Hecouldhearthetolling。HesaidovertohimselfthesongthatBrigidhadtaughthim。Dingdong!Thecastlebell!
Farewell，mymother!
BurymeintheoldchurchyardBesidemyeldestbrother。
Mycoffinshallbeblack，Sixangelsatmyback，TwotosingandtwotoprayAndtwotocarrymysoulaway。Howbeautifulandsadthatwas!HowbeautifulthewordswerewheretheysaidBurymeintheoldchurchyard!Atremorpassedoverhisbody。
Howsadandhowbeautiful!Hewantedtocryquietlybutnotforhimself:
forthewords，sobeautifulandsad，likemusic。Thebell!Thebell!Farewell!
Ofarewell!
ThecoldsunlightwasweakerandBrotherMichaelwasstandingathisbedsidewithabowlofbeef-tea。Hewasgladforhismouthwashotanddry。Hecouldhearthemplayingintheplaygrounds。Andthedaywasgoingoninthecollegejustasifhewerethere。
ThenBrotherMichaelwasgoingawayandthefellowoutofthethirdofgrammartoldhimtobesureandcomebackandtellhimallthenewsinthepaper。HetoldStephenthathisnamewasAthyandthathisfatherkeptalotofracehorsesthatwerespiffingjumpersandthathisfatherwouldgiveagoodtiptoBrotherMichaelanytimehewanteditbecauseBrotherMichaelwasverydecentandalwaystoldhimthenewsoutofthepapertheygoteverydayupinthecastle。Therewaseverykindofnewsinthepaper:accidents，shipwrecks，sports，andpolitics——
Nowitisallaboutpoliticsinthepapers，hesaid。Doyourpeopletalkaboutthattoo？——
Yes，Stephensaid——
Minetoo，hesaid。
Thenhethoughtforamomentandsaid:——
Youhaveaqueername，Dedalus，andIhaveaqueernametoo，Athy。
Mynameisthenameofatown。YournameislikeLatin。
Thenheasked:——
Areyougoodatriddles？
Stephenanswered:——
Notverygood。
Thenhesaid:——
Canyouanswermethisone？WhyisthecountyofKildarelikethelegofafellow\'sbreeches？
Stephenthoughtwhatcouldbetheanswerandthensaid:——
Igiveitup——
Becausethereisathighinit，hesaid。Doyouseethejoke？AthyisthetowninthecountyKildareandathighistheotherthigh——
Oh，Isee，Stephensaid——
That\'sanoldriddle，hesaid。
Afteramomenthesaid:——
Isay!——
What？askedStephen——
Youknow，hesaid，youcanaskthatriddleanotherway——
Canyou？saidStephen——
Thesameriddle，hesaid。Doyouknowtheotherwaytoaskit？——
No，saidStephen——
Canyounotthinkoftheotherway？hesaid。
HelookedatStephenoverthebedclothesashespoke。Thenhelaybackonthepillowandsaid:——
ThereisanotherwaybutIwon\'ttellyouwhatitis。
Whydidhenottellit？Hisfather，whokepttheracehorses，mustbeamagistratetoolikeSaurin\'sfatherandNastyRoche\'sfather。Hethoughtofhisownfather，ofhowhesangsongswhilehismotherplayedandofhowhealwaysgavehimashillingwhenheaskedforsixpenceandhefeltsorryforhimthathewasnotamagistrateliketheotherboys\'fathers。
Thenwhywashesenttothatplacewiththem？Buthisfatherhadtoldhimthathewouldbenostrangertherebecausehisgrandunclehadpresentedanaddresstotheliberatortherefiftyyearsbefore。Youcouldknowthepeopleofthattimebytheirolddress。Itseemedtohimasolemntime:
andhewonderedifthatwasthetimewhenthefellowsinClongowesworebluecoatswithbrassbuttonsandyellowwaistcoatsandcapsofrabbitskinanddrankbeerlikegrown-uppeopleandkeptgreyhoundsoftheirowntocoursethehareswith。
Helookedatthewindowandsawthatthedaylighthadgrownweaker。
Therewouldbecloudygreylightovertheplaygrounds。Therewasnonoiseontheplaygrounds。TheclassmustbedoingthethemesorperhapsFatherArnallwasreadingoutofthebook。
Itwasqueerthattheyhadnotgivenhimanymedicine。PerhapsBrotherMichaelwouldbringitbackwhenhecame。Theysaidyougotstinkingstufftodrinkwhenyouwereintheinfirmary。Buthefeltbetternowthanbefore。
