尤利西斯-第227章

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r　ever　was　actually　afraid　to　lay　out　4d　for　her　methylated　spirit　telling　me　all　her　ailments　she　had　too　much　old　chat　in　her　about　politics　and　earthquakes　and　the　end　of　the　world　let　us　have　a　bit　of　fun　first　God　help　the　world　if　all　the　women　were　her　sort　down　on　bathing…suits　and　lownecks　of　course　nobody　wanted　her　to　wear　I　suppose　she　was　pious　because　no　man　would　look　at　her　twice　I　hope　I'll　never　be　like　her　a　wonder　she　didnt　want　us　to　cover　our　faces　but　she　was　a　welleducated　woman　certainly　and　her　gabby　talk　about　Mr　Riordan　here　and　Mr　Riordan　there　I　suppose　he　was　glad　to　get　shut　of　her　and　her　dog　smelling　my　fur　and　always　edging　to　get　up　under　my　petticoats　especially　then　still　I　like　that　in　him　polite　to　old　women　like　that　and　waiters　and　beggars　too　hes　not　proud　out　of　nothing　but　not　always　if　ever　he　got　anything　really　serious　the　matter　with　him　its　much　better　for　them　go　into　a　hospital　where　everything　is　clean　but　I　suppose　Id　have　to　dring　it　into　him　for　a　month　yes　and　then　wed　have　a　hospital　nurse　next　thing　on　the　carpet　have　him　staying　there　till　they　throw　him　out　or　a　nun　maybe　like　the　smutty　photo　he　has　shes　as　much　a　nun　as　Im　not　yes　because　theyre　so　weak　and　puling　when　theyre　sick　they　want　a　woman　to　get　well　if　his　nose　bleeds　youd　think　it　was　O　tragic　and　that　dyinglooking　one　off　the　south　circular　when　he　sprained　his　foot　at　the　choir　party　at　the　sugarloaf　Mountain　the　day　I　wore　that　dress　Miss　Stack　bringing　him　flowers　the　worst　old　ones　she　could　find　at　the　bottom　of　the　basket　anything　at　all　to　get　into　a　mans　bedroom　with　her　old　maids　voice　trying　to　imagine　he　was　dying　on　account　of　her　to　never　see　thy　face　again　though　he　looked　more　like　a　man　with　his　beard　a　bit　grown　in　the　bed　father　was　the　same　besides　I　hate　bandaging　and　dosing　when　he　cut　his　toe　with　the　razor　paring　his　corns　afraid　hed　get　blood　poisoning　but　if　it　was　a　thing　I　was　sick　then　wed　see　what　attention　only　of　course　the　woman　hides　it　not　to　give　all　the　trouble　they　do　yes　he　came　somewhere　Im　sure　by　his　appetite　anyway　love　its　not　or　hed　be　off　his　feed　thinking　of　her　so　either　it　was　one　of　those　night　women　if　it　was　down　there　he　was　really　and　the　hotel　story　he　made　up　a　pack　of　lies　to　hide　it　planning　it　Hynes　kept　me　who　did　I　meet　ah　yes　I　met　do　you　remember　Menton　and　who　else　who　let　me　see　that　big　babbyface　I　saw　him　and　he　not　long　married　flirting　with　a　young　girl　at　Pooles　Myriorama　and　turned　my　back　on　him　when　he　slinked　out　looking　quite　conscious　what　harm　but　he　had　the　impudence　to　make　up　to　me　one　time　well　done　to　him　mouth　almighty　and　his　boiled　eyes　of　all　the　big　stupoes　I　ever　met　and　thats　called　a　solicitor　only　for　I　hate　having　a　long　wrangle　in　bed　or　else　if　its　not　that　its　some　little　bitch　or　other　he　got　in　with　somewhere　or　picked　up　on　the　sly　if　they　only　knew　him　as　well　as　I　do　yes　because　the　day　before　yesterday　he　was　scribbling　something　a　letter　when　I　came　into　the　front　room　for　the　matches　to　show　him　Dignams　death　in　the　paper　as　if　something　told　me　and　he　covered　it　up　with　the　blottingpaper　pretending　to　be　thinking　about　business　so　very　probably　that　was　it　to　somebody　who　thinks　she　has　a　softy　in　him　because　all　men　get　a　bit　like　that　at　his　age　especially　getting　on　to　forty　he　is　now　so　as　to　wheedle　any　money　she　can　out　of　him　no　fool　like　an　old　fool　and　then　the　usual　kissing　my　bottom　was　to　hide　it　not　that　I　care　two　straws　who　he　does　it　with　or　knew　before　that　way　though　Id　like　to　find　out　so　