Chapter 39, It's Bombing Night and I Haven't Got a Thing to Wear Summary

An IRA active service unit prepares for a Thursday night on the town in the London suburb of Hammersmith. They decide to go to a West End restaurant, which is frequented by businessmen and members of parliament. They prepare the bomb while their leader, Paddy Pussy, tries on evening gowns in front of the mirror. Pussy does not want to do the bombing this evening. Terence says that Patrick had an out-of-body experience when he was in the prison cell.

Chapter 39, It's Bombing Night and I Haven't Got a Thing to Wear Analysis

Patrick's stories seem to indicate that he had something to do with the bombing. Terence realizes that Patrick is not mentally stable, and that his writings do not...