rody Kickham was a decent fellow but Nasty roche was a stink. rody Kickham had greaves in his number and a hamper in the refectory. Nasty roche had big hands. He called the Friday pudding dog-in-theblanket. And one day he had asked:
—What is your name?
Stephen had answered: Stephen Dedalus.
Then Nasty roche had said:
—What kind of a name is that?
And when Stephen had not been able to answer Nasty roche had asked:
—What is your father?
