st fall in history。 The Germans and the Japs were going to have their little lookin； he affirmed。 The Boers were the beginning of the end。 Brummagem England was toppling already and her downfall would be Ireland； her Achilles heel； which he explained to them about the vulnerable point of Achilles； the Greek hero … a point his auditors at once seized as he pletely gripped their attention by showing the tendon referred to on his boot。 His advice to every Irishman was： stay in the land of your birth and work for Ireland and live for Ireland。 Ireland； Parnell said； could not spare a single one of her sons。
Silence all round marked the termination of his finale。 The impervious navigator heard these lurid tidings undismayed。
Take a bit of doing； boss； retaliated that rough diamond palpably a bit peeved in response to the foregoing truism。
To which cold douche； referring to downfall and so on； the keeper concurred but nevertheless held to his main view。
Who's the best troops in the army？ the grizzled old veteran irately interrogated。 And the best jumpers and racers？ And the best admirals and generals we've got？ Tell me that。
The Irish for choice； retorted the cabby like Campbell； facial blemishes apart。
That's right； the old tarpaulin corroborated。 The Irish catholic peasant。 He's the backbone of our empire。 You know Jem Mullins？
While allowing him his individual opinions； as every man； the keeper added he cared nothing for any empire； ours or his； and considered no Irishman worthy of his salt that served it。 Then they began to have a few irascible words； when it waxed hotter； both； needless to say； appealing to the listeners who followed the passage of arms with interest so long as they didn't indulge in recriminations and e to blows。
From inside information extending over a series of years Mr Bloom was rather inclined to poohpooh the suggestion as egregious balderdash for； pending that consummation devoutly to be or not to be wished for； he was fully cognisant of the fact that their neighbours across the channel； unless they were much bigger fools than he took them for； rather concealed their strength than the opposite。 It was quite on a par with the quixotic idea in certain quarters that in a hundred million years the coal seam of the sister island would be played out and if； as time went On； that turned Out to be how the cat jumped all he could personally say on the matter was that as a host of contingencies； equally relevant to the issue； might occur ere then it was highly advisable in the interim to try to make the most of both countries； even though poles apart。 Another little interesting point； the amours of whores and chummies； to put it in mon parlance； reminded him Irish soldiers had as often fought for England as against her； more so； in fact。 And now； why？ So the scene between the pair of them； the licensee of the place； rumoured to be or have been Fitzharris； the famous invincible； and the other； obviously bogus； reminded him forcibly as being on all fours with the confidence trick； supposing； that is； it was prearranged； as the lookeron； a student of the human soul； if anything； the others seeing least of the game。 And as for the lessee or keeper； who probably wasn't the other person at all； he （Bloom） couldn't help feeling； and most properly； it was better to give people like that the goby unless you were a blithering idiot altogether and refuse to have anything to do with them as a golden rule in private life and their felonsetting； there always being the offchance of a Dannyman ing forward and turning queen's evidence … or king's now … like Denis or Peter Carey； an idea he utterly repudiated。 Quite apart from that； he disliked those careers of wrongdoing and crime on principle。 Yet； though such criminal propensities had never been an inmate of his bosom in any shape or form； he certainly did feel； and no denying it （while inwardly remaining what he was）； a certain kind of admiration for a man who had actually brandished a knife； cold steel； with the courage of his political convictions though； personally； he would never be a party to any such thing； off the same bat as those love vendettas of the south … have her or swing for her … when the husband frequently； after some words passed between the two concerning her relations with the other lucky mortal （the man having had the pair watched）； inflicted fatal injuries on
his adored one as a result of an alternative postnuptial liaison by plunging his knife into her until it just struck him that Fitz； nicknamed Skin…the…Goat； merely drove the car for the actual perpetrators of the outrage and so was not； if he was reliably informed； actually party to the ambush which； in point of fact； was the plea some legal luminary saved his skin on。 In any case that was very ancient history by now and as for our friend； the pseudo Skin…the…etcetera； he had transparently outlived his wele。 He ought to have either died naturally or on the scaffold high。 Like actresses； always farewell … positively last performance then e up smiling again。 Generous to a fault； of course； temperamental； no economising or any idea of the sort； always snapping at the bone for the shadow。 So similarly he had a very shrewd suspicion that Mr Johnny Lever got rid of some #。 s。 d。 in the course of his perambulations round the docks in the congenial atmosphere of the Old Ireland tavern； e back to Erin and so on。 Then as for the others； he had heard not so long before the same identical lingo； as he told Stephen how he simply but effectually silenced the offender。
