"Listen," Cash said, equally dry, "I would rather spend the summer perhaps literally anywhere but at a ball, but sometimes it helps to think positively." He smiled at Greengrass, as if thinking positively was normal for him, which it was not, but he could pretend. He took a sip of his wine. The season was boring, though; Cash didn't think that the season was interesting and he knew that Greengrass didn't, either, so he wanted to talk about something else.

"I didn't mention this but I don't think I've been to Ireland before," Cash said. At least - he was pretty sure he hadn't been to Ireland before. He certainly hadn't been to Derry.

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