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  Becauseofthesuretyofthesenseoftouchinhisfirmfullmasculinefemininepassiveactivehand。
  Whatqualitydidithishandpossessbutwithwhatcounteractinginfluence?
  Theoperativesurgicalqualitybutthathewasreluctanttoshedhumanbloodevenwhentheendjustifiedthemeans,preferringintheirnaturalorder,heliotherapy,psychophysicotherapeutics,osteopathicsurgery。
  WhatlayunderexposureonthelowermiddleanduppershelvesofthekitchendresseropenedbyBloom?
  Onthelowershelffiveverticalbreakfastplates,sixhorizontalbreakfastsaucersonwhichrestedinvertedbreakfastcups,amoustachecup,uninverted,andsaucerofCrownDerby,fourwhitegoldrimmedeggcups,andopenshammypursedisplayingcoins,mostlycopper,andaphialofaromaticvioletcomfits。Onthemiddleshelfachippedeggcupcontainingpepper,adrumoftablesalt,fourconglomeratedblackolivesinoleaginouspaper,anemptypotofPlumtree’spottedmeat,anovalwickerbasketbeddedwithfibreandcontainingoneJerseypear,ahalfemptybottleofWilliamGilbeyandCo’swhiteinvalidport,halfdisrobedofitsswatheofcoralpinktissuepaper,apacketofEpps’ssolublecocoa,fiveouncesofAnneLynch’schoiceteaat2/-perlb。inacrinkledleadpaperbag,acylindricalcanistercontainingthebestcrystallisedlumpsugar,twoonions,onethelarger,Spanish,entire,theother,smaller,Irish,bisectedwithaugmentedsurfaceandmoreredolent,ajarofIrishModelDairy’scream,ajugofbrowncrockerycontaininganogginandaquarterofsouredadulteratedmilk,convertedbyheatintowater,acidulousserumandsemisolidifiedcurds,whichaddedtothequantitysubtractedforMrBloom’sandMrsFleming’sbreakfastsmadeoneimperialpint,thetotalquantityoriginallydelivered,twocloves,ahalfpennyandasmalldishcontainingasliceoffreshribsteak。Ontheuppershelfabatteryofjamjarsofvarioussizesandproveniences。
  Whatattractedhisattentionlyingontheapronofthedresser?
  Fourpolygonalfragmentsoftwolaceratedscarletbettingtickets,numbered887,886。
  Whatreminiscencestemporarilycorrugatedhisbrow?
  Reminiscencesofcoincidences,truthstrangerthanfiction,preindicativeoftheresultoftheGoldCupflathandicap,theofficialanddefinitiveresultofwhichhehadreadintheEveningTelegraph,latepinkedition,inthecabman’sshelter,atButtbridge。
  Wherehadpreviousintimationsoftheresult,effectedorprojected,beenreceivedbyhim?
  InBernardKiernan’slicensedpremises8,9and10LittleBritainstreet:inDavidByrne’slicensedpremises,14Dukestreet:inO’Connellstreetlower,outsideGrahamLemon’swhenadarkmanhadplacedinhishandathrowawaysubsequentlythrownaway,advertisingElijah,restorerofthechurchinZion:inLincolnplaceoutsidethepremisesofF。W。SwenyandCoLimiteddispensingchemists,when,whenFrederickM。BantamLyonshadrapidlyandsuccessivelyrequested,perusedandrestitutedthecopyofthecurrentissueoftheFreeman’sJournalandNationalPresswhichhehadbeenabouttothrowawaysubsequentlythrownaway,hehadproceededtowardstheorientaledificeoftheTurkishandWarmBaths,11Leinsterstreet,withthelightofinspirationshininginhiscountenanceandbearinginhisarmsthesecretoftherace,graveninthelanguageofprediction。
  Whatqualifyingconsiderationsallayedhisperturbations?
  Thedifficultiesofinterpretationsincethesignificanceofanyeventfolloweditsoccurrenceasvariablyastheacousticreportfollowedtheelectricaldischargeandofcounterestimatingagainstanactuallossbyfailuretointerpretthetotalsumofpossiblelossesproceedingoriginallyfromasuccessfulinterpretation。
  Hismood?
  Hehidnotrisked,hedidnotexpect,hehadnotbeendisappointed,hewassatisfied。
  Whatsatisfiedhim?
  Tohavesustainednopositiveloss。Tohavebroughtapositivegaintoothers。Lighttothegentiles。
  HowdidBloomprepareacollationforagentile?
  Hepouredintotwoteacupstwolevelspoonfuls,fourinall,ofEpps’ssolublecocoaandproceededaccordingtothedirectionsforuseprintedonthelabel,toeachaddingaftersufficienttimeforinfusiontheprescribedingredientsfordiffusioninthemannerandinthequantityprescribed。
  Whatsupererogatorymarksofspecialhospitalitydidthehostshowhisguest?
