第27章
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  Therearegreattimescoming,Mary。Waittillyousee。

  Ah,getalongwithyourgreattimescoming。Barmaidstoo。Tobaccoshopgirls。

  JamesStephens’ideawasthebest。Heknewthem。Circlesoftensothatafellowcouldn’troundonmorethanhisownring。SinnFein。Backoutyougettheknife。Hiddenhand。Stayin,thefiringsquad。Turnkey’sdaughtergothimoutofRichmond,offfromLusk。PuttingupintheBuckinghamPalacehotelundertheirverynoses。Garibaldi。

  Youmusthaveacertainfascination:Parnell,ArthurGriffithisasquareheadedfellowbuthehasnogoinhimforthemob。Wanttogasaboutourlovelyland。Gammonandspinach。DublinBakeryCompany’stearoom。Debatingsocieties。

  Thatrepublicanismisthebestformofgovernment。Thatthelanguagequestionshouldtakeprecedenceoftheeconomicquestion。Haveyourdaughtersinveiglingthemtoyourhouse。Stuffthemupwithmeatanddrink。Michaelmasgoose。

  Here’sagoodlumpofthymeseasoningundertheapronforyou。Haveanotherquartofgoosegreasebeforeitgetstoocold。Halffedenthusiasts。Pennyrollandawalkwiththeband。Nograceforthecarver。Thethoughtthattheotherchappaysbestsauceintheworld。Makethemselvesthoroughlyathome。Shoveusoverthoseapricots,meaningpeaches。Thenotfardistantday。HomeRulesunrisingupinthenorthwest。

  Hissmilefadedashewalked,aheavycloudhidingthesunslowly,shadowingTrinity’ssurlyfront。Tramspassedoneanother,ingoing,outgoing,clanging。

  Uselesswords。Thingsgoonsame;dayafterday:squadsofpolicemarchingout,back:tramsin,out。Thosetwolooniesmoochingabout。Dignamcartedoff。MinaPurefoyswollenbellyonabedgroaningtohaveachildtuggedoutofher。Oneborneverysecondsomewhere。Otherdyingeverysecond。

  SinceIfedthebirdsfiveminutes。Threehundredkickedthebucket。Otherthreehundredborn,washingthebloodoff,allarewashedinthebloodofthelamb,bawlingmaaaaaa。

  Cityfulpassingaway,othercityfulcoming,passingawaytoo:othercomingon,passingon。Houses,linesofhouses,streets,milesofpavements,piledupbricks,stones。Changinghands。Thisowner,that。Landlordneverdiestheysay。Otherstepsintohisshoeswhenhegetshisnoticetoquit。

  Theybuytheplaceupwithgoldandstilltheyhaveallthegold。Swindleinitsomewhere。Piledupincities,wornawayageafterage。Pyramidsinsand。Builtonbreadandonions。Slaves。Chinesewall。Babylon。Bigstonesleft。Roundtowers。Restrubble,sprawlingsuburbs,jerrybuilt,Kerwan’smushroomhouses,builtofbreeze。Shelterforthenight。

  Nooneisanything。

  Thisistheveryworsthouroftheday。Vitality。Dull,gloomy:hatethishour。FeelasifIhadbeeneatenandspewed。

  Provost’shouse。ThereverendDrSalmon:tinnedsalmon。Welltinnedinthere。Wouldn’tliveinitiftheypaidme。Hopetheyhaveliverandbacontoday。Natureabhorsavacuum。

  ThesunfreeditselfslowlyandlitglintsoflightamongthesilverwareinWalterSexton’swindowoppositebywhichJohnHowardParnellpassed,unseeing。

