Ossian Collection > Deirdre of the sorrows

You'll see a path running on the rocks and then you'll
hear the dogs barking in the houses, and their noise
will guide you till you come to a bit of cabin at the
foot of an ash-tree. It's there, there is a young and
flighty girl that I'm thinking is the oneyou've seen.
NAISI
(idlv) Here's health to herself and you.
ARDAN
Here's to the years when you were young as she !
AINNLE
(in a frightened whisper) Naisi ! (NaisI looks up and
he beckons to him. He goes over and Ainnle points
to something on the golden mug he holds in hand)
NAISI
(looking at it in astonishment) This is the High
King's — I see his mark on the rim. Does Conchu-
bor come lodging here ?
LAVARCHAM
(jumping up with extreme annoyance) Who says
it's Conchubor's ? How dare young fools the like of
you — (speaking with vehement insolence) come
prying around, running the world into troubles for
some slip of a girl.? What brings you this place stray-
ing from Emain .? Though you think, maybe, young
men can do their fill of foolery and there is none to
blame them.
NAISI
(very soberly) Is the rain easing ?
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