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Chapter 1
TheguardedglanceofhalfsolicitudehalfcuriosityaugmentedbyfriendlinesswhichhegaveatStephen’satpresentmoroseexpressionoffeaturesdidnotthrowafloodoflight,noneatallinfactontheproblemastowhetherhehadlethimselfbebadlybamboozledtojudgebytwoorthreelowspiritedremarksheletdroportheotherwayaboutsawthroughtheaffairandforsomereasonorotherbestknowntohimselfallowedmatterstomoreorless.Grindingpovertydidhavethateffectandhemorethanconjecturedthat,higheducationalabilitiesthoughhepossessed,heexperiencednolittledifficultyinmakingbothendsmeet.
Adjacenttothemen’spublicurinaltheyperceivedanicecreamcarroundwhichagroupofpresumablyItaliansinheatedaltercationweregettingridofvolubleexpressionsintheirvivaciouslanguageinaparticularlyanimatedway,therebeingsomelittledifferencesbetweentheparties.
—Puttanamadonna,checidiaiquattrini!Horagione?Culorotto!
—Intendiamoci.Mezzosovranopiù...
—Dicelui,però!
—Mezzo.
—Farabutto!Mortaccisui!
—Maascolta!Cinquelatestapiù...
MrBloomandStephenenteredthecabman’sshelter,anunpretentiouswoodenstructure,where,priortothen,hehadrarelyifeverbeenbefore,theformerhavingpreviouslywhisperedtothelatterafewhintsanentthekeeperofitsaidtobetheoncefamousSkin-the-GoatFitzharris,theinvincible,thoughhecouldnotvouchfortheactualfactswhichquitepossiblytherewasnotonevestigeoftruthin.
