Улісс
Chapter 9
—Well,saysthecitizen,what’sthelatestfromthesceneofaction?WhatdidthosetinkersinthecityhallattheircaucusmeetingdecideabouttheIrishlanguage?
O’Nolan,cladinshiningarmour,lowbendingmadeobeisancetothepuissantandhighandmightychiefofallErinanddidhimtowitofthatwhichhadbefallen,howthatthegraveeldersofthemostobedientcity,secondoftherealm,hadmettheminthetholsel,andthere,afterdueprayerstothegodswhodwellinethersupernal,hadtakensolemncounselwherebytheymight,ifsobeitmightbe,bringoncemoreintohonouramongmortalmenthewingedspeechoftheseadividedGael.
—It’sonthemarch,saysthecitizen.TohellwiththebloodybrutalSassenachsandtheirpatois.
SoJ.J.putsinaword,doingthetoffaboutonestorywasgoodtillyouheardanotherandblinkingfactsandtheNelsonpolicy,puttingyourblindeyetothetelescopeanddrawingupabillofattaindertoimpeachanation,andBloomtryingtobackhimupmoderationandbotherationandtheircoloniesandtheircivilisation.
—Theirsyphilisation,youmean,saysthecitizen.Tohellwiththem!ThecurseofagoodfornothingGodlightsidewaysonthebloodythickluggedsonsofwhores’gets!Nomusicandnoartandnoliteratureworthyofthename.Anycivilisationtheyhavetheystolefromus.Tonguetiedsonsofbastards’ghosts.
—TheEuropeanfamily,saysJ.J....
—They’renotEuropean,saysthecitizen.IwasinEuropewithKevinEganofParis.Youwouldn’tseeatraceofthemortheirlanguageanywhereinEuropeexceptinacabinetd’aisance.
