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  Morrow,nephew。

  HelaysasidethelapboardwhereonhedraftshisbillsofcostsfortheeyesofMasterGoffandMasterShaplandTandy,filingconsentsandcommonsearchesandawritofDucesTecum。Abogoakframeoverhisbaldhead:Wilde’sRequiescat。ThedroneofhismisleadingwhistlebringsWalterback。

  Yes,sir?

  MaltforRichieandStephen,tellmother。Whereisshe?

  BathingCrissie,sir。

  Papa’slittlebedpal。Lumpoflove。

  No,uncleRichie……

  CallmeRichie。Damnyourlithiawater。Itlowers。Whusky!

  UncleRichie,really……

  SitdownorbythelawHarryI’llknockyoudown。

  Waltersquintsvainlyforachair。

  Hehasnothingtositdownon,sir。

  Hehasnowheretoputit,youmug。BringinourChippendalechair。

  Wouldyoulikeabiteofsomething?Noneofyourdamnedlawdeedawairhere;

  therichofarasherfriedwithaherring?Sure?Somuchthebetter。Wehavenothinginthehousebutbackachepills。

  All’erta!

  HedronesbarsofFerrando’sariadesortita。Thegrandestnumber,Stephen,inthewholeopera。Listen。

  Histunefulwhistlesoundsagain,finelyshaded,withrushesoftheair,hisfistsbigdrummingonhispaddedknees。

  Thiswindissweeter。

  Housesofdecay,mine,hisandall。YoutoldtheClongowesgentryyouhadanuncleajudgeandanuncleageneralinthearmy。Comeoutofthem,Stephen。Beautyisnotthere。NorinthestagnantbayofMarsh’slibrarywhereyoureadthefadingpropheciesofJoachimAbbas。Forwhom?Thehundredheadedrabbleofthecathedralclose。Ahaterofhiskindranfromthemtothewoodofmadness,hismanefoaminginthemoon,hiseyeballsstars。Houyhnhnm,horsenostrilled。Theovalequinefaces。Temple,BuckMulligan,FoxyCampbell。

  Lanternjaws。Abbasfather,furiousdean,whatoffencelaidfiretotheirbrains?Paff!Descende,calve,utnenimiumdecalveris。Agarlandofgreyhaironhiscomminatedheadseehimmeclamberingdowntothefootpacedescende,clutchingamonstrance,basiliskeyed。Getdown,baldpoll!Achoirgivesbackmenaceandecho,assistingaboutthealtar’shorns,thesnortedLatinofjackpriestsmovingburlyintheiralbs,tonsuredandoiledandgelded,fatwiththefatofkidneysofwheat。

  Andatthesameinstantperhapsapriestroundthecorneriselevatingit。Dringdring!Andtwostreetsoffanotherlockingitintoapyx。Dringadring!

  Andinaladychapelanothertakinghouselalltohisowncheek。DringdringlDown,up,forward,back。DanOccamthoughtofthat,invincibledoctor。

  AmistyEnglishmorningtheimphypostasistickledhisbrain。Bringinghishostdownandkneelingheheardtwinewithhissecondbellthefirstbellinthetranseptheisliftinghisand,rising,heardnowIamlifting

  theirtwobellsheiskneelingtwangindiphthong。

  CousinStephen,youwillneverbeasaint。Isleofsaints。Youwereawfullyholy,weren’tyou?YouprayedtotheBlessedVirginthatyoumightnothavearednose。YouprayedtothedevilinSerpentineavenuethatthefubsywidowinfrontmightliftherclothesstillmorefromthewetstreet。Osi,certo!Sellyoursoulforthat,do,dyedragspinnedroundasquaw。Moretellme,morestill!OnthetopoftheHowthtramalonecryingtotherain:nakedwomen!Whataboutthat,eh?

  Whataboutwhat?Whatelseweretheyinventedfor?

  Readingtwopagesapieceofsevenbookseverynight,eh?Iwasyoung。

  Youbowedtoyourselfinthemirror,steppingforwardtoapplauseearnestly,strikingface。HurrayfortheGoddamnedidiot!Hray!No-onesaw:tellno-one。

  Booksyouweregoingtowritewithlettersfortitles。HaveyoureadhisF?Oyes,butIpreferQ。Yes,butWiswonderful。Oyes,W。Rememberyourepiphaniesongreenovalleaves,deeplydeep,copiestobesentifyoudiedtoallthegreatlibrariesoftheworld,includingAlexandria?Someonewastoreadthemthereafterafewthousandyear,amahamanvantara。PicodellaMirandolalike。Ay,verylikeawhale。Whenonereadsthesestrangepagesofonelonggoneonefeelsthatoneisatonewithonewhoonce……

  Thegrainysandhadgonefromunderhisfeet。Hisbootstrodagainadampcracklingmast,razorshells,squeakingpebbles,thatontheunnumberedpebblesbeats,woodsievedbytheshipworm,lostArmada。Unwholesomesandflatswaitedtosuckhistreadingsoles,breathingupwardsewagebreath。Hecoastedthem,walkingwarily。Aporter-bottlestoodup,stoggedtoitswaist,inthecakeysanddough。Asentinel:isleofdreadfulthirst。Brokenhoopsontheshore;atthelandamazeofdarkcunningnets;fartherawaychalkscrawledbackdoorsandonthehigherbeachadryinglinewithtwocrucifiedshirts。

  Ringsend:wigwamsofbrownsteersmenandmastermariners。Humanshells。

  Hehalted。IhavepassedthewaytoauntSara’s。AmInotgoingthere?