Itwouldbenicegettingbetterslowly。Youcouldgetabookthen。TherewasabookinthelibraryaboutHolland。Therewerelovelyforeignnamesinitandpicturesofstrangelookingcitiesandships。Itmadeyoufeelsohappy。
Howpalethelightwasatthewindow!Butthatwasnice。Thefireroseandfellonthewall。Itwaslikewaves。Someonehadputcoalonandheheardvoices。Theyweretalking。Itwasthenoiseofthewaves。Orthewavesweretalkingamongthemselvesastheyroseandfell。
Hesawtheseaofwaves，longdarkwavesrisingandfalling，darkunderthemoonlessnight。Atinylighttwinkledatthepierheadwheretheshipwasentering:andhesawamultitudeofpeoplegatheredbythewaters\'
edgetoseetheshipthatwasenteringtheirharbour。Atallmanstoodonthedeck，lookingouttowardstheflatdarkland:andbythelightatthepierheadhesawhisface，thesorrowfulfaceofBrotherMichael。
Hesawhimlifthishandtowardsthepeopleandheardhimsayinaloudvoiceofsorrowoverthewaters:——
Heisdead。Wesawhimlyinguponthecatafalque。Awailofsorrowwentupfromthepeople——
Parnell!Parnell!Heisdead!
Theyfellupontheirknees，moaninginsorrow。
AndhesawDanteinamaroonvelvetdressandwithagreenvelvetmantlehangingfromhershoulderswalkingproudlyandsilentlypastthepeoplewhokneltbythewater\'sedge。
Agreatfire，bankedhighandred，flamedinthegrateandundertheivy-twinedbranchesofthechandeliertheChristmastablewasspread。Theyhadcomehomealittlelateandstilldinnerwasnotready:butitwouldbereadyinajiffyhismotherhadsaid。Theywerewaitingforthedoortoopenandfortheservantstocomein，holdingthebigdishescoveredwiththeirheavymetalcovers。
Allwerewaiting:uncleCharles，whosatfarawayintheshadowofthewindow，DanteandMrCasey，whosatintheeasy-chairsateithersideofthehearth，Stephen，seatedonachairbetweenthem，hisfeetrestingonthetoastedboss。MrDedaluslookedathimselfinthepierglassabovethemantelpiece，waxedouthismoustacheendsandthen，partinghiscoattails，stoodwithhisbacktotheglowingfire:andstillfromtimetotimehewithdrewahandfromhiscoat-tailtowaxoutoneofhismoustacheends。
MrCaseyleanedhisheadtoonesideand，smiling，tappedtheglandofhis-neckwithhisfingers。AndStephensmiledtooforheknewnowthatitwasnottruethatMrCaseyhadapurseofsilverinhisthroat。HesmiledtothinkhowthesilverynoisewhichMrCaseyusedtomakehaddeceivedhim。AndwhenhehadtriedtoopenMrCasey\'shandtoseeifthepurseofsilverwashiddentherehehadseenthatthefingerscouldnotbestraightenedout:andMrCaseyhadtoldhimthathehadgotthosethreecrampedfingersmakingabirthdaypresentforQueenVictoria。MrCaseytappedtheglandofhisneckandsmiledatStephenwithsleepyeyes:andMrDedalussaidtohim:——
Yes。Wellnow，that\'sallright。O，wehadagoodwalk，hadn\'twe，John？YesIwonderifthere\'sanylikelihoodofdinnerthisevening。
YesO，wellnow，wegotagoodbreathofozoneroundtheHeadtoday。
Ay，bedad。
HeturnedtoDanteandsaid:——
Youdidn\'tstiroutatall，MrsRiordan？
Dantefrownedandsaidshortly:——
No。
MrDedalusdroppedhiscoat-tailsandwentovertothesideboard。Hebroughtforthagreatstonejarofwhiskyfromthelockerandfilledthedecanterslowly，bendingnowandthentoseehowmuchhehadpouredin。
Thenreplacingthejarinthelockerhepouredalittleofthewhiskyintotwoglasses，addedalittlewaterandcamebackwiththemtothefireplace——
Athimbleful，John，hesaid，justtowhetyourappetite。
MrCaseytooktheglass，drank，andplaceditnearhimonthemantelpiece。
Thenhesaid:——
Well，Ican\'thelpthinkingofourfriendChristophermanufacturing。
Hebrokeintoafitoflaughterandcoughingandadded:——
manufacturingthatchampagneforthosefellows。
MrDedaluslaughedloudly——
IsitChristy？hesaid。There\'smorecunninginoneofthosewartsonhisbaldheadthaninapackofjackfoxes。
