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Date Posted: 14:03:43 09/04/09 Fri
Author: CindyS
Subject: Chapter 74 - God and Green Apples & Chapter 75 - On the Craic

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Chapter 74 - God and Green Apples

Lawrence goes to visit Pamela and collect a few things. She apologizes for his being caught amidst their problems. Lawrence mentions that Casey’s having a hard time without her and when she goes to explain he diplomatically states “If I do know, though, I’ll have to start takin’ sides an’ I’m not going to do that.” He mentions Casey & Robin playing some pubs and gives her the locations and dates and asks her to think about it. Then Pamela reveals the real reason the house locks were changed – someone’s been in the house.

Lawrence returns to the Center and tells Casey he went to check on Pamela since he’s “too stubborn”. Casey makes comments about the items she’s sent with Lawrence while Lawrence simply states that he thinks it’s her “way of sayin’ she missed ye.” Pamela has included Brian’s rosary beads which cause Casey to choke up as he realizes she knows him too well. He then finally asks about her well being. With Lawrence out for the night Casey reassesses his relationship with Pamela their argument; the harsh words exchanged and his bringing up Jamie. He admits he’s jealous of their relationship. We discover that the bottled up anger from internment and Bloody Sunday has lead to his assisting the IRA in forming safe houses for the rebels. The British seem to have figured out the IRA’s last plan which leads Casey to think there is a mole with in the Belfast IRA ranks.

- Do children often see things we don’t think they do? Can we see ourselves & situations a bit clearer if we step back and try to see things through their eyes? Are they wiser than we give them credit for?
- Whose trust was Pamela referring to when she started to tell Lawrence?
- Who do you think is spying on Pamela? Do you think it’s only at home?
- Are there family articles or heirlooms that mean a great deal to you? Do you find peace in having them around you?
- Is there a positive way to deal with deep seeded jealousy?
- Casey’s consulting for the IRA seems to be deepening. With the split from Pamela is he more likely to get back in the thick of things or can he still keep the distance he claims to want/need for his families sake? Is it really just anger from internment and Bloody Sunday that’s prompting his involvement?
- Who do you think the mole is?


Tuolumne Meadows at Night, Yosemite National Park
Chapter 75 - On the Craic

Pamela goes to see Casey play at the pub. Although she tries to stay hidden she knows he senses her presence. Robin & Casey are mesmerizing. Robin asks if Casey has a song for his wife. Casey makes eye contact with Pamela and begins to sing. As he approaches “she could feel, as a physical entity, the pull of his need through the heat and smoke that wavered between them.” She begins to cry and as she meets his eyes she shakes her head and then leaves. Casey finishes the song and then follows her outside. After some banter Casey takes her hand and pulls her to the tall grass beyond the parking lot of the pub – “I need you now, Jewel…I don’t think I can be slow about it.” They make love. Afterwards Pamela confesses, “I think I can stay mad at you, stay strong and then I see you, touch you, and I’m lost.” Casey asks Pamela to marry him. She tells him not to frighten her again and he says that he can’t make that promise but he never intended to hurt her. They try to mend the pain by speaking of Boston, the decision to return and what it meant to both of them. Pamela finally gives her marriage reply and Casey jokes, “I didn’t mean for it to be so much of the worse” to which Pamela replies “I wouldn’t change it – anything - not if it meant something less- between the two of us.” Finally, Pamela asks about the fight and the secret that Casey thinks she’s keeping. He simply asks if she loves him and then says that they’ll manage until she’s able to tell him.

-Why do you think Pamela ran away?
-Can you lose yourself in another?
-Does it really matter who proposes? Why does it seem so important to Casey that he do it at this moment?
-Is it possible to live in a tormented country, be a part of the freedom process and not hurt the ones you love?
-Are relationships built stronger from the “worse” the “better” or a combination of the two?
-Is anything really settled between Casey & Pamela?

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