Shaun, as I next saw, halted to take breath ^|a& loosen his boots^a| at the weir ^|aby Lazar's Walk about ^|ba about nine^b| score of barrel minutes distance^a| as he truly merited to do. He was ^|athere perspiring but happy^a| propped up by against a slumbering ^|aclown guardian of the peace, one Sigurdsen,^a| who had fallen asleep there in the embrace of a ^|aconfiscated^a| bottle. There were ^|aseveral 29^a| daughters ^|aout of the national ^|bhedge^b| school ^|b(for, I seem to remember, it was a look before you leap year)^b| learning the lesson of life^a| there attracted, as I could see, by the sight ^|aof the first human landmark^a| who were ^|athere seated on the brink^a| paddling with their feet in charming concert with ^|ahis the^a| snores ^|aof ^|bhim the log^b| who was stuck to the sod ^|bas ever & anon her he murmoaned ^|cover his treasure trove of the crown,^c|: High hellskirt dig mean lily sort flasky^b|a|. Among ^|athem the chorus of praise of girls^a| Shaun^|a, after he had bowed to all the others, full of human respect^a| easily recognised his dear sister, Izzy.

— Sister dearest, Shaun said in taking leave of her with fondness fondest affection, ^|ahow I honestly believe^a| you
{ms, 007}
will miss me but I feel^|a, as a martyr ^|bto duty the discharge of duty^b|,^a| I ought to go. This is the result of your teaching, Sis, that you used to write to me ^|athose the^a| nice letters. During my brief absence be true to the 10 commandments ^|aNever lose last mass. Never eat ^|bgood bad^b| meat on a good Friday. Never let a hog of the hill trample on your lily in the valley. Never play ladies' games on the Lord's day^a| and preserve your dear chastity ^|aduring this lenten season ^|bwhen the spring is in the making^b|a|. Rather than part with that ^|avestalite^{a| |a}jewel emerald^{a| |a}of yours which you have where your two nether extremes meet^a| let the entire ^|aekumene^a| universe perish ^|aa 1000 times^{a| |a}in a pitfall^a| first. ^|aTimes &^a| Oft shall I think of you when amid the music of the ^|aknockers doorknockers^a|. O how I shall kiss you immediately upon my return. ^|aWe will adopt all the poorest children possible.^a| Sis dearest, it is my grief to go on this ^|abenedictine^a| errand but it is grand to be going to meet a king. ^|a|bNot a king only in name but^b| the king of Greater Dublin, too, the first Humphrey.^{a| |a}I wish everyone was as sure of anything ^|bin the real world^b| as I am of everything ^|bin the other^b|. Tell mother that. Now cheer up all. We'll soon be dead and happy.^a| One or two tears are all ^|athere is to it^a| and then ^|ain a tick of the clock^a| off we pop en route for His Blessed Majesty^|a, our longlived Lord^a|.

— Brother dear, Izzy said, accept this instead of a handkerchief ^|aduster^a| and bear it with you ^|aever &^a| always & when you use it think of ^|athe one^a| absent one. ^|aTeach how to tumble, dear, & teach me whom to ^|blove lure^b|.º^a|