  RelinquishinghissymposiarchalrighttothemoustachecupofimitationCrownDerbypresentedtohimbyhisonlydaughter,MillicentMilly,hesubstitutedacupidenticalwiththatofhisguestandservedextraordinarilytohisguestand,inreducedmeasure,tohimselftheviscouscreamordinarilyreservedforthebreakfastofhiswifeMarionMolly。
  Wastheguestconsciousofanddidheacknowledgethesemarksofhospitality?
  HisattentionwasdirectedtothembyhishostjocoselyandheacceptedthemseriouslyastheydrankinjocoserioussilenceEpps’smassproduct,thecreaturecocoa。
  Weretheremarksofhospitalitywhichhecontemplatedbutsuppressed,reservingthemforanotherandforhimselfonfutureoccasionstocompletetheactbegun?
  Thereparationofafissureofthelengthof11/2inchesintherightsideofhisguest’sjacket。Agifttohisguestofoneofthefourlady’shandkerchiefs,ifandwhenascertainedtobeinapresentablecondition。
  Whodrankmorequickly?
  Bloom,havingtheadvantageoftensecondsattheinitiationadtaking,fromtheconcavesurfaceofaspoonalongthehandleofwhichasteadyflowofheatwasconducted,threesipstohisopponent’sone,sixtotwo,ninetothree。
  Whatcerebrationaccompaniedhisfrequentativeact?
  ConcludingbyinspectionbuterroneouslythathissilentcompanionwasengagedinmentalcompositionhereflectedonthepleasuresderivedfromliteratureofinstructionratherthanofamusementashehimselfhadappliedtotheworksofWilliamShakespearemorethanonceforthesolutionofdifficultproblemsinimaginaryorreallife。
  Hadhefoundtheirsolution?
  Inspiteofcarefulandrepeatedreadingofcertainclassicalpassages,aidedbyaglossary,hehadderivedimperfectconvictionfromthetext,theanswersnotbearingonallpoints。
  Whatlinesconcludedhisfirstpieceoforiginalversewrittenbyhim,potentialpoet,attheageof11in1877ontheoccasionoftheofferingofthreeprizesat10/-,5/-and2/6respectivelybytheShamrock,aweeklynewspaper?
  Anambitiontosquint
  Atmyversesinprint
  Makesmehopethatfortheseyou’llfindroom。
  Ifyousocondescend
  Thenpleaseplaceattheend
  Thenameofyourstruly,L。Bloom。
  Didhefindfourseparatingforcesbetweenhistemporaryguestandhim?
  Name,age,race,creed。
  Whatanagramshadhemadeonhisnameinyouth?
  LeopoldBloom
  Ellpodbomool
  Molldopeloob。
  Bolloedoom
  OldOllebo,M。P。
  WhatacrosticupontheabbreviationofhisfirstnamehadhekineticpoetsenttoMissMarionTweedyonthe14February1888?
  Poetsofthavesunginrhyme
  Ofmusicsweettheirpraisedivine。
  Letthemhymnitninetimesnine。
  Bearerfarthansongorwine,
  Youaremine。Theworldismine。
  WhathadpreventedhimfromcompletingatopicalsongmusicbyR。G。Johnstonontheeventsofthepast,orfixturesfortheactualyears,entitledIfBrianBorucouldbutcomebackandseeoldDublinnow,commissionedbyMichaelGunn,lesseeoftheGaietyTheatre,46,47,48,49SouthKingstreet,andtobeintroducedintothesixthscene,thevalleyofdiamonds,ofthesecondedition30January1893ofthegrandannualChristmaspantomimeSinbadtheSailorwrittenbyGreenleafWhittier,scenerybyGeorgeA。JacksonandCecilHicks,costumesbyMrsandMissWhelan,producedbyR。Shelton26December1892underthepersonalsupervisionofMrsMichaelGunn,balletsbyJessieNoir,harlequinadebyThomasOttoandsungbyNellyBouveristprincipalgirl?
  Firstly,oscillationbetweeneventsofimperialandoflocalinterest,theanticipateddiamondjubileeofQueenVictoriaborn1820,acceded1837andtheposticipatedopeningofthenewmunicipalfishmarket:secondly,apprehensionofoppositionfromextremecirclesonthequestionsoftherespectivevisitsofTheirRoyalHighnesses,thedukeandduchessofYorkreal,andofHisMajestyKingBrianBoruimaginary;thirdly,aconflictbetweenprofessionaletiquetteandprofessionalemulationconcerningtherecenterectionsoftheGrandLyricHallonBurghQuayandtheTheatreRoyalinHawkinsstreet:fourthly,distractionresultantfromcompassionforNellyBouverist’snon-intellectual,non-political,nontopicalexpressionofcountenanceandconcupiscencecausedbyNellyBouverist’srevelationsofwhitearticlesofnonintellectual,non-political,non-topicalunderclothingwhilesheNellyBouveristwasinthearticles:fifthly,thedifficultiesoftheselectionofappropriatemusicandhumorousallusionsfromEverybody’sBookofJokes1,000pagesandalaughineveryone;sixthly,therhymeshomophonousandcacophonous,associatedwiththenamesofthenewlordmayor,DanielTallon,thenewhighsheriff,ThomasPileandthenewsolicitorgeneral,DunbarPlunketBarton。
  Whatrelationexistedbetweentheirages?
