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第37章

  TheMalahideroadwasquiet。ItpleasedFatherConmee,roadandname。
  ThejoybellswereringingingayMalahide。LordTalbotdeMalahide,immediatehereditarylordadmiralofMalahideandtheseasadjoining。Thencamethecalltoarmsandshewasmaid,wifeandwidowinoneday。Thosewereoldworldishdays,loyaltimesinjoyoustownlands,oldtimesinthebarony。
  FatherConmee,walking,thoughtofhislittlebookOldTimesintheBaronyandofthebookthatmightbewrittenaboutjesuithousesandofMaryRochfort,daughteroflordMolesworth,firstcountessofBelvedere。
  Alistlesslady,nomoreyoung,walkedalonetheshoreofloughEnnel,Mary,firstcountessofBelvedere,listlesslywalkingintheevening,notstartledwhenanotterplunged。Whocouldknowthetruth?NotthejealouslordBelvedereandnotherconfessorifshehadnotcommittedadulteryfully,eiaculatioseminisintervasnaturalemulieris,withherhusband’sbrother?Shewouldhalfconfessifshehadnotallsinnedaswomendid。OnlyGodknewandsheandhe,herhusband’sbrother。
  FatherConmeethoughtofthattyrannousincontinence,neededhoweverformen’sraceonearth,andofthewaysofGodwhichwerenotourways。
  DonJohnConmeewalkedandmovedintimesofyore。Hewashumaneandhonouredthere。Heboreinmindsecretsconfessedandhesmiledatsmilingnoblefacesinabeeswaxeddrawingroom,ceiledwithfullfruitclusters。
  Andthehandsofabrideandofabridegroom,nobletonoble,wereimpalmedbydonJohnConmee。
  Itwasacharmingday。
  ThelychgateofafieldshowedFatherConmeebreadthsofcabbages,curtseyingtohimwithampleunderleaves。Theskyshowedhimaflockofsmallwhitecloudsgoingslowlydownthewind。Moutonner,theFrenchsaid。A
  homelyandjustword。
  FatherConmee,readinghisoffice,watchedaflockofmuttoningcloudsoverRathcoffey。HisthinsockedanklesweretickledbythestubbleofClongowesfield。Hewalkedthere,readingintheevening,andheardthecriesoftheboys’linesattheirplay,youngcriesinthequietevening。Hewastheirrector:hisreignwasmild。
  FatherConmeedrewoffhisglovesandtookhisrededgedbreviaryout。
  Anivorybookmarktoldhimthepage。
  Nones。Heshouldhavereadthatbeforelunch。ButladyMaxwellhadcome。
  FatherConmeereadinsecretPaterandAveandcrossedhisbreast。Deusinadiutorium。
  Hewamkedcalmlyandreadmutelythenones,walkingandreadingtillhecametoResinBeatiimmaculati:Principiumverborumtuotumveritas:ineternumomniaiudiciaiustitutu&;Aelig;。
  Aflushedyoungmancamefromagapofahedgeandafterhimcameayoungwomanwithwildnoddingdaisiesinherhand。Theyoungmanraisedhiscapabruptly:theyoungwomanabruptlybentandwithslowcaredetachedfromherlightskirtaclingingtwig。
  FatherConmeeblessedbothgravelyandturnedathinpageofhisbreviary。Sin:Principespersecutisuntmegratis:etaverbistuisformidavitcormeum。
  CornyKelleherclosedhislongdaybookandglancedwithhisdroopingeyeatapinecoffinlidsentriedinacorner。Hepulledhimselferect,wenttoitand,spinningitonitsaxle,vieweditsshapeandbrassfurnishings。
  Chewinghisbladeofhayhelaidthecoffinlidbyandcametothedoorway。
  Therehetiltedhishatbrimtogiveshadetohiseyesandleanedagainstthedoorcase,lookingidlyout。
