Langrishe, Go Down

I 1937 The lights in the bus burned dim 11(12) Helen awoke in sour white daylight 23(6) Taking her time, Helen cycled slowly 29(5) Helen stood in the nave of the old church 34(11) Imogen closed the door behind her 45(13) The Angelus bell began ringing from the village 58(4) In Helen's room the Venetian blinds 62(9) I hear the wind in the high beech tree 71(7) The rockery and main garden grow wild 78(5) II 1932 Otto Beck lay in the meadow 83(11) One sunny, cloudless day 94(5) Late one night Imogen awoke 99(5) Why did I? 104(2) As the lights were out in Agnew's 106(8) Oh but it's true, Barry 114(6) When Imogen opened her eyes 120(6) Tollis peccata 126(6) About the same time that Imogen was boarding 132(1) He asked me would I go to the theatre with him 133(5) And you, he wanted to know, you are well off? 138(9) He led her along a ferny bridle path 147(6) She came again to the cottage 153(9) They followed the sheep path 162(3) Gin days; greenery everywhere 165(6) Imogen said with her teeth, her jaw 171(5) The autumn came and went 176(3) Dum bibitur . . . Otto said 179(7) Naked in the small cottage bedroom 186(11) He had been talking about his early student days 197(12) `Dear Otto' 209(6) An uncanny dusk. End of an uncanny day 215(3) Can I help it if I'm feeling sick? 218(10) Time passed. The pale white privet flowers 228(4) The child is dead 232(5) III 1938 The hearse stood at the gate 237(8) `Anschluss!' 245(6) Imogen awoke early 251