They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it bo — John McGahern, The Dark
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They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it both ways. He'd put himself outside and outside they'd make him stay. Neither brutality nor complaining could force a way in.

— John McGahern, The Dark
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