第2章

Hecouldhearthetolling。HesaidovertohimselfthesongthatBrigidhadtaughthim。Dingdong!Thecastlebell!

Farewell，mymother!

BurymeintheoldchurchyardBesidemyeldestbrother。

Mycoffinshallbeblack，Sixangelsatmyback，TwotosingandtwotoprayAndtwotocarrymysoulaway。Howbeautifulandsadthatwas!HowbeautifulthewordswerewheretheysaidBurymeintheoldchurchyard!Atremorpassedoverhisbody。

Howsadandhowbeautiful!Hewantedtocryquietlybutnotforhimself:

forthewords，sobeautifulandsad，likemusic。Thebell!Thebell!Farewell!

Ofarewell!

ThecoldsunlightwasweakerandBrotherMichaelwasstandingathisbedsidewithabowlofbeef-tea。Hewasgladforhismouthwashotanddry。Hecouldhearthemplayingintheplaygrounds。Andthedaywasgoingoninthecollegejustasifhewerethere。

ThenBrotherMichaelwasgoingawayandthefellowoutofthethirdofgrammartoldhimtobesureandcomebackandtellhimallthenewsinthepaper。HetoldStephenthathisnamewasAthyandthathisfatherkeptalotofracehorsesthatwerespiffingjumpersandthathisfatherwouldgiveagoodtiptoBrotherMichaelanytimehewanteditbecauseBrotherMichaelwasverydecentandalwaystoldhimthenewsoutofthepapertheygoteverydayupinthecastle。Therewaseverykindofnewsinthepaper:accidents，shipwrecks，sports，andpolitics——

Nowitisallaboutpoliticsinthepapers，hesaid。Doyourpeopletalkaboutthattoo？——

Yes，Stephensaid——

Minetoo，hesaid。

Thenhethoughtforamomentandsaid:——

Youhaveaqueername，Dedalus，andIhaveaqueernametoo，Athy。

Mynameisthenameofatown。YournameislikeLatin。

Thenheasked:——

Areyougoodatriddles？

Stephenanswered:——

Notverygood。

Thenhesaid:——

Canyouanswermethisone？WhyisthecountyofKildarelikethelegofafellow"sbreeches？

Stephenthoughtwhatcouldbetheanswerandthensaid:——

Igiveitup——

Becausethereisathighinit，hesaid。Doyouseethejoke？AthyisthetowninthecountyKildareandathighistheotherthigh——

Oh，Isee，Stephensaid——

That"sanoldriddle，hesaid。

Afteramomenthesaid:——

Isay!——

What？askedStephen——

Youknow，hesaid，youcanaskthatriddleanotherway——

Canyou？saidStephen——

Thesameriddle，hesaid。Doyouknowtheotherwaytoaskit？——

No，saidStephen——

Canyounotthinkoftheotherway？hesaid。

HelookedatStephenoverthebedclothesashespoke。Thenhelaybackonthepillowandsaid:——

ThereisanotherwaybutIwon"ttellyouwhatitis。

Whydidhenottellit？Hisfather，whokepttheracehorses，mustbeamagistratetoolikeSaurin"sfatherandNastyRoche"sfather。Hethoughtofhisownfather，ofhowhesangsongswhilehismotherplayedandofhowhealwaysgavehimashillingwhenheaskedforsixpenceandhefeltsorryforhimthathewasnotamagistrateliketheotherboys"fathers。

Thenwhywashesenttothatplacewiththem？Buthisfatherhadtoldhimthathewouldbenostrangertherebecausehisgrandunclehadpresentedanaddresstotheliberatortherefiftyyearsbefore。Youcouldknowthepeopleofthattimebytheirolddress。Itseemedtohimasolemntime:

andhewonderedifthatwasthetimewhenthefellowsinClongowesworebluecoatswithbrassbuttonsandyellowwaistcoatsandcapsofrabbitskinanddrankbeerlikegrown-uppeopleandkeptgreyhoundsoftheirowntocoursethehareswith。

Helookedatthewindowandsawthatthedaylighthadgrownweaker。

Therewouldbecloudygreylightovertheplaygrounds。Therewasnonoiseontheplaygrounds。TheclassmustbedoingthethemesorperhapsFatherArnallwasreadingoutofthebook。

Itwasqueerthattheyhadnotgivenhimanymedicine。PerhapsBrotherMichaelwouldbringitbackwhenhecame。Theysaidyougotstinkingstufftodrinkwhenyouwereintheinfirmary。Buthefeltbetternowthanbefore。

