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           Seemehemight.Theseathesaton:warm.BlackwaryhecatwalkedtowardsRichieGoulding’slegalbag,liftedaloft,saluting.

           —AndIfromthee...

           —Iheardyouwereround,saidBlazesBoylan.

           HetouchedtofairmissKennedyarimofhisslantedstraw.Shesmiledonhim.Butsisterbronzeoutsmiledher,preeningforhimherricherhair,abosomandarose.

           SmartBoylanbespokepotions.

           —What’syourcry?Glassofbitter?Glassofbitter,please,andasloeginforme.Wireinyet?

           Notyet.Atfourshe.Whosaidfour?

           Cowley’sredlugsandbulgingappleinthedoorofthesheriff’soffice.

           Avoid.Gouldingachance.WhatishedoingintheOrmond?Carwaiting.Wait.

           Hello.Whereoffto?Somethingtoeat?Itoowasjust.Inhere.What,Ormond?BestvalueinDublin.Isthatso?Diningroom.Sittightthere.See,notbeseen.IthinkI’lljoinyou.Comeon.Richieledon.Bloomfollowedbag.Dinnerfitforaprince.

           MissDoucereachedhightotakeaflagon,stretchinghersatinarm,herbust,thatallbutburst,sohigh.

           —O!O!jerkedLenehan,gaspingateachstretch.O!

           Buteasilysheseizedherpreyandleditlowintriumph.

           —Whydon’tyougrow?askedBlazesBoylan.

           Shebronze,dealingfromherobliquejarthicksyrupyliquorforhislips,lookedasitflowed(flowerinhiscoat:whogavehim?),andsyruppedwithhervoice:

           —Finegoodsinsmallparcels.

           Thatistosayshe.Neatlyshepouredslowsyrupysloe.

           —Here’sfortune,Blazessaid.

           Hepitchedabroadcoindown.Coinrang.

           —Holdon,saidLenehan,tillI...

           —Fortune,hewished,liftinghisbubbledale.

           —Sceptrewillwininacanter,hesaid.