Ulysses by James Joyce Chapter 11 Page 10

Yes, bronze from anear, by gold from afar, heard steel from anear, hoofs ring from afar, and heard steelhoofs ringhoof ringsteel.

Am I awfully sunburnt?

Miss bronze unbloused her neck.

No, said miss Kennedy. It gets brown after. Did you try the borax with the cherry laurel water?

Miss Douce halfstood to see her skin askance in the barmirror gildedlettered where hock and claret glasses shimmered and in their midst a shell.

And leave it to my hands, she said.

Try it with the glycerine, miss Kennedy advised.

Bidding her neck and hands adieu miss Douce

Those things only bring out a rash, replied, reseated. I asked that old fogey in Boyd’s