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           Stillitwasakindoflanguagebetweenus.Itcouldn’tbe?No,Gertytheycalledher.MightbefalsenamehoweverlikemynameandtheaddressDolphin’sbarnablind.

           HermaidennamewasJeminaBrown

           AndshelivedwithhermotherinIrishtown.

           PlacemademethinkofthatIsuppose.Alltarredwiththesamebrush.Wipingpensintheirstockings.Buttheballrolleddowntoherasifitunderstood.Everybullethasitsbillet.CourseInevercouldthrowanythingstraightatschool.Crookedasaram’shorn.Sadhoweverbecauseitlastsonlyafewyearstilltheysettledowntopotwallopingandpapa’spantswillsoonfitWillyandfuller’searthforthebabywhentheyholdhimouttodoahah.Nosoftjob.Savesthem.Keepsthemoutofharm’sway.Nature.Washingchild,washingcorpse.Dignam.Children’shandsalwaysroundthem.Cocoanutskulls,monkeys,notevenclosedatfirst,sourmilkintheirswaddlesandtaintedcurds.Oughtn’ttohavegiventhatchildanemptyteattosuck.Fillitupwithwind.MrsBeaufoy,Purefoy.Mustcalltothehospital.WonderisnurseCallantherestill.SheusedtolookoversomenightswhenMollywasintheCoffeePalace.ThatyoungdoctorO’HareInoticedherbrushinghiscoat.AndMrsBreenandMrsDignamoncelikethattoo,marriageable.WorstofallatnightMrsDuggantoldmeintheCityArms.Husbandrollingindrunk,stinkofpuboffhimlikeapolecat.Havethatinyournoseinthedark,whiffofstaleboose.Thenaskinthemorning:wasIdrunklastnight?Badpolicyhowevertofaultthehusband.Chickenscomehometoroost.Theystickbyoneanotherlikeglue.