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           Andtalkingofthat,takingitforgrantedheknewallabouttheoldfavourites,hementionedparexcellenceLionel’sairinMartha,M’appari,which,curiouslyenough,hehadheardoroverheard,tobemoreaccurate,onyesterday,aprivilegehekeenlyappreciated,fromthelipsofStephen’srespectedfather,sungtoperfection,astudyofthenumber,infact,whichmadealltheotherstakeabackseat.Stephen,inreplytoapolitelyputquery,saidhedidn’tsingitbutlaunchedoutintopraisesofShakespeare’ssongs,atleastofinoraboutthatperiod,thelutenistDowlandwholivedinFetterlanenearGerardtheherbalist,whoannoludendohausi,Doulandus,aninstrumenthewascontemplatingpurchasingfromMrArnoldDolmetsch,whomB.didnotquiterecallthoughthenamecertainlysoundedfamiliar,forsixtyfiveguineasandFarnabyandsonwiththeirduxandcomesconceitsandByrd(William)whoplayedthevirginals,hesaid,intheQueen’schapeloranywhereelsehefoundthemandoneTomkinswhomadetoysorairsandJohnBull.

           Ontheroadwaywhichtheywereapproachingwhilststillspeakingbeyondtheswingchainsahorse,draggingasweeper,pacedonthepavenground,brushingalongswatheofmireupsothatwiththenoiseBloomwasnotperfectlycertainwhetherhehadcaughtarighttheallusiontosixtyfiveguineasandJohnBull.HeinquiredifitwasJohnBullthepoliticalcelebrityofthatilk,asitstruckhim,thetwoidenticalnames,asastrikingcoincidence.