"Is cén áit a gcaithfear í a ghearradh, mar sin?" a d'fhiafraigh sé os ard, é ag cur múisce ar sheanbhean a dhruid de leataobh san am céanna.

* Gluais • Glossary mo dhícheallmy best a gheallaim dom féinI promise myself san fhásachin the desert d'fhéadfainn staonadh ó sheacláidI could abstain from chocolate don Charghasfor Lent cleastrick chuirfinn dallamullóg orm féinI'd delude myself blastatasty íobairtsacrifice maitheasgood bródúilproud casacht mhór ghroía great big cough tairseachthreshold tanaíthin fiáinwild de shíoralways seanfhaiseantaold-fashioned láchfriendly, pleasant mearbhallconfusion cheapasI thought a bhlas tuaisceartachhis northern accent chloisimis a chasachtwe used to hear his cough bhímis ar bíswe used to be excited/impatient cúbógacollections of Easter eggs scaoilimis gach uile ní uainnwe'd cast everything aside go scafántaspeedily ghlacadh sí buíochas leisshe would thank him chuireadh sí i bhfolach éshe would hide it ag iomrascáil lena chéilewrestling one another suachmáneasy-going person gan puth análawithout a puff of breath parlúsparlour, sitting-room deireadh sí linnshe would say to us cur i gcéill iomlántotal pretence thuigeadh siseshe'd understand bheannaímis dówe would greet him d'fhiafraímis dewe'd ask him d'fhreagraímiswe would answer go fuarbhruiteindifferently ag tóraíocht an mhálasearching for the bag nodclue go n-alpfadh Daidí siar iadthat Dad would devour them beadaílover of sweet things dá bharras a result d'éalaigh méI escaped cófrapress ag póirseáil thartrummaging about málaí plaisteachaplastic bags doirtealsink de phreabsuddenly go raibh mo chosa nitethat it was all up with me polaitíocht an tuaiscirtthe politics of the north daoine muinteartharelations díospóireachtaí bríomharalively debates a chuairteannahis visits b'annamh cuideachta na bhfear aigehe seldom had the company of men ag útamáilfumbling ba ghiorra in aois diclosest to her in age mo dhála féin agus Tríonajust like myself and Tríona fé mar a chaitheadh Tríona liomsaas Tríona used to treat me barrúilfunny de shíor dár gcáineadhalways criticizing us ag spochadh as m'uncailteasing my uncle agus uasal le híseal á dhéanamh aigesean uirthiseand he was patronizing her tá sé chomh maith agamI may as well á leanúintfollowing him garda gradaimguard of honour cársánwheeze inchreidtecredible plúchadhasthma ag sméideadh ar m'uncailnodding at my uncle dá mbéarfaí ormif I was caught isteach sna gnáthchróite folaighinto the usual hiding-places macalla na nglórthathe echo of the voices tuaromen, sign an ceann ab ansa liom féinthe one I liked best mealltachenticing bonnánhorn fardoraslintel of door vardúswardrobe bheir mé barróg airI hugged him ag cóiriú na n-adhartánarranging the cushions glicsly caoi a chur ar an áitto tidy up the place margadhdeal a roinntto share stróic méI tore daitecoloured dúil chráitetorturous desire candaí móra seacláidebig chunks of chocolate blúire ar bhlúirebit by bit giodalachperky bhuail fonn múisce muidwe felt like vomiting tháinig iarracht den cheann faoi orainnwe became a little bit down smeartha le seacláidcovered in chocolate teipfailure

leac oighirice liomóidlemon ag diúlsucking bodhairedeafness béasamanners gránnahorrible cumhachtpower mo leithéidsethe likes of me docharharm múrshower caiteover fás maithgood growth ag feadaílwhistling sáite amachstuck out stróeffort leidclue bodhraithedeafened gleonoise oibleagáideachtobligingness cothrom na Féinnefair play dúnárasachreticent cantalpetulance aisteachasqueerness, strangeness ar fheabhasexcellently a chur as a riochtto distort sádh amach an cloigeann údthat head was stuck out an iarraidh seothis time coiscéimstep filltefolded muinchillesleeve plaitbald patch burlaí bána gruaigewhite trusses of hair malaíbrows ag sméideadh a chloiginnnodding his head gach re soicindevery second second in ard a chinnas loud as he could ríforearm clúmhachdown (on face) smigchin dallamullóg a chur ormto hoodwink me nár thug mé neamhaird airthat I didn't ignore him ar feadh na síoraíochtafor an eternity bearnagap tuillteearned meangadhsmile clamhsáncomplaint luaigh séhe mentioned bréanfoul tá fíorbhrón ormI'm really sorry múiscnausea slisínslice chinn mé arI decided a chur díomto give up tioncharinfluence á tochasbeing scratched go gontaconcisely eachtra gadaíochtatheft incident trealamh lofarotten equipment ag geonaílwhimpering croitheadh uafásachterrible shaking samhlaighimagine a scáthhis shadow leata chomh móropen so wide macallaecho boinnsoles ag coisíochtpacing ag comhaireamh na gcoiscéimeannacounting the steps óltachdrunk dheasaighadjusted mo bhaithisthe top of my head luasc siarrocked backwards sálaheels glanbhearrthaclean-shaven olldoirdbasses bhreac mé na sonraí cuíI wrote down the appropriate details ceann dúbáiltea double bhain searradh asam féinI stretched myself shéid séhe blew á spreagadhencouraging him á thionlacanaccompanying him clingireachttinkling cantaireachtchanting grágaílcroaking, braying dalltavery drunk ag éalúescaping go séimhgently a chonúisyou useless person an oiread fuadair faoi teitheadhtrying to flee so quickly bailigh leat mar singet lost then mallachtaícurses líomhaintíallegations mhaslaigh éI insulted him barántas gabhálaarrest warrant ionchúiseamh poiblípublic prosecution cillíncell luaithreadáinashtrays stóltastools go ngéillfeadh sé gach rud domuntil he would surrender everything to me pleotafool sciotaíl searbhasachsarcastic tittering uirlisíinstruments píopaí lonrachashining pipes tiubhthick tanaíthin boghabow sreangáinstrings béicílyelling búireachroaring leis an imeacht thar fóir seofor this going overboard bródpride uabhararrogance i mbarr mo réimeat my peak a admháilto admit ní raibh neart agam airI couldn't help it iomrascálaíwrestler togha a

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