The reading stopped at "... backs of bannars." (563.13)
We are in the fourth chapter of the third book. It starts in a confused/confusing way, asking 'What was haas? Fog was haas? Too must sleepth. Let sleepth.' In other words, we are asked 'What was that? Was there fog?' and continues to state that somebody is sleeping too much before concluding, benevolently, let that person sleep!
A few things become 'clearer' as we proceed with the chapter. We find that we are in the house of Earwicker and Anna Livia Plurabelle. Here the couple is referred to as the Porters (because Earwicker sells port?). They are in their bed. There are at least two other bedrooms in the house. In one of them the daughter Issy (Buttercup) is sleeping. The twins - Shaun and Shem (here Frank Kevin and Jerry) are sleeping in the other. Frank Kevin is sleeping on the left side (heartsleeveside) and the other on the right side (codliverside). Frank Kevin is sleeping like the blissed angel he looks so like but the other one is crying in his sleep. His cries brings the parents to his bed side. The father is angry but the mother is full of care and concern.
By the way the four evangelists/four old men are still around. Only they have become the four posts of the bed. According to Joseph Campbell.
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