  FatherJohnConmeesteppedintotheDollymounttramonNewcomenbridge。
  CornyKelleherlockedhislargefootedbootsandgazed,hishatdowntilted,chewinghisbladeofhay。
  Constable57C,onhisbeat,stoodtopassthetimeofday。
  That’safineday,MrKelleher。
  Ay,CornyKellehersaid。
  It’sveryclose,theconstablesaid。
  CornyKelleherspedasilentjetofhayjuicearchingfromhismouthwhileagenerouswhitearmfromawindowinEcclesstreetflungforthacoin。
  What’sthebestnews?heasked。
  Iseenthatparticularpartylastevening,theconstablesaidwithbatedbreath。
  AoneleggedsailorcrutchedhimselfroundMacConnell’scorner,skirtingRabaiotti’sicecreamcar,andjerkedhimselfupEcclesstreet。TowardsLarryO’Rourke,inshirtsleevesinhisdoorway,hegrowledunamiablyForEngland……
  HeswunghimselfviolentlyforwardpastKateyandBoodyDedalus,haltedandgrowled:
  homeandbeauty。
  J。J。O’Molloy’swhitecarewornfacewastoldthatMrLambertwasinthewarehousewithavisitor。
  Astoutladystopped,tookacoppercoinfromherpurseanddroppeditintothecapheldouttoher。Thesailorgrumbledthanksandglancedsourlyattheunheedingwindows,sankhisheadandswunghimselfforwardfourstrides。
  Hehaltedandgrowledangrily:
  ForEngland……
  Twobarefooturchins,suckinglongliquoricelaces,haltednearhim,gapingathisstumpwiththeiryellow-slobberedmouths。
  Heswunghimselfforwardinvigorousjerks,halted,liftedhisheadtowardsawindowandbayeddeeply:
  homeandbeauty。
  Thegaysweetchirpingwhistlingwithinwentonabarortwo,ceased。
  Theblindofthewindowwasdrawnaside。AcardUnfurnishedApartmentsslippedfromthesashandfell。
  Aplumpbaregenerousarmshone,wasseen,heldforthfromawhitepetticoatbodiceandtautshiftstraps。Awoman’shandflungforthacoinoverthearearailings。
  Itfellonthepath。
  Oneoftheurchinsrantoit,pickeditupanddroppeditintotheminstrel’scap,saying:
  There,sir。
  KateyandBoodyDedalusshovedinthedooroftheclosesteamingkitchen。
  Didyouputinthebooks?Boodyasked。
  Maggyattherangerammeddownagreyishmassbeneathbubblingsudstwicewithherpotstickandwipedherbrow。
  Theywouldn’tgiveanythingonthem,shesaid。
  FatherConmeewalkedthroughClongowesfields,histhinsockedanklestickledbystubble。
  Wheredidyoutry?Boodyasked。
  M’Guinness’s。
  Bodystampedherfootandthrewhersatchelonthetable。
  Badcesstoherbigface!shecried。
  Kateywenttotherangeandpeeredwithsquintingeyes。
  What’sinthepot?sheasked。
  Shirts,Maggysaid。
  Boodycriedangrily:
  Crickey,istherenothingforustoeat?
  Katey,liftingthekettlelidinapadofherstainedskirt,asked:
  Andwhat’sinthis?
  Aheavyfumegushedinanswer。
  Peasoup,Maggysaid。
  Wheredidyougetit?Kateyasked。
  SisterMaryPatrick,Maggysaid。
  Thelacqueyranghisbell。
  Barang!
  Boodysatdownatthetableandsaidhungrily:
  Giveusithere!
  Maggypouredyellowthicksoupfromthekettleintoabowl。Katey,sittingoppositeBoody,saidquietly,asherfingertipliftedtohermouthrandomcrumbs。
  Agoodjobwehavethatmuch。Where’sDilly?
  Gonetomeetfather,Maggysaid。
  Boody,breakingbigchunksofbreadintotheyellowsoup,added:
  Ourfatherwhoartnotinheaven。
  Maggy,pouringyellowsoupinKatey’sbowl,exclaimed:
  Boody!Forshame!
