Saturday 18 May 2019

Monday, 13 May 2019, Pages 551 - 553

Stopped at "... oooh, oyir, oyir, oyir:..." (553.4)

HCE is giving a long speech to the four inquirers/old men/evangelists. He has been speaking through Shaun whom we had met at the beginning of this chapter (page 474, chapter 3/book 3) lying like a giant on Howth.

HCE has been telling the four men about all that he has given to his wife/ALP/river Liffey. He has given her, for example, spices, ointments, currycomb; has built for her a country-city (Urbs in Rure) with a privy (an erdcloset). He has accomplished a lot - built universities (unniversiries) and has set up two ministers (sept up twinministers), protestant and catholic ones (the pro and the con), ...

HCE is hailed for all his troubles by the four men, who proclaim, 'Hoke!'

May all have mercy on us (May all have mossyhonours)!

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