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Ulysses

FIRST WATCH: (Laughs) I suppose so.
CORNY KELLEHER: (Nudges the second watch) Come
and wipe your name off the slate. (He lilts, wagging his head)

With my tooraloom tooraloom tooraloom tooraloom.
What, eh, do you follow me?
SECOND WATCH: (Genially) Ah, sure we were too.
CORNY KELLEHER: (Winking) Boys will be boys.
I’ve a car round there.
SECOND WATCH: All right, Mr Kelleher. Good
night.
CORNY KELLEHER: I’ll see to that.
BLOOM: (Shakes hands with both of the watch in turn)
Thank you very much, gentlemen. Thank you. (He
mumbles confidentially) We don’t want any scandal, you
understand. Father is a wellknown highly respected
citizen. Just a little wild oats, you understand.
FIRST WATCH: O. I understand, sir.
SECOND WATCH: That’s all right, sir.
FIRST WATCH: It was only in case of corporal
injuries I’d have to report it at the station.
BLOOM: (Nods rapidly) Naturally. Quite right. Only
your bounden duty.
SECOND WATCH: It’s our duty.
CORNY KELLEHER: Good night, men.

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