When Mrs Kearney asks around to see if there are any Committee members present on the fourth night of the concert series, a steward introduces her to Miss Beirne, one of the Committee secretaries. Miss Beirne can’t provide much help and seems mildly disappointed but not particularly surprised when it looks like the fourth concert isn’t off to a good start. Miss Beirne appears to be the first Committee member to suggest that they not pay Mrs Kearney the second half of her money.
Miss Beirne Quotes in A Mother
The A Mother quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Beirne or refer to Miss Beirne. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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A Mother
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The little woman hoped they would have a good house. She looked out at the rain until the melancholy of the wet street effaced all the trustfulness and enthusiasm from her twisted features. Then she gave a little sigh and said:
“Ah, well! We did our best, the dear knows.”
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Miss Beirne Quotes in A Mother
The A Mother quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Beirne or refer to Miss Beirne. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
A Mother
Quotes
The little woman hoped they would have a good house. She looked out at the rain until the melancholy of the wet street effaced all the trustfulness and enthusiasm from her twisted features. Then she gave a little sigh and said:
“Ah, well! We did our best, the dear knows.”
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