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<v Speaker 1>Story six of Doubliners. This is a LibriVox recording. All

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<v Speaker 1>or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox dot org. Dubliners by

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<v Speaker 1>James Joyce, Story six, Two Gallants. The gray, warm evening

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<v Speaker 1>of August had descended upon the city, and a mild,

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<v Speaker 1>warm air, a memory of summer circulated in the streets.

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<v Speaker 1>The streets shuttered for the repose of Sunday, swarmed with

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<v Speaker 1>a gaily colored crowd, like illumined pearls. The lamps shone

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<v Speaker 1>from the summits of their tall poles upon the living

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<v Speaker 1>texture below, which changing shape and hue unceasingly sent up

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<v Speaker 1>into the warm, gray evening air an unchanging, unceasing murmur.

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<v Speaker 1>Two young men came down the hill of Rutland Square.

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<v Speaker 1>One of them was just bringing a long monolog to

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<v Speaker 1>a close. The other, who walked on the verge of

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<v Speaker 1>the path and was at times obliged to step on

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<v Speaker 1>to the road owing to his companion's rudeness or an

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<v Speaker 1>amused listening face. He was squat and ruddy. A yachting

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<v Speaker 1>cap was shoved far back from his forehead, and the

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<v Speaker 1>narrative to which he listened made constant waves of expression

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<v Speaker 1>break forth over his face. From the corners of his

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<v Speaker 1>nose and eyes and mouth. Little jets of wheezing laughter

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<v Speaker 1>followed one another out of his convulsed body. His eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>twinkling with cunning enjoyment, glanced at every moment towards his

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<v Speaker 1>companion's face. Once or twice he arranged the light waterproof,

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<v Speaker 1>which he had slung over one shoulder, into rheodoor fashion.

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<v Speaker 1>His breeches, his white rubber shoes, and his jauntily slung

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<v Speaker 1>waterproof expressed youth, but his figure fell into rotundity at

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<v Speaker 1>the waist. His hair was scant and gray, and his face,

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<v Speaker 1>when the waves of expression had passed over it, had

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<v Speaker 1>a rabbit look. When he was quite sure that the

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<v Speaker 1>narrative had ended, he laughed noiselessly for fully half a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he said, well, that takes the biscuit. His voice

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<v Speaker 1>seemed winnowed of vigor, and to enforce his words, he added,

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<v Speaker 1>with humor, that takes the solitary unique end, if I

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<v Speaker 1>may so call it rechersch biscuit. He became serious and

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<v Speaker 1>silent when he had said this. His tongue was tired,

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<v Speaker 1>for he had been talking all the afternoon in a

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<v Speaker 1>public house in Dorset Street. Most people considered Lenihan a leech,

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<v Speaker 1>but in spite of this reputation, his adroitness and eloquence

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<v Speaker 1>had always prevented his friends from forming any general policy

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<v Speaker 1>against him. He had a brave manner of coming up

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<v Speaker 1>to a party of them in a bar, and of

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<v Speaker 1>holding himself nimbly at the corners of the company until

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<v Speaker 1>he was included in a round. He was a sporting vagrant,

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<v Speaker 1>armed with a vast stock of stories, limericks and riddles.

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<v Speaker 1>He was insensitive to all kinds of discourtesy. No one

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<v Speaker 1>knew how he achieved the stern task of living, but

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<v Speaker 1>his name was vaguely associated with racing tissues. And where

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<v Speaker 1>did you pick her up? Corley? He asked. Corley ran

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<v Speaker 1>his tongue swiftly along his upper lip. One night, man,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, I was going along Dame Street and I

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<v Speaker 1>spotted a fine tart under the water house's clock and

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<v Speaker 1>said good night, you know. So we went for a

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<v Speaker 1>walk round by the canal, and she told me she

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<v Speaker 1>was a slavvy. In the house in Baggett Street. I

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<v Speaker 1>put my arm round her and squeezed her a bit

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<v Speaker 1>that night. Then next Sunday, man I met her by appointment.

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<v Speaker 1>We went out to Donnybrook and I brought her into

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<v Speaker 1>a field there. She told me she used to go

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<v Speaker 1>with the dairyman. It was fine man cigarettes. Every night

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<v Speaker 1>she'd bring me in, paying the tram out and back.

