No doubt you will be happy now,’ she answered, glancing in the direction of Molly and the children who were still sleeping. ‘I will so. It’s good riddance but the likes of you always fall on your feet. A grand roof over your head and four guineas a month in your pocket and nothing to spend it on down there in the bogs! And here’s the likes of me breaking my back for a pittance and I have to stand the stevedore a pint to get that! But by God that’s not going to go on much longer, not if I’ve anything to do with it.’ ‘I heard there will be trouble.’ ‘Aye, there’ll be that all right.’ ‘Davy, shouldn’t you be thinking of Rita and the children? How will you all manage if you’re locked out? I’ve seen it happen in Liverpool.’ ‘Why should you care? You’ll be away from here. But I expect you’ll be able to play the Lady Bountiful and take Rita and the kids in if things get too bad here,’ he mocked. She shook her head. ‘No, I won’t be able to do that.
