You behold in me, Stephen said with grim displeasure, a horrible example of free thought. He walked on, waiting to be spoken to, trailing his ashplant by his side. Its ferrule followed lightly on the path, squealing at his heels. My familiar, after me, calling, Steeeeeeeeeeeephen! A wavering line along the path. They will walk on it tonight, coming here in the dark. He wants that key. It is mine. I paid the rent. Now I eat his salt bread. Give him the key too. All. He will ask for it. That was in his eyes.-- After all, Haines began. .Stephen turned and saw that the cold gaze which had measured him was not all unkind.-- After all, I should think you are able to free yourself. You are your own master, it seems to me.-- I am a servant of two masters, Stephen said, an English and an Italian.--Italian? Haines said. A crazy queen, old and jealous. Kneel down before me.-- And a third, Stephen said, there is who wants me for odd jobs.-- Italian? Haines said again. What do you mean?-- The imperial British state, Stephen answered, his colour rising, and the holy Roman catholic and apostolic church.-- I can quite understand that, he said calmly. An Irishman must think like that, I daresay. We feel in England that we have treated you rather unfairly. It seems history is to blame. The proud potent titles clanged over Stephen's memory the triumph of their brazen bells: ET UNAM SANCTAM CATHOLICAM ET APOSTOLICAM ECCLESIAM: the slow growth and change of rite and dogma like his own rare thoughts, a chemistry of stars. James Joyce
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