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Chapter 2
JacksonandCecilHicks,costumesbyMrsandMissWhelanunderthepersonalsupervisionofMrsMichaelGunn,balletsbyJessieNoir,harlequinadebyThomasOtto)andsungbyNellyBouverist,principalgirl?
Firstly,oscillationbetweeneventsofimperialandoflocalinterest,theanticipateddiamondjubileeofQueenVictoria(born1820,acceded1837)andtheposticipatedopeningofthenewmunicipalfishmarket:secondly,apprehensionofoppositionfromextremecirclesonthequestionsoftherespectivevisitsofTheirRoyalHighnessesthedukeandduchessofYork(real)andofHisMajestyKingBrianBoru(imaginary):thirdly,aconflictbetweenprofessionaletiquetteandprofessionalemulationconcerningtherecenterectionsoftheGrandLyricHallonBurghQuayandtheTheatreRoyalinHawkinsstreet:fourthly,distractionresultantfromcompassionforNellyBouverist’snon-intellectual,non-political,non-topicalexpressionofcountenanceandconcupiscencecausedbyNellyBouverist’srevelationsofwhitearticlesofnon-intellectual,non-political,non-topicalunderclothingwhileshe(NellyBouverist)wasinthearticles:fifthly,thedifficultiesoftheselectionofappropriatemusicandhumorousallusionsfromEverybody’sBookofJokes(1000pagesandalaughineveryone):sixthly,therhymes,homophonousandcacophonous,associatedwiththenamesofthenewlordmayor,DanielTallon,thenewhighsheriff,ThomasPileandthenewsolicitorgeneral,DunbarPlunketBarton.
Whatrelationexistedbetweentheirages?
16yearsbeforein1888whenBloomwasofStephen’spresentageStephenwas6.