Chapter 5
oice cried:
-- Aleman, your o oday, gentleman. Buy t lovely buncleman?
ted to instant images of guilelessness, and ed till the image had vanished and he saw only her ragged dress and damp coarse hair and hoydenish face.
-- Do, gentleman! Dont forget your own girl, sir!
-- I ephen.
-- Buy them lovely ones, will you, sir? Only a penny.
-- Did you I said? asked Stepowards her.
I told you I ell you again now.
-- ell, sure, you er an instant.
-- Possibly, said Step I dont t likely.
-- imacy migurn to jibing and of to anotourist from England or a student of trinity. Grafton Street, along of discouraged poverty. In t treet a slab to tone and its laying. terness t scene of taribute. tes in a brake and one, a plump smiling young man, ick, a card on he words: Vive lIrlande!
But trees in Step of rain and ts mortal odour, a faint incense rising ups. t venal city o a faint mortal odour rising from t in a moment ion ot of Buck Egan and Burnchapel haley.
It oo late to go upstairs to took to t re. t but not unc it unc because in Buck ime t staircase t ra-territorial and o have receded in space.
re and ed in t t struggled ty s leanness and greyness it udies ligeply and approache fireplace.
-- Good morning, sir! Can I help you?
t looked up quickly and said:
-- One moment no in ligs and s.
-- I ry to learn it, said Stephen.
-- Not too muc ask, t is one of ts.