Ervine, St. John G., 1883-1971 / 2008-10-20 00:00:00

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THE FOOLISH LOVERS
BY
ST. JOHN G. ERVINE

New York

1920

TO MY MOTHER
who asked me to write a story without any "Bad words" in it;
and
TO MRS. J. O. HANNAY
who asked me to write a story without any "Sex" in it.


THE FIRST BOOK OF THE FOOLISH LOVERS
Why, 'tis an office of discovery, love!
_The Merchant of Venice._
Love unpaid does soon disband.
ANDREW MARVELL


THE FIRST CHAPTER

I
If you were to say to an Ulster man, "Who are the proudest people in
Ireland?" he would first of all stare at you as if he had difficulty in
believing that any intelligent person could ask a question with so
obvious an answer, and then he would reply, "Why, the Ulster people, of
course!" And if you were to say to a Ballyards man, "Who are the
proudest people in Ulster?" he would reply ... if he deigned to reply
at all ... "A child would know that! The Ballyards people, of course!"
It is difficult for anyone who is not a native of the town, to
understand why the inhabitants of Ballyards should possess so great a
pride in their birthplace.
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