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Chapter 2
Hadheperformedanyspecialcorporalworkofmercyforher?
Hehadsometimespropelledheronwarmsummerevenings,aninfirmwidowofindependent,iflimited,means,inherconvalescentbathchairwithslowrevolutionsofitswheelsasfarasthecorneroftheNorthCircularroadoppositeMrGavinLow’splaceofbusinesswhereshehadremainedforacertaintimescanningthroughhisonelensedbinocularfieldglassesunrecognisablecitizensontramcars,roadsterbicyclesequippedwithinflatedpneumatictyres,hackneycarriages,tandems,privateandhiredlandaus,dogcarts,ponytrapsandbrakespassingfromthecitytothePhoenixParkandviceversa.
Whycouldhethensupportthathisvigilwiththegreaterequanimity?
Becauseinmiddleyouthhehadoftensatobservingthrougharondelofbossedglassofamulticolouredpanethespectacleofferedwithcontinualchangesofthethoroughfarewithout,pedestrians,quadrupeds,velocipedes,vehicles,passingslowly,quickly,evenly,roundandroundandroundtherimofaroundandroundprecipitousglobe.
Whatdistinctdifferentmemorieshadeachofhernoweightyearsdeceased?
Theolder,herbeziquecardsandcounters,herSkyeterrier,hersuppositiouswealth,herlapsesofresponsivenessandincipientcatarrhaldeafness:theyounger,herlampofcolzaoilbeforethestatueoftheImmaculateConception,hergreenandmaroonbrushesforCharlesStewartParnellandforMichaelDavitt,hertissuepapers.