Itwouldbenicegettingbetterslowly。Youcouldgetabookthen。TherewasabookinthelibraryaboutHolland。Therewerelovelyforeignnamesinitandpicturesofstrangelookingcitiesandships。Itmadeyoufeelsohappy。

Howpalethelightwasatthewindow!Butthatwasnice。Thefireroseandfellonthewall。Itwaslikewaves。Someonehadputcoalonandheheardvoices。Theyweretalking。Itwasthenoiseofthewaves。Orthewavesweretalkingamongthemselvesastheyroseandfell。

Hesawtheseaofwaves，longdarkwavesrisingandfalling，darkunderthemoonlessnight。Atinylighttwinkledatthepierheadwheretheshipwasentering:andhesawamultitudeofpeoplegatheredbythewaters"

edgetoseetheshipthatwasenteringtheirharbour。Atallmanstoodonthedeck，lookingouttowardstheflatdarkland:andbythelightatthepierheadhesawhisface，thesorrowfulfaceofBrotherMichael。

Hesawhimlifthishandtowardsthepeopleandheardhimsayinaloudvoiceofsorrowoverthewaters:——

Heisdead。Wesawhimlyinguponthecatafalque。Awailofsorrowwentupfromthepeople——

Parnell!Parnell!Heisdead!

Theyfellupontheirknees，moaninginsorrow。

AndhesawDanteinamaroonvelvetdressandwithagreenvelvetmantlehangingfromhershoulderswalkingproudlyandsilentlypastthepeoplewhokneltbythewater"sedge。

Agreatfire，bankedhighandred，flamedinthegrateandundertheivy-twinedbranchesofthechandeliertheChristmastablewasspread。Theyhadcomehomealittlelateandstilldinnerwasnotready:butitwouldbereadyinajiffyhismotherhadsaid。Theywerewaitingforthedoortoopenandfortheservantstocomein，holdingthebigdishescoveredwiththeirheavymetalcovers。

Allwerewaiting:uncleCharles，whosatfarawayintheshadowofthewindow，DanteandMrCasey，whosatintheeasy-chairsateithersideofthehearth，Stephen，seatedonachairbetweenthem，hisfeetrestingonthetoastedboss。MrDedaluslookedathimselfinthepierglassabovethemantelpiece，waxedouthismoustacheendsandthen，partinghiscoattails，stoodwithhisbacktotheglowingfire:andstillfromtimetotimehewithdrewahandfromhiscoat-tailtowaxoutoneofhismoustacheends。

MrCaseyleanedhisheadtoonesideand，smiling，tappedtheglandofhis-neckwithhisfingers。AndStephensmiledtooforheknewnowthatitwasnottruethatMrCaseyhadapurseofsilverinhisthroat。HesmiledtothinkhowthesilverynoisewhichMrCaseyusedtomakehaddeceivedhim。AndwhenhehadtriedtoopenMrCasey"shandtoseeifthepurseofsilverwashiddentherehehadseenthatthefingerscouldnotbestraightenedout:andMrCaseyhadtoldhimthathehadgotthosethreecrampedfingersmakingabirthdaypresentforQueenVictoria。MrCaseytappedtheglandofhisneckandsmiledatStephenwithsleepyeyes:andMrDedalussaidtohim:——

Yes。Wellnow，that"sallright。O，wehadagoodwalk，hadn"twe，John？YesIwonderifthere"sanylikelihoodofdinnerthisevening。

YesO，wellnow，wegotagoodbreathofozoneroundtheHeadtoday。

Ay，bedad。

HeturnedtoDanteandsaid:——

Youdidn"tstiroutatall，MrsRiordan？

Dantefrownedandsaidshortly:——

No。

MrDedalusdroppedhiscoat-tailsandwentovertothesideboard。Hebroughtforthagreatstonejarofwhiskyfromthelockerandfilledthedecanterslowly，bendingnowandthentoseehowmuchhehadpouredin。

Thenreplacingthejarinthelockerhepouredalittleofthewhiskyintotwoglasses，addedalittlewaterandcamebackwiththemtothefireplace——

