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Chapter 9

day.

What more’s to speak?

Stephen looked on his hat, his stick, his boots.

Stephanos , my crown. My sword. His boots are spoiling the shape of my feet. Buy a pair. Holes in my socks. Handkerchief too.

―You make good use of the name, John Eglinton allowed. Your own name is strange enough. I suppose it explains your fantastical humour.

Me, Magee and Mulligan.

Fabulous artificer, the hawklike man. You flew. Whereto? Newhaven-Dieppe, steerage passenger. Paris and back.

  • Lapwing.
  • Icarus.
  • Pater, ait.

Seabedabbled, fallen, weltering. Lapwing you are. Lapwing he.

Mr Best eagerquietly lifted his book to say:

―That’s very interesting because that brother motive, don’t you know, we find

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