light a penny candle by Maeve Binchy

Author:Maeve Binchy [Binchy, Maeve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-29T05:00:00+00:00

Mam,

I’m leaving you Elizabeth’s letter to read, isn’t it really desperate news? Maybe we might ask her to come over here for a bit of a rest. I’m going up to Murrays’ for a bit now. I’ll be home later, before ten. If you haven’t gone to bed we might have a bit of a chat. I hope all the Daly Ogs weren’t too exhausting. By the way I gave out to Niamh and she’ll probably be sulking. She’s too pushy for twelve in my view, but then I suppose I was too.

Love,

Aisling

Dear Aisling,

You’re right, it’s like acting a part in a play, isn’t it? Writing to congratulate you and wish you every happiness. But I mean it, I mean it so much. I hope that you will be happy every day and every night and always. I am so looking forward to meeting him, but I know, and presumably Tony knows, that it’s never going to be as you hope. You’ve probably bored him to death about me, and all our adventures, and he will be disappointed. And I of course can’t see and won’t see in him all the things you love, so I too will be acting a bit. But isn’t it marvellous? You are so good in the middle of all your excitements to write so long about my problems, but why should you feel guilty about all your good news coinciding with Mother’s decline? That’s what it is now, there’s not any real hope, and even Harry knows it. He’s fine again, and there’s an awfully nice social worker who cheers him up. He’s so very very kind; that’s the one good thing that’s come out of all this, at least I’ve uncovered the sheer kindness of Harry Elton. Remember how terrified of him I used to be? Stefan Worsky sends you his love and so does Anna. They are utterly delighted, they want photographs and long descriptions. Johnny sends you a card, I’ll put it in the envelope. And of course I’ll come to the wedding, try to keep me away. Of course I don’t want to be a bridesmaid, I understand all the business about Protestants officiating at sacraments. I bet your explanation is not at all sound, but I know the thinking of Rome so there’s no panic. It’s nice of you to ask if Johnny would like to come too but I think I’ll just refuse for him without saying anything. I’d prefer to come back to Kilgarret on my own. Only three months now, and you’ll be a Mrs, but for me, the most exciting thing is that I’ll see you all again. My accent is not posh by the way, over here it’s considered very middle class.

I’m so pleased, Aisling, and so very very happy and hopeful for you:

Love,

Elizabeth

Hi Aisling,

Elizabeth tells me you settled for the Squire. If he turns out to be a mistake come back here and we’ll show you a good time. Happy days. Johnny Stone

Mam had told her to try to pay a bit more attention to Maureen.

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