[27]—O,Ineversaidsug!
[28]—O,butyoudid!
[29]—O,butIdidn’t!
[30]—Did?
[31]—Yes。Iheardher。
[32]—O,there’sa。。。fib!
[33]me,theyoungladycameoverandaskedmedidIwishtobuyanythioneofhervoi;sheseemedtohavespokeofasey。Ilookedhumblyatthegreatjarsthatstoodlikeeasternguardsateithersideofthedarkehestallandmurmured:
[34]—No,thankyou。
[35]Theyoungladygedthepositiohevasesaothetwoyouotalkofthesamesubjeceortwicetheyoungladyglameoverhershoulder。
[36]Ilingeredbeforeherstall,thoughIkaywasuseless,tomakemyiihemorereal。ThenIturnedaalkeddownthemiddleofthebazaar。Iallowedthetwopeofallagainstthesixpenmypocket。Iheardavoiceohegallerythatthelightwasout。Theupperpartofthehallwaselydark。
[37]GazingupintothedarknessIsawmyselfasacreaturedrivenandderidedbyvanity;andmyeyesburhanguishandanger。
[1916]
Notes
1。JamesJoyIrishwriter,wassideredthemostiialwriterofmodernistschool。Heusedthestreamofesstowriteafamousnovel,Ulysses(1922)。Hisothermajorworksareshort-storyDubliners(1914),andtheraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan(1916)andFinnegansWake(1939)。
2。TheAbbot:It,writtenbySirWalterScott(1771-1832)in1820,wasaboutMaryQueenofScots(1542-1587)。Theedherlifeinasincerelyreligiousandromanti,intrasttotheusualpictureofherasa“harlotqueen”inhistory。
3。TheDevoutunit:Itcouldrefertoahreeworkswiththistitle。TheoheEnglishFranFriarPacificusBaker(1695-1774)isslush,piouslanguageandcouldhaveiheboy’sghissexualfeelingsfirlinpiousimages。
4。TheMemoirsofVidocq:It,writtenbyFrancois-JulesVidodpublishedin1829,ular19th-ovelaboutaParisianPoliissionerwhowasalsoathief,andwasthusabletohidehiscrimes。
5。TheArab’sFarewelltohisSteed:It,alterleforAnArab’sFarewelltoHisHorse,ularpoembytheEnglishwriterandsoerorton(1808-1877),whhterofthefamedIrish-bornBritishplaywrightRisleySheridan。
&ionsfordis。
1)Whatisthesettingofthisstory?
2)youtellwhatkihelocallivedagtothestory?
3)Whydoyouthiiohepriest?
4)HowdidJoycecharacterizetheboy?
5)What’stherelatioheboyandMangan?
6)Whydidn’tJoycegiveMangan’ssisteraname?
7)Whatkindoffeelingdidtheboyhavetan’ssister?
8)Whatdidtheboygetfromhisexperiengtothebazaar?
9)hanydidtheboyexperiehestory?
10)Howdoyouiory?