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Chapter 4
HesetoffagaintowalkbyStephen’sside.
RETURNOFBLOOM
—Yes,hesaid.Iseethem.
MrBloom,breathless,caughtinawhirlofwildnewsboysneartheofficesoftheIrishCatholicandDublinPennyJournal,called:
—MrCrawford!Amoment!
—Telegraph!Racingspecial!
—Whatisit?MylesCrawfordsaid,fallingbackapace.
AnewsboycriedinMrBloom’sface:
—TerribletragedyinRathmines!Achildbitbyabellows!
INTERVIEWWITHTHEEDITOR
—Justthisad,MrBloomsaid,pushingthroughtowardsthesteps,puffing,andtakingthecuttingfromhispocket.IspokewithMrKeyesjustnow.He’llgivearenewalfortwomonths,hesays.Afterhe’llsee.ButhewantsapartocallattentionintheTelegraphtoo,theSaturdaypink.Andhewantsitcopiedifit’snottoolateItoldcouncillorNannettifromtheKilkennyPeople.Icanhaveaccesstoitinthenationallibrary.Houseofkeys,don’tyousee?HisnameisKeyes.It’saplayonthename.Buthepracticallypromisedhe’dgivetherenewal.Buthewantsjustalittlepuff.WhatwillItellhim,MrCrawford?
K.M.A.
—Willyoutellhimhecankissmyarse?MylesCrawfordsaidthrowingouthisarmforemphasis.Tellhimthatstraightfromthestable.
Abitnervy.Lookoutforsqualls.Alloffforadrink.Arminarm.Lenehan’syachtingcaponthecadgebeyond.Usualblarney.WonderisthatyoungDedalusthemovingspirit.Hasagoodpairofbootsonhimtoday.LasttimeIsawhimhehadhisheelsonview.Beenwalkinginmucksomewhere.Carelesschap.