  Thereheis:thebrother。Imageofhim。Hauntingface。Nowthat’sacoincidence。Coursehundredsoftimesyouthinkofapersonanddon’tmeethim。Likeamanwalkinginhissleep。No-oneknowshim。Mustbeacorporationmeetingtoday。Theysayheneverputonthecitymarshal’suniformsincehegotthejob。CharleyBoulgerusedtocomeoutonhishighhorse,cockedhat,puffed,powderedandshaved。Lookatthewoebegonewalkofhim。Eatenabadegg。Poachedeyesonghost。Ihaveapain。Greatman’sbrother:hisbrother’sbrother。He’dlookniceonthecitycharger。DropintotheD。

  B。C。probablyforhiscoffee,playchessthere。Hisbrotherusedmenaspawns。Letthemallgotopot。Afraidtopassaremarkonhim。Freezethemupwiththateyeofhis。That’sthefascination:thename。Allabittouched。

  MadFannyandhisothersisterMrsDickinsondrivingaboutwithscarletharness。BoltuprightlikesurgeonM’Ardle。StillDavidSheehybeathimforsouthMeath。ApplyfortheChilternHundredsandretireintopubliclife。Thepatriot’sbanquet。Eatingorangepeelsinthepark。SimonDedalussaidwhentheyputhiminparliamentthatParnellwouldcomebackfromthegraveandleadhimoutoftheHouseofCommonsbythearm。

  Ofthetwoheadedoctopus,oneofwhoseheadsistheheaduponwhichtheendsoftheworldhaveforgottentocomewhiletheotherspeakswithaScotchaccent。Thetentacles……

  TheypassedfrombehindMrBloomalongthecurbstone。Beardandbicycle。

  Youngwoman。

  Andthereheistoo。Nowthat’sreallyacoincidence:second-time。Comingeventscasttheirshadowsbefore。WiththeapprovaloftheeminentpoetMrGeoRussell。ThatmightbeLizzieTwiggwithhim。A。E。:whatdoesthatmean?Initialsperhaps。AlbertEdward,ArthurEdmund,AlphonsusEbEdElEsquire。Whatwashesaying?TheendsoftheworldwithaScotchaccent。

  Tentacles:octopus。Somethingoccult:symbolism。Holdingforth。She’stakingitallin。Notsayingaword。Toaidgentlemaninliterarywork。

  Hiseyesfollowedthehighfigureinhomespun,beardandbicycle,alisteningwomanathisside。Comingfromthevegetarian。Onlyweggebobblesandfruit。Don’teatabeefsteak。Ifyoudotheeyesofthatcowwillpursueyouthroughalleternity。Theysayit’shealthier。Windandwaterythough。

  Triedit。Keepyouontherunallday。Badasabloater。Dreamsallnight。

  Whydotheycallthatthingtheygavemenutsteak?Nutarians。Fruitarians。

  Togiveyoutheideayouareeatingrumpsteak。Absurd。Saltytoo。Theycookinsoda。Keepyousittingbythetapallnight。

  Herstockingsarelooseoverherankles。Idetestthat:sotasteless,Thoseliteraryetherialpeopletheyareall。Dreamy,cloudy,symbolistic。

  Esthetestheyare。Iwouldn’tbesurprisedifitwasthatkindoffoodyouseeproducesthelikewavesofthebrainthepoetical。ForexampleoneofthosepolicemensweatingIrishstewintotheirshirts;youcouldn’tsqueezealineofpoetryoutofhim。Don’tknowwhatpoetryiseven。Mustbeinacertainmood。ThedreamycloudygullWaveso’erthewatersdull。HecrossedatNassaustreetcornerandstoodbeforethewindowofYeatesandSon,pricingthefieldglasses。OrwillIdropintooldHarris’sandhaveachatwithyoungSinclair?Well-manneredfellow。Probablyathislunch。Mustgetthoseoldglassesofminesetright。Grzlenses,sixguineas。Germansmakingtheirwayeverywhere。Selloneasytermstocapturetrade。Undercutting。Mightchanceonapairintherailwaylostpropertyoffice。Astonishingthethingspeopleleavebehindthemintrainsandcloakrooms。Whatdotheybethinkingabout?Womentoo。Incredible。LastyeartravellingtoEnnishadtopickupthatfarmer’sdaughter’sbagandhandittoheratLimerickjunction。Unclaimedmoneytoo。There’salittlewatchupthereontheroofofthebanktotestthoseglassesby。

