登陆注册
5572400000250

第250章

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 common 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 coming 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 onhis 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 welcome. He ought to have either died naturally or on the scaffold high. Like actresses, always farewell - positively last performance then come 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, come 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 noncommittal 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 come 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.

同类推荐
  • 享受一分钟的感动

    享受一分钟的感动

    本书截取了生活的精彩文章,其中亲情、友情、爱情故事以及励志等文章,能够使你享受生活快乐,体验人生意义的同时,让你树立信心,帮你克服人生路上的各种绊脚石。
  • 大学英语四级词汇词根词缀高效记忆:轻松背单词

    大学英语四级词汇词根词缀高效记忆:轻松背单词

    书中所收录的单词都是从历届大学英语4级考试题中提炼出来的。编者利用先进的电脑统计分析技术,对历年考试题中出现的单词进行系统的电脑分频,将历年考题中出现频率较高的单词甄选出来,标注为常考单词。考题中出现频率较低的,但是考试范围内的单词,标注为普通单词。极大地方便了考生有的放矢地去背单词。
  • 百年钟声:香港沉思录

    百年钟声:香港沉思录

    回归祖国十六年,香港发生了怎样的变化?祖国对香港的发展给予了多少支持和影响?香港同胞的民心回归、对祖国的认同感如何?香港给内地带来了怎样的启迪与反思?作者着力书写了回归后的现实情状,其中包括:解放军驻港部队面临的各种考验和优异表现,香港各路精英的成长之路及对港贡献,香港的慈善事业,香港的民生、医疗、文化、媒体、教育,香港的廉政建设,香港所面临的挑战与前景等。作者真实书写了回归后香港的现状。其中一些章节,不仅是当今香港成功经验的写照,而且对内地乃至许多国家地区的发展有着借鉴意义,其中最为突出的是香港的廉政建设。
  • 我的第一本英语百科全书

    我的第一本英语百科全书

    本书的特色:全!全到不能再全的英语百科,内容涵盖口语、俚语、句型、短语、希腊神话一应俱全细!每个常识讲解非常的详尽,深入浅出,很好地解决了读者学习时的“输出”问题!酷!课堂上很少能接触到的美式英语。英语最实用常识一网打尽!值!超长美语录音MP3免费下载,标准美音,地道表达,犹如外教在身边,给读者以超值的学习体验!练口语,会俚语,学句型,知短语,晓故事,这些基础知识是学习好英语的基础,而《 我的第一本英语百科全书》已完整收录了所有功能,相信读者在使用本书后,英文能力肯定能够得到全面提升!
  • 流行文化篇(老外最想和你聊的101个英语话题)

    流行文化篇(老外最想和你聊的101个英语话题)

    不流行的话不说,不地道的英语不讲!遇到老外开口就“哑火”?不知道从什么话题开始交流?没有关系,本书帮你告别难堪!阅读本书,让你了解当下最流行的欧美文化主题,使你能够轻松开始与老外的交流。本书精选全世界最热议的101个流行文化主题,内容覆盖音乐文化、影视文化、商业文化、体育文化、民族文化等多方面。每个话题都包括背景介绍、常用句子、重点词汇以及一段情景对话。对话涵盖生活的方方面面,有校园生活、日常生活和社会热点问题等。语言通俗易懂,话题生动而不失深刻。
热门推荐
  • 独宠王爷之妃本狡诈

    独宠王爷之妃本狡诈

    本文1V1,男女主身心干净,女主宠夫,宠得无法无天,要亲亲不会给摸摸,要女儿不会给儿子!亲们请放心大胆的跳坑吧。*慕倾北,武安侯府嫡女,假的。父母宠爱?姐妹情深?情深不悔?通通都是假的。只有慕倾北爱云澈是真的。*云澈,齐国帝君胞姐长公主独子,生有惊鸿之貌,仙人之姿。父不详?痴傻?这都是骗人的。只有云澈最终爱上慕倾北不是骗人的。*百花宴上,帝君玩心大起,由众府嫡女抓阄,抓到哪个男人,便嫁给哪个男人,原本不该出现在字条上的痴傻云王竟然被慕倾北抓到了。众女皆是庆幸,还好不是自己抓到那个看起来正常却是傻子的云王。慕倾北更是庆幸,还好之前布置了一番,终于能嫁给他了。君无戏言,于是慕倾北在自我欢喜,别人同情的目光下嫁给了痴傻云王。*前世被养父母背弃换取活命的机会,被丈夫亲手做成人彘,被妹妹亲手杀死,最后还踩着她的尸体登上了后宫第一人的位置。重活一世,慕倾北只想好好守着她爱了两辈子的男人,无奈,前世不要脸的人,今生依旧无耻,为了保住好不容易算计来的夫君,慕倾北只好勉为其难的去收取前世被欠下的人命债了。养父母伪善?没关系,假面具用火烧一烧就掉了。妹妹蛇蝎心肠?那正好,送你一条毒蛇,和你正相配。八皇子紧追不舍,要娶侯府嫡女?不好意思啊,她是假的,不过她会把真的嫡女送上床的,虽然是披着人皮的毒蛇。竟然还有人不要命胆敢调戏云王?呵呵不好意思了,送你一个前世让你爱的痛彻心扉又死活得不到的男人,望君慢慢享用。慕倾北人前狡诈如狐,人后温柔如水。(P:人后特指亲亲夫君云澈。)须知爱一个人就要成为那个人的唯一,慕倾北为了成为云澈的唯一,拼了命的将云澈宠坏,这样没人能受的了天下第一美男的坏脾气,慕倾北自然就成了云澈的唯一。*【洗澡篇】某夜,只穿亵裤的傻王爷,和穿戴整齐的某王妃,以及一大桶冒着热气的洗澡水。“你自己脱,还是我给你脱?”某王妃软言好语。傻王爷瞪眼,护着下身,骂道:“流氓,你自己没有,为什么要看我的?”某王妃从善如流,开始宽衣解带,“那我也给你看好了,这样你也变流氓了。”傻王这回真傻了。【亲吻篇】某王妃看着伸出舌头,像个小狗一样在她嘴唇上舔来舔去的某王爷,有些摸不着头脑,“你在做什么?”某王头也不抬,模模糊糊回道:“亲你。”“谁告诉你这是亲吻?”
  • 一片幽情冷处浓

