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Ulysses

THE WATCH: (Saluting together) Night, gentlemen.
(They move off with slow heavy tread)
BLOOM: (Blows) Providential you came on the scene.

You have a car? ...
CORNY KELLEHER: (Laughs, pointing his thumb over
his right shoulder to the car brought up against the scaffolding)
Two commercials that were standing fizz in Jammet’s.
Like princes, faith. One of them lost two quid on the race.
Drowning his grief. And were on for a go with the jolly
girls. So I landed them up on Behan’s car and down to
nighttown.
BLOOM: I was just going home by Gardiner street
when I happened to ...
CORNY KELLEHER: (Laughs) Sure they wanted me
to join in with the mots. No, by God, says I. Not for old
stagers like myself and yourself. (He laughs again and leers
with lacklustre eye) Thanks be to God we have it in the
house, what, eh, do you follow me? Hah, hah, hah!
BLOOM: (Tries to laugh) He, he, he! Yes. Matter of
fact I was just visiting an old friend of mine there, Virag,
you don’t know him (poor fellow, he’s laid up for the past
week) and we had a liquor together and I was just making
my way home ...
(The horse neighs.)

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