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Chapter 4
Psha!Pressandthebar!Wherehaveyouamannowatthebarlikethosefellows,likeWhiteside,likeIsaacButt,likesilvertonguedO’Hagan.Eh?Ah,bloodynonsense.Psha!Onlyinthehalfpennyplace.
Hismouthcontinuedtotwitchunspeakinginnervouscurlsofdisdain.
Wouldanyonewishthatmouthforherkiss?Howdoyouknow?Whydidyouwriteitthen?
RHYMESANDREASONS
Mouth,south.Isthemouthsouthsomeway?Orthesouthamouth?Mustbesome.South,pout,out,shout,drouth.Rhymes:twomendressedthesame,lookingthesame,twobytwo.
........................latuapace
..................cheparlartipiace
Mentrecheilvento,comefa,sitace.
Hesawthemthreebythree,approachinggirls,ingreen,inrose,inrusset,entwining,perl’aerperso,inmauve,inpurple,quellapacificaoriafiamma,goldoforiflamme,dirimirarfèpiùardenti.ButIoldmen,penitent,leadenfooted,underdarkneaththenight:mouthsouth:tombwomb.
—Speakupforyourself,MrO’MaddenBurkesaid.
SUFFICIENTFORTHEDAY...
J.J.O’Molloy,smilingpalely,tookupthegage.
—MydearMyles,hesaid,flinginghiscigaretteaside,youputafalseconstructiononmywords.Iholdnobrief,asatpresentadvised,forthethirdprofessionquaprofessionbutyourCorklegsarerunningawaywithyou.WhynotbringinHenryGrattanandFloodandDemosthenesandEdmundBurke?IgnatiusGallaherweallknowandhisChapelizodboss,Harmsworthofthefarthingpress,andhisAmericancousinoftheBoweryguttersheetnottomentionPaddyKelly’sBudget,Pue’sOccurrencesandourwatchfulfriendTheSkibbereenEagle.
