![]() ![]() One day, while working at an orphanage, a paraffin-soaked rat escaped from Joe’s grip before he could throw it into a bonfire with the other rodents. Father Gaunt gives Joe Clear a job as a rat-catcher instead. Father Gaunt later fired him from the job for helping the anti-treaty rebel, John Lavelle, bury his murdered brother, Willie Lavelle. ![]() In her youth, Roseanne trailed along with her father, Joe, when he served as superintendent at Sligo’s Catholic cemetery. John Kane, the custodian at the asylum, also looks after Roseanne. Grene is eager to question Roseanne to learn more about her, but he doesn’t want to offend her because of his fondness for her. The narrative shifts between these two characters, whose seemingly disparate lives converge as the novel progresses. Grene writes his observations of her in his commonplace book. While Roseanne writes her personal history, or “testimony,” Dr. ![]()
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