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Chapter 3

           Hisfivebrothersandtheirfatherstoodsixfeetandoverandbroadinproportion,butlittleGerald,attwenty-one,knewthatfivefeetfourandahalfincheswasasmuchastheLordinHiswisdomwasgoingtoallowhim.ItwaslikeGeraldthatheneverwastedregretsonhislackofheightandneverfounditanobstacletohisacquisitionofanythinghewanted.Rather,itwasGerald’scompactsmallnessthatmadehimwhathewas,forhehadlearnedearlythatlittlepeoplemustbehardytosurviveamonglargeones.AndGeraldwashardy.

           Histallbrotherswereagrim,quietlot,inwhomthefamilytraditionofpastglories,lostforever,rankledinunspokenhateandcrackledoutinbitterhumor.HadGeraldbeenbrawny,hewouldhavegonethewayoftheotherO’Harasandmovedquietlyanddarklyamongtherebelsagainstthegovernment.ButGeraldwas"loud-mouthedandbullheaded,"ashismotherfondlyphrasedit,hairtriggeroftemper,quickwithhisfistsandpossessedofachiponhisshouldersolargeastobealmostvisibletothenakedeye.HeswaggeredamongthetallO’HaraslikeastruttingbantaminabarnyardofgiantCochinroosters,andtheylovedhim,baitedhimaffectionatelytohearhimroarandhammeredonhimwiththeirlargefistsnomorethanwasnecessarytokeepababybrotherinhisproperplace.

           IftheeducationalequipmentwhichGeraldbroughttoAmericawasscant,hedidnotevenknowit.Norwouldhehavecaredifhehadbeentold.Hismotherhadtaughthimtoreadandtowriteaclearhand.Hewasadeptatciphering.Andtherehisbookknowledgestopped.TheonlyLatinheknewwastheresponsesoftheMassandtheonlyhistorythemanifoldwrongsofIreland.HeknewnopoetrysavethatofMooreandnomusicexceptthesongsofIrelandthathadcomedownthroughtheyears.

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