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Chapter 1
Thatwasthetalkofthetownthatyear(AlbertWilliamQuillwroteafinepieceoforiginalverseofdistinctivemeritonthetopicfortheIrishTimes),breakersrunningoverherandcrowdsandcrowdsontheshoreincommotionpetrifiedwithhorror.Thensomeonesaidsomethingaboutthecaseofthes.s.LadyCairnsofSwansearunintobytheMonawhichwasonanoppositetackinrathermuggyishweatherandlostwithallhandsondeck.Noaidwasgiven.Hermaster,theMona’s,saidhewasafraidhiscollisionbulkheadwouldgiveway.Shehadnowater,itappears,inherhold.
Atthisstageanincidenthappened.Ithavingbecomenecessaryforhimtounfurlareefthesailorvacatedhisseat.
—Letmecrossyourbowsmate,hesaidtohisneighbourwhowasjustgentlydroppingoffintoapeacefuldoze.
Hemadetracksheavily,slowlywithadumpysortofagaittothedoor,steppedheavilydowntheonesteptherewasoutoftheshelterandboredueleft.WhilehewasintheactofgettinghisbearingsMrBloomwhonoticedwhenhestoodupthathehadtwoflasksofpresumablyship’srumstickingoneoutofeachpocketfortheprivateconsumptionofhisburninginterior,sawhimproduceabottleanduncorkitorunscrewand,applyingitsnozzletohislips,takeagoodolddelectableswigoutofitwithagurglingnoise.