Athimbleful，John，hesaid，justtowhetyourappetite。

MrCaseytooktheglass，drank，andplaceditnearhimonthemantelpiece。

Thenhesaid:——

Well，Ican"thelpthinkingofourfriendChristophermanufacturing。

Hebrokeintoafitoflaughterandcoughingandadded:——

manufacturingthatchampagneforthosefellows。

MrDedaluslaughedloudly——

IsitChristy？hesaid。There"smorecunninginoneofthosewartsonhisbaldheadthaninapackofjackfoxes。

Heinclinedhishead，closedhiseyes，and，lickinghislipsprofusely，begantospeakwiththevoiceofthehotelkeeper——

Andhehassuchasoftmouthwhenhe"sspeakingtoyou，don"tyouknow。He"sverymoistandwateryaboutthedewlaps，Godblesshim。

MrCaseywasstillstrugglingthroughhisfitofcoughingandlaughter。

Stephen，seeingandhearingthehotelkeeperthroughhisfather"sfaceandvoice，laughed。

MrDedalusputuphiseyeglassand，staringdownathim，saidquietlyandkindly:——

Whatareyoulaughingat，youlittlepuppy，you？

Theservantsenteredandplacedthedishesonthetable。MrsDedalusfollowedandtheplaceswerearranged——

Sitover，shesaid。

MrDedaluswenttotheendofthetableandsaid:——

Now，MrsRiordan，sitover。John，sityoudown，myhearty。

HelookedroundtowhereuncleCharlessatandsaid:——

Nowthen，sir，there"sabirdherewaitingforyou。

Whenallhadtakentheirseatshelaidhishandonthecoverandthensaidquickly，withdrawingit:——

Now，Stephen。

Stephenstoodupinhisplacetosaythegracebeforemeals:Blessus，OLord，andtheseThygiftswhichthroughThybountyweareabouttoreceivethroughChristourLord。Amen。AllblessedthemselvesandMrDedaluswithasighofpleasureliftedfromthedishtheheavycoverpearledaroundtheedgewithglisteningdrops。

Stephenlookedattheplumpturkeywhichhadlain，trussedandskewered，onthekitchentable。HeknewthathisfatherhadpaidaguineaforitinDunn"sofD"OlierStreetandthatthemanhadproddeditoftenatthebreastbonetoshowhowgooditwas:andherememberedtheman"svoicewhenhehadsaid:——

Takethatone，sir。That"stherealAllyDaly。

WhydidMrBarrettinClongowescallhispandybataturkey？ButClongoweswasfaraway:andthewarmheavysmellofturkeyandhamandceleryrosefromtheplatesanddishesandthegreatfirewasbankedhighandredinthegrateandthegreenivyandredhollymadeyoufeelsohappyandwhendinnerwasendedthebigplumpuddingwouldbecarriedin，studdedwithpeeledalmondsandsprigsofholly，withbluishfirerunningarounditandalittlegreenflagflyingfromthetop。

ItwashisfirstChristmasdinnerandhethoughtofhislittlebrothersandsisterswhowerewaitinginthenursery，ashehadoftenwaited，tillthepuddingcame。ThedeeplowcollarandtheEtonjacketmadehimfeelqueerandoldish:andthatmorningwhenhismotherhadbroughthimdowntotheparlour，dressedformass，hisfatherhadcried。Thatwasbecausehewasthinkingofhisownfather。AnduncleCharleshadsaidsotoo。

MrDedaluscoveredthedishandbegantoeathungrily。Thenhesaid:——

PooroldChristy，he"snearlylopsidednowwithroguery——

Simon，saidMrsDedalus，youhaven"tgivenMrsRiordananysauce。

MrDedalusseizedthesauceboat——

Haven"tI？hecried。MrsRiordan，pitythepoorblind。Dantecoveredherplatewithherhandsandsaid:——

No，thanks。

MrDedalusturnedtouncleCharles——

Howareyouoff，sir？——

Rightasthemail，Simon——

You，John？——

I"mallright。Goonyourself——

Mary？Here，Stephen，here"ssomethingtomakeyourhaircurl。

HepouredsaucefreelyoverStephen"splateandsettheboatagainonthetable。ThenheaskeduncleCharleswasittender。UncleCharlescouldnotspeakbecausehismouthwasfull；buthenoddedthatitwas——

Thatwasagoodanswerourfriendmadetothecanon。What？saidMrDedalus——

Ididn"tthinkhehadthatmuchinhim，saidMrCasey——

I"llpayyourdues，father，whenyouceaseturningthehouseofGodintoapolling-booth——

Aniceanswer，saidDante，foranymancallinghimselfacatholictogivetohispriest——

Theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame，saidMrDedalussuavely。Iftheytookafool"sadvicetheywouldconfinetheirattentiontoreligion——

