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FrominsideinformationextendingoveraseriesofyearsMrBloomwasratherinclinedtopoohpoohthesuggestionasegregiousbalderdashfor，pendingthatconsummationdevoutlytobeornottobewishedfor，hewasfullycognisantofthefactthattheirneighboursacrossthechannel，unlesstheyweremuchbiggerfoolsthanhetookthemfor，ratherconcealedtheirstrengththantheopposite。Itwasquiteonaparwiththequixoticideaincertainquartersthatinahundredmillionyearsthecoalseamofthesisterislandwouldbeplayedoutandif，astimewentOn，thatturnedOuttobehowthecatjumpedallhecouldpersonallysayonthematterwasthatasahostofcontingencies，equallyrelevanttotheissue，mightoccurerethenitwashighlyadvisableintheinterimtotrytomakethemostofbothcountries，eventhoughpolesapart。Anotherlittleinterestingpoint，theamoursofwhoresandchummies，toputitincommonparlance，remindedhimIrishsoldiershadasoftenfoughtforEnglandasagainsther，moreso，infact。Andnow，why？Sothescenebetweenthepairofthem，thelicenseeoftheplace，rumouredtobeorhavebeenFitzharris，thefamousinvincible，andtheother，obviouslybogus，remindedhimforciblyasbeingonallfourswiththeconfidencetrick，supposing，thatis，itwasprearranged，asthelookeron，astudentofthehumansoul，ifanything，theothersseeingleastofthegame。Andasforthelesseeorkeeper，whoprobablywasn’ttheotherpersonatall，he(Bloom)couldn’thelpfeeling，andmostproperly，itwasbettertogivepeoplelikethatthegobyunlessyouwereablitheringidiotaltogetherandrefusetohaveanythingtodowiththemasagoldenruleinprivatelifeandtheirfelonsetting，therealwaysbeingtheoffchanceofaDannymancomingforwardandturningqueen’sevidence-orking’snow-likeDenisorPeterCarey，anideaheutterlyrepudiated。Quiteapartfromthat，hedislikedthosecareersofwrongdoingandcrimeonprinciple。Yet，thoughsuchcriminalpropensitieshadneverbeenaninmateofhisbosominanyshapeorform，hecertainlydidfeel，andnodenyingit(whileinwardlyremainingwhathewas)，acertainkindofadmirationforamanwhohadactuallybrandishedaknife，coldsteel，withthecourageofhispoliticalconvictionsthough，personally，hewouldneverbeapartytoanysuchthing，offthesamebatasthoselovevendettasofthesouth-haveherorswingforher-whenthehusbandfrequently，aftersomewordspassedbetweenthetwoconcerningherrelationswiththeotherluckymortal(themanhavinghadthepairwatched)，inflictedfatalinjurieson

hisadoredoneasaresultofanalternativepostnuptialliaisonbyplunginghisknifeintoheruntilitjuststruckhimthatFitz，nicknamedSkin-the-Goat，merelydrovethecarfortheactualperpetratorsoftheoutrageandsowasnot，ifhewasreliablyinformed，actuallypartytotheambushwhich，inpointoffact，wasthepleasomelegalluminarysavedhisskinon。Inanycasethatwasveryancienthistorybynowandasforourfriend，thepseudoSkin-the-etcetera，hehadtransparentlyoutlivedhiswelcome。Heoughttohaveeitherdiednaturallyoronthescaffoldhigh。Likeactresses，alwaysfarewell-positivelylastperformancethencomeupsmilingagain。Generoustoafault，ofcourse，temperamental，noeconomisingoranyideaofthesort，alwayssnappingatthebonefortheshadow。SosimilarlyhehadaveryshrewdsuspicionthatMrJohnnyLevergotridofsome#。s。d。inthecourseofhisperambulationsroundthedocksinthecongenialatmosphereoftheOldIrelandtavern，comebacktoErinandsoon。Thenasfortheothers，hehadheardnotsolongbeforethesameidenticallingo，ashetoldStephenhowhesimplybuteffectuallysilencedtheoffender。