    一片幽情冷处浓

    她是血统高贵的神族,与傲慢自负的月神有着婚约,却为了一个不该去爱的人,罚至三世轮回。失去了才会拥有,究竟谁是谁三生三世难逃的劫。醉笑陪君三千场,不诉离殇。生命中出现过的那些人,没有选择。她与他们、她们、演绎一场刻骨铭心的宿命纠葛……
  • 老王的极限游戏

    老王的极限游戏

    当我第一次知道要玩极限游戏的时候,其实我是,是拒绝的,我跟作者讲,我拒绝,因为我觉得,你不能让我玩马上就玩,但是作者跟我讲,玩完加特技,变得很强很装逼,我现在呢,每天都有在玩,加了很多特技……无限流暂定:《尸兄》《超神学院》《镇魂街》
  • 行客斋词话

    行客斋词话

    一座隐于闹市的店铺,无数带着故事的生灵。所谓行客斋,不过是古往今来,无数不属于这个世界的过客匆匆而来,又匆匆而逝的地方。他们存在于这个世界,抱着各种各样的理由,又以各种各样的理由离去,留下来的,只是那一笔词话,存在过的痕迹而已。
  • 无限机动传说

    无限机动传说

    ——这一切,只是传说之中的传说,一切的前传……在无数世界的交汇处,有这一个神秘的世纪系统。它担负着神秘的使命,从各个世界和自己内部产生名为code的代行者来行使自己的义务。作为新晋code的刘凌,就是负责机战世界的新一代code。高达,EVA,超时空要塞,全金属狂潮……在曾经是自己最喜爱的动漫,而今却成为现实的世界里,刘凌究竟会如何成长呢?世纪系统的使命究竟是什么呢?请拭目以待。(本文世界是架空的,系属二次创作作品,接受CC-BY-SA协议的授权。文中任何情节与现实生活的经济、政治等都没有关系)书友群:QQ532031557
  • 折翼王妃

    折翼王妃

    骊珠是身为天下首富的父亲为她所取的名字,但她抛却豪宅华栋隐居深山,成为人们口中神秘的神医迦叶。在命运的错综下,她“染指”了天子骄子。那曾自由舒展的双翅从此折翼……
  • 领导干部不可不知的600个国学常识

    领导干部不可不知的600个国学常识

    在中国当干部最应该向国学借智慧!《领导干部不可不知的600个国学常识》是专门为领导干部量身打造的国学常识必读书。与其他介绍国学常识的书籍相比,本书不仅罗列了历代职官政事、法律典章、社会经济、哲学宗教、教育科技、体育娱乐、民风民俗、风水命理、书画艺术和医药养生知识,而且收集和详解了大量前任和现任国家领导人著作及谈话中涉及的国学常识,是国学常识中精华的精华,助力领导干部发现国学之美、领悟政治智慧、提升人文素养、丰富知识储备。
  • 销售管理实用必备全书

    销售管理实用必备全书

    本书以销售流程为背景,以对销售流程的管理为主线,通过对销售渠道、销售方法、价格政策、销售计划、有效开展销售活动、完善销售管理体制,加强对销售活动的控制和管理、销售队伍的建设和管理展开论述,应用了大量的事例,意在理论与实践的紧密结合。本书提供解决实际问题的处方,这种方案也许不是最佳的,但肯定适用于绝大部分企业,能让使用者对付可能出现的绝大多数问题。因此,本书具有很大的出版价值。
  • 红楼之表妹攻略

    红楼之表妹攻略

    穿越红楼,成了贾琏的表妹,清姐儿觉得一定是自己的穿越方式不对!话说红楼梦中琏二爷有叫周慕清的表妹吗?对清姐儿来说,红楼并不只是一场梦,而是真真切切的一生!
  • 混元剑尊

    混元剑尊

    道,混元为始;剑,心剑为尊。玄元大陆,一个精彩无限的无尽世界。人族、魔族、神族、天族、战族、灵族、冥族、海族、魔兽..诸族林立,冰火魔蛟、九尾天狐、毁灭骑士、噬魂血灵、紫薇帝族、天堂皇鸟、宇光神族、宙光神族、狱血魔族、裂天巨鳄..强强争霸。易轩,一个小小的穆云国修炼界五大门派中,沉寂了八年的废物。一次意外,得到了绝...