I'm glad you enjoy Joyce. You can goad me 'til the cows come home but you are unjustified in assuming that I either have or have not read Joyce. That is pretty obvious from all the posts I've made since the matter was first raised. Your pressing on this matter looks suspicious. I'll take the high road and assume that you are such an aficionado of Joyce that you're dying to share. I used to think that about Beethoven. These days I'm content to indulge without drawing people in.