feel that I could have loved you.