Hetookumbrageatsomethingorother，thatmuchinjuredbutonthewholeeventemperedpersondeclared，Iletslip。Hecalledmeajew，andinaheatedfashion，offensively。SoI，withoutdeviatingfromplainfactsintheleast，toldhimhisGod，ImeanChrist，wasajewtoo，andallhisfamily，likeme，thoughinrealityI’mnot。Thatwasoneforhim。Asoftanswerturnsawaywrath。Hehadn’tawordtosayforhimselfaseveryonesaw。AmInotright？

HeturnedalongyouarewronggazeonStephenoftimorousdarkprideatthesoftimpeachment，withaglancealsoofentreatyforheseemedtogleaninakindofawaythatitwasn’tallexactly——

Exquibus，Stephenmumbledinanoncommittalaccent，theirtwoorfoureyesconversing，ChristusorBloomhisnameis，or，afterall，anyother，secundumcarnem——

Ofcourse，MrBloomproceededtostipulate，youmustlookatbothsidesofthequestion。Itishardtolaydownanyhardandfastrulesastorightandwrongbutroomforimprovementallroundtherecertainlyisthougheverycountry，theysay，ourowndistressfulincluded，hasthegovernmentitdeserves。Butwithalittlegoodwillallround。It’sallveryfinetoboastofmutualsuperioritybutwhataboutmutualequality？Iresentviolenceorintoleranceinanyshapeorform。Itneverreachesanythingorstopsanything。Arevolutionmustcomeonthedueinstalmentsplan。It’sapatentabsurdityonthefaceofittohatepeoplebecausetheyliveroundthecornerandspeakanothervernacular，sotospeak——

Memorablebloodybridgebattleandsevenminutes’war，Stephenassented，betweenSkinner’salleyandOrmondmarket——

Yes，MrBloomthoroughlyagreed，entirelyendorsingtheremark，thatwasoverwhelminglyrightandthewholeworldwasoverwhelminglyfullofthatsortofthing——

Youjusttookthewordsoutofmymouth，hesaid。Ahocuspocusofconflictingevidencethatcandidlyyoucouldn’tremotely。

Allthosewretchedquarrels，inhishumbleopinion，stirringupbadblood-bumpofcombativenessorglandofsomekind，erroneouslysupposedtobeaboutapunctilioofhonourandaflag-wereverylargelyaquestionofthemoneyquestionwhichwasatthebackofeverything，greedandjealousy，peopleneverknowingwhentostop——

Theyaccuse-remarkedheaudibly。Heturnedawayfromtheothers，whoprobably……andspokenearerto，soastheothers……incasethey——

Jews，hesoftlyimpartedinanasideinStephen’sear，areaccusedofruining。Notavestigeoftruthinit，Icansafelysay。History-wouldyoubesurprisedtolearn？-provesupto’thehiltSpaindecayedwhentheInquisitionhoundedthejewsoutandEnglandprosperedwhenCromwell，anuncommonlyableruffian，who，inotherrespects，hasmuchtoanswerfor，importedthem。Why？Becausetheyarepracticalandareprovedtobeso。Idon’twanttoindulgeinany……becauseyouknowthestandardworksonthesubject，andthen，orthodoxasyouare……Butintheeconomic，nottouchingreligion，domain，thepriestspellspoverty。Spainagain，yousawinthewar，comparedwithgoaheadAmerica。Turks，it’sinthedogma。Becauseiftheydidn’tbelievethey’dgostraighttoheavenwhentheydiethey’dtrytolivebetter-atleast，soIthink。That’sthejuggleonwhichthep。p。’sraisethewindonfalsepretences。I’m，heresumed，withdramaticforce，asgoodanIrishmanasthatrudepersonItoldyouaboutattheoutsetandIwanttoseeeveryone，concludedhe，allcreedsandclassesproratahavingacomfortabletidysizedincome，innoniggardfashioneither，somethingintheneighbourhoodof#300perannumThat’sthevitalissueatstakeandit’sfeasibleandwouldbeprovocativeoffriendlierintercoursebetweenmanandman。Atleastthat’smyideaforwhatit’sworth。Icallthatpatriotism。Ubipatria，aswelearnedasmallsmatteringofinourclassicaldayinAlmaMater，vitabene。Whereyoucanlivewell，thesenseis，ifyouwork。