  Hislidscamedownonthelowerrimsofhisirides。Can’tseeit。Ifyouimagineit’sthereyoucanalmostseeit。Can’tseeit。

  Hefacedaboutand,standingbetweentheawnings,heldouthisrighthandatarm’slengthtowardsthesun。Wantedtotrythatoften。Yes:completely。

  Thetipofhislittlefingerblottedoutthesun’sdisk。Mustbethefocuswheretherayscross。IfIhadblackglasses。Interesting。TherewasalotoftalkaboutthosesunspotswhenwewereinLombardstreetwest。Terrificexplosionstheyare。Therewillbeatotaleclipsethisyear:autumnsometime。

  NowthatIcometothinkofit,thatballfallsatGreenwichtime。It’stheclockisworkedbyanelectricwirefromDunsink。MustgoouttheresomefirstSaturdayofthemonth。IfIcouldgetartintroductiontoprofessorJolyorlearnupsomethingabouthisfamily。Thatwoulddoto:manalwaysfeelscomplimented。Flatterywhereleastexpected。Noblemanproudtobedescendedfromsomeking’smistress。Hisforemother。Layitonwithatrowel。

  Capinhandgoesthroughtheland。Notgoinandblurtoutwhatyouknowyou’renotto:what’sparallax?Showthisgentlemanthedoor。

  Ah。

  Hishandfellagaintohisside。

  Neverknowanythingaboutit。Wasteoftime。Gasballsspinningabout,crossingeachother,passing。Sameolddingdongalways。Gas,thensolid,thenworld,thencold,thendeadshelldriftingaround,frozenrocklikethatpineapplerock。Themoon。Mustbeanewmoon,shesaid。Ibelievethereis。

  HewentonbylaMaisonClaire。

  Wait。ThefullmoonwasthenightwewereSundayfortnightexactlythereisanewmoon。WalkingdownbytheTolka。NotbadforaFairviewmoon。

  Shewashumming:TheyoungMaymoonshe’sbeaming,love。Heothersideofher。Elbow,arm。He。Glowworm’sla-ampisgleaming,love。Touch。Fingers。

  Asking。Answer。Yes。

  Stop。Stop。Ifitwasitwas。Must。

  MrBloom,quickbreathing,slowlierwalking,passedAdamcourt。

  Withakeepquietrelief,hiseyestooknote:thisisstreetheremiddleofthedayBobDoran’sbottleshoulders。Onhisannualbend,M’Coysaid。

  Theydrinkinordertosayordosomethingorcherchezlafemme。

  UpintheCoombewithchummiesandstreetwalkersandthentherestoftheyearassoberasajudge。

  Yes。Thoughtso。SlopingintotheEmpire。Gone。Plainsodawoulddohimgood。WherePatKinsellahadhisHarptheatrebeforeWhitbredrantheQueen’s。Brothofaboy。DionBoucicaultbusinesswithhisharvestmoonfaceinapokybonnet。ThreePurtyMaidsfromSchool。Howtimeflieseh?

  Showinglongredpantaloonsunderhisskirts。Drinkers,drinking,laughedspluttering,theirdrinkagainsttheirbreath。Morepower,Pat。Coarsered:funfordrunkards:guffawandsmoke。Takeoffthatwhitehat。Hisparboiledeyes。Whereishenow?Beggarsomewhere。Theharpthatoncedidstarveusall。

  Iwashappierthen。OrwasthatI?OramInowI?Twenty-eightIwas。

  ShetwentythreewhenweleftLombardstreetwestsomethingchanged。CouldneverlikeitagainafterRudy。Can’tbringbacktime。Likeholdingwaterinyourhand。Wouldyougobacktothen?Justbeginningthen。Wouldyou?

