The Boarding House
The Boarding House
James Joyce
Mrs. Money was a Buther’s daughters.
She was a reserved woman. She married her father’s foreman and after marriage
she also opened a Buther’s shop. Her father in law died after this her husband felt
free. He involved in drink plundered the tice and started becoming a bank-ruot.
He also used to fight his wife before the customers. This way too he lost his
business. He went to the extent of trying to kill his wife got divorced from
him with the permission of the priest. Mr. Money was a shabby and drunkard. He
had where to go. He wait ed for the job as a sheriff’s man. Mrs. Mooney did not
give him any share. What ever remaining amount she got from the Buther’s
business. She used that amount to open a
boarding house in tardwick stree very many tourists and visitors used to
come to her place for eating and lodging. She wad canning and firm woman. Young
man used to address her as the madam she had a son (Jock Mooney) and daughter (poly Mooney). Jock was a vulgar type of man. He used to speak obscene words on Sunday nights people used to gather for singing and dancing. It would be
enjoyable for all.
Mrs. Mooney's daughter Polly was a
slim girl of 19. She was a beautiful and odd type of girl. Because of her,
young men used to visit the Boarding
house more often that usual. She used flirt with young men and the young men
would be daughter to have her with them. But her mother understood well that
none of the the young men had any intention of marrying Polly.
She wished to unite these couples
in marriage an a bright Sunday morning of early summer, Mrs. Mooney sat in her
arm chair and started thinking over how her plan could be realized. She wished
to send Mary (servant) to Mr. Doran’s room in order to call him to her room to
settle the thing.
Mrs. Doran, on the other hand was Anxous. He could no share because his hand became unsteady of out of fear. The
night before he had gone to the priest’s and has confessed. The Priest meaginifed his sin. There were only two options left to him: to marry Polly or
run away. Mrs. Doran also the fear that his
employer would sack him from his job if he heard the sin incurred. He was
sitting helpless on the side of this bed. After sometime miss round his
neck. He was reminded of all the used to help him by warning his food by giving
him drinks whne he came late in the cold nights.
After sometimes, marry came to
Mr. Doran to call him to Mrs .Money. he was helpless. As he went down the
stairs, he encountered Jack, Mooney, whose picture again reminded him of the
night. When jack thing freely about Polly.
On the other hand Miss Polly
wanted patiently and cheerfully. She was hopeful that her mother would settle
her marriage wit Mr. Doran. At last her
mother calling her and knew that Mr. Doran wanted to speak her marriage.
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