Overhisuntasteableapologyforacupofcoffee，listeningtothissynopsisofthingsingeneral，Stephenstaredatnothinginparticular。Hecouldhear，ofcourse，allkindsofwordschangingcolourlikethosecrabsaboutRingsendinthemorning，burrowingquicklyintoallcoloursofdifferentsortsofthesamesandwheretheyhadahomesomewherebeneathorseemedto。Thenhelookedupandsawtheeyesthatsaidordidn’tsaythewordsthevoiceheheardsaid-ifyouwork——

Countmeout，hemanagedtoremark，meaningtowork。

Theeyesweresurprisedatthisobservation，becauseashe，thepersonwhoownedthempro。tem。observed，orrather，hisvoicespeakingdid:Allmustwork，haveto，together——

Imean，ofcourse，theotherhastenedtoaffirm，workinthewidestpossiblesense。Alsoliterarylabour，notmerelyforthekudosofthething。Writingforthenewspaperswhichisthereadiestchannelnowadays。That’sworktoo。Importantwork。Afterall，fromthelittleIknowofyou，afterallthemoneyexpendedonyoureducation，youareentitledtorecoupyourselfandcommandyourprice。Youhaveeverybitasmuchrighttolivebyyourpeninpursuitofyourphilosophyasthepeasanthas。What？YoubothbelongtoIreland，thebrainandthebrawn。Eachisequallyimportant——

Yoususpect，Stephenretortedwithasortofahalflaugh，thatImaybeimportantbecauseIbelongtothefaubourgSaintPatricecalledIrelandforshort——

Iwouldgoastepfarther，MrBloominsinuated——

ButIsuspect，Stepheninterrupted，thatIrelandmustbeimportantbecauseitbelongstome——

Whatbelongs？queriedMrBloom，bending，fancyinghewasperhapsundersomemisapprehension。Excuseme。UnfortunatelyIdidn’tcatchthelatterportion。Whatwasityou？……

Stephen，patentlycrosstempered，repeatedandshovedasidehismugofcoffee，Orwhateveryouliketocallit，nonetoopolitely，adding:——

Wecan’tchangethecountry。Letuschangethesubject。

Atthispertinentsuggestion，MrBloom，tochangethesubject，lookeddown，butinaquandary，ashecouldn’ttellexactlywhatconstructiontoputonbelongstowhichsoundedratherafarcry。Therebukeofsomekindwasclearerthantheotherpart。Needlesstosay，thefumesofhisrecentorgyspokethenwithsomeasperityinacuriousbitterway，foreigntohissoberstate。Probablythehomelife，towhichMrBloomattachedtheutmostimportance，hadnotbeenallthatwasneedfulorhehadn’tbeenfamiliarisedwiththerightsortofpeople。Withatouchoffearfortheyoungmanbesidehim，whomhefurtivelyscrutinisedwithanairofsomeconsternationrememberinghehadjustcomebackfromParis，theeyesmoreespeciallyremindinghimforciblyoffatherandsister，failingtothrowmuchlightonthesubject，however，hebroughttomindinstancesofculturedfellowsthatpromisedsobrilliantly，nippedinthebudofprematuredecay，andnobodytoblamebutthemselves。Forinstance，therewasthecaseofO’Callaghan，forone，thehalfcrazyfaddist，respectablyconnected，thoughofinadequatemeans，withhismadvagaries，amongwhoseothergaydoingswhenrottoandmakinghimselfanuisancetoeverybodyallroundhewasinthehabitofostentatiouslysportinginpublicasuitofbrownpaper(afact)。Andthentheusualdénouementafterthefunhadgoneonfastandfurioushegotlandedintohotwaterandhadtobespiritedawaybyafewfriends，afterastronghinttoablindhorsefromJohnMallonofLowerCastleYard，soasnottobemadeamenableundersectiontwooftheCriminalLawAmendmentAct，certainnamesofthosesubpoenaedbeinghandedinbutnotdivulged，forreasonswhichwilloccurtoanyonewithapickofbrains。Briefly，puttingtwoandtwotogether，sixsixteen，whichhepointedlyturnedadeafearto，Antonioandsoforth，jockeysandesthetesandthetattoowhichwasallthegointheseventiesorthereabouts，evenIntheHouseofLords，becauseearlyinlifetheoccupantofthethrone，thenheirapparent，theothermembersoftheuppertenandotherhighpersonagessimplyfollowinginthefootstepsoftheheadofthestate，hereflectedabouttheerrorsofnotorietiesandcrownedheadsrunningcountertomoralitysuchastheCornwallcaseanumberofyearsbeforeundertheirveneerinawayscarcelyintendedbynature，athinggoodMrsGrundyasthelawstandswasterriblydownon，thoughnotforthereasontheythoughttheywereprobably，whateveritwas，exceptwomenchiefly，whowerealwaysfiddlingmoreorlessatoneanother，itbeinglargelyamatterofdressandalltherestofit。Ladieswholikedistinctiveunderclothingshould，andeverywelltailoredmanmust，tryingtomakethegapwiderbetweenthembyinnuendoandgivemoreofagenuinefilliptoactsofimproprietybetweenthetwo，sheunbuttonedhisandthenheuntiedher，mindthepin，whereassavagesinthecannibalislands，say，atninetydegreesintheshadenotcaringacontinental。However，revertingtotheoriginal，therewereontheotherhandotherswhohadforcedtheirwaytothetopfromthelowestrungbytheaidoftheirbootstraps。Sheerforceofnaturalgenius，that。Withbrains，sir。

