Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... ACT III Scene--The same as Act II. 'lime--three weeks later, early morning. Bridget is at work in the room over the fire. Enter by the back door Mildred in a pink print dress with an apron and her sleeves rolled up above her elbows. She throws herself into a chair. Bridget. Hasn't it come yet? Mildred. No, I don't know what to do. Two hours, Bridget, two hours I've been at the beastly thing. Bridget. Well, well. Who have you left at it? Mildred. Maggie. I'll rest for a quarter of an hour and then go back to it. How long will it go on like this? Bridget DEGREESphilosophically). You couldn't tell. Butter's a queer thing; there's no rule at all for it. Mildred. It took an hour last week, and when it did come it wasn't particularly good. I think it was you churned the week before that. Bridget. That was the day you went into Cork to get the stuff for your dresses. It took about half an hour. Mildred. Only half an hour! And I've done everything the book said; I've heated the cream, and then it was too hot, so I cooled it, and I've turned the right number of turns a minute, and got quicker when the book said I should. Oh! I've done everything, and the beastly thing keeps on being cream, nothing but cream. Bridget. Ay, it's no joke. There's no rule at all for it. Mildred. Can't you suggest anything that would bring it? Bridget. Well, I've heard the old people say that there's nothing to beat stirring the cream with the hand of *a dead woman . . . Mildred. Don't be ridiculous; something reasonable I mean. Bridget. Faith, there's reason enough in that. It's too hot you had the cream. Mildred. But the book said . . . Bridget. Yerra, don't mind the book. I'll step over to the dairy myself in a minute. Mildred. I do think Mary might give a hand with