Heinclinedhishead，closedhiseyes，and，lickinghislipsprofusely，begantospeakwiththevoiceofthehotelkeeper——
Andhehassuchasoftmouthwhenhe\'sspeakingtoyou，don\'tyouknow。He\'sverymoistandwateryaboutthedewlaps，Godblesshim。
MrCaseywasstillstrugglingthroughhisfitofcoughingandlaughter。
Stephen，seeingandhearingthehotelkeeperthroughhisfather\'sfaceandvoice，laughed。
MrDedalusputuphiseyeglassand，staringdownathim，saidquietlyandkindly:——
Whatareyoulaughingat，youlittlepuppy，you？
Theservantsenteredandplacedthedishesonthetable。MrsDedalusfollowedandtheplaceswerearranged——
Sitover，shesaid。
MrDedaluswenttotheendofthetableandsaid:——
Now，MrsRiordan，sitover。John，sityoudown，myhearty。
HelookedroundtowhereuncleCharlessatandsaid:——
Nowthen，sir，there\'sabirdherewaitingforyou。
Whenallhadtakentheirseatshelaidhishandonthecoverandthensaidquickly，withdrawingit:——
Now，Stephen。
Stephenstoodupinhisplacetosaythegracebeforemeals:Blessus，OLord，andtheseThygiftswhichthroughThybountyweareabouttoreceivethroughChristourLord。Amen。AllblessedthemselvesandMrDedaluswithasighofpleasureliftedfromthedishtheheavycoverpearledaroundtheedgewithglisteningdrops。
Stephenlookedattheplumpturkeywhichhadlain，trussedandskewered，onthekitchentable。HeknewthathisfatherhadpaidaguineaforitinDunn\'sofD\'OlierStreetandthatthemanhadproddeditoftenatthebreastbonetoshowhowgooditwas:andherememberedtheman\'svoicewhenhehadsaid:——
Takethatone，sir。That\'stherealAllyDaly。
WhydidMrBarrettinClongowescallhispandybataturkey？ButClongoweswasfaraway:andthewarmheavysmellofturkeyandhamandceleryrosefromtheplatesanddishesandthegreatfirewasbankedhighandredinthegrateandthegreenivyandredhollymadeyoufeelsohappyandwhendinnerwasendedthebigplumpuddingwouldbecarriedin，studdedwithpeeledalmondsandsprigsofholly，withbluishfirerunningarounditandalittlegreenflagflyingfromthetop。
ItwashisfirstChristmasdinnerandhethoughtofhislittlebrothersandsisterswhowerewaitinginthenursery，ashehadoftenwaited，tillthepuddingcame。ThedeeplowcollarandtheEtonjacketmadehimfeelqueerandoldish:andthatmorningwhenhismotherhadbroughthimdowntotheparlour，dressedformass，hisfatherhadcried。Thatwasbecausehewasthinkingofhisownfather。AnduncleCharleshadsaidsotoo。
MrDedaluscoveredthedishandbegantoeathungrily。Thenhesaid:——
PooroldChristy，he\'snearlylopsidednowwithroguery——
Simon，saidMrsDedalus，youhaven\'tgivenMrsRiordananysauce。
MrDedalusseizedthesauceboat——
Haven\'tI？hecried。MrsRiordan，pitythepoorblind。Dantecoveredherplatewithherhandsandsaid:——
No，thanks。
MrDedalusturnedtouncleCharles——
Howareyouoff，sir？——
Rightasthemail，Simon——
You，John？——
I\'mallright。Goonyourself——
Mary？Here，Stephen，here\'ssomethingtomakeyourhaircurl。
HepouredsaucefreelyoverStephen\'splateandsettheboatagainonthetable。ThenheaskeduncleCharleswasittender。UncleCharlescouldnotspeakbecausehismouthwasfull；buthenoddedthatitwas——
Thatwasagoodanswerourfriendmadetothecanon。What？saidMrDedalus——
Ididn\'tthinkhehadthatmuchinhim，saidMrCasey——
I\'llpayyourdues，father，whenyouceaseturningthehouseofGodintoapolling-booth——
Aniceanswer，saidDante，foranymancallinghimselfacatholictogivetohispriest——
Theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame，saidMrDedalussuavely。Iftheytookafool\'sadvicetheywouldconfinetheirattentiontoreligion——
Itisreligion，Dantesaid。Theyaredoingtheirdutyinwarningthepeople——
