FTP, name this short story in which Maria plays a game in which she wears a blindfold and touches the titular substance in a saucer, a work of James Joyce.
The protagonist of this work is described as sometimes speaking through her long nose such soothing phrases as "Yes, my dear" and "No, my dear".  One character in this work uses a mug of tea to toast the protagonist's health and regrets that she has no porter.  The protagonist blushes when she is asked if she has come to buy wedding-cake while purchasing a slice of plumcake which she later forgets because she is distracted by a red-faced gentleman on the tram.  No one points out the mistake the protagonist makes when she sings the first verse twice of the aria I Dreamt that I Dwelt, the performance of which brings Joe to tears.  FTP, name this short story in which Maria plays a game in which she wears a blindfold and touches the titular substance in a saucer, a work of James Joyce.
The protagonist of this work is described as sometimes speaking through her long nose such soothing phrases as "Yes, my dear" and "No, my dear".  
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