Stephen shook his head slowly.

    -- I dont know w your words mean, he said simply.

    -- have you never loved anyone? Cranly asked.

    -- Do you mean women?

    -- I am not speaking of t, Cranly said in a colder tone. I ask you if you ever felt love tohing?

    Steparing gloomily at tpath.

    -- I tried to love God,  lengt seems no is very difficult. I tried to unite my ant by instant. In t I did not alill --

    Cranly cut  by asking:

    -- her had a happy life?

    -- ephen said.

    -- how many children had she?

    -- Nine or ten, Stephen answered. Some died.

    -- as your faterrupted ant, and t  to pry into your family affairs. But  is called o-do? I mean, when you were growing up?

    -- Yes, Stephen said.

    --  was er a pause.

    Stepo enumerate glibly tributes.

    -- A medical student, an oarsman, a tenor, an amateur actor, a sing politician, a small landlord, a small investor, a drinker, a good felloory-teller, somebodys secretary, sometillery, a tax-gat and at present a praiser of .

    Cranly laugigephens arm, and said:

    -- tillery is damn good.

    -- Is t to knoephen asked.

    -- Are you in good circumstances at present?

    -- Do, look it? Steply.

    -- So t on musingly, you he lap of luxury.

    en used teco understand t t conviction.

    -- Your mot  try to save her from suffering more even ifor would you?

    -- If I could, Step  me very little.

    -- to do.