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"- He's not too bad, Nosey Flynn said, snuffling it up. He has been known to put his hand down too to help a fellow. Give the devil his due. O, Bloom has his good points. But there's one thing he'll never do.
His hand scrawled a dry pen signature beside his grog.
- I know, Davy Byrne said.
Nothing in black and white, Nosey Flynn said.", Ulysses, p. 159

I don't get it, what are they talking about? What is the nevergiven signature for? Lending money?

>> No.9122639

>>9122618
Put things in obvious and plain terms with an obvious good and bad side he'll argue both sides of an issue? I haven't read it yet but that's what I glean from that passage

>> No.9122643

Only 135 iq+ readers understand that passage
Stick to Hemingway

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>>9122643

>> No.9122682

>>9122618
(((Bloom)))

>> No.9122709

>>9122639
>>9122682
Yes, but more precisely my question is: what is the one thing Bloom'll never do?
Bloom isn't a dry pen, after all

>> No.9122766

>>9122673
CUTE!
>tfw she will never be my gf
jdimsa ;_;

>> No.9122784

Bloom's power level makes a regular bipolar neurotic like me seem like a normie
Not really related to the thread, just wanted to show my respect

>> No.9122804

>>9122618
Bloom gets a lot of shit for being Jewish and (allegedly) a Freemason. I remember later in the book someone says that his name isn't even really Bloom, but a Hungarian name his he had changed. So he might be referring to that when he makes a signature, that he'll never use his "real" name.

>> No.9122854

>>9122618


>He has been known to put his hand down too to help a fellow
>Nothing in black and white

these lines seem to imply that Bloom is willing to help people but he will only do it "off the books" so to speak

>> No.9122949

>>9122854
What does that mean?

>> No.9122965

>>9122949

basically means no formal finances or records involved

I think in this context its more specifically meant to imply Bloom doesn't want his name attached to his deeds