—I wouldn’t do anything at all in that line,
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—I wouldn’t do anything at all in that line, Davy Byrne said. It ruined many a man, the same horses.
Vintners’ sweepstake. Licensed for the sale of beer, wine and spirits for consumption on the premises. Heads I win tails you lose.
Episode 8. Late in the afternoon, Mr. Bloom entered
Davy Byrne's for a light meal. Mr. Flynn, a guest, is talking with Mr.
Byrne.
This pub was mentioned in the third issue of this blog. That day the Gold Cup race was held at Ascot Racecourse, so Mr. Flynn asked the owner, Davy Byrne for information on the winner. The first line was the owner's answer.
The second sentence is from Mr. Bloom's mind.
"A sweep stake" is a type of prize money in horse racing. Owners of horses in a race place stakes on each other and distribute the collected money to the winner. The term "sweep stakes," which means that the winner sweeps all the prize money, has been shortened to "stakes" later.
In "Heads I win tails you lose," heads refers to the face of the coin and tails is the back. If the tails come up, you should win, so it's a trick. It is an English idiom meaning that you win anyway.
Upon entering the pub, Mr. Bloom recalls that Davy Byrne is a cheapskate. I think Mr. Bloom is teasing him that he makes a lot of money by giving people drinks and not taking part in horse racing.
"Davy Byrnes, the Moral Pub" by Antonia Hayes is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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