第27章

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，oneofwhoseheadsistheheaduponwhichtheendsoftheworldhaveforgott