BELLALooksatthemoney，thenatZoe，FlorryandKitty。Doyouwantthreegirls？It’stenshillingshere。
STEPHENDelightedly。Ahundredthousandapologies。Hefumblesagainandtakesoutandhandshertwocrowns。Permit，brevimanu，mysightissomewhattroubled。
BellagoestothetabletocountthemoneywhileStephentalkstohimselfinmonosyllables。Zoeboundsovertothetable。KittyleansoverZoe’sneck。Lynchgetsup，rightshiscapand，claspingKitty’swaist，addshisheadtothegroup。
FLORRYStrivesheavilytorise。Ow！Myfoot’sasleep。Shelimpsovertothetable。Bloomapproaches。
BELLA，ZOE。KITTY，LYNCH，BLOOMChatteringandsquabbling。Thegentleman……tenshillings……payingforthethreeallowmeamoment……thisgentlemanpaysseparatewho’stouchingit？……ow……mindwhoyou’repinching……areyoustayingthenightorashorttime？whodid？……you’realiar，excuseme……thegentlemanpaiddownlikeagentleman……drink……it’slongaftereleven。
STEPHENAtthepianola，makingagestureofabhorrence。Nobottles！What，eleven？Ariddle。
ZOELiftingupherpettigownandfoldingahalfsovereignintothetopofherstocking。Hardearnedontheflatofmyback。
LYNCHLiftingKittyfromthetable。Come！
KITTYWait。Sheclutchesthetwocrowns。
FLORRYAndme？
LYNCHHoopla！Heliftshercarriesherandbumpsherdownonthesofa。
STEPHENThefoxcrew，thecocksflew，ThebellsinheavenWerestrikingeleven。’TistimeforherpoorsoulTogetoutofheaven。
BLOOMQuietlylaysahalfsovereignonthetablebetweenBellaandFlorry。So。Allowme。Hetakesupthepoundnote。Threetimesten。We’resquare。
BELLAAdmiringly。You’resuchaslyboots，oldcocky。Icouldkissyou。
ZOEPoints。Hum？Deepasadrawwell。LynchbendsKittybackoverthesofaandkissesher。BloomgoeswiththepoundnotetoStephen。
BLOOMThisisyours。
STEPHENHowisthat？Ledistraitorabsentmindedbeggar。Hefumblesagaininhispocketanddrawsoutahandfulofcoins。Anobjectfalls。Thatfell。
BLOOMStooping，picksupandhandsaboxofmatches。This。
STEPHENLucifer。Thanks。
BLOOMQuietly。Youhadbetterhandoverthatcashtometotakecareof。Whypaymore？
STEPHENHandshimallhiscoins。Bejustbeforeyouaregenerous。
BLOOMIwillbutisitwise？Hecounts。One，seven，eleven，andfive。Six。Eleven。Idon’tanswerforwhatyoumayhavelost。
STEPHENWhystrikingeleven？Proparoxyton。MomentbeforethenextLessingsays。Thirstyfox。Helaughsloudly。Buryinghisgrandmother。Probablyhekilledher。
BLOOMThatisonepoundsixandeleven。Onepoundseven，say。
STEPHENDoesn’tmatteraramblingdamn。
BLOOMNo，but……
STEPHENComestothetable。Cigarette，please。Lynchtossesacigarettefromthesofatothetable。AndsoGeorginaJohnsonisdeadandmarried。Acigaretteappearsonthetable。Stephenlooksatit。Wonder。Parlourmagic。Married。Hm。Hestrikesamatchandproceedstolightthecigarettewithenigmaticmelancholy。
LYNCHWatchinghim。Youwouldhaveabetterchanceoflightingitifyouheldthematchnearer。
STEPHENBringsthematchnearerhiseye。Lynxeye。Mustgetglasses。Brokethemyesterday。Sixteenyearsago。Distance。Theeyeseesallflat。Hedrawsthematchaway。Itgoesout。Brainthinks。Near:far。Ineluctablemodalityofthevisible。Hefrownsmysteriously。Hm。Sphinx。Thebeastthathastwobacksatmidnight。Married。
ZOEItwasacommercialtravellermarriedherandtookherawaywithhim。
FLORRYNods。MrLambefromLondon。
STEPHENLambofLondon，whotakestawaythesinsofourworld。
LYNCHEmbracingKittyonthesofa，chantsdeeply。Donanobispacem。ThecigaretteslipsfromStephensfingers。Bloompicksitupandthrowsitintothegrate。
BLOOMDon’tsmoke。Yououghttoeat。CurseddogImet。ToZoe。Youhavenothing？
ZOEIshehungry？
STEPHENExtendshishandtohersmilingandchantstotheairofthebloodoathintheDuskoftheGods。
