Улісс
Chapter 10
ButnotapincaredCiss.
—Lethim!shesaidwithaperttossofherheadandapiquanttiltofhernose.GiveittohimtooonthesameplaceasquickasI’dlookathim.
MadcapCisswithhergolliwogcurls.Youhadtolaughathersometimes.ForinstancewhensheaskedyouwouldyouhavesomemoreChineseteaandjaspberryramandwhenshedrewthejugstooandthemen’sfacesonhernailswithredinkmakeyousplityoursidesorwhenshewantedtogowhereyouknowshesaidshewantedtorunandpayavisittotheMissWhite.ThatwasjustlikeCissycums.O,andwillyoueverforgethertheeveningshedressedupinherfather’ssuitandhatandtheburnedcorkmoustacheandwalkeddownTritonvilleroad,smokingacigarette.Therewasnonetocomeuptoherforfun.Butshewassincerityitself,oneofthebravestandtruestheartsheavenevermade,notoneofyourtwofacedthings,toosweettobewholesome.
Andthentherecameoutupontheairthesoundofvoicesandthepealinganthemoftheorgan.Itwasthemen’stemperanceretreatconductedbythemissioner,thereverendJohnHughesS.J.,rosary,sermonandbenedictionoftheMostBlessedSacrament.Theyweretheregatheredtogetherwithoutdistinctionofsocialclass(andamostedifyingspectacleitwastosee)inthatsimplefanebesidethewaves,afterthestormsofthiswearyworld,kneelingbeforethefeetoftheimmaculate,recitingthelitanyofOurLadyofLoreto,beseechinghertointercedeforthem,theoldfamiliarwords,holyMary,holyvirginofvirgins.
