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| Kath comes round the corner |
Kath walks along the road towards the Deri and notices Hywel,
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| "You can't park here!" |
who is banging on the camper-van and shouting, “You can’t park here – come on, do you hear me?”
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| "I did my best to hide" |
The door opens and Mark looks out; “All right – I did my best to hide from everyone’s sight,” he says,
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| "You need to leave!" |
but Hywel complains that he is parked right outside Ceffyl Du and needs to leave.
“Where am I supposed to go?” demands Mark, but is told that is his problem.
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| "What are you doing sleeping here?" |
Kath cannot understand what Mark is doing sleeping there.
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| "I don't know what else to do, Mam" |
“I don’t want another row from Cassie,” he replies, “I didn’t know what else to do, Mam.”
Kath can understand that both he and Cassie are grieving;
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| "Come inside, for heaven's sake!" |
“Now come inside, for heaven’s sake – or we’ll have to start arranging your funeral – come on!”
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| "It's great to see you taking this seriously" |
In the deli, Siôn is looking at one of Lleucu’s study books; “It’s great to see you taking these exams seriously,” he comments and she says that she is just trying to get through as much work as she can
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| "Before the celebrations begin" |
before the celebrations begin. Siôn says he does not know to what celebrations she is referring.
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| "Ha-ha – hilarious!" |
“Ha-ha – hilarious,” she says, “I won’t need fake ID for much longer – not that I have one, obviously.”
“After all the waiting, the big birthday is on the horizon!” observes Siôn.
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| "It only feels like yesterday . . ." |
Hywel comes over from the counter and remarks that it feels like yesterday when Lleucu would not go to sleep without ‘Sochi soch’ (whatever that is)
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| ". . . and now you're helping with the business" |
“And now you’re helping me with the business.”
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| "Have you listened to the market research?" |
She wonders if he has listened to the market research and he answers that there are to be big changes at the ‘Ceff’ – a new cocktail menu and more interesting snacks, but they also need to discuss that playlist.
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| "I hope there won't be too much change" |
Siôn looks disappointed, hoping there will not be too much change, but he is told they are just trying to appeal to the younger crowd.
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| "We don't want the place to be like Magaluf!" |
“We don’t want the place to be like Magaluf or Ayia Napa!” moans Siôn.
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| "That would be terrible, wouldn't it?" |
Lleucu says, “That would be terrible, wouldn’t it, Siôn?” Hywel is interested to hear if she has any more tips for him, suggesting she may have ideas about the way the place looks.
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| "Pictures on the walls and quirky ornaments" |
“Well, it’s nice enough, isn’t it? But perhaps a bit more colour – pictures on the walls and quirky ornaments would add a bit of character to the place.”
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| "I know just the bloke to help" |
Hywel knows just the bloke to help with that; he assures her that they can get the place in order by Lleucu’s big day, if she is looking for somewhere to hold a party. She agrees to think about it.
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| Kath brings Mark his breakfast |
Mark is now warming up in the Deri with a cup of tea and his mother brings over his breakfast.
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| "They're offering me my job back" |
He informs her that Jeff from the post phoned him this morning; “To ask if I want my job back – I think I’m ready to go back. I can fit the window cleaning around my postie shifts then.”
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| "That would do you good" |
His mother considers that it would do him good.
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| "I didn't know you had company" |
Cassie comes into the bar, unaware that Kath had company; Mark takes the opportunity to ask her, “Do you have any plans today? I was going to suggest, I’m going to pick up Cheryl’s ashes this morning and then start to scatter them – you know, a trip in Juliet.
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| "I thought you might like to come with me" |
“I thought you might like to come with me to the first stop.
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| "Cher loved Llanystwy beach" |
“Cher loved Llanystwy beach – so, you know, if you’re free, it would be a chance to say a proper goodbye.”
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| "That's a great idea" |
Cassie describes that as great and thanks him,
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| "Is there room for another one?" |
then his mother enquires if there is room for another one.
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| "I want an invitation" |
Lleucu collects her meal in the deli, as Siôn tells her, “Remember now, if there’s a party, I want an invitation.” She is convinced there will not be a party,
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| "It would be tragic to organise my own" |
as it would be tragic to have to organise her own 18th.
“No way has anyone else organised one for me, so it will probably be just a drink in the Deri.”
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| "Have you decided on a present?" |
When Siôn asks if she has decided on a present, she rather optimistically replies, “A new BMW? I can dream, can’t I?
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| "Dad's probably forgotten by now" |
“Dad did promise me a car, but he’s probably forgotten by now.”