HangendeHunger，
FragendeFrau，
Machtunsallekaput。
ZOETragically。Hamlet，Iamthyfather’sgimlet！Shetakeshishand。Blueeyedbeauty，I’llreadyourhand。Shepointstohisforehead。Nowit，nowrinkles。Shecounts。Two，three，Mars，that’scourage。Stephenshakeshishead。Nokid。
LYNCHSheetlightningcourage。Theyouthwhocouldnotshiverandshake。ToZoe。Whotaughtyoupalmistry？
ZOETurns。AskmyballocksthatIhaven’tgot。ToStephen。Iseeitinyourface。Theeye，likethat。Shefrownswithloweredhead。
LYNCHLaughing，slapsKittybehindtwice。Likethat。Pandybat。
Twiceloudlyapandybatcracks，thecoffinofthepianolafliesopen，thebaldlittleroundjack-in-the-boxheadofFatherDolanspringsup。
FATHERDOLANAnyboywantflogging？Brokehisglasses？Lazyidlelittleschemer。Seeitinyoureye。
Mild，benign，rectorial，reproving，theheadofDonJohnConmeerisesfromthepianolacoffin。
DONJOHNCONMEENow，FatherDolan！Now。I’msurethatStephenisaverygoodlittleboy。
ZOEExaminingStephen’spalm。Woman’shand。
STEPHENMurmurs。Continue。Lie。Holdme。Caress。InevercouldreadHishandwritingexceptHiscriminalthumbprintonthehaddock。
ZOEWhatdaywereyouborn？
STEPHENThursday。Today。
ZOEThursday’schildhasfartogo。Shetraceslinesonhishand。Lineoffate。Influentialfriends。
FLORRYPointing。Imagination。
ZOEMountofthemoon。You’llmeetwitha……Shepeersathishandsabruptly。Iwon’ttellyouwhat’snotgoodforyou。Ordoyouwanttoknow？
BLOOMDetachesherfingersandoffershispalm。Moreharmthangood。Here。Readmine。
BELLAShow。SheturnsupBloom’shand。Ithoughtso。Knobbyknuckles，forthewomen。
ZOEPeeringatBloom’spalm。Gridiron。Travelsbeyondtheseaandmarrymoney。
BLOOMWrong。
ZOEQuickly。O，Isee。Shortlittlefinger。Henpeckedhusband。Thatwrong？
BlackLiz，ahugeroosterhatchinginachalkedcircle，rises，stretchesherwingsandclucks。
BLACKLIZGara。Klook。Klook。Klook。
Shesidlesfromhernewlaideggandwaddlesoff。
BLOOMPointstohishand。Thatwealthereisanaccident。Fellandcutittwenty-twoyearsago。Iwassixteen。
ZOEIsee，saystheblindman。Tellusnews。
STEPHENSee？Movestoonegreatgoal。Iamtwentytwotoo。SixteenyearsagoItwentytwotumbled，twentytwoyearsagohesixteenfelloffhishobbyhorse。Hewinces。Hurtmyhandsomewhere。Mustseeadentist。Money？
ZoewhisperstoFlorry。Theygiggle。Bloomreleaseshishandandwritesidlyonthetableinbackhand，pencillingslowcurves。
FLORRYWhat？
Ahackneycarnumberthreehundredandtwentyfour，withagallantbuttockedmare，drivenbyJamesBarton，HarmonyAvenue，Donnybrook，trotspast。BlazesBoylanandLenehansprawlswayingonthesideseats。TheOrmondbootscrouchesbehindontheaxle。SadlyoverthecrossblindLydiaDouceandMinaKennedygaze。
THEBOOTSJogging，mocksthemwiththumbandwrigglingwormfingers。Haw，haw，haveyouthehorn？
Bronzebygoldtheywhisper。
ZOEToFlorry。Whisper。
Theywhisperagain。
OverthewellofthecarBlazesBoylanleans，hisboaterstrawsetsideways，aredflowerinhismouth。Lenehan，inayachtsman’scapandwhiteshoes，officiouslydetachesalonghairfromBlazesBoylansshoulder。
LENEHANHo！WhatdoIherebehold？Wereyoubrushingthecobwebsoffafewquims？
BOYLANSeated，smiles。Pluckingaturkey。
LENEHANAgoodnight’swork。
BOYLANHoldingupfourthickbluntungulatedfingers，winks。BlazesKate！Uptosampleoryourmoneyback。Heholdsoutaforefinger。Smellthat。
LENEHANSmellsgleefully。Ah！Lobsterandmayonnaise。Ah！
ZOEANDFLORRYLaughtogether。Hahahaha。
BOYLANbumpssurelyfromthecarandcallsloudlyforalltohear。Hello，Bloom！MrsBloomupyet？
BLOOMInaflunkey’splumplushcoatandkneebreeches，buffstockingsandpowderedwig。I’mafraidnot，sir，thelastarticles……
