alphy

Updated: May 10, 2025

That virtuous pose of yours sort of set my teeth on edge, knowin' what I do, and I ain't told half of what I could if I had the time. However, Alphy," he shot a look at Bruce's face, "if you'll take the advice of a gent what feels as though a log had rolled over him, you'll sift along without puttin' up any holler about your pay."

Caroline Lockhart - The Man from the Bitter Roots

What a nice evening they would have, all the children singing! Only she hoped that Joe wouldn't come in drunk. He was so different when he took any drink. Joe was a good fellow. She had nursed him and Alphy too; and Joe used often say: "Mamma is mamma but Maria is my proper mother." After the break-up at home the boys had got her that position in the Dublin by Lamplight laundry, and she liked it.

James Joyce - Dubliners