Itisreligion，Dantesaid。Theyaredoingtheirdutyinwarningthepeople——

WegotothehouseofGod，MrCaseysaid，inallhumilitytopraytoourMakerandnottohearelectionaddresses——

Itisreligion，Dantesaidagain。Theyareright。Theymustdirecttheirflocks——

Andpreachpoliticsfromthealtar，isit？askedMrDedalus——

Certainly，saidDante。Itisaquestionofpublicmorality。Apriestwouldnotbeapriestifhedidnottellhisflockwhatisrightandwhatiswrong。

MrsDedaluslaiddownherknifeandfork，saying:——

Forpitysakeandforpitysakeletushavenopoliticaldiscussiononthisdayofalldaysintheyear——

Quiteright，ma"am，saiduncleCharles。Now，Simon，that"squiteenoughnow。Notanotherwordnow——

Yes，yes，saidMrDedalusquickly。

Heuncoveredthedishboldlyandsaid:——

Nowthen，who"sformoreturkey？

Nobodyanswered。Dantesaid:——

Nicelanguageforanycatholictouse!——

MrsRiordan，Iappealtoyou，saidMrsDedalus，toletthematterdropnow。

Danteturnedonherandsaid:——

AndamItosithereandlistentothepastorsofmychurchbeingflouted？——

Nobodyissayingawordagainstthem，saidMrDedalus，solongastheydon"tmeddleinpolitics——

ThebishopsandpriestsofIrelandhavespoken，saidDante，andtheymustbeobeyed——

Letthemleavepoliticsalone，saidMrCasey，orthepeoplemayleavetheirchurchalone——

Youhear？saidDante，turningtoMrsDedalus——

MrCasey!Simon!saidMrsDedalus，letitendnow——

Toobad!Toobad!saiduncleCharles——

What？criedMrDedalus。WerewetodeserthimatthebiddingoftheEnglishpeople？——

Hewasnolongerworthytolead，saidDante。Hewasapublicsinner——

Weareallsinnersandblacksinners，saidMrCaseycoldly——

Woebetothemanbywhomthescandalcometh!saidMrsRiordan。Itwouldbebetterforhimthatamillstoneweretiedabouthisneckandthathewerecastintothedepthsofthesearatherthanthatheshouldscandalizeoneofthese，myleastlittleones。ThatisthelanguageoftheHolyGhost——

Andverybadlanguageifyouaskme，saidMrDedaluscoolly——

Simon!Simon!saiduncleCharles。Theboy——

Yes，yes，saidMrDedalus。ImeantabouttheIwasthinkingaboutthebadlanguageoftherailwayporter。Wellnow，that"sallright。Here，Stephen，showmeyourplate，oldchap。Eatawaynow。Here。

HeheapedupthefoodonStephen"splateandserveduncleCharlesandMrCaseytolargepiecesofturkeyandsplashesofsauce。MrsDedaluswaseatinglittleandDantesatwithherhandsinherlap。Shewasredintheface。MrDedalusrootedwiththecarversattheendofthedishandsaid:——

There"satastybitherewecallthepope"snose。Ifanyladyorgentleman。

Heheldapieceoffowlupontheprongofthecarvingfork。Nobodyspoke。Heputitonhisownplate，saying:——

Well，youcan"tsaybutyouwereasked。IthinkIhadbettereatitmyselfbecauseI"mnotwellinmyhealthlately。

HewinkedatStephenand，replacingthedish-cover，begantoeatagain。

Therewasasilencewhileheate。Thenhesaid:——

Wellnow，thedaykeptupfineafterall。Therewereplentyofstrangersdowntoo。

Nobodyspoke。Hesaidagain:——

IthinkthereweremorestrangersdownthanlastChristmas。

Helookedroundattheotherswhosefaceswerebenttowardstheirplatesand，receivingnoreply，waitedforamomentandsaidbitterly:——

Well，myChristmasdinnerhasbeenspoiledanyhow——

Therecouldbeneitherlucknorgrace，Dantesaid，inahousewherethereisnorespectforthepastorsofthechurch。

MrDedalusthrewhisknifeandforknoisilyonhisplate——

Respect!hesaid。IsitforBillywiththeliporforthetubofgutsupinArmagh？Respect!——

Princesofthechurch，saidMrCaseywithslowscorn——

LordLeitrim"scoachman，yes，saidMrDedalus——

TheyaretheLord"sanointed，Dantesaid。Theyareanhonourtotheircountry——

Tubofguts，saidMrDedaluscoarsely。Hehasahandsomeface，mindyou，inrepose。Youshouldseethatfellowlappinguphisbaconandcabbageofacoldwinter"sday。OJohnny!

