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           MakesitmorearistocraticthanforexampleifhedrankwhattheyareusedtoGuinness’sporterorsometemperancebeverageWheatley’sDublinhopbittersorCantrellandCochrane’sgingerale(aromatic).Doesn’tgivethemanyofit:shewwine:onlytheother.Coldcomfort.Piousfraudbutquiteright:otherwisethey’dhaveoneoldbooserworsethananothercomingalong,cadgingforadrink.Queerthewholeatmosphereofthe.Quiteright.Perfectlyrightthatis.

           MrBloomlookedbacktowardsthechoir.Notgoingtobeanymusic.Pity.WhohastheorganhereIwonder?OldGlynnheknewhowtomakethatinstrumenttalk,thevibrato:fiftypoundsayeartheysayhehadinGardinerstreet.Mollywasinfinevoicethatday,theStabatMaterofRossini.FatherBernardVaughan’ssermonfirst.ChristorPilate?Christ,butdon’tkeepusallnightoverit.Musictheywanted.Footdrillstopped.Couldhearapindrop.Itoldhertopitchhervoiceagainstthatcorner.Icouldfeelthethrillintheair,thefull,thepeoplelookingup:

           Quisesthomo.

           Someofthatoldsacredmusicsplendid.Mercadante:sevenlastwords.Mozart’stwelfthmass:Gloriainthat.Thoseoldpopeskeenonmusic,onartandstatuesandpicturesofallkinds.Palestrinaforexampletoo.Theyhadagayoldtimewhileitlasted.Healthytoo,chanting,regularhours,thenbrewliqueurs.Benedictine.GreenChartreuse.Still,havingeunuchsintheirchoirthatwascomingitabitthick.Whatkindofvoiceisit?Mustbecurioustohearaftertheirownstrongbasses.Connoisseurs.Supposetheywouldn’tfeelanythingafter.Kindofaplacid.