WegotothehouseofGod，MrCaseysaid，inallhumilitytopraytoourMakerandnottohearelectionaddresses——
Itisreligion，Dantesaidagain。Theyareright。Theymustdirecttheirflocks——
Andpreachpoliticsfromthealtar，isit？askedMrDedalus——
Certainly，saidDante。Itisaquestionofpublicmorality。Apriestwouldnotbeapriestifhedidnottellhisflockwhatisrightandwhatiswrong。
MrsDedaluslaiddownherknifeandfork，saying:——
Forpitysakeandforpitysakeletushavenopoliticaldiscussiononthisdayofalldaysintheyear——
Quiteright，ma\'am，saiduncleCharles。Now，Simon，that\'squiteenoughnow。Notanotherwordnow——
Yes，yes，saidMrDedalusquickly。
Heuncoveredthedishboldlyandsaid:——
Nowthen，who\'sformoreturkey？
Nobodyanswered。Dantesaid:——
Nicelanguageforanycatholictouse!——
MrsRiordan，Iappealtoyou，saidMrsDedalus，toletthematterdropnow。
Danteturnedonherandsaid:——
AndamItosithereandlistentothepastorsofmychurchbeingflouted？——
Nobodyissayingawordagainstthem，saidMrDedalus，solongastheydon\'tmeddleinpolitics——
ThebishopsandpriestsofIrelandhavespoken，saidDante，andtheymustbeobeyed——
Letthemleavepoliticsalone，saidMrCasey，orthepeoplemayleavetheirchurchalone——
Youhear？saidDante，turningtoMrsDedalus——
MrCasey!Simon!saidMrsDedalus，letitendnow——
Toobad!Toobad!saiduncleCharles——
What？criedMrDedalus。WerewetodeserthimatthebiddingoftheEnglishpeople？——
Hewasnolongerworthytolead，saidDante。Hewasapublicsinner——
Weareallsinnersandblacksinners，saidMrCaseycoldly——
Woebetothemanbywhomthescandalcometh!saidMrsRiordan。Itwouldbebetterforhimthatamillstoneweretiedabouthisneckandthathewerecastintothedepthsofthesearatherthanthatheshouldscandalizeoneofthese，myleastlittleones。ThatisthelanguageoftheHolyGhost——
Andverybadlanguageifyouaskme，saidMrDedaluscoolly——
Simon!Simon!saiduncleCharles。Theboy——
Yes，yes，saidMrDedalus。ImeantabouttheIwasthinkingaboutthebadlanguageoftherailwayporter。Wellnow，that\'sallright。Here，Stephen，showmeyourplate，oldchap。Eatawaynow。Here。
HeheapedupthefoodonStephen\'splateandserveduncleCharlesandMrCaseytolargepiecesofturkeyandsplashesofsauce。MrsDedaluswaseatinglittleandDantesatwithherhandsinherlap。Shewasredintheface。MrDedalusrootedwiththecarversattheendofthedishandsaid:——
There\'satastybitherewecallthepope\'snose。Ifanyladyorgentleman。
Heheldapieceoffowlupontheprongofthecarvingfork。Nobodyspoke。Heputitonhisownplate，saying:——
Well，youcan\'tsaybutyouwereasked。IthinkIhadbettereatitmyselfbecauseI\'mnotwellinmyhealthlately。
HewinkedatStephenand，replacingthedish-cover，begantoeatagain。
Therewasasilencewhileheate。Thenhesaid:——
Wellnow，thedaykeptupfineafterall。Therewereplentyofstrangersdowntoo。
Nobodyspoke。Hesaidagain:——
IthinkthereweremorestrangersdownthanlastChristmas。
Helookedroundattheotherswhosefaceswerebenttowardstheirplatesand，receivingnoreply，waitedforamomentandsaidbitterly:——
Well，myChristmasdinnerhasbeenspoiledanyhow——
Therecouldbeneitherlucknorgrace，Dantesaid，inahousewherethereisnorespectforthepastorsofthechurch。
MrDedalusthrewhisknifeandforknoisilyonhisplate——
Respect!hesaid。IsitforBillywiththeliporforthetubofgutsupinArmagh？Respect!——
Princesofthechurch，saidMrCaseywithslowscorn——
LordLeitrim\'scoachman，yes，saidMrDedalus——
TheyaretheLord\'sanointed，Dantesaid。Theyareanhonourtotheircountry——
Tubofguts，saidMrDedaluscoarsely。Hehasahandsomeface，mindyou，inrepose。Youshouldseethatfellowlappinguphisbaconandcabbageofacoldwinter\'sday。OJohnny!
