Section 1 Summary (pages 1 - 8)

Moran's aging weakness is foreshadowed in the first paragraphs of the story as his daughters attend and badger him to help him feel better. It outlines the planning for the surprise revival of Monaghan Day, a day they remembered had seemed to mean the world to him. Each year, on a local fair day, McQuaid, one of Moran's army buddies would be invited to visit. The girls would nervously prepare a special tea. McQuaid would drink whiskey and the two men would relive their heroism and war days.

The three daughters' join forces and visit Great Meadow to recreate the Day. His wife, Rose, is doubtful about the whole idea. As the three daughters' converge on their family home, they come together as one force. It is a force that moves the attention away from their older brother, Luke...