  16yearsbeforein1888whenBloomwasofStephen’spresentageStephenwas6。16yearsafterin1920whenStephenwouldbeofBloom’spresentageBloomwouldbe54。In1936whenBloomwouldbe70andStephen54theiragesinitiallyintheratioof16to0wouldbeas171/2to131/2,theproportionincreasingandthedisparitydiminishingaccordingasarbitraryfutureyearswereadded,foriftheproportionexistingin1883hadcontinuedimmutable,conceivingthattobepossible,tillthen1904whenStephenwas22Bloomwouldbe374andin1920whenStephenwouldbe38,asBloomthenwas,Bloomwouldbe646whilein1952whenStephenwouldhaveattainedthemaximumpostdiluvianageof70Bloom,being1190yearsalivehavingbeenbornintheyear714,wouldhavesurpassedby221yearsthemaximumantediluvianage,thatofMethusalah,969years,while,ifStephenwouldcontinuetoliveuntilhewouldattainthatageintheyear3072A。D。,Bloomwouldhavebeenobligedtohavebeenalive83,300years,havingbeenobligedtohavebeenbornintheyear81,396B。C。
  Whateventsmightnullifythesecalculations?
  Thecessationofexistenceofbothoreither,theinaugurationofaneweraorcalendar,theannihilationoftheworldandconsequentexterminationofthehumanspecies,inevitablebutimpredictable。
  Howmanypreviousencountersprovedtheirpreexistingacquaintance?
  Two。ThefirstinthelilacgardenofMatthewDillon’shouse,MedinaVilla,Kimmageroad,Roundtown,in1887,inthecompanyofStephen’smother,Stephenbeingthenoftheageof5andreluctanttogivehishandinsalutation。ThesecondinthecoffeeroomofBreslin’shotelonarainySundayintheJanuaryof1892,inthecompanyofStephen’sfatherandStephen’sgranduncle,Stephenbeingthen5yearsolder。
  DidBloomaccepttheinvitationtodinnergiventhenbythesonandafterwardssecondedbythefather?
  Verygratefully,withgratefulappreciation,withsincereappreciativegratitude,inappreciativelygratefulsincerityofregret,hedeclined。
  Didtheirconversationonthesubjectofthesereminiscencesrevealathirdconnectinglinkbetweenthem?
  MrsRiordan,awidowofindependentmeans,hadresidedinthehouseofStephen’sparentsfrom1September1888to29December1891andhadalsoresidedduringtheyears1892,1893and1894intheCityArmsHotelownedbyElizabethO’Dowdof54Prussiastreetwhereduringpartsoftheyears1893and1894shehadbeenaconstantinformantofBloomwhoresidedalsointhesamehotel,beingatthattimeaclerkintheemploymentofJosephCuffeof5SmithfieldforthesuperintendenceofsalesintheadjacentDublinCattlemarketontheNorthCircularroad。
  Hadheperformedanyspecialcorporalworkofmercyforher?
  Hehadsometimespropelledheronwarmsummerevenings,aninfirmwidowofindependent,iflimitedmeans,inherconvalescentbathchairwithslowrevolutionsofitswheelsasfarasthecorneroftheNorthCircularroadoppositeMrGavinLow’splaceofbusinesswhereshehadremainedforacertaintimescanningthroughhisonelensedbinocularfieldglassesunrecognisablecitizensontramcars,roadsterbicycles,equippedwithinflatedpneumatictyres,hackneycarriages,tandems,privateandhiredlandaus,dogcarts,ponytrapsandbrakespassingfromthecitytothePhoenixParkandviceversa。
  Whycouldhethensupportthathisvigilwiththegreaterequanimity?
  Becauseinmiddleyouthhehadoftensatobservingthrougharondelofbossedglassofamulticolouredpanethespectacleofferedwithcontinualchangesofthethoroughfarewithout,pedestrians,quadrupeds,velocipedes,vehicles,passingslowly,quickly,evenly,roundandroundandroundtherimofaroundprecipitousglobe。
  Whatdistinctdifferentmemorieshadeachofhernoweightyearsdeceased?
