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Chapter 9
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—Anyhow,saysJoe,FieldandNannettiaregoingovertonighttoLondontoaskaboutitonthefloorofthehouseofcommons.
—Areyousure,saysBloom,thecouncillorisgoing?Iwantedtoseehim,asithappens.
—Well,he’sgoingoffbythemailboat,saysJoe,tonight.