The online reading session stopped at "He's reading his ruffs." (623.20)
There was some discussion about the sentence, Aloof is anoof (623.19). Though the meaning of aloof was naturally clear to everyone, we got stuck with the word anoof. It could not even be identified at first as being a real word. A bit of research showed that anoof is indeed a word, a word in arabic. It means someone who is steady, who cares for others. In fact it is just the opposite of aloof.
What does ALP mean when she says this? Does she mean to tell him that though she is aloof, she, in fact, is anoof?Your guess is as good as mine! This is after all Finnegans Wake.
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