  Areyounothappyinyourhome,youpoorlittlenaughtyboy?Wantstosewonbuttonsforme。Imustanswer。Writeitinthelibrary。

  Graftonstreetgaywithhousedawningsluredhissenses。Muslinprints,silk,damesanddowagers,jingleofharnesses,hoofthudslowringinginthebakingcauseway。Thickfeetthatwomanhasinthewhitestockings。

  Hopetherainmucksthemuponher。Countrybredchawbacon。Allthebeeftotheheelswerein。Alwaysgivesawomanclumsyfeet。Mollylooksoutofplumb。

  Hepassed,dallying,thewindowsofBrownThomas,silkmercers。Cascadesofribbons。FlimsyChinasilks。Atiltedurnpouredfromitsmouthafloodofbloodhuedpoplin:lustrousblood。Thehuguenotsbroughtthathere。Lacausaèsanta!Taratara。Greatchorusthat。Tara。Mustbewashedinrainwater。Meyerbeer。Tara:bombombom。

  Pincushions。I’malongtimethreateningtobuyone。Stickthemallovertheplace。Needlesinwindowcurtains。

  Hebaredslightlyhisleftforearm。Scrape:nearlygone。Nottodayanyhow。

  Mustgobackforthatlotion。Forherbirthdayperhaps。Junejulyaugseptembereighth。Nearlythreemonthsoff。Thenshemightn’tlikeit。Womenwon’tpickuppins。Sayitcutslo。

  Gleamingsilks,petticoatsonslimbrassrails,raysofflatsilkstockings。

  Uselesstogoback。Hadtobe。Tellmeall。

  Highvoices。Sunwarmsilk。Jinglingharnesses。Allforawoman,homeandhouses,silkwebs,silver,richfruits,spicyfromJaffa。AgendathNetaim。Wealthoftheworld。

  Awarmhumanplumpnesssettleddownonhisbrain。Hisbrainyielded。

  Perfumeofembracesallhimassailed。Withhungeredfleshobscurely,hemutelycravedtoadore。

  Dukestreet。Hereweare。Musteat。TheBurton。Feelbetterthen。

  HeturnedCombridge’scorner,stillpursued。Jinglinghoofthuds。Perfumedbodies,warm,full。Allkissed,yielded:Indeepsummerfields,tangledpressedgrass,intricklinghallwaysoftenements,alongsofas,creakingbeds。

  Jack,love!

  Darling!

  Kissme,Reggy!

  Myboy!

  Love!

  HisheartastirhepushedinthedooroftheBurtonrestaurant。Stinkgrippedhistremblingbreath:pungentmeatjuice,slopofgreens。Seetheanimalsfeed。

  Men,men,men。

  Perchedonhighstoolsbythebar,hatsshovedback,atthetablescallingformorebreadnocharge,swilling,wolfinggobfulsofsloppyfood,theireyesbulging,wipingwettedmoustaches。Apallidsuetfacedyoungmanpolishedhistumblerknifeforkandspoonwithhisnapkin。Newsetofmicrobes。

  Amanwithaninfant’ssaucestainednapkintuckedroundhimshovelledgurglingsoupdownhisgullet。Amanspittingbackonhisplate:halfmasticatedgristle:noteethtochewchewchewit。Chumpchopfromthegrill。Boltingtogetitover。Sadbooser’seyes。Bittenoffmorethanhecanchew。AmIlikethat?Seeourselvesasothersseeus。Hungrymanisanangryman。

  Workingtoothandjaw。Don’t!O!Abone!ThatlastpagankingofIrelandCormacintheschoolpoemchokedhimselfatSlettysouthwardoftheBoyne。

  Wonderwhathewaseating。Somethinggaloptious。SaintPatrickconvertedhimtoChristianity。Couldn’tswallowitallhowever。

  Roastbeefandcabbage。

  Onestew。

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