Excerpt 1, page 1
Desmond	: “Right in front of your friends, too. Jesus! You frozen little mites. Come here now. We were arguing if the chimney was wide enough for Santa.”
Evelyn	: “It’s great. We’re on the top floor, so Santa can park his reindeers there.”
Desmond	: “It is. He has the whole roof to land on. Say goodnight to mommy.”

Excerpt 2, page 1-2
Dermot	: “When will Santa be here?”
Desmond	: “Santa’s gonna be here very soon. Off to bed with the lot of you. Santa will come here when you’re asleep.”

Excerpt 3, page 2
Dermot	: “Daddy, where’s the carriages?”
Desmond	: “Son, Santa was a bit strapped for cash this year. It costs a lot of money to feed those elves, you know.”
Dermot	: “How much do they cost?”
Desmond	: “It costs lots and lots.”

Excerpt 4, page 2
Henry		: “Happy Christmas!”
Evelyn		: “Granda!”
Henry	: “Me little Christmas angel. I hope you were a good girl, were you?”
Desmond	: “There’s granddad.”
Henry		: “Happy Christmas, everybody!”

Excerpt 5, page 3
Desmond	: “She’s your daughter. You say you don’t know where she’s gone?”
Daisy	: “She’s your wife, and you don’t know, do you?  I always said this would end in tears. Should never have got stuck with a corner boy like you.”

Excerpt 6, page 4
Desmond	: “I treated her well.”
Daisy		: “Yeah?”
Desmond	: “I never raised a hand in anger to her once, though she gave just cause of it. Maybe that’s where I went wrong.”

Excerpt 7, page 4
Henry		: “I hear her fancy man is English.”
Desmond	: “Bastard! I might have guessed.”

Excerpt 8, page 5
Logan	: “Mr. Doyle, I’m here to help you. As I understand you’ve no income to support your family. Is that correct?”
Desmond	: “Yeah.”
Logan		: “And do you have any female relatives to call upon?”
Henry		: “Maureen, Des’ mother, died a long time ago.”
Logan	: “Then, Mr. Doyle, you have no choice but to approach the authorities for assistance. I will rearrange for the Sister to call.”
Desmond	: “We don’t need your charity.”

Excerpt 9, page 5
Judge	: “So, Mr. Doyle, you are a painter and a decorator by trade, but attempts to secure employment since your wife’s departure have been unsuccessful.”
Desmond	: “Yes, sir, Your Honour. But it’s only a couple of weeks. And there’s a big job coming up at the Robert West House, but there’s not until the end of March.”

Excerpt 10, page 6
Judge 		: “And you have no other source of revenue?”
Desmond	: “Sir, my father, Henry, who’s sitting here, and myself we’re setting up a tour of the Dublin pubs.”
Judge	: “Surely that will represent expenditure rather than income.”
Desmond	: “No, your honour. We’ll be playing music for money. My father was a professional musician. He played for Radio Eireann until retirement age.”

Excerpt 11, page 9
Desmond	: “Give us another pint.”
Bernadette	: “You’ve had enough.”
Desmond	: “Listen to you. I’m sick of people telling me what to do. You just get us another pint.”

Excerpt 12, page 9
Father O’Malley	: “Just a few pennies from you there.”
Woman		: “There you go, Father.”
Father O’Malley	: “Those little orphans, they really need your charity.”
Desmond	: “Father, you lot have taken my babies! You’ve made my babies orphans.”

Excerpt 13, page 10
Bernadette	: “If you want your kids back that badly, you should get a good lawyer.”
Desmond	: “They cost money.”
Bernadette	: “Go and see Michael Beattie. Twenty-four Upper Mount Street. Say I sent you.”
Desmond	: “Fair enough. I’ll say the new barmaid at Fergal’s Pub sent me. That’ll impress him.”

Excerpt 14, page 10
Bernadette	: “Tell him Bernadette Beattie sent you, you cheeky oaf. Bernadette Beattie, his little sister. I’m working here part time to help Uncle Fergal. I’m a trainee chemist, actually.
Desmond	: “So, you’re the beautiful niece Fergal’s always bragging about. I bet you have lots of fellows running after you.”
Bernadette	: “Yes, but none of them manage to catch me yet.”

