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Chapter 5
Quaffingnectaratmesswithgodsgoldendishes,allambrosial.Notlikeatannerlunchwehave,boiledmutton,carrotsandturnips,bottleofAllsop.Nectarimagineitdrinkingelectricity:gods’food.LovelyformsofwomensculpedJunonian.Immortallovely.Andwestuffingfoodinoneholeandoutbehind:food,chyle,blood,dung,earth,food:havetofeeditlikestokinganengine.Theyhaveno.Neverlooked.I’lllooktoday.Keeperwon’tsee.Benddownletsomethingfallseeifshe.
Dribblingaquietmessagefromhisbladdercametogotodonottodotheretodo.Amanandreadyhedrainedhisglasstotheleesandwalked,tomentootheygavethemselves,manlyconscious,laywithmenlovers,ayouthenjoyedher,totheyard.
WhenthesoundofhisbootshadceasedDavyByrnesaidfromhisbook:
—Whatisthisheis?Isn’theintheinsuranceline?
—He’soutofthatlongago,NoseyFlynnsaid.HedoescanvassingfortheFreeman.
—Iknowhimwelltosee,DavyByrnesaid.Isheintrouble?
—Trouble?NoseyFlynnsaid.NotthatIheardof.Why?
—Inoticedhewasinmourning.
—Washe?NoseyFlynnsaid.Sohewas,faith.Iaskedhimhowwasallathome.You’reright,byGod.Sohewas.
—Ineverbroachthesubject,DavyByrnesaidhumanely,ifIseeagentlemanisintroublethatway.Itonlybringsitupfreshintheirminds.
—It’snotthewifeanyhow,NoseyFlynnsaid.ImethimthedaybeforeyesterdayandhecomingoutofthatIrishfarmdairyJohnWyseNolan’swifehasinHenrystreetwithajarofcreaminhishandtakingithometohisbetterhalf.She’swellnourished,Itellyou.