Enter Mr. Deasy*
The children run outside. Being children. Deasy is in charge of them now.
Stephen informs him that Halliday and Cochrane are on the same side. I guess he is talking about hockey teams, not sure why anyone would care. Maybe he is talking about something else.
Deasy casts Dedalus away to his study while concluding his Kinder corral.
We abruptly change scenes.
"Stale smoky air hung in the study with the smell of drab abraded leather of its chairs. As on the first day he bargained with me here. As it was in the beginning, is now. On the sideboard the tray of Stuart coins, base treasure of bog: and ever shall be. And snug in their spooncases of purple plush, faded, the twelve apostles having preached to the gentiles: world without end.
Amen.
The "Glory Be"
I don't know the name of this prayer, but I know that it's the shortest prayer that I know.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without out end, Amen.
It is, I'm pretty sure, said after the batch of Hail Marys in the rosary.
I remember when when we got our rosaries, Sister told us not to wear them around our necks. It was disrespectful, to whom I'm not sure. I'm also willing to bet, back in the day, I bet you that nuns and monks used to do that same thing, Wear rosaries around their necks I mean. I'm not going to bother looking it up. I do remember though, being a kid, seeing a picture of Madonna, this was slutty 90's Madonna that was banging Dennis Rodman. She was rocking the around-the-neck rosary. I would like to say I thought that she was totally cool, but I probably just thought she was being slutty and against god.
"On the sideboard the tray of Stuart coins, base treasure of bog"
Stuart coins, this comes from the Joyce Project. Once again, If you are looking for quality Information, seriously, leave, and go here: www.joyceproject.com
Anyway, Stuart coins, back in the Late 1600's, the Catholic King James the second of England invaded Ireland, planning to use it as a foothold to get back at The Protestant King William, who had forcefully and suddenly assumed control. While in Ireland, KJ2 got in good with the locals, and began printing his own coins using base metals. Which destroyed the value of Ireland's then current currency.
Why are they called Stuart coins? Well, KJ2 was born in the House of Stuart. This was a long line of relatives that ruled Scotland, England, Ireland, and eventually Great Britain.
"Stuart coins, base treasure of bog"
Cheap coins printed in Ireland, base (metal) treasure of a bathroom
Cheap coins printed in Ireland, base (metal) treasure of shit
"And snug in their spooncases of purple plush, faded, the twelve apostles having preached to the gentiles: world without end."
Apostle spoons. These are a sets of silver spoons that have little apostle images at the end of the handles. A lot of times their would be a thirteenth spoon with a little Jesus or Mary on it. They were usually given as baptism gifts by Godparents.
"On the sideboard the tray of Stuart coins, base treasure of bog: and ever shall be. And snug in their spooncases of purple plush, faded, the twelve apostles having preached to the gentiles: world without end."
This is interesting to me, we have two similar but opposing things going on. Stuart coins. Cheap metal made by a ruling Catholic, and expensive metal with images of the 12 original Catholics.
The coins: Ruined the Irish currency. Made of cheap metal. Made by a Catholic that rules Ireland. Has the face/Represents the Catholic King.
The Spoons: Had no effect on Irish Currency(That I know of). Made of expensive metal. Has the faces/Represents the Christian war machine, that would have influence throughout the whole world.
I'm not sure if there is anymore I am capable to read out of that.
Deasy shows up, gets down to business and pays Stephen
"And now his strongroom for the gold. Stephen's embarrassed hand moved over the shells heaped in the cold stone mortar: whelks and money cowries and leopard shells: and this, whorled as an emir's turban, and this, the scallop of saint James. An old pilgrim's hoard, dead treasure, hollow shells.
"And now his vault for the gold. Stephen appeared embarrassed as he reached over a cold stone mortar with various seashells, some looking like a ruling Muslim's head dress and particularly a saint James scallop. This is a collection of souvenirs, that might have had significance to someone who made a hard journey to obtain a certain enlightenment, but here and now are meaningless.
The idea of a shell has come up a lot lately, but not as anything positive or productive. Sargent, was only a weak and somewhat gross snail. Mr. Deasy has some type of display, of various seashell that doesn't seem have any significance to the guy who collects them. Although, it seems that Stephen might be using them as a tool for his own journey.
Maybe the same thing can be said about the apostles. Twice now, the first students and teachers of Christ. The soul person that Catholics base there lives on, seem to be chilling in Deasy's office ready to help him out, but he only keeps them around as decoration. Is he doing the same with his identity as a Catholic?
Is he a Catholic? I thought we were in a Catholic school. Maybe he is a Protestant.
"A sovereign fell, bright and new, on the soft pile on the tablecloth"
referring to his money box "This is for Sovereigns, this is for shillings. sixpenses. halfcrowns. And her for crowns."
No.
Stephen kaj Deasy diras iliaj dankojn kaj nedankindojn unu al la alia. With maybe a a little perceived subtle superiority form Mr. Deasy. Telling Stephen how he should handle his money.
"Don't carry it like that. You'll pull it out somewhere and lose it. You just buy one of these machines. You'll find them very handy"
Answer something.
"Mine would often be empty", Stephen said.
Answer something.
Oh man. Everyday, several times a day, I am in this position.
