HEAD (to Mrs. Cotter who has come from the bar)
I'll have the kay of that door, ma'am.
MRS. COTTER
What kay, Head?
HEAD The kay o' that door, ma'am. [Strikes door with his fist.
MRS. COTTER Erra, Head, what's the matter with ye? That door is nailed up this seven years. That singin' comes from the next house.
HEAD Glory be to God! Do any one alive tell the truth? (Catches hold of chair by the back) If you don't give me the kay, I'll burst open the door.
MRS. COTTER
I have no kay, Head.
HEAD (holding chair over his head)
Once more I demand the kay in the name of His
Majesty the King, before I puts the legs o' the chair
flyin' through the ledges.
MRS. COTTER (crying, hands key)
Oh, wisha, what'll I do at all?
HEAD (taking key)
You'll be told that later on, ma'am.
MRS. COTTER They are only two neighbors like y'erselves. Can't ye go away an' lave 'em alone?