Mrs Marion Bloom.
Not up yet.
Queen was in her bedroom eating bread and. No book.
- Blackened court cards laid along her thigh by sevens.
- Dark lady and fair man.
- Cat furry black ball.
- Torn strip of envelope.
Love’s Old Sweet Song Comes lo-ve’s old …
―It’s a kind of a tour, don’t you see? Mr Bloom said thoughtfully.
Sweeeet song.
There’s a committee formed. Part shares and part profits.
M’Coy nodded, picking at his moustache stubble.
―O well, he said. That’s good news.
He moved to go.
―Well, glad to see you looking fit, he said. Meet you knocking around.
―Yes, Mr Bloom said.
―Tell you what, M’Coy said. You might put down my name at the funeral, will you? I’d like to go but I mightn’t be able, you see. There’s a drowning case at Sandycove may turn up and then the coroner and myself would have to go down if the body is found. You just shove in my name if I’m not there, will you?
―I’ll do that, Mr Bloom said, moving to get off. That’ll be all right.