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<v Speaker 1>And one night she brought me two bloody fine cigars.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh the real cheese, you know that the old fellow

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<v Speaker 1>used to smoke. I was afraid, man, she'd get in

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<v Speaker 1>the family way. But she's up to the dodge. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>she thinks she'll marry her, said Lenehan. I told her

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<v Speaker 1>I was out of a job, said Corley. I told

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<v Speaker 1>her I was in Pims. She doesn't know my name.

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<v Speaker 1>I was too hairy to tell her that. But she

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<v Speaker 1>thinks I'm a bit of class, you know. Lenihan laughed again, noiselessly.

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<v Speaker 1>Of all the good ones ever I heard, he said

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<v Speaker 1>that emphatically takes the biscuit. Corley's stride acknowledged the compliment.

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<v Speaker 1>The swing of his burly body made his friend execute

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<v Speaker 1>a few light skips from the path to the roadway

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<v Speaker 1>and back again. Corley was the son of an inspector

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<v Speaker 1>of police, and he had inherited his father's frame and gut.

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<v Speaker 1>He walked with his hands by his sides, holding himself erect,

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<v Speaker 1>and swaying his head from side to side. His head

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<v Speaker 1>was large, globular and oily. It sweated in all weathers,

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<v Speaker 1>and his large round hat, set upon its sideways, looked

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<v Speaker 1>like a bulb which had grown out of another. He

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<v Speaker 1>it was necessary for him to move his body from

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<v Speaker 1>the hips. At present, he was about town whenever any

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<v Speaker 1>job was vacant, a friend was always ready to give

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<v Speaker 1>him the hard word. He was often to be seen

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<v Speaker 1>walking with policemen in plain clothes, talking earnestly. He knew

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<v Speaker 1>the inner side of all affairs and was fond of

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<v Speaker 1>delivering final judgments. He spoke without listening to the speech

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<v Speaker 1>of his companions. His conversation was mainly about himself, what

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<v Speaker 1>he had said to such a person, in what search

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<v Speaker 1>a person had said to him, and what he had

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<v Speaker 1>said to settle the matter. When he reported these dialogs,

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<v Speaker 1>he aspirated the first letter of his name after the

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<v Speaker 1>manner of Florentines. Lenihan offered his friend a cigarette. As

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<v Speaker 1>the two young men walked on through the crowd. Corlie

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<v Speaker 1>occasionally turned to smile at some of the passing girls,

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<v Speaker 1>but Lenehan's gaze was fixed on the large, faint moon

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<v Speaker 1>circled with a double halo. He watched earnestly the passing

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<v Speaker 1>of the web of twilight across its face. At length,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, well, tell me, Corley, I suppose you'll be

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<v Speaker 1>able to pull it off, all right? Eh? Coralie closed

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<v Speaker 1>one eye expressively as an answer. Is she game for that?

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<v Speaker 1>Asked Lenahan dubiously. You can never know women. She's all right,

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<v Speaker 1>said Coraly. I know the way to get around er man.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a bit gone on me. You're what I call

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<v Speaker 1>a gay lothario, said Lenehan, and the proper kind of lothario, too,

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<v Speaker 1>a shade of mockery. Relieved the servility of his manner

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<v Speaker 1>to save himself, he had the habit of leaving his

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<v Speaker 1>flattery open to the interpretation of raillery, but Coralie had

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<v Speaker 1>not a subtle mind. There's nothing to touch a good slavvy,

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<v Speaker 1>he affirmed. Take my tip for it by one who

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<v Speaker 1>has tried them all said Lenehan. First, I used to

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<v Speaker 1>go with girls, you know, said Coralie, unbosoming girls off

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<v Speaker 1>the South Circular. I used to take them out man

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<v Speaker 1>on the tram somewhere and pay the train, or take

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<v Speaker 1>them to a band or a play at the theater,

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<v Speaker 1>or buy them chocolate and sweets or something that way.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to spend money on them, right enough, he added,

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<v Speaker 1>in a convincing tone, as if he was conscious of

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<v Speaker 1>being disbelieved. But Lenahan could well believe it. He nodded gravely.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that game, he said, And it's a mug's game.

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<v Speaker 1>And damn the thing I ever got out of it,

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<v Speaker 1>said Corley. Did oh here, said Lenahan. Only off of

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<v Speaker 1>one of them, said Cory. He moistened his upper lip

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<v Speaker 1>by running his tongue along it. The recollection brightened his eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>He too, gazed at the pale disk of the moon,

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<v Speaker 1>now nearly veiled, and seemed to meditate. She was a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of all right, he said regretfully. He was silent again.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he added, she's on the turf now. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>her driving down Earle Street one night with two fellows

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<v Speaker 1>with her on a car. I suppose that's your doing,

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<v Speaker 1>said Lenahan, there was others at her before me, said Corlie, philosophically.

