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           proceededtostipulate,youmustlookatbothsidesofthequestion.Itishardtolaydownanyhardandfastrulesastorightandwrongbutroomforimprovementallroundtherecertainlyisthougheverycountry,theysay,ourowndistressfulincluded,hasthegovernmentitdeserves.Butwithalittlegoodwillallround.It’sallveryfinetoboastofmutualsuperioritybutwhataboutmutualequality.Iresentviolenceandintoleranceinanyshapeorform.Itneverreachesanythingorstopsanything.Arevolutionmustcomeonthedueinstalmentsplan.It’sapatentabsurdityonthefaceofittohatepeoplebecausetheyliveroundthecornerandspeakanothervernacular,inthenexthousesotospeak.

           —Memorablebloodybridgebattleandsevenminutes’war,Stephenassented,betweenSkinner’salleyandOrmondmarket.

           Yes,MrBloomthoroughlyagreed,entirelyendorsingtheremark,thatwasoverwhelminglyright.Andthewholeworldwasfullofthatsortofthing.

           —Youjusttookthewordsoutofmymouth,hesaid.Ahocuspocusofconflictingevidencethatcandidlyyoucouldn’tremotely...

           Allthosewretchedquarrels,inhishumbleopinion,stirringupbadblood,fromsomebumpofcombativenessorglandofsomekind,erroneouslysupposedtobeaboutapunctilioofhonourandaflag,wereverylargelyaquestionofthemoneyquestionwhichwasatthebackofeverything,greedandjealousy,peopleneverknowingwhentostop.

           —Theyaccuse,remarkedheaudibly.