The Rising Of Bella Casey (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
It was not the house, but the neighbours she objected to. Many of them were Romanists and she was anxious to emphasise the distinction between them. She never left the front door open, as was their habit, for through such an aperture the malevolence of tittle-tattle would march in and travel out. She would not halt on the pavement trading small talk though sometimes it was unavoidable. ‘A fine-looking man, your husband,’ Mrs Gildea said to her one day having ambushed her on the street. She lived three doors up and was given to being more familiar with Bella than their association warranted.‘Aren’t you afraid to let him out of your sight? I seen him at the station and honest to God, Mrs Beaver, he’s the smartest-looking porter I ever clapped eyes on.’ ‘He’s a parcels clerk, actually,’ Bella said for Nick had worked his way up.‘And no surprise,’ she replied. ‘Tricked out like that, he could be taken for the stationmaster himself. Turned heads, I can tell you.’Bella often wondered how other women might look on Nick.
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