Hetwistedhisfeaturesintoagrimaceofheavybestialityandmadealappingnoisewithhislips——

Really，Simon，youshouldnotspeakthatwaybeforeStephen。It"snotright——

O，he"llrememberallthiswhenhegrowsup，saidDantehotly-thelanguageheheardagainstGodandreligionandpriestsinhisownhome——

Lethimremembertoo，criedMrCaseytoherfromacrossthetable，thelanguagewithwhichthepriestsandthepriests"pawnsbrokeParnell"sheartandhoundedhimintohisgrave。Lethimrememberthattoowhenhegrowsup——

Sonsofbitches!criedMrDedalus。Whenhewasdowntheyturnedonhimtobetrayhimandrendhimlikeratsinasewer。Low-liveddogs!Andtheylookit!ByChrist，theylookit!——

Theybehavedrightly，criedDante。Theyobeyedtheirbishopsandtheirpriests。Honourtothem!——

Well，itisperfectlydreadfultosaythatnotevenforonedayintheyear，saidMrsDedalus，canwebefreefromthesedreadfuldisputes!

UncleCharlesraisedhishandsmildlyandsaid:——

Comenow，comenow，comenow!Canwenothaveouropinionswhatevertheyarewithoutthisbadtemperandthisbadlanguage？Itistoobadsurely。

MrsDedalusspoketoDanteinalowvoicebutDantesaidloudly:——

Iwillnotsaynothing。Iwilldefendmychurchandmyreligionwhenitisinsultedandspitonbyrenegadecatholics。

MrCaseypushedhisplaterudelyintothemiddleofthetableand，restinghiselbowsbeforehim，saidinahoarsevoicetohishost:——

Tellme，didItellyouthatstoryaboutaveryfamousspit？——

Youdidnot，John，saidMrDedalus——

Whythen，saidMrCasey，itisamostinstructivestory。IthappenednotlongagointhecountyWicklowwherewearenow。

Hebrokeoffand，turningtowardsDante，saidwithquietindignation:——

AndImaytellyou，ma"am，thatI，ifyoumeanme，amnorenegadecatholic。Iamacatholicasmyfatherwasandhisfatherbeforehimandhisfatherbeforehimagain，whenwegaveupourlivesratherthansellourfaith——

Themoreshametoyounow，Dantesaid，tospeakasyoudo——

Thestory，John，saidMrDedalussmiling。Letushavethestoryanyhow——

Catholicindeed!repeatedDanteironically。TheblackestprotestantinthelandwouldnotspeakthelanguageIhaveheardthisevening。

MrDedalusbegantoswayhisheadtoandfro，crooninglikeacountrysinger——

Iamnoprotestant，Itellyouagain，saidMrCasey，flushing。

MrDedalus，stillcrooningandswayinghishead，begantosinginagruntingnasaltone:O，comeallyouRomancatholicsThatneverwenttomass。Hetookuphisknifeandforkagainingoodhumourandsettoeating，sayingtoMrCasey:——

Letushavethestory，John。Itwillhelpustodigest。

StephenlookedwithaffectionatMrCasey"sfacewhichstaredacrossthetableoverhisjoinedhands。Helikedtositnearhimatthefire，lookingupathisdarkfierceface。Buthisdarkeyeswereneverfierceandhisslowvoicewasgoodtolistento。Butwhywashethenagainstthepriests？BecauseDantemustberightthen。ButhehadheardhisfathersaythatshewasaspoilednunandthatshehadcomeoutoftheconventintheAlleghanieswhenherbrotherhadgotthemoneyfromthesavagesforthetrinketsandthechainies。PerhapsthatmadehersevereagainstParnell。AndshedidnotlikehimtoplaywithEileenbecauseEileenwasaprotestantandwhenshewasyoungsheknewchildrenthatusedtoplaywithprotestantsandtheprotestantsusedtomakefunofthelitanyoftheBlessedVirgin。TowerofIvorytheyusedtosay，HouseofGold!Howcouldawomanbeatowerofivoryorahouseofgold？Whowasrightthen？AndherememberedtheeveningintheinfirmaryinClongowes，thedarkwaters，thelightatthepierheadandthemoanofsorrowfromthepeoplewhentheyhadheard。

Eileenhadlongwhitehands。Oneeveningwhenplayingtigshehadputherhandsoverhiseyes:longandwhiteandthinandcoldandsoft。Thatwasivory:acoldwhitething。ThatwasthemeaningofTowerofIvory——

Thestoryisveryshortandsweet，MrCaseysaid。ItwasonedaydowninArklow，acoldbitterday，notlongbeforethechiefdied。MayGodhavemercyonhim!