Excerpt 15, page 11
Michael	: “Mr. Doyle, family law in this jurisdiction is a cozy conspiracy between the Catholic Church and the Irish state. They’re in cahoots.”
Desmond	: “What are you saying is that you’re frightened if you take them on, you’ll never work again.”
Michael	: “Something like that. I suggest you come back to me when your circumstances are more favourable and I’ll see what can I do.”

Excerpt 16, page 13
Desmond	: “That’s it.”
Dermot	: “Still no carriages, Dad.”
Desmond	: “No, son. Still no carriages.”

Excerpt 17, page 14
Sister Theresa	: “Mr. Doyle, you shouldn’t be on the premises.
Desmond	: “I’ve come to see my daughter.”
Sister Theresa	: “You must leave.”
Desmond	: “I’m not leaving without her.”

Excerpt 18, page 15
Sister Theresa	: “You know that’s impossible.”
Desmond	: “I’m having my daughter and you can’t stop me. Now, where is she?”
Sister Theresa	: “Mr. Doyle, you cannot barge in here.”
Desmond	: “There’s no bloody laws in Ireland that will keep her away from me.”

Excerpt 19, page 15
Sister Theresa	: “Evelyn, your daddy’s here to see you.”
Desmond	: “It’s good to see you.”

Excerpt 20, page 15-16
Michael	: “I hear you doing well at your new job.”
Desmond	: “Yeah. My circumstances have been improved, as you would say. So, you’ll take the case, then?”
Michael	: “You’ve been drinking, haven’t you? I can smell it off your breath.”
Desmond	: “Since we’re not planning on kissing I don’t see a problem.”

Excerpt 21, page 16
Michael	: “It’s the law. Yours is a unique case. Normally, the wife would be deceased.”
Desmond	: “She ran out her kids, didn’t she? What kind of mother would do that?”
Michael	: “We could argue that she’s emotionally incapable of bringing up the children but I’m afraid all of that is, strictly speaking, irrelevant. The law is still requires her consent no matter how irresponsibly she may have behaved.”

Excerpt 22, page 16
Desmond	: “Went to hell with the law.”
Michael	: “That attitude will get us nowhere, Desmond.”
Desmond	: “Look, I’ve done everything I was asked to do. That District Judge or Justice didn’t tell me I’d need my wife’s consent.”

Excerpt 23, page 17
Michael	: “And of course, I’m only a solicitor. I’m not entitled to speak in court case like this. We need a barrister, and they’re very expensive.”
Desmond	: “I don’t care how much do they costs. I’ll work around the clock if I have to.”
Michael	: “To fight the Church and state is to fight Goliath.”
Desmond	: “Yeah, David beat Goliath in the book I read.”

Excerpt 24, page 18
Henry	: “You’re an awful. I keep telling you not to drink and drive.”
Desmond	: “I’m not drinking and driving. I drank before I drove.”

Excerpt 25, page 19
Desmond	: “We’re saving up for a housekeeper. You know who’s suitable?”
Bernadette	: “It’s not a housekeeper you need, it’s a barkeeper. You know what your problem is, Desmond Doyle? You think all you have to do is smile with that cheeky twinkle in your eyes and everything will be grand. It’s time you grow up.”

Excerpt 26, page 20
Bernadette	: “Nick’s funny, and he’s more of ladies’ man than Oscar ever was.”
Desmond	: “Yeah, yeah, yeah. I get the message. You fancy him.”
Bernadette	: “Don’t tell me who I fancy. That’s for me to decide. What I don’t want is a drunkard who has some mad notion about something off with his kids to Scotland.”

