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A cottage in County Mayo: an old woman, with thin shoulders and a walking-stick, stands at the gate. The woman looks at it wistfully as she stands there; then she turns and looks toward the house. The gate is an iron one; there are little plots of ground before the house and a hedge behind them. A cart is seen at the side of the house. Presently there is heard the noise of winnowing; a young woman comes out of the house with her apron over her head, carrying a truss of straw.