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Chapter 7
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—Thereheis,Lenehansaid.
—Wonderwhathe’sbuying,M’Coysaid,glancingbehind.
—LeopoldoortheBloomisontheRye,Lenehansaid.
—He’sdeadnutsonsales,M’Coysaid.IwaswithhimonedayandheboughtabookfromanoldoneinLiffeystreetfortwobob.Therewerefineplatesinitworthdoublethemoney,thestarsandthemoonandcometswithlongtails.Astronomyitwasabout.
Lenehanlaughed.
—I’lltellyouadamngoodoneaboutcomets’tails,hesaid.Comeoverinthesun.
TheycrossedtothemetalbridgeandwentalongWellingtonquaybytheriverwall.
MasterPatrickAloysiusDignamcameoutofMangan’s,lateFehrenbach’s,carryingapoundandahalfofporksteaks.
—TherewasalongspreadoutatGlencreereformatory,Lenehansaideagerly.Theannualdinner,youknow.Boiledshirtaffair.Thelordmayorwasthere,ValDillonitwas,andsirCharlesCameronandDanDawsonspokeandtherewasmusic.Bartelld’ArcysangandBenjaminDollard...
—Iknow,M’Coybrokein.Mymissussangthereonce.
—Didshe?Lenehansaid.
AcardUnfurnishedApartmentsreappearedonthewindowsashofnumber7Ecclesstreet.
Hecheckedhistaleamomentbutbrokeoutinawheezylaugh.
—ButwaittillItellyou,hesaid.DelahuntofCamdenstreethadthecateringandyourstrulywaschiefbottlewasher.Bloomandthewifewerethere.Lashingsofstuffweputup:portwineandsherryandcuracoatowhichwedidamplejustice.Fastandfuriousitwas.Afterliquidscamesolids.