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| "Your mother will spoil you rotten" |
Siôn predicts that her mother will probably spoil her rotten when she comes over,
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| "She's not coming" |
but Lleucu discloses that her mother cannot come now; “Money and work and so on. But it’s all right – it’s just a day like any other in the end, isn’t it?”
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| Siôn will do something about that |
Siôn is determined to do something about this, so gets out his phone and composes a message to Cai;
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| "We need to talk" |
‘We need to talk.’
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| "What on earth is that?" |
Jinx is in the brewery, looking suspiciously at the glass in front of him. “What on earth is that?” he asks Hywel,
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| "I call it 'Dragons Tail'" |
who replies that he has called it ‘Dragons Tail’. “Right, what do you expect me to do with it?” is the next question, “It’s a bit early for cocktails, isn’t it? I’ve got things to do today –
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| "You're supposed to serve beer in here" |
“you’re supposed to serve beer in here, anyway.”
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| "We're trying to to expand the clientèle" |
Hywel explains that they are trying to expand the clientèle, but Jinx is of the opinion that all he needs is a packet of pork scratchings and a good pint of craft beer.
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| "I'd like to get more light into the place . . ." |
He is assured that will not change, but Hywel would like to get more light into the place;
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| ". . . and that's where you come in" |
“A bit more colour – and that is where you come in. Would you like a commission to do a couple of pictures for this place?”
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| "What do you have in mind?" |
Jinx wonders what sort of thing he had in mind;
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| "That would be up-to you" |
“That would be up to you, as long as they look good.”
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| "A commission without any kind of brief?" |
Jinx has never received a commission without any kind of brief before,
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| "That might give you some inspiration" |
but is told that he might get some inspiration after drinking that liquid in front of him, which Hywel has spent ages preparing.
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| Jinx takes one sip . . . |
Jinx takes just one small sip
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| . . . and is in a lot of trouble |
and then looks as if he is choking;
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| "Too much tabasco, do you think?" |
Hywel comes to the conclusion, “Too much Tabasco, do you think?”
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| "Thanks for the lift, Siôn" |
Siôn has given Lleucu a lift back to Y Felin,
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| He is looking for a particular book . . . |
as he wanted to look for a copy of Gwerful Mechain’s poems, [the only female medieval Welsh poet from whom a substantial body of work is known to have survived. She is known for her erotic poetry],
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| Fancy – Siôn being into such things! |
which he locates in the bookcase.
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| Cai comes in |
There is a knock at the door and Cai comes in.
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| "Liv and the baby too busy for you today?" |
“Liv and the baby are too busy for you today, are they?” sneers Lleucu.
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| "Don't be like that, Lleucu" |
He urges her not to be like that, as he picks up his post.
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| "Isn't Ty with you?" |
Siôn remarks, “How are you? Isn’t Ty with you today?”
Cai answers that Gwydion is spending a bit of time with Liv.
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| "We've decide to change his name to Gwydion . . ." |
“We’ve decided to change his name –
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| "We?" |
“well, Liv has – Gwydion Lewis Davies.”
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| "That's a Bardic name" |
Siôn is pleased that it is a Bardic name, but Lleucu disparagingly remarks that she cannot see Liv going to the Eisteddfod. Now she will make a cup of tea.
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| "I thought you'd be angry" |
When she is out of the way in the kitchen, Cai says that he had a shock when he heard from Siôn, thinking that he would be angry as well.
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| "I am – but Lleucu is more important" |
“I am angry with you – but Lleucu is more important. She’s got a big birthday coming up – you haven’t forgotten about her birthday, have you?”
Cai denies that he has done that and finds it hard to believe that she is almost 18.
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| "We need to organise a surprise party" |
Siôn emphasises that they need to organise a surprise party for her; he will make a few enquiries and will get back to Cai.
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| Mark arrives at the beach . . . |
Juliet arrives at a beach, with distant hills across the water [probably Somerset].
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| . . . after an uncomfortable journey |
Kath is finding the ride rather uncomfortable, commenting that it is a pity Mark did not take it for a test drive first. Cassie is also complaining about the ride.
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| "Cheryl loved coming here" |
In the car park, Mark recalls, “Cheryl loved coming here – no matter what the weather was like. She used to drag me out of the house in the wind and rain and we would be soaking when we got back to the car.
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| "I'd give anything to do that again" |
“I remember being angry at the time, but I’d give anything to be able to do all that again. I was very lucky to have her.”
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| "She was very lucky to have you, Mark" |
Cassie assures him, “She was very lucky to have you as well, Mark.” He just hopes that she can forgive them all. They get out and go down to the beach.
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| Jinx is sketching |
On the floor of Ceffyl Du, Jinx is roughing out on a roll of paper his ideas for a picture;
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| "Sorry – I got rather carried away" |
he apologises that he got rather carried away.
