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see   in   want�察      �His   proper   payment   to   the   man   requesting   reckoning�察�

Och�      �Is not Jesus hard if he condemns me� �

     All    these    stories�察  �of   all  these    people     he   told�察  �had    the   unreal�察�

shimmering   quality   of   that   mirage   that   is   seen   from   Portrush   cliffs�察  �a 

glittering   city   in   a   golden   desert�察  �surrounded   by   a   strange   sea   mist。 All 



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these songs�察�all these words he spoke�察�were native�察�had the same tang as 

the   turf   smoke�察  �the   Gaelic   quality   that   is   in   dark   lakes   on   mountains 

summits�察�in plovers nests amid the heather。 。 。And to remember them now 

in New York�察�to see him。 。 。 

     Fifteen     years    had   changed      him    but   little�此 �little  more    tremor    and 

slowness in the walk�察�a bow to the great shoulders�察�an eye that flashed like 

a knife。 

     ;And what do you think of New York�察�Malachi�拭─�

     ;I   was    here    before�察  �your    honor    will   remember。        I   fought    at  the 

Wilderness。; 

     I forbore asking him what change he had found。                     I saw his quivering 

nostrils。 

     In a few days he would proceed south�察�when he had orientated himself 

after   the   days   of   shipboard。     That   night   it   seemed   every   one   chose   to 

come in and cluster around the fire。              Randall�察�the poet�察�and the two blond 

Danish   girls�察  �with   their   hair   like   flax�察  �Fraser�察  �the   golfer�察  �just   over   from 

Prestwick�察      �and   a  young     writer�察   �with   his   spurs    yet   to  win�察   �and   this 

one。 。 。and that one。 

     They all kept silence as old Malach spoke�察�sportsmen�察�artists�察�men and 

women   of   the   world�察  �a   hush   came   on   them  and   their   eyes   showed   they 

were   not   before   the   crackling   fire   in   the   long   rooms   but   amazed   in   the 

Antrim glens。 

     Yes�察�old Malachi said�察�things were changed over there�察�and a greater 

change was liable。 。 。People whispered that in the Valley of the Black Pig 

the   Boar   without   Bristles   had   been   seen   at   the   close   of   the   day�察  �and   in 

Templemore         there    was    a   bleeding     image�察    �and    these   were     ominous 

portents。   。   。Some   folks   believed   and   some   didn't。   。   。 And   the   great   Irish 

hunter     that   had    won    the   Grand     National�察    �the   greatest    horse    in   the 

world。 。 。But our Man of War�察�Malachi�拭� 。 Oh�察�sure�察�all he could do was 

run�察�and a hare or a greyhound could beat him at that�察�but Shawn Spadah�察�

a great jumper him�察�as well as a runner�察�in fine�察�a horse。 。 。And did I know 

that    Red   Simon     McEwer       of   Cushundall      had   gone    around     Portrush    in 

eighteen   consecutive   fours�拭   �   。   。A   Rathlin   Islander   had   tried   the   swim 

across to Scotland�察�but didn't   make it�察�and there  was great arguing as to 



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whether it was because of the currents or of lack of strength。 。 。There were 

rumblings   in   the  Giants'  Causeway。  。   。very  strange。  。  。A  woman   in   Oran 

had     the   second     sight�察  �the   most    powerful      gift  of   second     sight   in 

generations。 。 。There was a new piper in Islay�察�and it was said he was   a 

second McCrimmon。 。 。And a new poet had arisen in Uist�察�and all over the 

Highlands       they    were    reciting    his   songs    and    his   ;Lament      for   the 

Bruce;。 。 。Was I still as keen for�察�did I still remember the poems�察�and the 

great stories�拭� 。 。 

     ;'Behold�察�the night is of great length��'; I quoted�察 �'Unbearable。 Tell us�察�

therefore�察�of those wondrous deeds。'; 

     ;If   you've    remembered       your   Gaidhlig     as  you've    remembered       your 

Greek� ─�

     ;It's a long time since you've had a story of me�察�twelve long years�察�and 

it's   a   long   time   before   you'll   have   another�察  �and   I   going   away   tomorrow。 

Old Sergeant Death has his warrant out for me this many a day�察�and it's 

only the wisdom of an old dog fox that eludes him�察�but he'll lay me by the 

heels one of these days。 。 。then there'll be an end to the grand stories。 。 。So 

after this�察�if you're wanting a story�察�you must be writing it yourself。 。 。 

     ;But before I die�察�I'll leave you the story of Marco Polo。               There's been 

a power of books written about Marco Polo。                   The scholars have pushed 

up their spectacles and brushed the cobwebs from their ears�察�and they've 

said�察�'There's all there is about Marco Polo。' 

     ;But the scholars are a queer and blind people�察�Brian Oge。                   I've heard 

tell   there's   a   doctor   in   Spain   can   weigh   the   earth。 But   he   can't   plow   a 

furrow that is needful�察�for planting corn。            The scholars can tell how many 

are the feathers in a bird's wing�察�but it takes me to inform the doctors why 

the   call   comes   to   them�察  �and   they   fly   over   oceans   without   compass   or 

sextant or sight of land。 

     ;Did you ever see a scholar standing in front of a slip of a girl�拭�In all 

his learning he can find nothing to say to her。               And every penny poet in 

the country knows。 

     ;Let   you   be   listening   now�察  �Brian   Oge�察  �and   let   also   the   scholars   be 

listening。     But whether the scholars do or not�察�I'm not caring。 A pope once 

listened   to   me   with   great   respect�察  �and   a   marshal   of   France   and   poets 



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without   number。        But   the   scholars   do   be   turning   up   their   noses。   And�察�

mind you�察�I've got as much scholarship as the next man�察�as you'll see from 

my story。 

     ;Barring   myself�察  �is   there   no   one   in   this   house   that   takes   snuff�拭  �No� �

Ah�察�well�察�times do be changing。; 



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                                 CHAPTER I 



     Now   it's   nearing   night   on   the   first   day  of   spring�察  �and   you   could   see 

how loath day was to be going for even the short time until the rising of 

the sun again。       And though there was a chill on the canals�察�yet there was 

great color to the sunset�察�the red of it on the water ebbing into orange�察�and 

then to purple�察�and losing itself in the olive pools near the mooring´ties。 

And   a   little   wind   came   up   from  the   Greek islands�察  �and now  surged   and 

fluttered�察�the way you'd think a harper might be playing。                   You'd hear no 

sound�察�but the melody  was there。             It was the   rhythm of spring�察�that   the 

old people recognize。 

     But the young people would know it was spring�察�too�察�by token of the 

gaiety   that   was   in   the   air。 For   nothing   brings   joy   to   the   heart   like   the 

coming of spring。         The folk who do be blind all the rest of the year�察�their 

eyes   do   open   then�察  �and   a   sunset   takes them�察  �and   the   wee virgin   flowers 

coming       up   between     the   stones�察   �or  the   twitter    of  a   bird   upon    the 

bough。 。 。And young women do be preening themselves�察�and young men 

do be singing�察�even they that have the voices of rooks。 There is something 

stirring   in   them   that   is   stirring�察  �in   the   ground�察  �with   the   bursting   of   the 

seeds。 。 。 

     And   young   Marco   Polo   threw   down   the   quill   in   the   counting   house 

where   he   was   learning   his   trade。    The   night   wa

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