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!
Thefrondsandspacesofthewallpaperfilerapidlyacrosscountry。Astoutfoxdrawnfromcovert,brushpointed,havingburiedhisgrandmother,runsswiftfortheopen,bright-eyed,seekingbadgerearth,undertheleaves。Thepackofstaghoundsfollows,nosetotheground,sniffingtheirquarry,beaglebaying,burblbrblngtobeblooded。WardUnionhuntsmenandhuntswomenlivewiththem,hotforakill。FromSixMilePoint,Flathouse,NineMileStonefollowthefootpeoplewithknottysticks,salmongaffs,lassos,flockmasterswithstockwhips,bearbaiterswithtomtoms,toreadorswithbullswords,greynegroeswavingtorches。Thecrowdbowlsofdicers,crownandanchorplayers,thimbleriggers,broadsmen。Crowsandtouts,hoarsebookiesinhighwizardhatsclamourdeafeningly。
THECROWD
Cardoftheraces。Racingcard!
Tentoonethefield!
Tommyontheclayhere!
Tommyontheclay!
Tentoonebarone。
Tentoonebarone。
TryyourluckonspinningJenny!
Tentoonebarone!
Sellthemonkey,boys!
Sellthemonkey!
I’llgivetentoone!
Tentoonebarone!
Adarkhorse,riderless,boltslikeaphantompastthewinningpost,hismanemoonfoaming,hiseyeballsstars。Thefieldfollows,abunchofbuckingmounts。Skeletonhorses:Sceptre,MaximumtheSecond,Zinfandel,theDukeofWestminstersShotover,Repulse,theDukeofBeauforts’Ceylon,prixdeParis。Dwarfsridethem,rustyarmoured,leaping,leapingintheirsaddles。inadrizzleofrain,onabroken-windedisabellenag,CockoftheNorth,thefavourite,honeycap,greenjacket,orangesleeves,GarrettDeasyup,grippingthereins,ahockeystickattheready。Hisnag,stumblingonwhitegaiteredfeet,jogsalongtherockyroad。
THEORANGELODGESJeering。Getdownandpush,mister。lap!You’llbehomethenight!
GARRETTDEASYBoltupright,hisnailscrapedfaceplasteredwithpostagestamps,brandisheshishockeystick,hisblueeyesflashingintheprismofthechandelierashismountlopesbyataschoolinggallop。Perviasrectas!
Ayokeofbucketsleopardsalloverhimandhisrearingnag,atorrentofmuttonbrothwithdancingcoinsofcarrots,barley,onions,turnips,potatoes。
THEGREENLODGESSoftday,sirJohn!Softday,yourhonour!
PrivateCarr,PrivateComptonandCissyCaffreypassbeneaththewindows,singingindiscord。
STEPHENHark!Ourfriend,noiseinthestreet!
ZOEHoldsupherhand。Stop!
PRIVATECARR,PRIVATECOMPTONandCISSYCAFFREY
YetI’veasorta
Yorkshirerelishfor……
ZOEThat’sme。Sheclapsherhands。Dance!Dance!Sherunstothepianola。Whohastwopence?
BLOOMWho’ll。
LYNCHHandinghercoins。Here。
STEPHENCrackinghisfingersimpatiently。Quick!Quick!Where’smyaugur’srod?Herunstothepianoandtakeshisashplant,beatinghisfootintripudium。
ZOETurnsthedrumhandle。There。
Shedropstwopenniesintheslot。Glowpinkandvioletlightsstartforth。Thedrumturnspurringinlowhesitationwaltz。ProfessorGoodwin,inabowknottedperiwig,incourtdress,wearingastainedinvernesscape,bentintwofromincredibleage,tottersacrosstheroom,hishandsfluttering。Hesitstinilyonthepianostoolandliftsandbeatshandlesssticksofarmsonthekeyboard,noddingwithdamselsgrace,hisbowknotbobbing。
ZOETwirlsaroundherselfheeltapping。Dance。Anybodyhereforthere?Who’lldance?
Thepianola,withchanginglights,playsinwaltztimethepreludetoMyGirl’saYorkshireGirl。Stephenthrowshisashplantonthetableandse...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看:
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