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[ Aetat. 24-25 ] J O Y C E 227mous appetite. He patronized the famous Caffe Greco, 'frequented byAmiel, Thackeray, Byron, Ibsen and Co.' where the bill of fare was inEnglish and he could read the English newspapers. But though the costwas not high, he had no money. 'Remember that keen questioner MrM. D. Berlitz who asks somewhere abruptly "How long can we resist thedesire for food?"' 17Stanislaus was indignant. He was still paying offsome of his brother's debts in Trieste and being dunned for others. Jamesgave careful instructions for handling such creditors: the two tailors, whomhe had swindled, should be told that his present address was Edinburghor Glasgow; the doctors should receive his Roman address and his compliments;Stanislaus should wait until Francini asked for his brother'srent, then refuse to pay it on the grounds that he had no responsibilityfor his brother's debts; Artifoni's 30 crowns must be repaid; Stanislausshould try to get Signora Canarutto's brother to refund a little of themoney deposited on the furniture and forfeited when that was repossessed.18For two weeks Stanislaus sent no money. James's importunities increasedin skill; he pictured his starving wife and child with considerableeffect, for Stanislaus was fond of the boy and could not bear to have himgo hungry. James offered intricate budgets of his expenditures to justifyhis being allowed to continue them with Stanislaus's help. Stanislaus didnot give in without a struggle. When James said his trousers were torn,he countered that Artifoni, at the school, had commented on his ownshabby dress, suggested he was sending money to his brother, and toldhim he must keep up appearances if people were not to suppose he hadsecret vices. He absolutely must have a suit. James offered to send himsome money. Soon, however, he informed Stanislaus that he and hisfamily were all eating enormous meals, even sending a list of what theyhad consumed in one day. 19Stanislaus replied that he was forced to liveon bread and cooked ham which he took home to his room. But heyielded at last and sent his available money. Next Joyce urged him toobtain a week's pay in advance from Artifoni. Artifoni, however, suspectedwho was behind this request, which Stanislaus had never madebefore, and refused. Stanislaus, unable to withstand the barrage of alternatelywheedling and hortatory letters from Rome, grew increasingly disheartened.Early in October he wrote that he was thinking of returningto Dublin. James in his reply urged that he give up this folly and tryArtifoni again for an advance.When Stanislaus failed a second time, Joyce asked for a loan from apompous Anglo-Irish friend named Wyndham, to no avail, and thenwent to the English consul in Rome and demonstrated his remarkablepowers of persuasion by eliciting a loan of 50 lire there. He had somehowto increase his income. He noticed an advertisement in the Tribuna foran English teacher, and began to give lessons to a man named Terziniafter leaving the bank. Nora would go to a cinematograph with Giorgio