The Tiger's Tail Page #4

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You want to share the joke?

Gimme a fiver

and I won't scratch your car!

Get away from that.

Another fiver and I'll stop them

from scratching it.

OK, it's a deal.

Is Father Andy in?

Here comes another sinner

roaring for a priest.

Liam. I thought we'd never get you

down here.

- How are you doing, Andy?

- Sure, I'm good.

We bought a new kitchen

with your donation.

- Would you like to see it?

- Yeah. Yeah.

That's not why you're here, is it?

Come round.

So, what is it?

I'm all messed up, Andy. I don't know

what I'm doing. Or why I'm doing it.

You always knew exactly who you were.

I envied you that.

Not any more.

- Maybe you'll be born again.

- Yeah!

Better get in there.

Break it up! Break it up!

Break it up! Break it up!

Break it up!

It's funny how it turned out.

You build homes

and I help the homeless.

Yeah.

The thing is, the more homes you

build, the more homeless there are.

- That's ridiculous.

- Prices go up,

people can't afford them,

they end up here.

Liam, you remember Felim?

He was at school with us.

- Liam!

- Felim! How are you doing?

Look at you!

You look...

Would you have the loan of a tenner?

- I'm a bit short at the moment.

- Yeah.

No worries, yeah.

Felim, you were some hurler

in your day.

What happened to you?

Life. Life happened to me.

May I touch the hem of your garment?

Maybe some of the luck'd rub off.

Maybe some of the luck'd rub off!

Felim, here's your tea.

He was abused.

A lot of us were abused.

Get over it. Get on with it.

It takes people different ways, Liam.

Probably egged you on.

- How about you?

- I put my faith in God.

And has he let you down? Has he?

I told you he would

when you signed up.

It's good to see you again.

Yeah, you, too.

Remember Father Moriarty? The parish

priest when we were growing up?

- Did you ever come across him again?

- Sure, everybody knew Paddy.

He was an awful rogue.

Wonderful character.

Big man.

Your build.

You knew.

Your crowd are awful tight.

I heard you on telly the other night.

"We've got the tiger by the tail

and if you let go of it, it's going to

turn round and bite the face off you. "

It's already biting, Andy.

The tiger can't get you here,

remember that.

Yeah. That's good.

Everybody's looking for you.

We've got problems.

- Cash-flow problems, tax problems...

- All is well, Declan.

Morning, ladies!

That includes you, Ken.

Jim Brady's been waiting half an hour

and we have to talk.

The press are calling.

Hacks with nasty minds.

- Let them wait.

- Your wife,

your friend the expensive minister,

your son,

Mr Paine, chief planner, well named!

I'll see him after Brady. Call

Harrison's, see if my suit is ready.

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