BOYLANTosseshimsixpence。Here，tobuyyourselfaginandsplash。HehangshishatsmartlyonapegofBloom’santleredhead。Showmein。Ihavealittleprivatebusinesswithyourwife。Youunderstand？
BLOOMThankyou，sir。Yes，sir，MadamTweedyisinherbath，sir。
MARIONHeoughttofeelhimselfhighlyhonoured。Sheplopssplashingoutofthewater。Raoul，darling，comeanddryme。I’minmypelt。Onlymynewhatandacarriagesponge。
BOYLANAmerrytwinkleinhiseye。Topping！
BELLAWhat？Whatisit？
Zoewhisperstoher。
MARIONLethimlook，thepishogue！Pimp！Andscourgehimself！I’llwritetoapowerfulprostituteorBartholomona，thebeardedwoman，toraisewealsoutonhimaninchthickandmakehimbringmebackasignedandstampedreceipt。
BELLALaughing。Hohohoho。
BOYLANToBloom，overhisshoulder。YoucanapplyyoureyetothekeyholeandplaywithyourselfwhileIjustgothroughherafewtimes。
BLOOMThankyou，sir，Iwill，sir。MayIbringtwomenchumstowitnessthedeedandtakeasnapshot？Heholdsanointmentjar。Vaseline，sir？Orangeflower？……Lukewarmwater？……
KITTYFromthesofa。Tellus，Florry。Tellus。What。
Florrywhisperstoher。Whisperinglovewordsmurmurlip-lappingloudly，poppysmicplopslop。
MINAKENNEDYHereyesupturned。O，itmustbelikethescentofgeraniumsandlovelypeaches！O，hesimplyidoliseseverybitofher！Stucktogether！Coveredwithkisses！
LYDIADOUCEHermouthopening。Yumyum。O，he’scarryingherroundtheroomdoingit！Rideacockhorse。YoucouldheartheminParisandNewYork。Likemouthfulsofstrawberriesandcream。
KITTYLaughing。Heeheehee。
BOYLAN’SVOICESweetly，hoarsely，inthepitofhisstomach。Ah！Gooblazqrukbrukarchkrasht！
MARION’SVOICEHoarsely，sweetlyrisingtoherthroat。O！Weeshwashtkissima，pooisthnapoohuck！
BLOOMHiseyeswildlydilated，claspshimselfShow！Hide！Show！Ploughher！More！Shoot！
BELLA，ZOE，FLORRY。KITTYHoho！Haha！Heehee！
LYNCHPoints。Themirroruptonature。Helaughs。Huhuhuhuhuhu。
StephenandBloomgazeinthemirror。ThefaceofWilliamShakespeare，beardless，appearsthere，rigidinfacialparalysis，crownedbythereflectionofthereindeerantleredhatrackinthehall。
SHAKESPEAREIndignifiedventriloquy。’Tistheloudlaughbespeaksthevacantmind。ToBloom。Thouthoughtestashowthouwastestinvisible。Gaze。Hecrowswithablackcapon’slaugh。Iagogo！HowmyOldfellowchokithisThursdaymomun。Iagogogo！
BLOOMSmilesyellowlyatthewhores。WhenwillIhearthejoke？
ZOEBeforeyou’retwicemarriedandonceawidower。
BLOOMLapsesarecondoned。EventhegreatNapoleon，whenmeasurementsweretakenneartheskinafterhisdeath……
MrsDignam，widowwoman，hersnubnoseandcheeksflushedwithdeathtalk，tearsandTunny’stawnysherry，hurriesbyinherweeds，herbonnetawry，rougingandpowderinghercheeks，lipsandnose，apenchivvyingherbroodofcygnets。Beneathherskirtappearherlatehusband’severydaytrousersandturnedupboots，laceeights。SheholdsaScottishwidow’sinsurancepolicyandlacemarqueeumbrellaunderwhichherbroodrunswithher，Patsyhoppingononeshortfoot，hiscollarloose，ahankofporksteaksdangling，Freddywhimpering，Susywithacryingcodsmouth，Alicestrugglingwiththebaby。Shecuffsthemon，herstreamersflauntingaloft。
FREDDYAh，ma，you’redraggingmealong！
SUSYMamma，thebeefteaisfizzingover！
SHAKESPEAREWithparalyticrage。Wedasecawhokillafarst。
ThefaceofMartinCunningham，bearded，refeaturesShakespearesbeardlessface。Themarqueeumbrellaswaysdrunkenly，thechildrenrunaside。UndertheumbrellaappearsMrsCunninghaminMerryWidowhatandkimonogown。Sheglidessidlingandbowing，twistingjapanesily。
MRSCUNNINGHAMSings。AndtheycallmethejewelofAsia。
MARTINCUNNINGHAM
Gazesonherimpassive。Immense！Mostbloodyawfuldemirep！
