Улісс
Chapter 3
Thentheinsidesdecomposequickly.Muchbettertocloseupalltheorifices.Yes,also.Withwax.Thesphincterloose.Sealupall.
—Dunphy’s,MrPowerannouncedasthecarriageturnedright.
Dunphy’scorner.Mourningcoachesdrawnup,drowningtheirgrief.Apausebythewayside.Tiptoppositionforapub.Expectwe’llpulluphereonthewaybacktodrinkhishealth.Passroundtheconsolation.Elixiroflife.
Butsupposenowitdidhappen.Wouldhebleedifanailsaycuthimintheknockingabout?Hewouldandhewouldn’t,Isuppose.Dependsonwhere.Thecirculationstops.Stillsomemightoozeoutofanartery.Itwouldbebettertoburytheminred:adarkred.
InsilencetheydrovealongPhibsboroughroad.Anemptyhearsetrottedby,comingfromthecemetery:looksrelieved.
Crossgunsbridge:theroyalcanal.
Waterrushedroaringthroughthesluices.Amanstoodonhisdroppingbarge,betweenclampsofturf.Onthetowpathbythelockaslacktetheredhorse.AboardoftheBugabu.
Theireyeswatchedhim.OntheslowweedywaterwayhehadfloatedonhisraftcoastwardoverIrelanddrawnbyahaulageropepastbedsofreeds,overslime,mudchokedbottles,carriondogs.Athlone,Mullingar,Moyvalley,IcouldmakeawalkingtourtoseeMillybythecanal.Orcycledown.Hiresomeoldcrock,safety.Wrenhadonetheotherdayattheauctionbutalady’s.Developingwaterways.JamesM’Cann’shobbytorowmeo’ertheferry.Cheapertransit.Byeasystages.Houseboats.Campingout.Alsohearses.Toheavenbywater.PerhapsIwillwithoutwriting.Comeasasurprise,Leixlip,Clonsilla.