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<v Speaker 1>This time, Lenehan was inclined to disbelieve. He shook his

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<v Speaker 1>head to and fro and smiled. You know you can't

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<v Speaker 1>kid me, Cory, he said, Honest to God, said Corley.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't she tell me yourself? Lenahan made a tragic gesture.

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<v Speaker 1>Base betrayer, he said. As they passed along the railings

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<v Speaker 1>of Trinity College, Lenahan skipped out into the road and

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<v Speaker 1>peered up at the clock twenty after. He said, time enough,

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<v Speaker 1>said Corley. She'll be there all right. Always let her

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<v Speaker 1>wait a bit. Lenahan laughed quietly. Ee, Cad, Corley, you

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<v Speaker 1>know how to take them, he said, I'm up to

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<v Speaker 1>all their little tricks. Cory confessed. But tell me, said

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<v Speaker 1>Lenahan again. Are you sure you can bring it off?

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<v Speaker 1>All right? You know it's a ticklish job. They're damn

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<v Speaker 1>close on that point, eh what His bright small eyes

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<v Speaker 1>searched his companion's face for reassurance. Corley swung his head

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<v Speaker 1>and his brow gathered. I'll pull it off, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>Leave it to me, can't you, Lenahan said, no more.

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<v Speaker 1>He did not wish to ruffle his friend's temper to

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<v Speaker 1>be sent to the devil, and told that his advice

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<v Speaker 1>was not wanted. A little tact was necessary, but Corley's

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<v Speaker 1>brow was soon smooth again. His thoughts were running another way.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a fine, decent tart, he said, with appreciation. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what she is. They walked along Nassau Street and then

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<v Speaker 1>turned into Kildare Street. Not far from the porch of

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<v Speaker 1>the club, a harpist stood in the roadway, playing to

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<v Speaker 1>a little ring of listeners. He plucked at the wires heedlessly,

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<v Speaker 1>glancing quickly from time to time at the face of

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<v Speaker 1>the sky. His harp, too, heedless that her coverings had

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<v Speaker 1>fallen about her knees, seemed weary, alike of the eyes

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<v Speaker 1>of strangers and of her master's hands. One hand played

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<v Speaker 1>in the bass the melody of silent O Moyle, while

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand careered in the treble. After each group

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<v Speaker 1>of notes, the notes of the air sounded deep and full.

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<v Speaker 1>The two young men walked up the street without speaking,

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<v Speaker 1>the mournful music following them. When they reached Stephen's Green

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<v Speaker 1>they crossed the road. Here the noise of trams, the lights,

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<v Speaker 1>and the crowd released them from their silence. There she is,

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<v Speaker 1>said Corli. At the corner of Hume Street, a young

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<v Speaker 1>woman was standing. She wore a blue dress and a

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<v Speaker 1>white sailor hat. She stood on the curbstone, swinging a

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<v Speaker 1>sunshade in one hand. Lenehan grew lively. Let's have a

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<v Speaker 1>look at her, Corley, he said. Corley glanced sideways at

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<v Speaker 1>his friend, and an unpleasant grin appeared on his face.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you trying to get inside me? He asked? Damn it,

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<v Speaker 1>said Lenehan boldly. I don't want an introduction. All I

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<v Speaker 1>want is to have a look at her. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to eat her. Oh a look at her, said

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<v Speaker 1>Coralie more amiably. Well, I'll tell you what. I'll go

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<v Speaker 1>over and talk to her and you can pass by, right,

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<v Speaker 1>said Lenahan. Corleye had already thrown one leg over the

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<v Speaker 1>chains when Lenahan called out and after where will we meet?

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<v Speaker 1>Half ten, answered Coralie, bringing over his other leg. Where

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<v Speaker 1>corner of Marion Street will be coming back? Work it

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<v Speaker 1>all right now, said Lenahan in farewell. Corlie did not answer.

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<v Speaker 1>He sauntered across the road, swaying his head from side

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<v Speaker 1>sound of his boots had something of the conqueror in them.