Excerpt 27, page 21
Bernadette	: “Give me the ferry tickets. I’ll take them back and get you a refund.”
Desmond	: “Jesus. Woman.”
Bernadette	: “You drive a hard bargain. Where are they?”
Desmond	: “Here you go.”
Bernadette	: “Thanks.”
Desmond	: “I always get sick on the ferry, anyway. I just think, you know, you and I …. “

Excerpt 28, page 21
Bernadette	: “No. I said you have to given up the drink.”
Desmond	: “For God’s sake, that’s the hardest thing to do.”
Bernadette	: “The second hardest. Getting your family back is the hardest.”

Excerpt 29, page 22
Miss Gilhooly	: “The one canceling the appointment.”
Desmond	: “I didn’t get any letter. I’ve taken this morning especially off work to see him. This is my family we’re talking about. Where is he? Jesus!”

Excerpt 30, page 23
Jaclyn		: “Lilo! Higgi! Come on! Sorry, sir. It’s a trespasser.”
Michael	: “It’s alright. This is a client of mine.”
Jaclyn		: “A client, sir.”
Desmond	: “Yes! We have an appointment!”
Jaclyn	: “Please let us know in the future, sir, if you’re expecting a visitor.”

Excerpt 31, page 23
Michael	: “Desmond, be reasonable. I’m sorry I missed our appointment but there’s really nothing more I can do for you anymore.”
Desmond	: “Oh really? Your being sorry isn’t gonna get my kids back, now, is it? I’m sure the Yank here is having great fun seeing what a lot of bloody spineless jellyfish we’ve got over here. But ask yourself this, Mr. Big Shot. What is it was your family? Wouldn’t you fight tooth and nail to get them back? Or are you just another heartless, gutless bastard?”

Excerpt 32, page 24
Nicholas	: “Does my being Yank bother you, Desmond?”
Desmond	: “Not at all. I like Yanks. Most of them were Irish to begin with, anyway. But, I can’t afford to pay you fancy money.”
Excerpt 33, page 25
Nicholas	: “What we really need is an expert in family law to keep us right. You know?”
Desmond	: “I thought you were an expert.”
Nicholas	: “I haven’t done family law in 20 years. I’ve only working knowledge.”

Excerpt 34, page 26
Nicholas	: “What was the name of that guy that lectured us about family law? Remember?”
Michael	: “Connolly. Tom Connolly.”
Desmond	: “There was a Connolly who played rugby for Ireland until his cartilage went. I think he did a bit of law in his spare time. Would that be him?”

Excerpt 35, page 26
Tom	: “I’m touched by your faith. This is the only Holy Spirit I’ve found to be of any practical assistance. Slainte.”
Desmond	: “You were a big hero to me as a boy, Mr. Connolly. To my dad, too. He took me to all your games. You see that photo there? I was at that game. The one where you got injured.”
Tom	: “That was the beginning of the end. When that big brute of a fullback did my cartilage in. He was English, of course, the bastard. Still, before I left the field I managed to boot him where his balls would have been, if he’d any.”

Excerpt 36, page 27
Michael	: “It went like a dream. Desmond remembered all his lines, and spoke them beautifully. Laurence Oliver had better watch out.”
Bernadette	: “You didn’t attack a nun, then?”
Desmond	: “I did not. I’m learning the rule of the game.”

Excerpt 37, page 31
Joe	: “I didn’t feel right in keeping this so I want you to have it.”
Desmond	: “Jesus!”
Michael	: “My God!”
Joe	: “It’s only £ 600 so I thought it might go towards your court costs.”
Desmond	: “I don’t know how to say, Mr. O’Leary.”

Excerpt 38, page 32
Joe	: “You don’t have to say anything, Mr. Doyle. You see, I grew up in an orphanage. I wish my dad have your guts. Good luck to you. Good night, all. Good night. We’re organizing a race next month. The Desmond Doyle Benefit Sweepstake.”
Desmond	: “Great.”
Joe		: “Put your money on Slippery Sam.”
Desmond	: “Slippery Sam.”

Excerpt 39, page 34
Hugh		: “And you’ll be taking on some pretty top people?”
Desmond	: “Yeah. We’re gonna call the Minister for Education as a witness.”