Forwhichandfurtherreasonshefeltitwasinterestanddutyeventowaitonandprofitbytheunlookedforoccasion，thoughwhy，hecouldnotexactlytell，being，asitwas，alreadyseveralshillingstothebad，having，infact，lethimselfinforit。Still，tocultivatetheacquaintanceofsomeoneofnouncommoncalibrewhocouldprovidefoodforreflectionwouldamplyrepayanysmall……Intellectualstimulationassuchwas，hefelt，fromtimetotimeafirstratetonicforthemind。Addedtowhichwasthecoincidenceofmeeting，discussion，dance，row，oldsalt，oftheheretodayandgonetomorrowtype，nightloafers，thewholegalaxyofevents，allwenttomakeupaminiaturecameooftheworldwelivein，especiallyasthelivesofthesubmergedtenth，viz。，coalminers，divers，scavengers，etc。，wereverymuchunderthemicroscopelately。ToimprovetheshininghourhewonderedwhetherhemightmeetwithanythingapproachingthesameluckasMrPhilipBeaufoyiftakendowninwriting。Supposeheweretopensomethingoutofthecommongroove(ashefullyintendeddoing)attherateofoneguineapercolumn，MyExperiences，letussay，inaCabman’sShelter。

Thepinkedition，extrasporting，oftheTelegraph，tellagraphiclie，lay，asluckwouldhaveit，besidehiselbowandashewasjustpuzzlingagain，farfromsatisfied，overacountrybelongingtohimandtheprecedingrebusthevesselcamefromBridgwaterandthepostcardwasaddressedtoA。Boudin，findthecaptain’sage，hiseyeswentaimlesslyovertherespectivecaptionswhichcameunderhisspecialprovince，theallembracinggiveusthisdayourdailypress。FirsthegotabitofastartbutitturnedouttobeonlysomethingaboutsomebodynamedH。duBoyes，agentfortypewritersorsomethinglikethat。GreatbattleTokio。LovemakinginIrish#200damages。GordonBennett。Emigrationswindle。LetterfromHisGraceWilliam。AscotThrowawayrecallsDerbyof’92whenCaptainMarshall’sdarkhorse，SirHugo，capturedtheblueribandatlongodds。NewYorkdisaster，thousandliveslost。FootandMouth。FuneralofthelateMrPatrickDignam。

SotochangethesubjecthereadaboutDignam，R。I。P。，which，hereflected，wasanythingbutagaysendoff——