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| "That cocktail must have worked" |
Hywel assumes that the cocktail must have worked, giving him a cup of coffee.
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| "I've been thinking about the history of Ceffyl Du" |
“‘I’ve been thinking about the history of – the name, that is. How modern technology replaced horses in the coal mines.”
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| "How long will it take you?" |
As far as Hywel is concerned, as long as it is colourful he will be happy and enquires how long it will take for Jinx to do the work.
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| "We haven't discussed the terms yet" |
“We haven’t discussed the terms yet,” is his reply.
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| "What are we talking? A day or two?" |
“No, but what are we talking? A day or two?”
Jinx points out that it will take at least a week, so Hywel comments that he has not asked for the Bayeux Tapestry; “And how much will you charge for the work?”
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| "You're talking about £5,000" |
“For two pictures? Specially commissioned – and the size of them as well, you’re talking about £5,000.”
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| "That much?" |
Hywel is shocked by this figure, but is assured that is with ‘mates rates’.
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| "You're not Shani Rhys James!" |
“With all due respect, Jinx, you’re not Shani Rhys James!” [arguably one of the most exciting and successful painters of her generation] Hywel exclaims, so is asked how much he was thinking.
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| "£500 to £1, 000 at the most" |
“£500 to £1,000 at the most. You know what? Hobnobbing with Ifan Jones Evans [BBC Radio Cymru presenter] has gone to your head, mate!”
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| Jinx has had enough |
Jinx has had enough of this, picks up his jacket and walks out;
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| "I'm not staying here to be insulted!" |
“I’m not staying here to be insulted – if you can’t appreciate art, that’s your problem!”
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| They walk down to the beach |
Mark, Cassie and Kath walk down to the pebble beach.
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| Cassie hand the ashes to Mark |
As Cassie hands the urn of ashes to Mark, she comments, “You’re taking her to Wrexham, I take it?”
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| He lists where he will be going |
“Yes, of course – I’m going to the café on the Horseshoe Pass in Llangollen, where she used to go with her mother, then I’ll finish off in Rhyl. I’m going to scatter a little everywhere –
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| "I'm glad you're here" |
“because she left her mark wherever she went, didn’t she?” He is becoming rather emotional as he adds, “I’m glad you’re here.”
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| Cassie and Kath sit down . . . |
Cassie and Kath go to sit on the bench
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| . . . as Mark walks to the water's edge . . . |
as Mark walks down to the water’s edge
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| . . . nd scatters some of the ashes |
and throws some of the ashes to the wind.
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| Cai looks at his post |
Cai is looking at one of the items of post which has arrived at Y Felin when Lleucu returns with a cup of tea.
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| "A million on the premium bonds?" |
“Don’t tell me you won a million on the premium bonds,” she remarks, and he agrees that it would be nice,
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| "Especially with someone's birthday on the way" |
especially with someone’s big birthday on the way.
She is surprised that he remembered,
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| "Or you've been well briefed by somebody!" |
“Or that you’ve been well briefed by somebody!” He wonders if Lleucu has big plans and when she is expecting her mother and Twm to arrive.
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| They can't come now" |
“You obviously didn’t get all the briefing notes then,” she continues, “They can’t come now.”
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| "And Gran's hurt her back" |
Her father is sorry to hear that, then she goes on to add that her grandmother has hurt her back and cannot drive.
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| "That's a silver lining, then" |
Cai is rather of the opinion, “That’s a silver lining, then.”
“I’m used to it – I don’t expect any better,” Lleucu sighs. He asks if she has thought about a present.
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| "You mentioned buying me a car" |
“You don’t remember mentioning buying me a car, then?”
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| "You haven't passed your test" |
He replies that she has not passed her test yet.
“Could you pay for some driving lessons, then?” her father regards that as a good idea and will look into it.
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| "It's about £45 a session" |
Evidently, Lleucu has already been doing that, as she advises,” It’s about £45 a session – but it works out cheaper if you book more than one as a time –
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| "Mared had about 40 lessons!" |
“Mared had about 40 lessons before she passed!”
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| "I hope you do better than her" |
Cai hopes that she does better than Mared.
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| "Worried you won't have any money left for Liv?" |
“Why – worried you won’t have any money left to give to Liv?” Lleucu snarls, but he argues that is not what he meant.
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| "You'd rather spend your money on someone else's baby" |
She continues, “You’d rather spend your money on someone else’s baby. Well, at least I know where I stand.”
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| "Stop right there, Lleucu" |
He tells her to stop right there,
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| "There's not much point in you staying" |
but she goes on, “You’ve collected your post, so there’s not much point in you staying, is there?”
