Ulysses by James Joyce
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mourning coach. Unmarried. Black for the married. Piebald for bachelors.
Dun for a nun. --Sad, Martin Cunningham said. A child. A dwarf's face, mauve and wrinkled like little Rudy's was. Dwarf's body, weak as putty, in a whitelined deal box. Burial friendly society pays. Penny a week for a sod of turf. Our. Little. Beggar. Baby. Meant nothing. Mistake of nature. If it's healthy it's from the mother. If not from the man. Better luck next time. --Poor little thing, Mr Dedalus said. It's well out of it. The carriage climbed more slowly the hill of Rutland square. Rattle his bones. Over the stones. Only a pauper. Nobody owns. --In the midst of life, Martin Cunningham said. --But the worst of all, Mr Power said, is the man who takes his own life. Martin Cunningham drew out his watch briskly, coughed and put it back. --The greatest disgrace to have in the family, Mr Power added. --Temporary insanity, of course, Martin Cunningham said decisively. We must take a charitable view of it. --They say a man who does it is a coward, Mr Dedalus said. --It is not for us to judge, Martin Cunningham said. |
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