Hetwistedhisfeaturesintoagrimaceofheavybestialityandmadealappingnoisewithhislips——
Really，Simon，youshouldnotspeakthatwaybeforeStephen。It\'snotright——
O，he\'llrememberallthiswhenhegrowsup，saidDantehotly-thelanguageheheardagainstGodandreligionandpriestsinhisownhome——
Lethimremembertoo，criedMrCaseytoherfromacrossthetable，thelanguagewithwhichthepriestsandthepriests\'pawnsbrokeParnell\'sheartandhoundedhimintohisgrave。Lethimrememberthattoowhenhegrowsup——
Sonsofbitches!criedMrDedalus。Whenhewasdowntheyturnedonhimtobetrayhimandrendhimlikeratsinasewer。Low-liveddogs!Andtheylookit!ByChrist，theylookit!——
Theybehavedrightly，criedDante。Theyobeyedtheirbishopsandtheirpriests。Honourtothem!——
Well，itisperfectlydreadfultosaythatnotevenforonedayintheyear，saidMrsDedalus，canwebefreefromthesedreadfuldisputes!
UncleCharlesraisedhishandsmildlyandsaid:——
Comenow，comenow，comenow!Canwenothaveouropinionswhatevertheyarewithoutthisbadtemperandthisbadlanguage？Itistoobadsurely。
MrsDedalusspoketoDanteinalowvoicebutDantesaidloudly:——
Iwillnotsaynothing。Iwilldefendmychurchandmyreligionwhenitisinsultedandspitonbyrenegadecatholics。
MrCaseypushedhisplaterudelyintothemiddleofthetableand，restinghiselbowsbeforehim，saidinahoarsevoicetohishost:——
Tellme，didItellyouthatstoryaboutaveryfamousspit？——
Youdidnot，John，saidMrDedalus——
Whythen，saidMrCasey，itisamostinstructivestory。IthappenednotlongagointhecountyWicklowwherewearenow。
Hebrokeoffand，turningtowardsDante，saidwithquietindignation:——
AndImaytellyou，ma\'am，thatI，ifyoumeanme，amnorenegadecatholic。Iamacatholicasmyfatherwasandhisfatherbeforehimandhisfatherbeforehimagain，whenwegaveupourlivesratherthansellourfaith——
Themoreshametoyounow，Dantesaid，tospeakasyoudo——
Thestory，John，saidMrDedalussmiling。Letushavethestoryanyhow——
Catholicindeed!repeatedDanteironically。TheblackestprotestantinthelandwouldnotspeakthelanguageIhaveheardthisevening。
MrDedalusbegantoswayhisheadtoandfro，crooninglikeacountrysinger——
Iamnoprotestant，Itellyouagain，saidMrCasey，flushing。
MrDedalus，stillcrooningandswayinghishead，begantosinginagruntingnasaltone:O，comeallyouRomancatholicsThatneverwenttomass。Hetookuphisknifeandforkagainingoodhumourandsettoeating，sayingtoMrCasey:——
Letushavethestory，John。Itwillhelpustodigest。
StephenlookedwithaffectionatMrCasey\'sfacewhichstaredacrossthetableoverhisjoinedhands。Helikedtositnearhimatthefire，lookingupathisdarkfierceface。Buthisdarkeyeswereneverfierceandhisslowvoicewasgoodtolistento。Butwhywashethenagainstthepriests？BecauseDantemustberightthen。ButhehadheardhisfathersaythatshewasaspoilednunandthatshehadcomeoutoftheconventintheAlleghanieswhenherbrotherhadgotthemoneyfromthesavagesforthetrinketsandthechainies。PerhapsthatmadehersevereagainstParnell。AndshedidnotlikehimtoplaywithEileenbecauseEileenwasaprotestantandwhenshewasyoungsheknewchildrenthatusedtoplaywithprotestantsandtheprotestantsusedtomakefunofthelitanyoftheBlessedVirgin。TowerofIvorytheyusedtosay，HouseofGold!Howcouldawomanbeatowerofivoryorahouseofgold？Whowasrightthen？AndherememberedtheeveningintheinfirmaryinClongowes，thedarkwaters，thelightatthepierheadandthemoanofsorrowfromthepeoplewhentheyhadheard。
Eileenhadlongwhitehands。Oneeveningwhenplayingtigshehadputherhandsoverhiseyes:longandwhiteandthinandcoldandsoft。Thatwasivory:acoldwhitething。ThatwasthemeaningofTowerofIvory——
Thestoryisveryshortandsweet，MrCaseysaid。ItwasonedaydowninArklow，acoldbitterday，notlongbeforethechiefdied。MayGodhavemercyonhim!