long　as　I　dont　have　the　two　of　them　under　my　nose　all　the　time　like　that　slut　that　Mary　we　had　in　Ontario　terrace　padding　out　her　false　bottom　to　excite　him　bad　enough　to　get　the　smell　of　those　painted　women　off　him　once　or　twice　I　had　a　suspicion　by　getting　him　to　e　near　me　when　I　found　the　long　hair　on　his　coat　without　that　one　when　I　went　into　the　kitchen　pretending　he　was　drinking　water　I　woman　is　not　enough　for　them　it　was　all　his　fault　of　course　ruining　servants　then　proposing　that　she　could　eat　at　our　table　on　Christmas　if　you　please　O　no　thank　you　not　in　my　house　stealing　my　potatoes　and　the　oysters　2/6　per　doz　going　out　to　see　her　aunt　if　you　please　mon　robbery　so　it　was　but　I　was　sure　he　had　something　on　with　that　one　it　takes　me　to　find　out　a　thing　like　that　he　said　you　have　no　proof　it　was　her　proof　O　yes　her　aunt　was　very　fond　of　oysters　but　I　told　her　what　I　thought　of　her　suggesting　me　to　go　out　to　be　alone　with　her　I　wouldnt　lower　myself　to　spy　on　them　the　garters　I　found　in　her　room　the　Friday　she　was　out　that　was　enough　for　me　a　little　bit　too　much　I　saw　too　that　her　face　swelled　up　on　her　with　temper　when　I　gave　her　her　weeks　notice　better　do　without　them　altogether　do　out　the　rooms　myself　quicker　only　for　the　damn　cooking　and　throwing　out　the　dirt　I　gave　it　to　him　anyhow　either　she　or　me　leaves　the　house　I　couldnt　even　touch　him　if　I　thought　he　was　with　a　dirty　barefaced　liar　and　sloven　like　that　one　denying　it　up　to　my　face　and　singing　about　the　place　in　the　W　C　too　because　she　knew　she　was　too　well　off　yes　because　he　couldnt　possibly　do　without　it　that　long　so　he　must　do　it　somewhere　and　the　last　time　he　came　on　my　bottom　when　was　it　the　night　Boylan　gave　my　hand　a　great　squeeze　going　along　by　the　Tolka　in　my　hand　there　steals　another　I　just　pressed　the　back　of　his　like　that　with　my　thumb　to　squeeze　back　singing　the　young　May　Moon　shes　beaming　love　because　he　has　an　idea　about　him　and　me　hes　not　such　a　fool　he　said　Im　dining　out　and　going　to　the　Gaiety　though　Im　not　going　to　give　him　the　satisfaction　in　any　case　God　knows　hes　change　in　a　way　not　to　be　always　and　ever　wearing　the　same　old　hat　unless＇　paid　some　nicelooking　boy　to　do　it　since　I　cant　do　it　myself　a　young　boy　would　like　me　Id　confuse　him　a　little　alone　with　him　if　we　were　Id　let　him　see　my　garters　the　new　ones　and　make　him　turn　red　looking　at　him　seduce　him　I　know　what　boys　feel　with　that　down　on　their　cheek　doing　that　frigging　drawing　out　the　thing　by　the　hour　question　and　answer　would　you　do　this　that　and　the　other　with　the　coalman　yes　with　a　bishop　yes　I　would　because　I　told　him　about　some　Dean　or　Bishop　was　sitting　beside　me　in　the　jews　Temples　gardens　when　I　was　knitting　that　woollen　thing　a　stranger　to　Dublin　what　place　was　it　and　so　on　about　the　monuments　and　he　tired　me　out　with　statues　encouraging　him　making　him　worse　than　he　is　who　is　in　your　mind　now　tell　me　who　are　you　thinking　of　who　is　it　tell　me　his　name　who　tell　me　who　the　German　Emperor　is　it　yes　imagine　Im　him　think　of　him　can　you　feel　him　trying　to　make　a　whore　of　me　what　he　never　will　he　ought　to　give　it　up　now　at　this　age　of　his　life　simply　ruination　for　any　woman　and　no　satisfaction　in　it　pretending　to　like　it　till　（　he　es　and　then　finish　it　off　myself　anyway　and　it　makes　your　lips　pale　anyhow　its　done　now　once　and　for　all　with　all　the　talk　of　the　world　about　it　people　make　its　only　the　first　time　after　that　its　just　the　ordinary　do　it　and　think　no　more　about　it　why　cant　you　kiss　a　man　without　going　and　marrying　him　first　you　sometimes　love　to　wildly　when　you　feel　that　way　so　nice　all　over　you　you　cant　help　yourself　I　wish　some　man　or　other　would