At last, Mrs. Mooney called Mr. Doran to her house. She started to pressurize him to marry Poly at any case. But he refused at first. She even threatened him. But she reminded him all those happiest moments that he had spent with her daughter Polly. After remembering all the moments, he agreed to marry Polly. This is a type of strategy and technique from which Mrs. Mooney settled her daughter’s affair with Mr. Doren.
et's take sides for a minute and give Mrs Mooney credit for being not only cool, but also calculating. Unlike Mrs Kearney in "A Mother," Mrs Mooney doesn't ever lose her temper. Unlike Eveline's father, Mrs Mooney doesn't freak out as soon as she finds out about an affair. This is a rare display of calm in the face of adversity for Dubliners.