Thursday 12 February 2015

Monday, 9 February 2015, Pages 210 - 212

We read as far as "... vanitty fair." (212.32)

Two washerwomen are still at their work on a river bank. One of them has just finished reciting a looooong list of gifts ALP gave to all kinds of people. Most of these gifts are real strange. For example, she gave a pig's bladder balloon for Selina Susquehanna Stakelum, a guillotine shirt for Reuben Redbreast, a bag of the blues for Funny Fitz, ...

Note: a bluebag is a bag containing cakes or blue powder for laundry use
(Source: http://www.finwake.com/1024chapter8/fw08.htm)

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