Stopped at "... all eclosed asong with them." (450.21).
It was in fact asong, i.e, song/music system that Shaun wants the liddle giddles to sing/learn. He tells them, 'I give, a king, to me, she does, alone, up there, yes see, I double give,.... In other words he is teaching them 'do re me fa sol la, si, do'...., the tonic sol-fa system of music.
Still talking to his sister, Shaun confesses that he would ask no greater kindness from fate than to stay where he is, with his tinny of brownie's tea, under the invocation of Saint James Hanway, servant of Gamp...
Of course, he does not mean a tin of Brownies and tea! According to McHugh, brownies stand for junior girl guides. Saint Jamas Hanway is Jonas Hanway, who was the first man to carry an Umbrella in London. That Jamas Hanway is linked to Jonas Hanway is underscored by the qualification given to him as 'servant of Gamp.' Mrs Gamp is a well known character from the novel, Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens. It is said in that novel that Mrs. Gamp always carried an umbrella.
Shaun is also looking for girl (the nippy girl of my heart's appointment) but he can wait with patience (I am in no violent hurry). Meanwhile he will listen to birdcalls (lots of names of birds follow this announcement) and go fishing (a variety of fish is mentioned at this point!)
It was in fact asong, i.e, song/music system that Shaun wants the liddle giddles to sing/learn. He tells them, 'I give, a king, to me, she does, alone, up there, yes see, I double give,.... In other words he is teaching them 'do re me fa sol la, si, do'...., the tonic sol-fa system of music.
Still talking to his sister, Shaun confesses that he would ask no greater kindness from fate than to stay where he is, with his tinny of brownie's tea, under the invocation of Saint James Hanway, servant of Gamp...
Of course, he does not mean a tin of Brownies and tea! According to McHugh, brownies stand for junior girl guides. Saint Jamas Hanway is Jonas Hanway, who was the first man to carry an Umbrella in London. That Jamas Hanway is linked to Jonas Hanway is underscored by the qualification given to him as 'servant of Gamp.' Mrs Gamp is a well known character from the novel, Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens. It is said in that novel that Mrs. Gamp always carried an umbrella.
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| Mrs Gamp Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sairey-Gamp |
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