  Askiff,acrumpledthrowaway,Elijahiscoming,rodelightlydowntheLiffey,underLooplinebridge,shootingtherapidswherewaterchafedaroundthebridgepiers,sailingeastwardpasthullsandanchorchains,betweentheCustomhouseolddockandGeorge’squay。
  TheblondegirlinThornton’sbeddedthewickerbasketwithrustlingfibre。BlazesBoylanhandedherthebottleswathedinpinktissuepaperandasmalljar。
  Puttheseinfirst,willyou?hesaid。
  Yes,sir,theblondgirlsaid,andthefruitontop。
  That’lldo,gameball,BlazesBoylansaid。
  Shebestowedfatpearsneatly,headbytail,andamongthemripeshamefacedpeaches。
  BlazesBoylanwalkedhereandthereinnewtanshoesaboutthefruitsmellingshop,liftingfruits,youngjuicycrinkledandplumpredtomatoes,sniffingsmells。
  H。E。L。Y。’S。filedbeforehim,tallwhitehatted,pastTangierlane,ploddingtowardstheirgoal。
  Heturnedsuddenlyfromachipofstrawberries,drewagoldwatchfromhisfobandhelditatitschain’slength。
  Canyousendthembytram?Now?
  AdarkbackedfigureunderMerchants’archscannedbooksonthehawker’scar。
  Certainly,sir。Isitinthecity?
  O,yes,BlazesBoylansaid。Tenminutes。
  Theblondgirlhandedhimadocketandpencil。
  Willyouwritetheaddress,sir?
  BlazesBoylanatthecounterwroteandpushedthedockettoher。
  Senditatonce,willyou?hesaid。It’sforaninvalid。
  Yes,sir。Iwill,sir。
  BlazesBoylanrattledmerrymoneyinhistrousers’pocket。
  What’sthedamage?heasked。
  Theblondgirl’sslimfingersreckonedthefruits。
  BlazesBoylanlookedintothecutofherblouse。Ayoungpullet。Hetookaredcarnationfromthetallstemglass。
  Thisforme?heaskedgallantly。
  Theblondgirlglancedsidewaysathim,gotupregardless,withhistieabitcrooked,blushing。
  Yes,sir,shesaid。
  Bendingarchlyshereckonedagainfatpearsandblushingpeaches。
  BlazesBoylanlookedinherblousewithmorefavour,thestalkoftheredflowerbetweenhissmilingteeth。
  MayIsayawordtoyourtelephone,missy?heaskedroguishly。
  Ma!AlmidanoArtifonisaid。
  HegazedoverStephen’sshoulderatGoldsmith’sknobbypoll。
  Twocarfulsoftouristspassedslowly,theirwomensittingfore,grippingfranklythehandrests。Palefaces。Men’sarmsfranklyroundtheirstuntedforms。TheylookedfromTrinitytotheblindcolumnedporchofthebankofIrelandwherepigeonsroocoocooed。
  Anch’iohoavutodiquesteidee,AlmidanoArtifonisaid,quand’
  erogiovinecomeLei。Eppoimisonoconvintocheilmondoè;unabestia。È;peccato。Perchelasuavoce……sarebbeuncespitedirendita,via。Invece,Leisisacrifica。
  Sacrifizioincruento,Stephensaidsmiling,swayinghisashplantinslowswingswongfromitsmidpoint,lightly。
  Speriamo,theroundmustachioedfacesaidpleasantly。Ma,diarettaame。Cirifletta。
  BythesternstonehandofGrattan,biddinghalt,anInchicoretramunloadedstragglingHighlandsoldiersofaband。
  Ciriflettò;,Stephensaid,glancingdownthesolidtrouser-leg。
  Ma,sulserio,eh?AlmidanoArtifonisaid。
  HisheavyhandtookStephen’sfirmly。Humaneyes。TheygazedcuriouslyaninstantandturnedquicklytowardsaDalkeytram。
  Eccolo,AlmidanoArtifonisaidinfriendlyhaste。Vengaatrovarmiecipensi。Addio,caro。
  Arrivederla,maestro,Stephensaid,raisinghishatwhenhishandwasfreed。Egrazie。
  Diche?AlmidanoArtifonisaid。Scusi,eh?Tantebellecose!
  AlmidanoArtifoni,holdingupabatonofrolledmusicasasignal,trottedonstouttrousersaftertheDalkeytram。Invainhetrotted,signallinginvainamongtheroutofbare-kneedgilliessmugglingimplementsofmusicthroughTrinitygates。