Excerpt 40, page 35
Hugh	: “And I’ve often asked myself, “What drives Desmond Doyle?” Desmond?”
Desmond	: “I love my children. I’m sick of saying goodbye to them all the time. I just don’t want them to spend their whole childhood crying, you know.”

Excerpt 41, page 37
Desmond	: “I asked her to move in with me.”
Nicholas	: “Really?”
Desmond	: “Yeah.”
Nicholas	: “What did she say?”
Desmond	: “She said she’d think about it.”

Excerpt 42, page 42
Bernadette	: “Apart from the time you tried to punch Father O’Malley at Fergal’s.”
Desmond	: “That.”
Michael	: “And when you tried to kidnap your kids.”
Desmond	: “Yes, but I was drunk on both occasions.”
Excerpt 43, page 42
Desmond	: “So, you see, your lordship, I only shook Sister Bridget when I found out she’d beaten up my little girl.”
Wolfe		: “I object, your lordship.”

Excerpt 44, page 42
Lynch	: “Objection upheld. That’s Mr. Wolfe’s objection, not yours, Mr. Doyle. Continue with your testimony.
Desmond	: “Wouldn’t any father have done what I did? Evelyn’s face was all battered and bruised.”

Excerpt 45, page 42
Wolfe	: “Even as dubious kind of Catholic who finds himself throttling a nun you must know that the fundamental building block of our society is the family whose the very model is the Holy Family Jesus, Mary and Joseph. How can you, as a single father and as a Catholic possibly claim to bring up your children without a mother? There is absolutely no precedent of it in the religion in which you allegedly believe. Cat got your tongue, Mr. Doyle?”
Desmond	: “There is…there is a precedent, as you’d like to call it.”

Excerpt 46, page 43
Wolfe		: “What are you saying?”
Desmond	: “The fundamental building of our faith is not the Holy Family, it’s the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. When my mother died, my father brought us up on his own with the only Holy Spirit to guide him. He used to say the Holy Spirit was love. Doesn’t the Holy Bible say, “…faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love”? I’ve given up the drink. I’ve worked all the hours God sends. I tried to become a better person and trying to fill myself with the Holy Spirit so I can bring kids up surrounded by love. No man can do more.”

Excerpt 47, page 1
Desmond	: “Evelyn, you take the boys home. I’ll go find your mother.”
Evelyn		: “All right, Dad.”

Excerpt 48, page 2
Henry		: “Happy Christmas, everybody!”
Desmond	: “Al right, look what you’ve got there.”

Excerpt 49, page 3
Desmond	: “Who’s her fancy man? Is it the bastard that I saw her in the pub with?”
Daisy		:  “Your language is appalling.”

Excerpt 50, page 3-4
Daisy	: “I hope you don’t use language like that in front of your daughter.”
Desmond	: “Don’t tell me how to bring up my own daughter. You obviously know how sweet F.A about it. Where did she meet him? In the pub?”
Daisy	: “No. You’re the one who spends all his time there. No wonder she got sick of you.”

Excerpt 51, page 4
Desmond	: “Here you are, luv. Hot milk. Christmas pudding. You want some of these? It’s very nice.”
Evelyn		: “No.”
Desmond	: “Why not? You must be starving.”
Evelyn		: “She made it.”

Excerpt 52, page 4
Desmond	: “Maurice, give him the ball back.”
Henry		: “I hear her fancy man is English.”
Desmond	: “Bastard! I might have guessed.”

Excerpt 53, page 5
Logan	: “Good day, gentlemen. I’m Inspector Logan of the SPCC. Mrs. Daisy, your mother-in-law, I believe, told us of your plight.”
Desmond	: “The SPCC? The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children?”
Logan		: “Aye, that’s correct.”

Excerpt 54, page 5
Desmond	: “Is that bitch putting in a record that I’m cruel to my kids?”
Logan	: “No, not at all, Mr. Doyle. We only have the children’s welfare at heart. To lose their mother at this age can have a traumatizing effect.”
Desmond	: “How’s that any business of yours?”
Logan	: “Mr. Doyle, I’m here to help you. As I understand you’ve no income to support your family. Is that correct?”
Desmond	: “Yeah.”

