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Chapter 6
Don’ttellthemhewasnineyearsoldwhenitwasquenched.
Andfromherarms.
Waittobewooedandwon.Ay,meacock.Whowillwooyou?
Readtheskies.Autontimorumenos.BousStephanoumenos.Where’syourconfiguration?Stephen,Stephen,cutthebreadeven.S.D:suadonna.Già:dilui.GelindorisolvedinonamareS.D.
—Whatisthat,MrDedalus?thequakerlibrarianasked.Wasitacelestialphenomenon?
—Astarbynight,Stephensaid.Apillarofthecloudbyday.
Whatmore’stospeak?
Stephenlookedonhishat,hisstick,hisboots.
Stephanos,mycrown.Mysword.Hisbootsarespoilingtheshapeofmyfeet.Buyapair.Holesinmysocks.Handkerchieftoo.
—Youmakegooduseofthename,JohnEglintonallowed.Yourownnameisstrangeenough.Isupposeitexplainsyourfantasticalhumour.
Me,MageeandMulligan.
Fabulousartificer.Thehawklikeman.Youflew.Whereto?Newhaven-Dieppe,steeragepassenger.Parisandback.Lapwing.Icarus.Pater,ait.Seabedabbled,fallen,weltering.Lapwingyouare.Lapwingbe.
MrBesteagerquietlyliftedhisbooktosay:
—That’sveryinterestingbecausethatbrothermotive,don’tyouknow,wefindalsointheoldIrishmyths.Justwhatyousay.ThethreebrothersShakespeare.InGrimmtoo,don’tyouknow,thefairytales.Thethirdbrotherthatalwaysmarriesthesleepingbeautyandwinsthebestprize.
BestofBestbrothers.Good,better,best.
Thequakerlibrarianspringhaltednear.
—Ishouldliketoknow,hesaid,whichbrotheryou...Iunderstandyoutosuggesttherewasmisconductwithoneofthebrothers...