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Chapter 3
MrBloomstoodbehindnearthefontand,whenallhadknelt,droppedcarefullyhisunfoldednewspaperfromhispocketandknelthisrightkneeuponit.Hefittedhisblackhatgentlyonhisleftkneeand,holdingitsbrim,bentoverpiously.
Aserverbearingabrassbucketwithsomethinginitcameoutthroughadoor.Thewhitesmockedpriestcameafterhim,tidyinghisstolewithonehand,balancingwiththeotheralittlebookagainsthistoad’sbelly.Who’llreadthebook?I,saidtherook.
Theyhaltedbythebierandthepriestbegantoreadoutofhisbookwithafluentcroak.
FatherCoffey.Iknewhisnamewaslikeacoffin.Dominenamine.Bullyaboutthemuzzlehelooks.Bossestheshow.Muscularchristian.Woebetideanyonethatlookscrookedathim:priest.ThouartPeter.BurstsidewayslikeasheepincloverDedalussayshewill.Withabellyonhimlikeapoisonedpup.Mostamusingexpressionsthatmanfinds.Hhhn:burstsideways.
—Nonintresinjudiciumcumservotuo,Domine.
MakesthemfeelmoreimportanttobeprayedoverinLatin.Requiemmass.Crapeweepers.Blackedgednotepaper.Yournameonthealtarlist.Chillyplacethis.Wanttofeedwell,sittinginthereallthemorninginthegloomkickinghisheelswaitingforthenextplease.Eyesofatoadtoo.Whatswellshimupthatway?Mollygetsswelledaftercabbage.Airoftheplacemaybe.Looksfullupofbadgas.Mustbeaninfernallotofbadgasroundtheplace.Butchers,forinstance:theygetlikerawbeefsteaks.Whowastellingme?MervynBrowne.