Excerpt 55, page 5
Logan	: “Mr. Doyle, you have no job and no mother for your children.”
Henry		: “He’s right, son.”
Desmond	: “All right, send in the nuns.”

Excerpt 56, page 9
Desmond	: “Give us another pint, please.”
Bernadette	: “You’ve had enough.”
Desmond	: “Listen to you. I’m sick of people telling me what to do. You just get us another pint.”

Excerpt 57, page 12
Desmond	: “Who’s the man in the sharp suit over there?”
Henry	: “Why should I know? He looks like Yank. Maybe he’s a friend of hers. Maybe he’s a chemist.”
Excerpt 58, page 14
Desmond	: “Where’s my daughter, Evelyn Doyle?”
Sister Bridget	: “Do you have an appointment?”

Excerpt 59, page 14
Desmond	: “I don’t need an appointment to see my own daughter. Who are you?”
Sister Bridget	: “I’m Sister Bridget.”

Excerpt 60, page 15
Sister Theresa	: “You must leave.”
Desmond	: “I’m not leaving without her.”
Sister Theresa	: “You know that’s impossible.”
Desmond	: “I’m having my daughter and you can’t stop me. Now, where is she?”
Sister Theresa	: “Mr. Doyle, you cannot barge in here…”

Excerpt 61, page 15
Evelyn	: “Daddy. Don’t fight, Daddy. Don’t fight with Sister Theresa.”
Desmond	: “It’s all right, luv. Don’t worry. Can I see her?”
Sister Theresa	: “Not if you’re going to run off with her. That’ll just get you arrested.”

Excerpt 62, page 15
Michael	: “I hear you’re doing well at your new job.”
Desmond	: “Yeah. My circumstances have been improved, as you would say. So, you’ll take the case, then?”
Michael	: “You’ve been drinking, haven’t you? I can smell it off your breath.”
Excerpt 63, page 16
Desmond	: “Who is this Gob Shade?”
Michael 	: “This is the Minister for Education. He’s claiming we require the consent of your wife for the release of your kids.”
Desmond	: “How can we get he consent when she’s disappeared? Even her pudding-faced old mother’s got no address.”
Michael	: “It’s the law. Yours is a unique case. Normally, the wife would be deceased.”

Excerpt 64, page 17
Desmond	: “It’ll be grand, I tell you. I’ve got it all worked out, Dad.”
Henry		: “Don’t worry about it.”
Desmond	: “Get us another pint.”
Henry		: “Get us another pint.”
Henry	: “You’ll have another one? I will. Make mine a large one, Bernadette. A pint for Desmond.”

Excerpt 65, page 19
Desmond	: “Bernadette! You’re drenched!”
Bernadette	: “That’ll be the rain. You’re one to talk. I just…”
Desmond	: “Come in. Sit yourself down.”

Excerpt 66, page 19
Desmond	: “We’re saving up for a housekeeper. You know anyone who’s suitable?”
Bernadette	: “It’s not a housekeeper you need. It’s a barkeeper. You know what your problem is, Desmond Doyle? You think all you have to do is smile with that cheeky twinkle in your eyes and everything will be grand. It’s time you grew up.”

Excerpt 67, page 19-20
Desmond	: “Ridiculous. I’ve got a lot on my mind.”
Bernadette	: “Like a trip to Scotland with your kids?”
Desmond	: “What? How do you know about that?”
Bernadette	: “Because the ticket fall out of your coats. An adult and three kids? Who could that be, I wonder? I knew you were up to something. You big idiot.”

Excerpt 68, page 20
Bernadette	: “Don’t tell me who I fancy. That’s for me to decide. What I don’t want is a drunkard who has some mad notion about something off with his kids to Scotland.”
Desmond	: “Why should you care? What business is it of yours?”
Bernadette	: “Because I don’t want to have to visit you in prison.”

