"The misadventures from those days don't make the best stories at parties."
That was... part of the reason. Significant enough to be a reasonable excuse. It was true that Cassidy's life had become much more interesting once he'd crossed the ocean.
It was also true that he simply wasn't often eager to reminisce about those days. The question of why was one Cassidy had put a lot of energy into not asking himself. That didn't mean he never talked about it... and, he thought, if Matt wanted to know a bit more about it, he couldn't think of a reason not to.
He pulled off his second boot, and set it on the floor with the other one.
"And tenement housin' in Dublin, turn of the century? That was no sort of quiet livin'. Families piled on top of each other. Somebody was always shoutin', cryin'... shaggin'. People weren't shy about it. And I didn't know enough at the time to realize how bloody miserable it was, but I can tell ya it wasn't quiet."
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That was... part of the reason. Significant enough to be a reasonable excuse. It was true that Cassidy's life had become much more interesting once he'd crossed the ocean.
It was also true that he simply wasn't often eager to reminisce about those days. The question of why was one Cassidy had put a lot of energy into not asking himself. That didn't mean he never talked about it... and, he thought, if Matt wanted to know a bit more about it, he couldn't think of a reason not to.
He pulled off his second boot, and set it on the floor with the other one.
"And tenement housin' in Dublin, turn of the century? That was no sort of quiet livin'. Families piled on top of each other. Somebody was always shoutin', cryin'... shaggin'. People weren't shy about it. And I didn't know enough at the time to realize how bloody miserable it was, but I can tell ya it wasn't quiet."