Deirdre was blind, while Kyran was mute. Hence, superficial judgment wouldn’t work.

Upon return, Deirdre suddenly asked Eilis, “Madame Russel, what does Kryan look like?”

“Why?” Eilis was startled, as if her future daughter-in-law would be taken away. Following that, she sighed resignedly. “Well, I can’t stop you from being together with Kryan anyway. Although I’ll miss you, I can see that he’s truly good to you.”

“No, I just feel that he’s like someone I know,” explained Deirdre. She hadn’t expected that Eilis would misunderstand her.

“Someone you know?” Eilis was spreading the blanket on the bed and couldn’t get Deirdre’s meaning. “What do you mean? Why hasn’t he told you anything if he is someone you know?”

“Perhaps it’s been so long that he’s forgotten. But I need to confirm whether he’s a local because I owe him something.”

“Oh, I see.”

Eilis had been seeing Deirdre as a good child all this while, so she didn’t think Deirdre would lie to her. She only thought Deirdre was me