Улисс
Chapter 8
Aman.
BloowhowentbybyMoulang’spipesbearinginhisbreastthesweetsofsin,byWine’santiques,inmemorybearingsweetsinfulwords,byCarroll’sduskybatteredplate,forRaoul.
Thebootstothem,theminthebar,thembarmaidscame.Forthemunheedinghimhebangedonthecounterhistrayofchatteringchina.And
—There’syourteas,hesaid.
MissKennedywithmannerstransposedtheteatraydowntoanupturnedlithiacrate,safefromeyes,low.
—Whatisit?loudbootsunmannerlyasked.
—Findout,missDouceretorted,leavingherspyingpoint.
—Yourbeau,isit?
Ahaughtybronzereplied:
—I’llcomplaintoMrsdeMasseyonyouifIhearanymoreofyourimpertinentinsolence.
—Imperthnthnthnthnthn,bootssnoutsniffedrudely,asheretreatedasshethreatenedashehadcome.
Bloom.
OnherflowerfrowningmissDoucesaid:
—Mostaggravatingthatyoungbratis.Ifhedoesn’tconducthimselfI’llwringhisearforhimayardlong.
Ladylikeinexquisitecontrast.
—Takenonotice,missKennedyrejoined.
Shepouredinateacuptea,thenbackintheteapottea.Theycoweredundertheirreefofcounter,waitingonfootstools,cratesupturned,waitingfortheirteastodraw.Theypawedtheirblouses,bothofblacksatin,twoandnineayard,waitingfortheirteastodraw,andtwoandseven.
Yes,bronzefromanear,bygoldfromafar,heardsteelfromanear,hoofsringfromafar,andheardsteelhoofsringhoofringsteel.
—AmIawfullysunburnt?
Missbronzeunblousedherneck.
—No,saidmissKennedy.Itgetsbrownafter.