Heclosedhiseyeswearilyandpaused。MrDedalustookabonefromhisplateandtoresomemeatfromitwithhisteeth，saying:——
Beforehewaskilled，youmean。
MrCaseyopenedhiseyes，sighedandwenton:——
ItwasdowninArklowoneday。Weweredownthereatameetingandafterthemeetingwasoverwehadtomakeourwaytotherailwaystationthroughthecrowd。Suchbooingandbaaing，man，youneverheard。Theycalledusallthenamesintheworld。Welltherewasoneoldlady，andadrunkenoldharridanshewassurely，thatpaidallherattentiontome。Shekeptdancingalongbesidemeinthemudbawlingandscreamingintomyface:Priest-hunter!TheParisFunds!MrFox!KittyO\'Shea!——
Andwhatdidyoudo，John？askedMrDedalus——
Iletherbawlaway，saidMrCasey。ItwasacolddayandtokeepupmyheartIhadsavingyourpresence，ma\'amaquidofTullamoreinmymouthandsureIcouldn\'tsayawordinanycasebecausemymouthwasfulloftobaccojuice——
Well，John？——
Well。Iletherbawlaway，toherheart\'scontent，KittyO\'SheaandtherestofittillatlastshecalledthatladyanamethatIwon\'tsullythisChristmasboardnoryourears，ma\'am，normyownlipsbyrepeating。
Hepaused。MrDedalus，liftinghisheadfromthebone，asked:——
Andwhatdidyoudo，John？——
Do!saidMrCasey。ShestuckheruglyoldfaceupatmewhenshesaiditandIhadmymouthfulloftobaccojuice。IbentdowntoherandPhth!saysItoherlikethat。
Heturnedasideandmadetheactofspitting——
Phth!saysItoherlikethat，rightintohereye。
Heclappedhishandtohiseyeandgaveahoarsescreamofpain——
OJesus，MaryandJoseph!saysshe。I\'mblinded!I\'mblindedanddrownded!
Hestoppedinafitofcoughingandlaughter，repeating:——
I\'mblindedentirely。
MrDedaluslaughedloudlyandlaybackinhischairwhileuncleCharlesswayedhisheadtoandfro。
Dantelookedterriblyangryandrepeatedwhiletheylaughed:——
Verynice!Ha!Verynice!
Itwasnotniceaboutthespitinthewoman\'seye。
ButwhatwasthenamethewomanhadcalledKittyO\'SheathatMrCaseywouldnotrepeat？HethoughtofMrCaseywalkingthroughthecrowdsofpeopleandmakingspeechesfromawagonette。ThatwaswhathehadbeeninprisonforandherememberedthatonenightSergeantO\'Neillhadcometothehouseandhadstoodinthehall，talkinginalowvoicewithhisfatherandchewingnervouslyatthechinstrapofhiscap。AndthatnightMrCaseyhadnotgonetoDublinbytrainbutacarhadcometothedoorandhehadheardhisfathersaysomethingabouttheCabinteelyroad。
HewasforIrelandandParnellandsowashisfather:andsowasDantetooforonenightatthebandontheesplanadeshehadhitagentlemanontheheadwithherumbrellabecausehehadtakenoffhishatwhenthebandplayedGodsavetheQueenattheend。
MrDedalusgaveasnortofcontempt——
Ah，John，hesaid。Itistrueforthem。Weareanunfortunatepriest-riddenraceandalwayswereandalwayswillbetilltheendofthechapter。
UncleCharlesshookhishead，saying:——
Abadbusiness!Abadbusiness!
MrDedalusrepeated:——
Apriest-riddenGodforsakenrace!
Hepointedtotheportraitofhisgrandfatheronthewalltohisright——
Doyouseethatoldchapupthere，John？hesaid。HewasagoodIrishmanwhentherewasnomoneyInthejob。Hewascondemnedtodeathasawhiteboy。