第40章

DownthereEmmetwashanged，drawnandquartered。Greasyblackrope。

Dogslickingthebloodoffthestreetwhenthelordlieutenant’swifedrovebyinhernoddy。

Letmesee。IsheburiedinsaintMichan’s？Orno，therewasamidnightburialinGlasnevin。Corpsebroughtinthroughasecretdoorinthewall。

Dignamistherenow。Wentoutinapuff。Well，well。Betterturndownhere。

Makeadetour。

MrKernanturnedandwalkeddowntheslopeofWatlingstreetbythecornerofGuinness’svisitors’waitingroom。OutsidetheDublinDistillersCompany’sstoresanoutsidecarwithoutfareorjarveystood，thereinsknottedtothewheel。Damndangerousthing。SomeTipperarybosthoonendangeringthelivesofthecitizens。Runawayhorse。

DenisBreenwithhistomes，wearyofhavingwaitedanhourinJohnHenryMenton’soffice，ledhiswifeoverO’Connellbridge，boundfortheofficeofMessrsCollisandWard。

MrKernanapproachedIslandstreet。

Timesofthetroubles。MustaskNedLamberttolendmethosereminiscencesofsirJonahBarrington。Whenyoulookbackonitallnowinakindofretrospectivearrangement。GamingatDaly’s。Nocardsharpingthen。Oneofthosefellowsgothishandnailedtothetablebyadagger。SomewherehereLordEdwardFitzgeraldescapedfrommajorSirr。StablesbehindMoirahouse。

Damngoodginthatwas。

Finedashingyoungnobleman。Goodstock，ofcourse。Thatruffian，thatshamsquire，withhisvioletgloves，gavehimaway。Coursetheywereonthewrongside。Theyroseindarkandevildays。Finepoemthatis：Ingram。

Theyweregentlemen。BenDollarddoessingthatballadtouchingly。Masterlyrendition。

AtthesiegeofRossdidmyfatherfall。

AcavalcadeineasytrotalongPembrokequaypassed，outridersleaping，leapingintheir，intheirsaddles。Frockcoats。Creamsunshades。

MrKernanhurriedforward，blowingpursily。

HisExcellency！Toobad！Justmissedthatbyahair。Damnit！Whatapity！

StephenDedaluswatchedthroughthewebbedwindowthelapidary’sfingersproveatimedulledchain。Dustwebbedthewindowandtheshowtrays。Dustdarkenedthetoilingfingerswiththeirvulturenails。Dustsleptondullcoilsofbronzeandsilver，lozengesofcinnabar，onrubies，leprousandwinedarkstones。

Bornallinthedarkwormyearth，coldspecksoffire，evillightsshininginthedarkness。Wherefallenarchangelsflungthestarsoftheirbrows。

Muddyswinesnouts，hands，rootandroot，gripeandwrestthem。

Shedancesinafoulgloomwheregumburnswithgarlic。Asailorman，rustbearded，sipsfromabeakerrumandeyesher。Alongandseafedsilentrut。Shedances，capers，wagginghersowishhaunchesandherhips，onhergrossbellyflappingarubyegg。

OldRussellwithasmearedshammyragburnishedagainhisgem，turneditandhelditatthepointofhisMoses’beard。Grandfatherapegloatingonastolenhoard。

Andyouwhowrestoldimagesfromtheburialearth！Thebrainsickwordsofsophists：Antisthenes。Aloreofdrugs。Orientandimmortalwheatstandingfromeverlastingtoeverlasting。

TwooldwomenfreshfromtheirwhiffofthebrinytrudgedthroughIrishtownalongLondonbridgeroad，onewithasandedumbrella，onewithamidwife’sbaginwhichelevencocklesrolled。

ThewhirrofflappingleathernbandsandhumofdynamosfromthepowerhouseurgedStephentobeon。Beinglessbeings。Stop！Throbalwayswithoutyouandthethrobalwayswithin。Yourheartyousingof。Ibetweenthem。Where？

Betweentworoaringworldswheretheyswirl，I。Shatterthem，oneandboth。

Butstunmyselftoointheblow。Shattermeyouwhocan。Bawdandbutcher，werethewords。Isay！Notyetawhile。Alookaround。

Yes，quitetrue。Verylargeandwon