Daily puzzle

Put The Dead back in order

Seven beats from our edition of The Dead by James Joyce, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. The Morkans’ Party Gabriel and Gretta arrive late at the aunts’ annual dance; Lily takes their coats and snaps at Gabriel about men.
  2. Social Frictions Gabriel frets over his speech, dances with the nationalist Miss Ivors, and is stung by her teasing about going west instead of abroad.
  3. The Dinner Speech Gabriel carves the goose and delivers his toast praising Irish hospitality and the older generation.
  4. The Lass of Aughrim As guests depart, the tenor Bartell D’Arcy sings an old Irish ballad; Gabriel sees Gretta lost in thought on the stairs.
  5. The Gresham Hotel At the hotel Gabriel feels a surge of desire and tenderness, expecting a romantic reunion with his wife.
  6. Michael Furey Gretta weeps and confesses the song recalled Michael Furey, who died young for love of her in Galway.
  7. Snow on All the Living and the Dead Gretta sleeps; Gabriel, humbled, watches snow fall over Ireland and feels his ego dissolve into a vision uniting the living and the dead.