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<v Speaker 1>He approached the young woman, and, without saluting, began at

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<v Speaker 1>once to converse with her. She swung her umbrella more

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<v Speaker 1>When he spoke to her at close quarters, she laughed

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<v Speaker 1>Then he walked rapidly along beside the chains at some distance,

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<v Speaker 1>and crossed the road obliquely. As he approached Hume Street corner,

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<v Speaker 1>he found the air heavily scented, and his eyes made

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<v Speaker 1>a swift, anxious scrutiny of the young woman's appearance. She

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<v Speaker 1>Her stout, short muscular body. Rank rude health glowed on

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<v Speaker 1>unabashed blue eyes. Her features were blunt. She had broad nostrils,

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<v Speaker 1>of his hat. Lenehan walked as far as the Shelbourne Hotel,

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<v Speaker 1>where he halted and waited. After waiting for a little time,

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<v Speaker 1>woman's face like a big ball revolving on a pivot.

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<v Speaker 1>He kept the pair in view until he had seen

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<v Speaker 1>Now that he was alone, his face looked older, his

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<v Speaker 1>played the melody, while his fingers swept a scale of

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<v Speaker 1>Though his eyes took note of many elements of the

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<v Speaker 1>He knew that he would have to speak a great

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<v Speaker 1>deal to invent and to amuse, and his brain and

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<v Speaker 1>throat were too dry for such a task. The problem

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<v Speaker 1>of how he could pass the hours till he met

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<v Speaker 1>Corli again trouble him a little. He could think of

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<v Speaker 1>He turned to the left when he came to the

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<v Speaker 1>his mood. He paused at last before the window of

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<v Speaker 1>a poor looking shop, over which the words refreshment bar

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<v Speaker 1>A cut ham was exposed on a great blue dish,

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<v Speaker 1>very light plumb pudding. He eyed this food earnestly for

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<v Speaker 1>for except some biscuits, which he had asked to grudging

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<v Speaker 1>curates to bring him. He had eaten nothing since breakfast time.

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<v Speaker 1>He sat down at an uncovered wooden table opposite two

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<v Speaker 1>How much is a plate of peas, he asked? Three halfpence, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>said the girl. Bring me a plate of peas, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>and a bottle of ginger beer. He spoke rough in

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<v Speaker 1>order to belie his air of gentility, For his entry

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<v Speaker 1>had been followed by a pause of talk. His face

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<v Speaker 1>was heated to appear natural. He pushed his cap back

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<v Speaker 1>on his head and planted his elbows on the table.

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<v Speaker 1>The mechanic and the two work girls examined him point

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<v Speaker 1>The girl brought him a plate of grocer's hot peas,

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<v Speaker 1>He ate his food greedily, and found it so good

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<v Speaker 1>that he made a note of the shop mentally. When

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<v Speaker 1>he had eaten all the peas, he sipped his ginger

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<v Speaker 1>beer and sat for some time thinking of Corley's adventure.

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<v Speaker 1>In his imagination, he beheld the pair of lovers walking

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<v Speaker 1>along some dark road. He heard Coraley's voice in deep

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<v Speaker 1>energetic gallantries, and saw again the leer of the young

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<v Speaker 1>woman's mouth. This vision made him feel keenly his own

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<v Speaker 1>poverty of purse and spirit. He was tired of knocking

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<v Speaker 1>and intrigues. He would be thirty one in November. Would

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<v Speaker 1>a home of his own? He thought, how pleasant it

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<v Speaker 1>would be to have a nice, warm fire to sit

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<v Speaker 1>He knew what those friends were worth. He knew the

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<v Speaker 1>girls too. Experience had embittered his heart against the world,

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<v Speaker 1>but all hope had not left him. He felt better

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<v Speaker 1>after having eaten than he had felt before, less weary

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<v Speaker 1>of his life, less vanquished in spirit. He might yet

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<v Speaker 1>paid tuppence happenny to the slatternly girl and went out

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<v Speaker 1>of the shop to begin his wandering again. He went

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<v Speaker 1>into Capel Street and walked along towards the City Hall.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he turned into Dame Street. At the corner of

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<v Speaker 1>to converse with them. He was glad that he could

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<v Speaker 1>rest from all his walking. His friends asked him had

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<v Speaker 1>he seen Corley and what was the latest. He replied

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<v Speaker 1>that he had spent the day with Corley. His friends

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<v Speaker 1>talked very little. They looked vacantly after some figures in

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<v Speaker 1>that he had seen Mac an hour before in Westmoreland Street.