"The same room and hour, the same wisdom: and I the same. Three times now. Three nooses round me here. Well? I can break them if I want.
Three times now. Three nooses round me here.
Is he referring to (****12)? "I am a servant of two masters, an English and an Italian. Then corrects himself, he is a servant to three masters: The British Empire (English), the holy Roman catholic (Italian) and the third being the Apostolic church (who wants him for odd jobs.).
*Last chance edit. That might be the case, or maybe, this is the third time he is being paid?*
Well? I can break them if I want.
Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
8/11 The Satanic Rules of the Earth. Anton LaVey.
As I understand it. LaVay was a quack, habitual liar and a conman. But that doesn't mean a broken clock can't be right at least once.
"If youth but knew. But what does Shakespeare say? 'Put but money in thy purse'"
Deasy, the old dilapidated jalopy, opens the throttle a bit and starts lecturing Dedalus on the value of money, spicing it up with a quote from Othello.
Stephen, Mummers "Iago" , referring to the character who said the line, which Deasy didn't seem to hear. Interesting thing though. Iago was the villain, swindling Roderigo out of his money. I don't think Deasy understood that.
And finally, the page finishes up with a few more weak words of wisdom that Deasy feels Stephen needs to hear.
(Referring to Shakespeare) "He knew what money was, Mr. Deasy said. He made money. A poet, yes, but an Englishman too. Do you know what is the pride of the English? Do you know what the proudest word you will ever hear from an Englishman's mouth?
I don't think I like Mr. Deasy.
Glossary
Laggard - Someone who keeps falling behind, lagging
Gaiters - Fabric or leather that cover the lower half of you legs. From the top of your shoe, like the ankle, to somewhere below your knees.
They were also worn by Church of England big shots. At first they were practical because they needed to promenade around and talk church, but later after finding out that walking around is for suckers, they deemed them to be symbolic instead.
Abrade - Using friction to wear something down.
Base Metal - Common metals that don't contain iron: Aluminum, Copper, Lead, Nickel, and Tin.
Bog - An informal British word for the bathroom.
Strongroom - A sturdy room built to keep things safe. A vault.
Whelks (Scungilli)- Various types of sea snails that are safe to eat.
Money Cowries (Monetaria Moneta) - Small sea snails, their shells were used as money in countries around the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Probably not safe to eat.
Leopard Shells (Tiger Cowrie) (Cypraea tigris) - A large sea snail, their shells are popular among seashell enthusiasts. Probably not safe to eat.
Emir - A Muslim big shot, Usually Arab.
Characters
Mr Deasy - Stephen's boss. Has an angry white mustache, Might be English. Has a seashell display. Has plenty to say about money.
Halliday - Stephen's student. On the same side as Cochrane
Cochrane - On the same side as Halliday
Other Things
Stuart Coins - Named after King James the Second, who was part of the Stuart Dynasty. He had moved to Ireland in an attempt to regain his lost power. While there, he began print to make coins which were made out of cheap metal, and in turn ruining the value of Ireland's previous currency.
St. James and his scallop shells - James and his brother John were fierce blooded and hot headed fishermen who used to pal around with crazy guy named John the Baptist. One day while the two Johns and James were playing around in a creek, cousin Jesus shows up and tells the splashing boys that he had it on good authority, that he was particularly special and the fishermen should join his crew. That was all of the convincing they needed. They said "ok" and packed up. Before they headed out, Jesus thought, "You know, while I'm here..." runs to ask crazy John. "Hey, wanna throw in that water?" John quickly getting over abandonment, says "Hell yeah! throwin' folks in water is my jam! Get over here!" Jesus, found out that the hype was definitely real. He told crazy dunking John, that he would see him later, and three quarter J crew rolled out.
James turned out to be a difficult travel buddy, Always grouchy, picking fights and carrying on, but he eventually cooled down and turned in to a calmer guy.
While this is obviously a very embellished story, the spirit of it has convinced a lot of folks to make a big trip like he did.
There is a whole network of roads, paths and such called The Camino de Santigo (English speakers call it The Way of St James). People looking for spiritual and self discovery will follow these roads until they get to the cathedral of Santiago de Galicia in the northwestern part of Spain. Which brings us to the seashell.
The scallop shell as symbol has several meanings in regards to this journey. The most straight forward is the fact the Galicia's shores are littered with these little guys, and are used as kind of merit badge for surviving the trip. Second, the design of the shell. Think of the Shell Gas station logo, it is a round thing with a bunch of lines pointing to a flat square base. This represents John's physical journey with Jesus and all of the various roads you can take. John's mental journey to cool that wild stallion temper with Jesus, and the actual pilgrimage to Galicia for the typical tío. Stories have it that John is buried Galicia. He died in Jerusalem and took his last boat trip to Spain. On the way there, the boat seemed to have a hard time and got lost. But Ol' James' cadaver managed to find its way to the banks of Galicia, covered in these seashells.
Apostle spoons - These are a sets of silver spoons that have little apostle images at the end of the handles. A lot of times their would be a thirteenth spoon with a little Jesus or Mary on it. They were usually given as baptism gifts by Godparents.
* Mr. Deasy nuts
