g patience, toucly and said quietly:

    -- Cranly, I told you I ed to speak to you. Come a s and asked:

    -- Now?

    -- Yes, noep speak here. Come away.

    toget speaking. tled softly folloeps of turned, and Dixon, :

    -- o?  about t game, Cranly?

    ts across till air about a game of billiards to be played in tel. Step into t of Kildare Street opposite Maples el ood to , patient again. tel, a colourless poliss colourless front stung e disdain. ared angrily back at tly lit drael in s: peasants greeted try; tain Frenco jarvies in cigs.

    t ions of ters, before t upon t t breed a race less ignoble t ts and desires of to s across try lanes, under trees by treams and near ttled bogs. A  nig  him no womans eyes had wooed.

    aken in a strong grip and Cranlys voice said:

    -- Let us eke go.

    then Cranly said:

    -- t blit, temple! I so Moses, do you kno Ill be t felloime.

    but eping to he porch.

    turned to t and ephen said:

    -- Cranly, I  quarrel this evening.

    -- ith your people? Cranly asked.

    -- ither.

    -- About religion?

    -- Yes, Stephen answered.

    After a pause Cranly asked:

    --  age is your mother?

    -- Not old, Stepo make my easter duty.

    -- And will you?

    -- I , Stephen said.

    -- ? Cranly said.

    -- I  serve, ansephen.

    -- t remark was made before, Cranly said calmly.

    -- It is made beeply.

    Cranly pressed Stephens arm, saying