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Ulysses

Ill get a bit of fish tomorrow or today is it Friday yes I will
with some blancmange with black currant jam like long
ago not those 2 lb pots of mixed plum and apple from the
London and Newcastle Williams and Woods goes twice as

far only for the bones I hate those eels cod yes Ill get a
nice piece of cod Im always getting enough for 3
forgetting anyway Im sick of that everlasting butchers
meat from Buckleys loin chops and leg beef and rib steak
and scrag of mutton and calfs pluck the very name is
enough or a picnic suppose we all gave 5/- each and or let
him pay it and invite some other woman for him who Mrs
Fleming and drove out to the furry glen or the strawberry
beds wed have him examining all the horses toenails first
like he does with the letters no not with Boylan there yes
with some cold veal and ham mixed sandwiches there are
little houses down at the bottom of the banks there on
purpose but its as hot as blazes he says not a bank holiday
anyhow I hate those ruck of Mary Ann coalboxes out for
the day Whit Monday is a cursed day too no wonder that
bee bit him better the seaside but Id never again in this life
get into a boat with him after him at Bray telling the
boatman he knew how to row if anyone asked could he
ride the steeplechase for the gold cup hed say yes then it
came on to get rough the old thing crookeding about and

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