Thismorning(Hynesputitin，ofcourse)，theremainsofthelateMrPatrickDignamwereremovedfromhisresidence，no9NewbridgeAvenue，Sandymount，forinternmentinClasnevin。Thedeceasedgentlemanwasamostpopularandgenialpersonalityincitylifeandhisdemise，afterabriefillness，cameasgreatshocktocitizensofallclassesbywhomheisdeeplyregretted。Theobsequies，atwhichmanyfriendsofthedeceasedwerepresent，werecarriedout(certainlyHyneswroteitwithanudgefromCorny)byMessrs。H。J。O’Neill&Son，164NorthStrandroad。Themournersincluded:Patk。Dignam(son)，BernardCorrigan(motherinlaw)，JohnHenryMenton，solr。，MartinCunningham，JohnPowereatondph1/8adordoradordouradora(mustbewherehecalledMonksthedayfatheraboutKeyes’sad)，ThomasKernan，SimonDedalus，StephenDedalus，B。A。，EdwardJ。Lambert，CorneliusKelleher，JosephM’C。Hynes，L。Boom，C。P。M’Coy，-M’Intosh，andseveralothers。

NettlednotalittlebyL。Boom(asitincorrectlystated)andthelineofbitchedtype，buttickledtodeathsimultaneouslybyC。P。M’CoyandStephenDedalus，B。A。，whowereconspicuous，needlesstosay，bytheirtotalabsence(tosaynothingofM’Intosh)，L。BoompointeditouttohiscompanionB。A。，engagedinstiflinganotheryawn，halfnervousness，notforgettingtheusualcropofnonsensicalhowlersofmisprints——

IsthatfirstepistletotheHebrews，heasked，assoonashisbottomjawwouldlethim，in？Text:openthymouthandputthyfootinit——

Itis，really，MrBloomsaid(thoughfirsthefanciedhealludedtothearchbishoptillheaddedaboutfootandmouthwithwhichtherecouldbenopossibleconnection)overjoyedtosethismindatrestandabitflabbergastedatMylesCrawford’safterallmanagingthething，there。

WhiletheotherwasreadingitonpagetwoBoom(togivehimforthenoncehisnewmisnomer)whiledawayafewoddleisuremomentsinfitsandstartswiththeaccountofthethirdeventatAscotonpagethree，hissidevalue1，000sovs。，with3，000sovs。Inspecieaddedforentirecoltsandfillies，MrF。Alexander’sThrowaway，b。h。byRightaway，5yrs，9st4lbs，Thrale(W。Lane)1。LordHowarddeWalden’sZinfandel(M。Cannon)2。MrW。Bass’sSceptre，3。Betting5to4onZinfandel，20to1Throwaway(off)。ThrowawayandZinfandelstoodcloseorder。Itwasanybody’sracethentherankoutsiderdrewtotheforegotlonglead，beatinglordHowarddeWalden’schestnutcoltandMrW。Bass’sbayfillySceptreona21/2milecourse。WinnertrainedbyBrainesothatLenehan’sversionofthebusinesswasallpurebuncombe。Securedtheverdictcleverlybyalength。1，000sovs。，with3，000inspecie。AlsoranJ。deBremond’s(FrenchhorseBantamLyonswasanxiouslyinquiringafternotinyetbutexpectedanyminute)MaximumII。Differentwaysofbringingoffacoup。Lovemakingdamages。ThoughthathalfbakedLyonsranoffatatangentinhisimpetuositytogetleft。Ofcourse，gamblingeminentlylentitselftothatsortofthingthough，astheeventturnedout，thepoorfoolhadn’tmuchreasontocongratulatehimselfonhispick，theforlornhope。Guessworkitreduceditselftoeventually——

