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           —Thenabout!criedthetravellerwhohadnotspoken,alustytrenchermanbyhisaspect.Hastaughttogiveus?

           Minehostbowedagainashemadeanswer:

           —Whatsayyou,goodmasters,toasquabpigeonpasty,somecollopsofvenison,asaddleofveal,widgeonwithcrisphog’sbacon,aboar’sheadwithpistachios,abasonofjollycustard,amedlartansyandaflagonofoldRhenish?

           —Gadzooks!criedthelastspeaker.Thatlikesmewell.Pistachios!

           —Aha!criedheofthepleasantcountenance.Apoorhouseandabarelarder,quotha!’Tisamerryrogue.

           SoincomesMartinaskingwherewasBloom.

           —Whereishe?saysLenehan.Defraudingwidowsandorphans.

           —Isn’tthatafact,saysJohnWyse,whatIwastellingthecitizenaboutBloomandtheSinnFein?

           —That’sso,saysMartin.Orsotheyallege.

           —Whomadethoseallegations?saysAlf.

           —I,saysJoe.I’mthealligator.

           —Andafterall,saysJohnWyse,whycan’tajewlovehiscountrylikethenextfellow?

           —Whynot?saysJ.J.,whenhe’squitesurewhichcountryitis.

           —IsheajeworagentileoraholyRomanoraswaddlerorwhatthehellishe?saysNed.Orwhoishe?Nooffence,Crofton.

           —WhoisJunius?saysJ.J.

           —Wedon’twanthim,saysCroftertheOrangemanorpresbyterian.

           —He’sapervertedjew,saysMartin,fromaplaceinHungaryanditwashedrewupalltheplansaccordingtotheHungariansystem.Weknowthatinthecastle.

           —Isn’theacousinofBloomthedentist?saysJackPower.

           —Notatall,saysMartin.Onlynamesakes.HisnamewasVirag,thefather’snamethatpoisonedhimself.