Heclosedhiseyeswearilyandpaused。MrDedalustookabonefromhisplateandtoresomemeatfromitwithhisteeth，saying:——

Beforehewaskilled，youmean。

MrCaseyopenedhiseyes，sighedandwenton:——

ItwasdowninArklowoneday。Weweredownthereatameetingandafterthemeetingwasoverwehadtomakeourwaytotherailwaystationthroughthecrowd。Suchbooingandbaaing，man，youneverheard。Theycalledusallthenamesintheworld。Welltherewasoneoldlady，andadrunkenoldharridanshewassurely，thatpaidallherattentiontome。Shekeptdancingalongbesidemeinthemudbawlingandscreamingintomyface:Priest-hunter!TheParisFunds!MrFox!KittyO"Shea!——

Andwhatdidyoudo，John？askedMrDedalus——

Iletherbawlaway，saidMrCasey。ItwasacolddayandtokeepupmyheartIhad(savingyourpresence，ma"am)aquidofTullamoreinmymouthandsureIcouldn"tsayawordinanycasebecausemymouthwasfulloftobaccojuice——

Well，John？——

Well。Iletherbawlaway，toherheart"scontent，KittyO"SheaandtherestofittillatlastshecalledthatladyanamethatIwon"tsullythisChristmasboardnoryourears，ma"am，normyownlipsbyrepeating。

Hepaused。MrDedalus，liftinghisheadfromthebone，asked:——

Andwhatdidyoudo，John？——

Do!saidMrCasey。ShestuckheruglyoldfaceupatmewhenshesaiditandIhadmymouthfulloftobaccojuice。IbentdowntoherandPhth!saysItoherlikethat。

Heturnedasideandmadetheactofspitting——

Phth!saysItoherlikethat，rightintohereye。

Heclappedhishandtohiseyeandgaveahoarsescreamofpain——

OJesus，MaryandJoseph!saysshe。I"mblinded!I"mblindedanddrownded!

Hestoppedinafitofcoughingandlaughter，repeating:——

I"mblindedentirely。

MrDedaluslaughedloudlyandlaybackinhischairwhileuncleCharlesswayedhisheadtoandfro。

Dantelookedterriblyangryandrepeatedwhiletheylaughed:——

Verynice!Ha!Verynice!

Itwasnotniceaboutthespitinthewoman"seye。

ButwhatwasthenamethewomanhadcalledKittyO"SheathatMrCaseywouldnotrepeat？HethoughtofMrCaseywalkingthroughthecrowdsofpeopleandmakingspeechesfromawagonette。ThatwaswhathehadbeeninprisonforandherememberedthatonenightSergeantO"Neillhadcometothehouseandhadstoodinthehall，talkinginalowvoicewithhisfatherandchewingnervouslyatthechinstrapofhiscap。AndthatnightMrCaseyhadnotgonetoDublinbytrainbutacarhadcometothedoorandhehadheardhisfathersaysomethingabouttheCabinteelyroad。

HewasforIrelandandParnellandsowashisfather:andsowasDantetooforonenightatthebandontheesplanadeshehadhitagentlemanontheheadwithherumbrellabecausehehadtakenoffhishatwhenthebandplayedGodsavetheQueenattheend。

MrDedalusgaveasnortofcontempt——

Ah，John，hesaid。Itistrueforthem。Weareanunfortunatepriest-riddenraceandalwayswereandalwayswillbetilltheendofthechapter。

UncleCharlesshookhishead，saying:——

Abadbusiness!Abadbusiness!

MrDedalusrepeated:——

Apriest-riddenGodforsakenrace!

Hepointedtotheportraitofhisgrandfatheronthewalltohisright——

Doyouseethatoldchapupthere，John？hesaid。HewasagoodIrishmanwhentherewasnomoneyInthejob。Hewascondemnedtodeathasawhiteboy。