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| Cai leaves the house |
He takes the hint and leaves the house.
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| Jinx is sketching |
Jinx is idly sketching at a table in the Deri
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| "Sorry about earlier" |
when Hywel comes across to apologise to him.
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| "I'm not sure what was worse" |
“I’m not sure what was worse – the insults or that cocktail?” is the reply.
Hywel says that he just had a shock when he heard the price; “I genuinely like your work, or I wouldn’t have asked you.”
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| "£3,000 is the absolute minimum" |
Jinx stipulates that £3,000 is the absolute minimum,
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| "I can't justify spending that kind of money" |
but Hywel cannot justify spending that kind of money.
“And I can’t justify doing it for less,” Jinx answers, “Because it intrudes into the time I have to work on this collection I’m doing. Just something I’ve been working on – it’s called ‘Gwendraeth’.
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| "I've been experimenting with landscapes" |
“I’ve been experimenting with landscapes.”
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| Hywel is enthusiastic |
He shows Hywel a few examples on his phone, but is not sure if they are any good. “These are great – do you still have them?” asks Hywel.
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| "I don't know how I'm going to sell them" |
Jinx does not know how he is going to sell them,
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| "I think I've got the solution" |
so Hywel believes that he has a solution for both of them.
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| "How did it go with your father?" |
Lleucu meets Siôn by the alley; he is anxious to find out how it went with her father.
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| "I don't think I'll ever understand him" |
“I don’t think I’ll ever understand him,” she groans, so Siôn will buy her a drink in the Deri. “Vodka and lemonade?” she suggests,
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| "Don't push your luck" |
but she is told not to push her luck. She has to pop into the shop first.
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| Cai come out of the pharmacy |
Further along the street, Cai is just coming out of the pharmacy. (Who is operating that now?)
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| "A party has been organised" |
Siôn advises that a party has been organised at Ceffyl Du; “I’d appreciate it if you contributed – if it’s not too much to ask.”
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| "Don't you start, Siôn" |
“Don’t you start, Siôn!” snarls Cai, but he is told not to let Lleucu down.
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| Mark is prepared for his journey |
In the Deri, Mark is sitting at the bar, carefully guarding Cheryl’s ashes;
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| "Are you ready?" |
Cassie and Kath come in, asking if he is ready.
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| "You want a commission for each one that sells?" |
Jinx asks Hywel, “Have I understood this correctly now? You want me to give you the pictures for free – and then you want a commission for each one that sells.”
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| "That's what usually happens at a gallery" |
Hywel points out that is what usually happens at a gallery,
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| "But Ceffyl Du is not a gallery" |
but it is remarked that Ceffyl Du is not a gallery.
“I know that – but where else are people going to get the chance to see your work? I was thinking The Pizza Place could do some kind of tie-in – we could offer a pizza and pint night, which would bring people in.”
"Where does this leave Y March Gwyn?"
Jinx wonder about where this leaves Y March Gwyn, Kelly’s van,
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| "She hasn't been there much" |
but Hywel says that she has not been there much recently, and wonders if the idea appeals to Jinx.
“How much commission would you want?” he asks
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| "20%" |
and Hywel proposes 20%.
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| "Ten!" |
Jinx says 10%,
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| They split the difference |
so they agree on 15% and shake hands.
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| Mark is about to leave |
Kath has put some hot water in the camper-van in case he gets a chill.
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| "Going on holiday?" |
Siôn comes out of the Deri, carrying two glasses, enquiring whether Mark is going on holiday.
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| "I'm taking Cheryl back to North Wales" |
He replies that he is taking Cheryl back to North Wales;
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| "That reminds me of when . . ." |
that reminds Siôn of the time he and Gwen got lost in . . .
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| "Thank you, John" |
but Kath stops him, “Thank you, John,” and advises Mark to get a move on, or it will be dark before he reaches Newtown.
“I’ve put something in the back for you for later,” she tells him,
as he proposes to leave, with Cheryl’s ashes secured with a seat belt in the passenger seat.
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| "Safe journey" |
Cassie, wishes them both a safe journey;
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| "Goodbye, love" |
“Goodbye, love,” she whispers to Cheryl’s remains
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| Mark drives away . . . |
and Mark begins his long journey,
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| . . . leavingCassie and Kath in tears |
watched by Cassie and Kath, outside the Deri.







































































































































