Quotation from: Ulysses

Written by: James Joyce

Stephen, who was trying his dead best to yawn if he could, suffering from
lassitude generally, replied:

--To fill the ear of a cow elephant. They were haggling over money.

--Is that so? Mr Bloom asked. Of course, he subjoined pensively, at the
inward reflection of there being more languages to start with than were
absolutely necessary, it may be only the southern glamour that surrounds
it.