Secret Commonwealth & Thomas of the River both admired Geraldine the fisherman\u2019s daughter<\/p>\n
To settle their arguments they would engage in literary quizzes with the winner finding her favour<\/p>\n
Right the one who names the most Irish writers will spend the night with me followed by a delicious kipper breakfast<\/i><\/p>\n
She looked at Secret Commonwealth and Thomas of the River who were both ready with their pads<\/p>\n
You have ten minutes to list as many Irish writers as you can think of\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Starting Now!
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As her friends scribbled furiously Geraldine began folding red and yellow table napkins which she would\u00a0 use as flags when she was at sea<\/p>\n
Time is up put your pens down<\/i><\/p>\n
She looked at Secret Commonwealth<\/p>\n
Would you read you list to me when Thomas leaves the room and when you are finished please leave the room and send Thomas back in so that he may read his list to me <\/i><\/p>\n
Please would you not speak to each other until I announce the result <\/i><\/p>\n
Samuel Beckett <\/i><\/p>\n
James Joyce <\/i><\/p>\n
J M Synge <\/i><\/p>\n
Flan O\u2019 Brien <\/i><\/p>\n
Brendan Behan <\/i><\/p>\n
Jonathan Swift <\/i><\/p>\n
Secret Commonwealth gave his pad to Geraldine and left the room<\/p>\n
Seconds later Thomas of the River entered the small room that overlooked the harbour wall<\/p>\n
George Bernard Shaw <\/i><\/p>\n
Oscar Wilde <\/i><\/p>\n
Sean O\u2019Casey <\/i><\/p>\n
Oliver Goldsmith<\/i><\/p>\n
W B Yeats <\/i><\/p>\n
Patrick Kavanagh<\/i><\/p>\n
Thomas of the River gave his pad to Geraldine and sat in the small wicker chair near the door<\/p>\n
Geraldine called Secret Commonwealth back into the room and he sat opposite his friend on a slightly larger wicker chair<\/p>\n
I declare the result a draw boys as you both gave me six answers each <\/i><\/p>\n
Because of the draw you shall both bed me tonight <\/i><\/p>\n
Later as Secret Commonwealth and Thomas of the River lay on Geraldine\u2019s ample breasts they made plans for yet another literary quiz<\/p>\n
We should name as many Scottish writers as we can and the winner can bed Morag the Blacksmith\u2019s daughter <\/i><\/p>\n
Geraldine who had been pretending to be asleep opened her eyes<\/p>\n
I am sure that Morag will be up for the game but as you both know she is so flat chested <\/i><\/p>\n
It would almost be like bedding a boy <\/i><\/p>\n
If I were you I would name as many Welsh writers as you know with Anwen the Grocer’s daughter being the prize <\/i><\/p>\n
She may not be as voluptuous as me but she turns many a glance when waiting for the boats to return home \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
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