Therewaseveryindicationtheywouldarriveatthat，MrBloomsaid——

Who？theother，whosehandbythewaywashurt，said。

Onemorningyouwouldopenthepaper，thecabmanaffirmed，andread，ReturnofParnell。Hebetthemwhattheyliked。ADublinfusilierwasinthatshelteronenightandsaidhesawhiminSouthAfrica。Prideitwaskilledhim。HeoughttohavedoneawaywithhimselforlainlowforatimeafterCommitteeRoomNo。15untilhewashisoldselfagainwithno-onetopointafingerathim。Thentheywouldalltoamanhavegonedownontheirmarrowbonestohimtocomebackwhenhehadrecoveredhissenses。Deadhewasn’t。Simplyabscondedsomewhere。Thecoffintheybroughtoverwasfullofstones。HechangedhisnametoDeWet，theBoergeneral。Hemadeamistaketofightthepriests。Andsoforthandsoon。

AllthesameBloom(properlysodubbed)wasrathersurprisedattheirmemoriesforinninecasesoutoftenitwasacaseoftarbarrels，andnotsinglybutintheirthousands，andthencompleteoblivionbecauseitwastwentyoddyears。Highlyunlikely，ofcourse，therewasevenashadowoftruthinthestoriesand，evensupposing，hethoughtareturnhighlyinadvisable，allthingsconsidered。Somethingevidentlyriledtheminhisdeath。Eitherhepeteredouttootamelyofacutepneumoniajustwhenhisvariousdifferentpoliticalarrangementswerenearingcompletionorwhetherittranspiredheowedhisdeathtohishavingneglectedtochangehisbootsandclothesafterawettingwhenacoldresultedandfailingtoconsultaspecialisthebeingconfinedtohisroomtillheeventuallydiedofitamidwidespreadregretbeforeafortnightwasatanendorquitepossiblytheyweredistressedtofindthejobwastakenoutoftheirhands。Ofcoursenobodybeingacquaintedwithhismovementsevenbefore，therewasabsolutelynoclueastohiswhereaboutswhichweredecidedlyoftheAlice，whereartthouorderevenpriortohisstartingtogounderseveralaliasessuchasFoxandStewart，sotheremarkwhichemanatedfromfriendcabbymightbewithintheboundsofpossibility。Naturallythen，itwouldpreyonhismindasabornleaderofmen，whichundoubtedlyhewas，andacommandingfigure，asixfooteroratanyratefivefeettenoreleveninhisstockingedfeet，whereasMessrsSo-and-Sowho，thoughtheyweren’tevenapatchontheformerman，ruledtheroostaftertheirredeemingfeatureswereveryfewandfarbetween。Itcertainlypointedamoral，theidolwithfeetofclay。Andthenseventytwoofhistrustyhenchmenroundingonhimwithmutualmudslinging。Andtheidenticalsamewithmurderers。Youhadtocomeback-thathauntingsensekindofdrewyou-toshowtheunderstudyinthetitler？lehowto。HesawhimonceontheauspiciousoccasionwhentheybrokeupthetypeintheInsuppressibleorwasitUnitedIreland，aprivilegehekeenlyappreciated，and，inpointoffact，handedhimhissilkhatwhenitwasknockedoffandhesaidThankyou，excitedasheundoubtedlywasunderhisfrigidexpressionnotwithstandingthelittlemisadventurementionedbetweenthecupandthelip-what’sbredinthebone。Still，asregardsreturn，youwerealuckydogiftheydidn’tsettheterrieratyoudirectlyyougotback。Thenalotofshillyshallyusuallyfollowed。TomforandDickandHarryagainst。Andthen，numberone，youcameupagainstthemaninpossessionandhadtoproduceyourcredentials，liketheclaimantintheTichbornecase，RogerCharlesTichborne。Bellawastheboat’snametothebestofhisrecollectionhe，theheir，wentdownin，astheevidencewenttoshow，andtherewasatattoomarktooinIndianink，LordBellew，wasit？Ashemightveryeasilyhavepickedupthedetailsfromsomepalonboardshipandthen，whengotuptotallywiththedescriptiongiven，introducehimselfwith，Excuseme，mynameisSo-and-Soorsomesuchcommonplaceremark。Amoreprudentcourse，MrBloomsaidtothenotovereffusive，infactlikethedistinguishedpersonageunderdiscussionbesidehim，wouldhavebeentosoundthelieofthelandfirst——

