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Chapter 8
Sisang’Twasrankandfame:inNedLambert’s’twas.GoodGodheneverheardinallhislifeanotelikethatheneverdidthenfalseonewehadbetterpartsoclearsoGodheneverheardsincelovelivesnotaclinkingvoicelivesnotaskLamberthecantellyoutoo.
Goulding,aflushstrugglinginhispale,toldMrBloom,faceofthenight,SiinNedLambert’s,Dedalushouse,sang’Twasrankandfame.
He,MrBloom,listenedwhilehe,RichieGoulding,toldhim,MrBloom,ofthenighthe,Richie,heardhim,SiDedalus,sing’Twasrankandfameinhis,NedLambert’s,house.
Brothers-in-law:relations.Weneverspeakaswepassby.RiftintheluteIthink.Treatshimwithscorn.See.Headmireshimallthemore.ThenightSisang.Thehumanvoice,twotinysilkychords,wonderful,morethanallothers.
Thatvoicewasalamentation.Calmernow.It’sinthesilenceafteryoufeelyouhear.Vibrations.Nowsilentair.
Bloomungyvedhiscrisscrossedhandsandwithslackfingerspluckedtheslendercatgutthong.Hedrewandplucked.Itbuzz,ittwanged.WhileGouldingtalkedofBarraclough’svoiceproduction,whileTomKernan,harkingbackinaretrospectivesortofarrangementtalkedtolisteningFatherCowley,whoplayedavoluntary,whonoddedasheplayed.WhilebigBenDollardtalkedwithSimonDedalus,lighting,whonoddedashesmoked,whosmoked.
Thoulostone.Allsongsonthattheme.YetmoreBloomstretchedhisstring.Cruelitseems.Letpeoplegetfondofeachother:lurethemon.Thentearasunder.Death.Explos.Knockonthehead.Outtohelloutofthat.Humanlife.Dignam.
