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one of the four lady’s handkerchiefs, if and when
ascertained to be in a presentable condition.
Who drank more quickly?
Bloom, having the advantage of ten seconds at the

initiation and taking, from the concave surface of a spoon
along the handle of which a steady flow of heat was
conducted, three sips to his opponent’s one, six to two,
nine to three.
What cerebration accompanied his frequentative act?
Concluding by inspection but erroneously that his
silent companion was engaged in mental composition he
reflected on the pleasures derived from literature of
instruction rather than of amusement as he himself had
applied to the works of William Shakespeare more than
once for the solution of difficult problems in imaginary or
real life.
Had he found their solution?
In spite of careful and repeated reading of certain
classical passages, aided by a glossary, he had derived
imperfect conviction from the text, the answers not
bearing in all points.
What lines concluded his first piece of original verse
written by him, potential poet, at the age of 11 in 1877 on
the occasion of the offering of three prizes of 10/-, 5/-

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