Part 135 (2/2)
BLOOM: _(Quickly)_ O, the very man! _(He whispers)_ Simon Dedalus' son.
A bit sprung. Get those policemen to move those loafers back.
SECOND WATCH: Night, Mr Kelleher.
CORNY KELLEHER: _(To the watch, with drawling eye)_ That's all right.
I know him. Won a bit on the races. Gold cup. Throwaway. _(He laughs)_ Twenty to one. Do you follow me?
FIRST WATCH: _(Turns to the crowd)_ Here, what are you all gaping at?
Move on out of that.
_(The crowd disperses slowly, muttering, down the lane.)_
CORNY KELLEHER: Leave it to me, sergeant. That'll be all right. _(He laughs, shaking his head)_ We were often as bad ourselves, ay or worse.
What? Eh, what?
FIRST WATCH: _(Laughs)_ I suppose so.
CORNY KELLEHER: _(Nudges the second watch)_ Come and wipe your name off the slate. _(He lilts, wagging his head)_ With my tooraloom tooraloom tooraloom tooraloom. What, eh, do you follow me?
SECOND WATCH: _(Genially)_ Ah, sure we were too.
CORNY KELLEHER: _(Winking)_ Boys will be boys. I've a car round there.
SECOND WATCH: All right, Mr Kelleher. Good night.
CORNY KELLEHER: I'll see to that.
BLOOM: _(Shakes hands with both of the watch in turn)_ Thank you very much, gentlemen. Thank you. _(He mumbles confidentially)_ We don't want any scandal, you understand. Father is a wellknown highly respected citizen. Just a little wild oats, you understand.
FIRST WATCH: O. I understand, sir.
SECOND WATCH: That's all right, sir.
FIRST WATCH: It was only in case of corporal injuries I'd have to report it at the station.
BLOOM: _(Nods rapidly)_ Naturally. Quite right. Only your bounden duty.
SECOND WATCH: It's our duty.
CORNY KELLEHER: Good night, men.
THE WATCH: _(Saluting together)_ Night, gentlemen. _(They move off with slow heavy tread)_
BLOOM: _(Blows)_ Providential you came on the scene. You have a car?...
CORNY KELLEHER: _(Laughs, pointing his thumb over his right shoulder to the car brought up against the scaffolding)_ Two commercials that were standing fizz in Jammet's. Like princes, faith. One of them lost two quid on the race. Drowning his grief. And were on for a go with the jolly girls. So I landed them up on Behan's car and down to nighttown.
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