STEPHENEtexaltabunturcornuaiusti。Queenslaywithprizebulls。RememberPasiphaeforwhoselustmygrandoldgrossfathermadethefirstconfessionbox。ForgetnotMadamGrisselSteevensnorthesuinescionsofthehouseofLambert。AndNoahwasdrunkwithwine。Andhisarkwasopen。
BELLANoneofthathere。Cometothewrongshop。
LYNCHLethimalone。He’sbackfromParis。
ZOERunstoStephenandlinkshim。Ogoon！Giveussomeparleyvoo。
Stephenclapshatonheadandleapsovertothefireplace，wherehestandswithshruggedshoulders，finnyhandsoutspread，apaintedsmileonhisface。
LYNCHPommellingonthesofa。RmmRmmRmmRrrrrrmmmmm。
STEPHENGobbles，withmarionettejerks。Thousandplacesofentertainmenttoexpensesyoureveningswithlovelyladiessalingglovesandotherthingsperhapsherheartbeerchopsperfectfashionablehouseveryeccentricwherelotscocottesbeautifuldressedmuchaboutprincesseslikearedancingcancanandwalkingthereparisianclowneriesextrafoolishforbachelorsforeignsthesameiftalkingapoorenglishhowmuchsmarttheyareonthingsloveandsensationsvoluptuous。Mistersveryselectsforispleasuremusttovisitheavenandhellshowwithmortuarycandlesandtheytearssilverwhichoccureverynight。Perfectlyshockingterrificofreligion’sthingsmockeryseeninuniversalworld。Allchicwomanswhicharrivefullofmodestythendisrobeandsquealloudtoseevampiremandebauchnunveryfreshyoungwithdessoustroublants。Heclockshistongueloudly。Ho，lala！Cepifqu’ila！
LYNCHVivelevampire！
THEWHORESBravo！Parleyvoo！
STEPHENGrimacingwithheadback，laughsloudly，clappinghimselfGreatsuccessoflaughing。Angelsmuchprostituteslikeandholyapostlesbigdamnruffians。Demimondainesnicelyhandsomesparklingofdiamondsveryamiablecosturned。Ordoyouarefondbetterwhatbelongstheymodernspleasureturpitudeofoldmans？HepointsabouthimwithgrotesquegestureswhichLynchandthewhoresreplyto。Caoutchoucstatuewomanreversibleorlifesizetompeeptomsvirginsnuditiesverylesbicthekissfivetentimes。Entergentlementoseeinmirrorseverypositionstrapezesallthatmachinetherebesidesalsoifdesireactawfullybestialbutcher’sboypollutesinwarmvealliveroromeletteonthebellypiècedeShakespeare。
BELLAClappingherbelly，sinksbackonthesofawithashoutoflaughter。Anomeletteonthe……Ho！ho！ho！ho！……Omeletteonthe……
STEPHENMincingly。Iloveyou，Sirdarling。Speakyouenglishmantonguefordoubleententecordiale。Oyes，monloup。Howmuchcost？Waterloo。Watercloset。Heceasessuddenlyandholdsupaforefinger。
BELLALaughing。Omelette……
THEWHORESLaughing。Encore！Encore！
STEPHENMarkme。Idreamtofawatermelon。
ZOEGoabroadandloveaforeignlady。
LYNCHAcrosstheworldforawife。
FLORRYDreamsgobycontraries。
STEPHENExtendinghisarms。Itwashere。Streetofharlots。InSerpentineAvenueBeelzebubshowedmeher，afubsywidow。Where’stheredcarpetspread？
BLOOMApproachingStephen。Look。
STEPHENNo，Iflew。Myfoesbeneathme。Andevershallbe。Worldwithoutend。Hecries。Pater！Free！
BLOOMIsay，look……
STEPHENBreakmyspirit，willhe？Omerdealors！Hecries，hisvulturetalonssharpened。Hola！Hillyho！
SimonDedalus’voicehilloesinanswer，somewhatsleepybutready。
SIMONThat’sallright。Heswoopsuncertainlythroughtheair，wheeling，utteringcriesofheartening，onstrongponderousbuzzardwings。Ho，boy！Areyougoingtowin？Hoop！Pschatt！Stablewiththosehalfcastes。Wouldn’tletthemwithinthebawlofanass。Headup！Keepourflagflying！Aneaglegulesvolantinafieldargentdisplayed。Ulsterkingatarms！haihoop！Hemakesthebeagle’scallgivingtongue。Bulbul！Burblblbrurblbl！Hai，boy！
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