With Kiss. Kiss Criss. Cross Criss. Kiss Cross.

• XXXX → kisses at the end of a letter (File:Book.PNG) → FW 111.17 four crosskisses

• criss-cross → the lines of ALP’s letter run both horizontally and vertically across the page (FW 114.02-07); this reflects a common practice of Irish peasants in the 19th Century, which was designed to save paper → the criss-crossing of the lines also reflects the flagpatch quilt on HCE and ALP's bed (FW 559.13)

• Christ's cross → the Crucifixion

• kiss the cross