Excerpt 69, page 21
Henry		: “Dessie, I …”
Desmond	: “Look at me. Are you okay? Dad, come on. Jesus! Dad! Someone, a doctor. Here, Johnny. Go and run for a doctor, quick! I’m here.”

Excerpt 70, page 22
Evelyn		: “Look, angel rays.”
Desmond	: “What’s angel rays, luv?”
Evelyn		: “It’s granddad letting us know he’s watching over us.”

Excerpt 71, page 22
Desmond	: “What the hell are you smirking at? Do you think this is funny? Do you think you can just cancel appointment and treat people like dirt?”
Nicholas	: “Mr. Doyle …”
Desmond	: “I’m not talking to you, Yank. All you’re good for’s wearing sharp suits, doing fancy deals and trying to get hands on our women. And our fish!”

Excerpt 72, page 23
Nicholas	: “Congratulations. You just found yourself a lawyer.”
Desmond	: “Is that a fact now? Who?”
Nicholas	: “Me.”

Excerpt 73, page 24
Desmond	: “So, you’re not a chemist, then? How come you can work over here if you’re a Yank?”
Nicholas	: “Actually, I’m Irish. I was born reared in Kilkenny till I was 9, then we emigrated to the States and I subsequently came back here to study law at UCD.”

Excerpt 74, page 26-27
Tom	: “Anyway, lads, your case is interesting. Hopeless but interesting.”
Desmond	: “You really think it’s hopeless?”
Tom		: “This case is what I used to call “a real St. Jude.”
Nicholas	: “Why St. Jude?”
Tom		: “Because St. Jude is the patron saint of hopeless case.”

Excerpt 75, page 27
Desmond	: “I am Desmond Doyle, father of Evelyn Doyle, who’s been held without my consent. I request the return of my daughter, forthwith.”
Sister Theresa	: “Mr. Doyle, you cannot have your daughter.”

Excerpt 76, page 28
Nicholas	: “At least they’ve set a date for the hearing. That’s the first step.”
Tom	: “A little bit of gentle pressure did the trick. We had to give the Minister a kick up his fat ass.”
Desmond	: “What do we do now?”
Nicholas	: “You should smarten yourself up. The press might want photos of you.”

Excerpt 77, page 29
Michael	: “Try to combing your hair, occasionally. Shave. Try not to look as you haven’t just fallen out of bed. Use me as a role model if you want to.”
Tom		: “And buy a new pair of shoes before we get to court.”
Desmond	: “New shoes?”
Tom	: “Yes. I’ve known judges who judge a man’s character by the state of his shoes.”

Excerpt 78, page 36
Desmond	: “O’Leary, how did you know?”
Joe		: “Let’s say I knew he was hungry for a win.”

Excerpt 79, page 36
Nicholas	: “Desmond, I’ve got a few bob, myself.”
Desmond	: “How’s it going with Bernadette, then?”
Nicholas	: “Great. In fact, I asked her to come back to America with me, when the case is over.”
Desmond	: “Really? What did she say?”
Nicholas	: “She said she’s think about it.”

Excerpt 80, page 41
Desmond	: “Have I messed it up, then?”
Nicholas	: “You may have. We’ll, we’re just gonna have to show that this was an isolated incident not part of a pattern of behavior. I hope that was only such incident.”
Desmond	: “Of course it was.”

Excerpt 81, page 49
Desmond	: “Children, come and sit down. Turkey’s ready. Evelyn, Maurice, Dermot, come and sit down, everybody.”
Maurice	: “I am starving.”
Desmond	: “Okay, crackers. Get a cracker, lads.”

Excerpt 82, page 6
The kids	: “Daddy!”
Dermot	: “I wanna go home.”
Desmond	: “I know you wanna go home. We’re gonna go home soon. Listen, I love you very much. You must understand that.”

Excerpt 83, page 14
Desmond	: “I don’t need an appointment to see my own daughter. Who are you?”
Sister Bridget	: “I’m Sister Bridget.”
Desmond	: “Are you? If ever lay a finger on my daughter again I will tear you from limb to limb. Now, where is she?”
Sister Bridget	: “In the refectory, on the first floor. Right.”

