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           Whotoreit?Washeshorttaken?

           Onswiftsailflaming

           Fromstormandsouth

           Hecomes,palevampire,

           Mouthtomymouth.

           —Goodday,Stephen,theprofessorsaid,comingtopeerovertheirshoulders.Footandmouth?Areyouturned...?

           Bullockbefriendingbard.

           SHINDYINWELLKNOWNRESTAURANT

           —Goodday,sir,Stephenansweredblushing.Theletterisnotmine.MrGarrettDeasyaskedmeto...

           —O,Iknowhim,MylesCrawfordsaid,andIknewhiswifetoo.ThebloodiestoldtartarGodevermade.ByJesus,shehadthefootandmouthdiseaseandnomistake!Thenightshethrewthesoupinthewaiter’sfaceintheStarandGarter.Oho!

           Awomanbroughtsinintotheworld.ForHelen,therunawaywifeofMenelaus,tenyearstheGreeks.O’Rourke,princeofBreffni.

           —Isheawidower?Stephenasked.

           —Ay,agrassone,MylesCrawfordsaid,hiseyerunningdownthetypescript.Emperor’shorses.Habsburg.AnIrishmansavedhislifeontherampartsofVienna.Don’tyouforget!MaximilianKarlO’Donnell,grafvonTirconnellinIreland.SenthisheirovertomakethekinganAustrianfieldmarshalnow.Goingtobetroublethereoneday.Wildgeese.Oyes,everytime.Don’tyouforgetthat!

           —Themootpointisdidheforgetit,J.J.O’Molloysaidquietly,turningahorseshoepaperweight.Savingprincesisathankyoujob.

           ProfessorMacHughturnedonhim.

           —Andifnot?hesaid.

           —I’lltellyouhowitwas,MylesCrawfordbegan.AHungarianitwasoneday...

           LOSTCAUSESNOBLEMARQUESSMENTIONED

           —Wewerealwaysloyaltolostcauses,theprofessorsaid.Successforusisthedeathoftheintellectandoftheimagination.