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Chapter 1
OnthecontrarythatstabinthebacktouchwasquiteinkeepingwiththoseitalianosthoughcandidlyhewasnonethelessfreetoadmitthoseicecreamersandfriersinthefishwaynottomentionthechippotatovarietyandsoforthoverinlittleItalythereneartheCoombeweresoberthriftyhardworkingfellowsexceptperhapsabittoogiventopothuntingtheharmlessnecessaryanimalofthefelinepersuasionofothersatnightsoastohaveagoodoldsucculenttuckinwithgarlicderigueuroffhimorhernextdayonthequietand,headded,onthecheap.
—Spaniards,forinstance,hecontinued,passionatetemperamentslikethat,impetuousasOldNick,aregiventotakingthelawintotheirownhandsandgiveyouyourquietusdoublequickwiththosepoignardstheycarryintheabdomen.Itcomesfromthegreatheat,climategenerally.Mywifeis,sotospeak,Spanish,halfthatis.PointoffactshecouldactuallyclaimSpanishnationalityifshewanted,havingbeenbornin(technically)Spain,i.e.Gibraltar.ShehastheSpanishtype.Quitedark,regularbrunette,black.Iforonecertainlybelieveclimateaccountsforcharacter.That’swhyIaskedyouifyouwroteyourpoetryinItalian.
—Thetemperamentsatthedoor,Stepheninterposedwith,wereverypassionateabouttenshillings.Robertorubarobasua.
—Quiteso,MrBloomdittoed.
—Then,Stephensaidstaringandramblingontohimselforsomeunknownlistenersomewhere,wehavetheimpetuosityofDanteandtheisoscelestrianglemissPortinarihefellinlovewithandLeonardoandsanTommasoMastino.
—It’sintheblood,MrBloomaccededatonce.