  Seemsnot。No-oneabout。HeturnednortheastandcrossedthefirmersandtowardsthePigeonhouse。

  Quivousamisdanscettefichueposition?

  C’estlepigeon,Joseph。

  Patrice,homeonfurlough,lappedwarmmilkwithmeinthebarMacMahon。

  Sonofthewildgoose,KevinEganofParis。Myfather’sabird,helappedthesweetlaitchaudwithpinkyoungtongue,plumpbunny’sface。

  Lap,lapin。Hehopestowininthegroslots。AboutthenatureofwomenhereadinMichelet。ButhemustsendmeLaViedeJésusbyM。LeoTaxil。Lentittohisfriend。

  C’esttordant,vowssavez。Moijesuissocialiste。Jenecroispasenl’existencedeDieu。Fautpasledireàmonpère。

  Ilcroit?

  Monpère,oui。

  Schluss。Helaps。

  MyLatinquarterhat。God,wesimplymustdressthecharacter。Iwantpucegloves。Youwereastudent,weren’tyou?Ofwhatintheotherdevil’sname?Paysayenn。P。C。N。,youknow:physiques,chimiquesetnaturelles。

  Aha。Eatingyourgroatsworthofmouencivet,fleshpotsofEgypt,elbowedbybelchingcabmen。Justsayinthemostnaturaltone:whenIwasinParis,boul’Mich’,Iusedto。Yes,usedtocarrypunchedticketstoproveanalibiiftheyarrestedyouformurdersomewhere。Justice。OnthenightoftheseventeenthofFebruary1904theprisonerwasseenbytwowitnesses。Otherfellowdidit:otherme。Hat,tie,overcoat,nose。Lui,c’estmoi。Youseemtohaveenjoyedyourself。

  Proudlywalking。Whomwereyoutryingtowalklike?Forget:adispossessed。

  Withmother’smoneyorder,eightshillings,thebangingdoorofthepostofficeslammedinyourfacebytheusher。Hungertoothache。Encoredeuxminutes。Lookclock。Mustget。Fermé。Hireddog!Shoothimtobloodybitswithabangshotgun,bitsmanspatteredwallsallbrassbuttons。Bitsallkhrrrrklakinplaceclackback。Nothurt?O,that’sallright。Shakehands。SeewhatImeant,see?O,that’sallright。Shakeashake。O,that’sallonlyallright。

  Youweregoingtodowonders,what?MissionarytoEuropeafterfieryColumbanus。FiacreandScotusontheircreepystoolsinheavenspiltfromtheirpintpots,loudlatinlaughing:Euge!Euge!PretendingtospeakbrokenEnglishasyoudraggedyourvalise,porterthreepence,acrosstheslimypieratNewhaven。Comment?Richbootyyoubroughtback;LeTutu,fivetatterednumbersofPantalonBlancetCulotteRouge,ablueFrenchtelegram,curiositytoshow:

  Motherdyingcomehomefather。

  Theauntthinksyoukilledyourmother。That’swhyshewon’t。Thenhere’sahealthtoMulligan’sauntAndI’lltellyouthereasonwhy。

  ShealwayskeptthingsdecentinTheHanniganfamileye。Hisfeetmarchedinsuddenproudrhythmoverthesandfurrows,alongbythebouldersofthesouthwall。Hestaredatthemproudly,piledstonemammothskulls。Goldlightonsea,onsand,onboulders。Thesunisthere,theslendertrees,thelemonhouses。

  Parisrawlywaking,crudesunlightonherlemonstreets。Moistpithoffarlsofbread,thefroggreenwormwood,hermatinincense,courttheair。Belluomorisesfromthebedofhiswife’slover’swife,thekerchiefedhousewifeisastir,asaucerofaceticacidinherhands。InRodot’sYvonneandMadeleinenewmaketheirtumbledbeauties,shatteringwithgoldteethchaussonsofpastry,theirmouthsyellowedwiththepusofflanbreton。FacesofParismengoby,theirwellpleasedpleasers,curledconquistadores。

  Noonslumbers。KevinEganrollsgunpowdercigarettesthroughfingerssmearedwithprinter’sink,sippinghisgreenfairyasPatricehiswhite。

