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           —Orapronobis,MonkMulligangroaned,sinkingtoachair.

           Therehekeenedawailingrune.

           —Poguemahone!Acushlamachree!It’sdestroyedwearefromthisday!It’sdestroyedwearesurely!

           Allsmiledtheirsmiles.

           —SaintThomas,Stephensmilingsaid,whosegorbelliedworksIenjoyreadingintheoriginal,writingofincestfromastandpointdifferentfromthatofthenewVienneseschoolMrMageespokeof,likensitinhiswiseandcuriouswaytoanavariceoftheemotions.Hemeansthatthelovesogiventoonenearinbloodiscovetouslywithheldfromsomestrangerwho,itmaybe,hungersforit.Jews,whomchristianstaxwithavarice,areofallracesthemostgiventointermarriage.Accusationsaremadeinanger.Thechristianlawswhichbuiltupthehoardsofthejews(forwhom,asforthelollards,stormwasshelter)boundtheiraffectionstoowithhoopsofsteel.WhetherthesebesinsorvirtuesoldNobodaddywilltellusatdoomsdayleet.Butamanwhoholdssotightlytowhathecallshisrightsoverwhathecallshisdebtswillholdtightlyalsotowhathecallshisrightsoverherwhomhecallshiswife.Nosirsmileneighbourshallcovethisoxorhiswifeorhismanservantorhismaidservantorhisjackass.

           —Orhisjennyass,BuckMulliganantiphoned.

           —GentleWillisbeingroughlyhandled,gentleMrBestsaidgently.

           —Whichwill?gaggedsweetlyBuckMulligan.Wearegettingmixed.

           —Thewilltolive,JohnEglintonphilosophised,forpoorAnn,Will’swidow,isthewilltodie.

           —Requiescat!Stephenprayed.

           Whatofallthewilltodo?

           Ithasvanishedlongago...