Line 40: "Her, she carn miander reedily betwin her pa'stime and her fewcheers; betorn hear an' dare; betwhether wan welt under noxt."
Non-Lucy-Lips Version: "Here, she can meander readily between her past and her future; between here and there; between one world and the next.
Lucia wanders the grounds thinking about her life and her travels and what might be when she dies.
"Her"
Lucia is herself here on the grounds, away from the influence of family, friends, doctors, and nurses.
"carn"
Can but with cairn, a memorial made of stones, as a grave. Lucia has been interred in this place which will eventually become a memorial to her (as she will eventually be buried on the grounds and people will visit on Bloomsday).
"miander"
To wander but along a predetermined course, as a river (Lucia is a river!). Lucia has been MIA (Missing In Action) since being interred in this hospital.
"reedily"
Reeds grow on the banks of rivers and sway lazily.
"betwin"
Perhaps a suggestion of Giorgio, her sibling although not quite her twin. Perhaps "be twin" suggests Lucia is like a slender reed. Suggestive of winning a bet although I don't know how that fits with Lucia's life.
"pa'stime"
"Pa's time." Her past was the time of her and her father.
"fewcheers"
Her future has little to cheer about.
"betorn"
Remember how Lucia has "quit the seam"? Her mind is torn between her life before the asylum and her life after, between there (her "pa'stime") and here (her "fewcheers").
"hear an' dare"
Her past is now just stories that can be told, or heard. The future is what she may dare to do.
"betwhether"
Whether Lucia is in the past or the future, alive or dead, it is sometimes hard to bet on.
"wan welt"
Lucia is pale and weak, perhaps even showing signs of being beaten or restrained by the doctors and aides from the previous sentence.
"under noxt"
Lucia has lived in the world of her freedom and dancing. She is currently in the world of the asylum which feels like being interred in a crypt or buried "under" ground. The entire thing is noxious, poisonous, unpleasant.
Non-Lucy-Lips Version: "Here, she can meander readily between her past and her future; between here and there; between one world and the next.
Lucia wanders the grounds thinking about her life and her travels and what might be when she dies.
"Her"
Lucia is herself here on the grounds, away from the influence of family, friends, doctors, and nurses.
"carn"
Can but with cairn, a memorial made of stones, as a grave. Lucia has been interred in this place which will eventually become a memorial to her (as she will eventually be buried on the grounds and people will visit on Bloomsday).
"miander"
To wander but along a predetermined course, as a river (Lucia is a river!). Lucia has been MIA (Missing In Action) since being interred in this hospital.
"reedily"
Reeds grow on the banks of rivers and sway lazily.
"betwin"
Perhaps a suggestion of Giorgio, her sibling although not quite her twin. Perhaps "be twin" suggests Lucia is like a slender reed. Suggestive of winning a bet although I don't know how that fits with Lucia's life.
"pa'stime"
"Pa's time." Her past was the time of her and her father.
"fewcheers"
Her future has little to cheer about.
"betorn"
Remember how Lucia has "quit the seam"? Her mind is torn between her life before the asylum and her life after, between there (her "pa'stime") and here (her "fewcheers").
"hear an' dare"
Her past is now just stories that can be told, or heard. The future is what she may dare to do.
"betwhether"
Whether Lucia is in the past or the future, alive or dead, it is sometimes hard to bet on.
"wan welt"
Lucia is pale and weak, perhaps even showing signs of being beaten or restrained by the doctors and aides from the previous sentence.
"under noxt"
Lucia has lived in the world of her freedom and dancing. She is currently in the world of the asylum which feels like being interred in a crypt or buried "under" ground. The entire thing is noxious, poisonous, unpleasant.
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