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but will say no more. Herr Bleibtreu, the man Piper met
in Berlin, who is working up that Rutland theory, believes
that the secret is hidden in the Stratford monument. He is
going to visit the present duke, Piper says, and prove to

him that his ancestor wrote the plays. It will come as a
surprise to his grace. But he believes his theory.
I believe, O Lord, help my unbelief. That is, help me
to believe or help me to unbelieve? Who helps to believe?
Egomen. Who to unbelieve? Other chap.
—You are the only contributor to Dana who asks for
pieces of silver. Then I don’t know about the next
number. Fred Ryan wants space for an article on
economics.
Fraidrine. Two pieces of silver he lent me. Tide you
over. Economics.
—For a guinea, Stephen said, you can publish this
interview.
Buck Mulligan stood up from his laughing scribbling,
laughing: and then gravely said, honeying malice:
—I called upon the bard Kinch at his summer residence
in upper Mecklenburgh street and found him deep in the
study of the Summa contra Gentiles in the company of two
gonorrheal ladies, Fresh Nelly and Rosalie, the coalquay
whore.

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