Thatbitch，thatEnglishwhore，didforhim，theshebeenproprietorcommented。Sheputthefirstnailinhiscoffin——

Finelumpofawoman，allthesame，thesoi-disanttown-clerk，HenryCampbellremarked，andplentyofher。Iseenherpictureinabarber’s。Herhusbandwasacaptainoranofficer——

Ay，Skin-the-Goatamusinglyadded。Hewas，andacottonballone。

Thisgratuitouscontributionofahumorouscharacteroccasionedafairamountoflaughteramonghisentourage。AsregardsBloom，he，withoutthefaintestsuspicionofasmile，merelygazedinthedirectionofthedoorandreflecteduponthehistoricstorywhichhadarousedextraordinaryinterestatthetimewhenthefacts，tomakemattersworse，weremadepublicwiththeusualaffectionatelettersthatpassedbetweenthem，fullofsweetnothings。First，itwasstrictlyplatonictillnatureintervenedandanattachmentsprangupbetweenthem，tillbitbybitmatterscametoaclimaxandthematterbecamethetalkofthetowntillthestaggeringblowcameasawelcomeintelligencetonotafewevildisposedhowever，whowereresolveduponencouraginghisdownfallthoughthethingwaspublicpropertyallalongthoughnottoanythinglikethesensationalextentthatitsubsequentlyblossomedinto。Sinotheirnameswerecoupled，though，sincehewasherdeclaredfavourite，wherewastheparticularnecessitytoproclaimittotherankandfilefromthehousetops，thefactnamely，thathehadsharedherbedroom，whichcameoutinthewitnessboxonoathwhenathrillwentthroughthepackedcourtliterallyelectrifyingeverybodyintheshapeofwitnessesswearingtohavingwitnessedhimonsuchandsuchaparticulardateintheactofscramblingoutofanupstairsapartmentwiththeassistanceofaladderinnightapparel，havinggainedadmittanceinthesamefashion，afactthattheweeklies，addictedtothelubricalittle，simplycoinedshoalsofmoneyoutof。Whereasthesimplefactofthecasewasitwassimplyacaseofthehusbandnotbeinguptothescratchwithnothingincommonbetweenthembeyondthenameandthenarealmanarrivingonthescene，strongtothevergeofweakness，fallingavictimtohersirencharmsandforgettinghometies。Theusualsequel，tobaskinthelovedone’ssmiles。Theeternalquestionofthelifeconnubial，needlesstosay，croppedup。Canreallove，supposingtherehappenstobeanotherchapinthecase，existbetweenmarriedfolk？Thoughitwasnoconcernoftheirsabsolutelyifheregardedherwithaffectioncarriedawaybyawaveoffolly。Amagnificentspecimenofmanhoodhewastruly，augmentedobviouslybygiftsofahighorderascomparedwiththeothermilitarysupernumerary，thatis(whowasjusttheusualeverydayfarewell，mygallantcaptainkindofanindividualinthelightdragoons，the18thhussarstobeaccurate)，andinflammabledoubtless(thefallenleader，thatis，nottheother)inhisownpeculiarwaywhichsheofcourse，woman，quicklyperceivedashighlylikelytocarvehiswaytofame，whichhealmostbidfairtodotillthepriestsandministersofthegospelasawhole，hiserstwhilestaunchadherentsandhisbelovedevictedtenantsforwhomhehaddoneyeomanserviceintheruralpartsofthecountrybytakingupthecudgelsontheirbehalfinawaythatexceededtheirmostsanguineexpectations，veryeffectuallycookedhismatrimonialgoose，therebyheapingcoalsoffireonhishead，muchinthesamewayasthefabledass’skick。Lookingbacknowinaretrospectivekindofarrangement，allseemedakindofdream。Andthecomingbackwastheworstthingyoueverdidbecauseitwentwithoutsayingyouwouldfeeloutofplaceasthingsalwaysmovedwiththetimes。Why，ashereflected，IrishtownStrand，alocalityhehadnotbeeninforquiteanumberofyears，lookeddifferentsomehowsince，