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<v Speaker 1>At this Lenehan said that he had been with Mac

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<v Speaker 1>the night before in Egan's. The young man who had

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<v Speaker 1>seen Mac in Westmoreland Street asked, was it true that

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<v Speaker 1>Mac had won a bit over a billiard match. Lenahan

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<v Speaker 1>did not know. He said that Hollahan had stood them

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<v Speaker 1>drinks in Eagans. He left his friends at a quarter

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<v Speaker 1>to ten and went up George's Street. He turned to

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<v Speaker 1>Grafton Street. The crowd of girls and young men had thinned,

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<v Speaker 1>groups and couples bidding one another good night. He went

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<v Speaker 1>as far as the clock of the College of Surgeons.

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<v Speaker 1>It was on the stroke of ten. He set off

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<v Speaker 1>briskly along the northern side of the Green, hurrying for

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<v Speaker 1>fear Corley should return too soon. When he reached the

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<v Speaker 1>corner of Marion Street, he took his stand in the

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<v Speaker 1>shadow of a lamp and brought out one of the

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<v Speaker 1>cigarettes which he had reserved and lit it. He leaned

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<v Speaker 1>the part from which he expected to see Corali and

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<v Speaker 1>the young woman return. His mind became active again. He

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<v Speaker 1>wondered had Corley managed it successfully. He wondered if he

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<v Speaker 1>to the last. He suffered all the pangs and thrills

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<v Speaker 1>of his friend's situation, as well as those of his own,

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<v Speaker 1>But the memory of Coralie's slowly revolving head calmed him somewhat.

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<v Speaker 1>He was sure Cooley would pull it off all right.

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<v Speaker 1>All at once, the idea struck him that perhaps Corley

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<v Speaker 1>since he had seen the clock of the College of Surgeons.

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<v Speaker 1>Would Corley do a thing like that? He lit his

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<v Speaker 1>last cigarette and began to smoke it nervously. He strained

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<v Speaker 1>of the square. They must have gone home by another way.

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<v Speaker 1>The paper of his cigarette broke, and he flung it

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<v Speaker 1>into the road with a curse. Suddenly he saw them

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<v Speaker 1>coming towards him. He started with delight, and keeping close

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<v Speaker 1>to his lamp post, tried to read the result in

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<v Speaker 1>their walk. They were walking quickly, the young woman taking

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<v Speaker 1>quick short steps, while Corley kept beside her with his

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<v Speaker 1>intimation of the result pricked him like the point of

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<v Speaker 1>a sharp instrument. He knew Corley would fail. He knew

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<v Speaker 1>it was no go. They turned down Baggot Street and

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<v Speaker 1>he followed them at once, taking the other footpath. When

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<v Speaker 1>Some minutes passed. Then the hall door was opened slowly

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<v Speaker 1>and coughed. Coralie turned and went towards her. His broad

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<v Speaker 1>then she reappeared running up the steps. The door closed

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<v Speaker 1>on her, and Corley began to walk swiftly towards Stephen's

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<v Speaker 1>Green Lenehan hurried on in the same direction. Some drops

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<v Speaker 1>of light rain fell. He took them as a warning, and,

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<v Speaker 1>glancing back towards the house which the young woman had entered,

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<v Speaker 1>to see that he was not observed, he ran eagerly

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<v Speaker 1>He called out, Hallo Corley. Corley turned his head to

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<v Speaker 1>see who had called him, and then continued walking as before.

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<v Speaker 1>Lenahan ran after him, settling the waterproof on his shoulders

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<v Speaker 1>with one hand. Hallo Corley, he cried again. He came

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<v Speaker 1>level with his friend and looked keenly in his face.

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<v Speaker 1>He could see nothing there. Well, he said, did it

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<v Speaker 1>come off? They had reached the corner of Ely Place.

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<v Speaker 1>Still without answering, Coralie swerved to the left and went

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<v Speaker 1>up the side street. His features were composed in stern calm.

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<v Speaker 1>Lenehan kept up with his friend, breathing uneasily. He was baffled,

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<v Speaker 1>and a note of menace pierced through his voice. Can't

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<v Speaker 1>you tell us, he said? Did you try her? Corley

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<v Speaker 1>halted at the first lamp and stared grimly before him. Then,

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<v Speaker 1>with a grave gesture, he extended a hand towards the light,

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<v Speaker 1>and smiling, opened it slowly to the gaze of his disciple.

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<v Speaker 1>A small gold coin shone in the palm end of

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<v Speaker 1>story six two gallants, read by Richard Wallace, Liberty, Missouri,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six March two thousand nine.