“Can you give us a lift?” Eilis asked, “We’re going to town to buy some winter clothes for Deirdre.”

“Sure,” said Declan. However, when he looked at his car, he suddenly said, “But my car is fully occupied now. What about you go ask Kyran? He’s over there.”

“Mr. Reed?” Eilis hesitated for a moment. She no longer held any hostility toward Kyran, but she was not very familiar with him. “I’m worried that he might not want to give us a lift.”

“Oh, don’t worry about that. I’m sure he will,” said D