The Dead | Summary
Gabriel's Arrival
Sisters Julia and Kate Morkan are hosting their annual holiday party and anxiously awaiting the arrival of their nephew, Gabriel Conroy, who is the son of their late sister Ellen. It is after 10 p.m., and so far he has not come. When Gabriel and his wife, Gretta, arrive, Gabriel tries to engage in small talk with Lily, the housekeeper, who meets them at the door. He asks whether he will be going to her wedding with her ‘‘young man,’’ and Lily bitterly replies,"The men that is now is only all palaver and what they can get out of you.’’ Her reply flusters...
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