第29章

Highsheriff，Coffey，thebutcher，righttovenisonsoftheforestfromhisex。Sendhimbackthehalfofacow。SpreadIsawdownintheMasteroftheRolls’kitchenarea。Whitehattedcheflikearabbi。Combustibleduck。Curlycabbageà；laduchessedeParme。Justaswelltowriteitonthebilloffaresoyoucanknowwhatyou’veeatentoomanydrugsspoilthebroth。Iknowitmyself。DosingitwithEdwards’desiccatedsoup。Geesestuffedsillyforthem。Lobstersboiledalive：Doptakesomeptarmigan。Wouldn’tmindbeingawaiterinaswellhotel。Tips，eveningdress，halfnakedladies。MayItemptyoutoalittlemorefilletedlemonsole，missDubedat？Yes，dobedad。Andshedidbedad。HuguenotnameIexpectthat。AmissDubedatlivedinKillineyIremember。Du，dela，French。

Stillit’sthesamefish，perhapsoldMickyHanlonofMoorestreetrippedthegutsoutofmakingmoney，handoverfist，fingerinfishes’gills，can’twritehisnameonacheque，thinkhewaspaintingthelandscapewithhismouthtwisted。MoooikillAAitchaHa。Ignorantasakishofbrogues，worthfiftythousandpounds。

Stuckonthepanetwofliesbuzzed，stuck。

Glowingwineonhispalatelingeredswallowed。CrushinginthewinepressgrapesofBurgundy。Sun’sheatitis。Seemstoasecrettouchtellingmememory。Touchedhissensemoistenedremembered。HiddenunderwildfernsonHowth。Belowusbaysleepingsky。Nosound。Thesky。ThebaypurplebytheLion’shead。GreenbyDrumleck。YellowgreentowardsSutton。Fieldsofundersea，thelinesfaintbrowningrass，buriedcities。Pillowedonmycoatshehadherhair，earwigsIntheheatherscrubmyhandunderhernape，you’lltossmeall。Owonder！Coolsoftwithointmentsherhandtouchedme，caressed：hereyesuponmedidnotturnaway。RavishedoverherIlay，fulllipsfullopen，kissedhermouth。Yum。Softlyshegavemeinmymouththeseedcakewarmandchewed。Mawkishpulphermouthhadmumbledsweetandsourwithspittle。Joy：Iateit：joy。Younglife，herlipsthatgavemepouting。Soft，warm，stickygrumjellylips。Flowershereyeswere，takeme，willingeyes。Pebblesfell。Shelaystill。Agoat。No-one。HighonBenHowthrhododendronsanannygoatwalkingsurefooted，droppingcurrants。

Screenedunderfernsshelaughedwarmfolded。WildlyIlayonher，kissedher；eyes，herlips，herstretchedneck，beating，womansbreastsfullinherblouseofnun’sveiling，fatnipplesupright。HotItonguedher。

Shekissedme。Iwaskissed。Allyieldingshetossedmyhair。Kissed，shekissedme。

Me。Andmenow。

Stuck，thefliesbuzzed。

Hisdowncasteyesfollowedthesilentveiningoftheoakenslab。Beauty：

itcurves，curvesarebeauty。Shapelygoddesses，Venus，Juno：curvestheworldadmires。Canseethemlibrarymuseumstandingintheroundhall，nakedgoddesses。Aidstodigestion。Theydon’tcarewhatmanlooks。Alltosee。Neverspeaking，ImeantosaytofellowslikeFlynn。SupposeshedidPygmalionandGalateawhatwouldshesayfirst？Mortal！Putyouinyourproperplace。Quaffingnectaratmesswithgods，goldendishes，allambrosial。Notlikeatannerlunchwehave，boiledmutton，carrotsandturnips，bottleofAllsop。Nectar，imagineitdrinkingelectricity：gods’

food。LovelyformsofwomansculpedJunonian。Immortallovely。Andwestuffingfoodinoneholeandoutbehind：food，chyle，blood，dung，earth，food：

havetofeeditlikestokinganengine。Theyhaveno。Neverlooked。I’lllooktoday。Keeperwon’tsee。Benddownletsomethingfallseeifshe。

Dribblingaquietmessagefromhisbladdercametogotodonottodotheretodo。Amanandreadyhedrainedhisglasstotheleesandwalked，tomentootheygavethemselves，manlyconscious，laywithmenlovers，ayouthenjoyedher，totheyard。

WhenthesoundofhisbootshadceasedDavyByrnesaidfromhisbook：

Whatisthishe