Excerpt 84, page 15
Evelyn	: “Daddy. Don’t fight, Daddy. Don’t fight with Sister Theresa.”
Desmond	: “It’s all right, luv. Don’t worry. Can I see her?”
Sister Theresa	: “Not if you’re going to run off with her. That’ll just get you arrested.”
Desmond	: “Okay, I promise. I just wanna hold her for a second. I give you my word, all right.”
Sister Theresa	: “Evelyn, your daddy’s here to see you.”

Excerpt 85, page 15
Evelyn		: “Daddy, have you come to take me home?”
Desmond	: “Yes, I’ll be taking you home soon, pet. Very, very soon.”

Excerpt 86, page 18
Desmond	: “Bernadette! You’re drenched!”
Bernadette	: “That’ll be the rain. You’re one in talk. I just…”
Desmond 	: “Come in. suit yourself down.”
Bernadette	: “It’s okay. I’m not staying.”
Desmond	: “All right. Suit yourself. I’ll get you a towel, a clean one.”

Excerpt 87, page 2
Desmond	: “No money, no job. Happy Christmas.”
Henry	: “I’ll ask you to look on the bright side, son. From the New Year, you’ll have a new job. You and the kids will be settled. The world will be your oyster. We never died in a winter yet.”

Excerpt 88, page 10
Father O’Malley	: “I’m sorry, Desmond. I was the seminary boxing champion.”
Desmond		: “Really?”
Father O’Malley	: “Let that be a lesson to you. Never underestimate the strength of the church militant. God bless.”
Desmond		: “Thanks, Father.”

Excerpt 89, page 11
Bernadette	: “Tell him Bernadette Beattie sent you, you cheeky oaf. Bernadette Beattie, his little sister. I’m working here part time to help Uncle Fergal. I’m a trainee chemist, actually.”
Desmond	: “So, you’re the beautiful niece Fergal’s always bragging about. I bet you have lot of fellows running after you.”
Bernadette	: “Yes, but none of them have managed to catch me yet.”
Desmond	: “You’re not a bad looking woman, now that I look at you. Of course with this bump on my head, I’m probably hallucinating.”

Excerpt 90, page 20
Bernadette	: “Don’t tell me who I fancy. That’s for me to decide. What I don’t want is a drunkard who has some mad notion about something off with kids to Scotland.”
Desmond	: “Why should you care? What business is it of yours?”
Bernadette	: “Because I don’t want to have to visit you in prison.”
Desmond	: “Has anybody told you you’re a fine woman?”

Excerpt 91, page 21
Desmond	: “Good night and joy be with you all.”
A man		: “Good man, Des. Lovely. Good man.”
Henry	: “Thanks very much, everyone. You’ve been wonderful. God bless you all. We hope to see you again next week. Okay. God bless. Good night.”

Excerpt 92, page 22
Evelyn		: “Look, angel rays.”
Desmond	: “What’s angel rays, luv?”
Evelyn		: “It’s granddad letting us know he’s watching over us.”
Desmond	: “Good old dad. I know he wouldn’t leave us.”

Excerpt 93, page 24
Desmond	: “Not at all. I like Yanks. Most of them were Irish to begin with, anyway. But I can’t afford to pay you fancy money.”
Nicholas	: “I’m not doing this for money. You’ll just have to raise enough to cover our costs.”
Desmond	: “Right. I really appreciate your help, so I do.”

Excerpt 94, page 29
The kids	: “Daddy!”
Desmond	: “My loves! You look wonderful.”
Excerpt 95, page 29
Evelyn		: “Daddy, I like your new shoes.”
Desmond	: “Thanks, Evelyn.”

Excerpt 96, page 43
Desmond	: “Hello, love. Your hair.”
Evelyn		: “I told them to cut it. Don’t you like it?”

Excerpt 97, page 43
Desmond	: “It’s lovely pet. It suits you.”
Evelyn		: “You’ve got your new shoes on again.”
Desmond	: “Yes, yes. You’ve got to go now.”