  Aboutusgobblersforkspicedbeansdowntheirgullets。Undemisetier!Ajetofcoffeesteamfromtheburnishedcaldron。Sheservesmeathisbeck。Ilestirlandais。Hollandais?Nonfromage。Deuxirlandais,nous,Irlande,voussavez?Ahoui!Shethoughtyouwantedacheesehollandais。

  Yourpostprandial,doyouknowthatword?Postprandial。TherewasafellowIknewonceinBarcelona,queerfellow,usedtocallithispostprandial。

  Well:slainte!Aroundtheslabbedtablesthetangleofwinedbreathsandgrumblinggorges。Hisbreathhangsoveroursaucestainedplates,thegreenfairy’sfangthrustingbetweenhislips。OfIreland,theDalcassians,ofhopes,conspiracies,ofArthurGriffithnow。Toyokemeashisyokefellow,ourcrimesourcommoncause。You’reyourfather’sson。Iknowthevoice。

  Hisfustianshirt,sanguineflowered,tremblesitsSpanishtasselsathissecrets。M。Drumont,famousjournalist,Drumont,knowwhathecalledqueenVictoria?Oldhagwiththeyellowteeth。Vieilleogressewiththedentsjaunes。MaudGonne,beautifulwoman,LaPatrie,M。

  Millevoye,FélixFaure,knowhowhedied?Licentiousmen。Thefroeken,bonneàtoutfaire,whorubsmalenakednessinthebathatUpsala。Moifaire,shesaid。Touslesmessieurs。NotthisMonsieur,Isaid。Mostlicentiouscustom。Bathamostprivatething。

  Iwouldn’tletmybrother,notevenmyownbrother,mostlasciviousthing。

  Greeneyes,Iseeyou。Fang,Ifeel。Lasciviouspeople。

  Thebluefuseburnsdeadlybetweenhandsandburnsclear。Loosetobaccoshredscatchfire:aflameandacridsmokelightourcorner。Rawfacebonesunderhispeepofdayboy’shat。Howtheheadcentregotaway,authenticversion。Gotupasayoungbride,man,veilorangeblossoms,droveouttheroadtoMalahide。Did,faith。Oflostleaders,thebetrayed,wildescapes。

  Disguises,clutchedat,gone,nothere。

  Spurnedlover。Iwasastrappingyounggossoonatthattime,Itellyou,I’llshowyoumylikenessoneday。Iwas,faith。Lover,forherloveheprowledwithcolonelRichardBurke,tanistofhissept,underthewallsofClerkenwelland,crouching,sawaflameofvengeancehurlthemupwardinthefog。Shatteredglassandtopplingmasonry。IngayPareehehides,EganofParis,unsoughtbyanysavebyme。Makinghisday’sstations,thedingyprintingcase,histhreetaverns,theMontmartrelairhesleepsshortnightin,ruedelaGoutte-d’Or,damascenedwithflyblownfacesofthegone。Loveless,landless,wifeless。Sheisquiteniceycomfywithoutheroutcastman,madame,inrueGît-le-Coeur,canaryandtwobucklodgers。

  Peachycheeks,azebraskirt,friskyasayoungthing’s。Spurnedandundespairing。

  TellPatyousawme,won’tyou?IwantedtogetpoorPatajobonetime。Monfils,soldierofFrance。Itaughthimtosing。TheboysofKilkennyarestoutroaringblades。Knowthatoldlay?ItaughtPatricethat。OldKilkenny:saintCanice,Strongbow’scastleontheNore。Goeslikethis。O,O。Hetakesme,NapperTandy,bythehand。O,OtheboysofKilkenny……Weakwastinghandonmine。TheyhaveforgottenKevinEgan,nothethem。

  Rememberingthee,OSion。

  Hehadcomenearertheedgeoftheseaandwetsandslappedhisboots。

  Thenewairgreetedhim,harpinginwildnerves,windofwildairofseedsofbrightness。Here,IamnotwalkingouttotheKishlightship,amI?

  Hestoodsuddenly,hisfeetbeginningtosinkslowlyinthequakingsoil。

  Turnback。

  Turning,hescannedtheshoresouth,hisfeetsinkingagainslowlyinnewsockets。Thecolddomedroomofthetowerwaits。Throughthebarbicanstheshaftsoflightaremovingever,slowlyeverasmyfeetaresinking,creepingduskwardoverthedialfloor。Bluedusk,nightfall,deepbluenight。Inthedarknessofthedometheywait,theirpushedbackchairs,myobeliskvalise,aroundaboardofabandonedplatters。Whotoclearit?

  Hehasthekey。Iwillnotsleeptherewhenthisnightcomes。Ashutdoorofasilenttowerentombingtheirblindbodies,thepanthersahibandhispointer。Call:noanswer。Heliftedhisfeetupfromthesuckandturnedbackbythemoleofboulders。Takeall,keepall。Mysoulwalkswithme,formofforms。Sointhemoon’smidwatchesIpacethepathabovetherocks,insablesilvered,hearingElsinore’stemptingflood。

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