He took umbrage at something or other； that much injured but on the whole eventempered person declared； I let slip。 He called me a jew； and in a heated fashion； offensively。 So I； without deviating from plain facts in the least； told him his God； I mean Christ； was a jew too； and all his family； like me； though in reality I'm not。 That was one for him。 A soft answer turns away wrath。 He hadn't a word to say for himself as everyone saw。 Am I not right？
He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment； with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly 。
Ex quibus； Stephen mumbled in a nonmittal accent； their two or four eyes conversing； Christus or Bloom his name is； or； after all； any other； secundum carnem。
Of course； Mr Bloom proceeded to stipulate； you must look at both sides of the question。 It is hard to lay down any hard and fast rules as to right and wrong but room for improvement all round there certainly is though every country； they say； our own distressful included； has the government it deserves。 But with a little goodwill all round。 It's all very fine to boast of mutual superiority but what about mutual equality？ I resent violence or intolerance in any shape or form。 It never reaches anything or stops anything。 A revolution must e on the due instalments plan。 It's a patent absurdity on the face of it to hate people because they live round the corner and speak another vernacular； so to speak。
Memorable bloody bridge battle and seven minutes' war； Stephen assented； between Skinner's alley and Ormond market。
Yes； Mr Bloom thoroughly agreed； entirely endorsing the remark； that was overwhelmingly right and the whole world was overwhelmingly full of that sort of thing。
You just took the words out of my mouth； he said。 A hocuspocus of conflicting evidence that candidly you couldn't remotely。
All those wretched quarrels； in his humble opinion； stirring up bad blood … bump of bativeness or gland of some kind； erroneously supposed to be about a punctilio of honour and a flag … were very largely a question of the money question which was at the back of everything； greed and jealousy； people never knowing when to stop。
They accuse … remarked he audibly。 He turned away from the others； who probably。。。 and spoke nearer to； so as the others。。。 in case they。。。
Jews； he softly imparted in an aside in Stephen's ear； are accused of ruining。 Not a vestige of truth in it； I can safely say。 History … would you be surprised to learn？ … proves up to' the hilt Spain decayed when the Inquisition hounded the jews out and England prospered when Cromwell； an unmonly able ruffian； who； in other respects； has much to answer for； imported them。 Why？ Because they are practical and are proved to be so。 I don't want to indulge in any。。。 because you know the standard works on the subject； and then； orthodox as you are。。。 But in the economic； not touching religion； domain； the priest spells poverty。 Spain again； you saw in the war； pared with goahead America。 Turks； it's in the dogma。 Because if they didn't believe they'd go straight to heaven when they die they'd try to live better … at least； so I think。 That's the juggle on which the p。p。's raise the wind on false pretences。 I'm； he resumed； with dramatic force； as good an Irishman as that rude person I told you about at the outset and I want to see everyone； concluded he； all creeds and classes pro rata having a fortable tidysized ine； in no niggard fashion either； something in the neighbourhood of #300 per annum That's the vital issue at stake and it's feasible and would be provocative of friendlier intercourse between man and man。 At least that's my idea for what it's worth。 I call that patriotism。 Ubi patria； as we learned a small smattering of in our classical day in Alma Mater； vita bene。 Where you can live well； the sense is； if you work。
Over his untasteable apology for a cup of coffee； listening to this synopsis of things in general； Stephen stared at nothing in particular。 He could hear； of course； all kinds of words changing colour like those crabs about Ringsend in the morning； burrowing quickly into all colours of different sorts of the same sand where they had a home somewhere beneath or seemed to。 Then he looked up and saw the eyes that said or didn't say the words the voice he heard said … if you work。
Count me out； he managed to remark； meaning to work。
The eyes were surprised at this observation； because as he； the person who owned them pro。 tem。 observed； or rather； his voice speaking did： All must work； have to； together。
I mean； of course； the other hastened to affirm；