  Theolder,herbeziquecardsandcounters,herSkyeterrier,hersuppositionswealth,herlapsesofresponsivenessandincipientcatarrhaldeafness:theyounger,herlampofcolzaoilbeforethestatueoftheImmaculateConception,hergreenandmaroonbrushesforCharlesStewartParnellandforMichaelDavitt,hertissuepapers。
  Weretherenomeansstillremainingtohimtoachievetherejuvenationwhichthesereminiscencesdivulgedtoayoungercompanionrenderedthemoredesirable?
  Theindoorexercises,formerlyintermittentlypractised,subsequentlyabandoned,prescribedinEugenSandow’sPhysicalStrengthandHowToObtainItwhich,designedparticularlyforcommercialmenengagedinsedentaryoccupations,weretobemadewithmentalconcentrationinfrontofamirrorsoastobringintoplaythevariousfamiliesofmusclesandproducesuccessivelyapleasantrelaxationandthemostpleasantrepristinationofjuvenileagility。
  Hadanyspecialagilitybeenhisinearlieryouth?
  ThoughringweightliftinghadbeenbeyondhisstrengthandthefullcirclegyrationbeyondhiscourageyetasaHighSchoolscholarhehadexcelledinhistableandprotractedexecutionofthehalflevermovementontheparallelbarsinconsequenceofhisabnormallydevelopedabdominalmuscles。
  Dideitheropenlyalludetotheirracialdifference?
  Neither。
  What,reducedtotheirsimplestreciprocalform,wereBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen’sthoughtsaboutBloomandBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen’sthoughtsaboutBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen?
  Hethoughtthathethoughtthathewasajewwhereasheknewthatheknewthatheknewthathewasnot。
  What,theenclosuresofreticenceremoved,weretheirrespectiveparentages?
  Bloom,onlybornmaletransubstantialheirofRudolfViragsubsequentlyRudolfBloomofSzombathely,Vienna,Budapest,Milan,LondonandDublinandofEllenHiggins,seconddaughterofJuliusHigginsbornKarolyandFannyHigginsbornHegarty;Stephen,eldestsurvivingmaleconsubstantialheirofSimonDedalusofCorkandDublinandofMary,daughterofRichardandChristinaGouldingbornGrier。
  HadBloomandStephenbeenbaptised,andwhereandbywhom,clericorlayman?
  BloomthreetimesbythereverendMrGilmerJohnstonM。A。aloneintheprotestantchurchofSaintNicolasWithout,Coombe;byJamesO’Connor,PhilipGilliganandJamesFitzpatrick,together,underapumpinthevillageofSwords;andbythereverendCharlesMaloneC。C。,inthechurchoftheThreePatrons,Rathgar。StephenoncebythereverendCharlesMalone,C。C。,alone,inthechurchoftheThreePatrons,Rathgar。
  Didtheyfindtheireducationalcareerssimilar?
  SubstitutingStephenforBloomStoomwouldhavepassedsuccessivelythroughadame’sschoolandthehighschool。SubstitutingBloomforStephenBlephenwouldhavepassedsuccessivelythroughthepreparatory,junior,middleandseniorgradesoftheintermediateandthroughthematriculation,firstarts,secondartsandartsdegreecourseoftheroyaluniversity。
  WhydidBloomrefrainfromstatingthathehadfrequentedtheuniversityoflife?
  BecauseofhisfluctuatingincertitudeastowhetherthisobservationhadorhadnotbeenalreadymadebyhimtoStephenorbyStephentohim。
  Whattwotemperamentsdidtheyindividuallyrepresent?
  Thescientific。Theartistic。
  WhatproofsdidBloomadducetoprovethathistendencywastowardsapplied,ratherthantowardspure,science?
  Certainpossibleinventionsofwhichhehadcogitatedwhenreclininginastateofsupinerepletiontoaiddigestion,stimulatedbyhisappreciationoftheimportanceofinventionsnowcommonbutoncerevolutionaryforexample,theaeronauticparachute,thereflectingtelescope,thespiralcorkscrew,thesafetypin,themineralwatersiphon,thecanallockwithwinchandsluice,thesuctionpump。
  Weretheseinventionsprincipallyintendedforanimprovedschemeofkindergarten?
  Yes,renderingobsoletepopguns,elasticairbladders,gamesofhazard,catapults。TheycomprisedastronomicalkaleidoscopesexhibitingthetwelveconstellationsofthezodiacfromAriestoPisces,miniaturemechanicalorreries,arithmeticalgelatinelozenges,geometricaltocorrespondwithzoologicalbiscuits,globemapplayingballs,historicallycostumeddolls。
  Whatalsostimulatedhiminhiscogitations?
  ThefinancialsuccessachievedbyEphraimMarksandCharlesA。James,theformerbyhis1d。bazaarat42George’sstreet,South,thelatterathis61/2d。shopandworld’sfancyfairandwaxworkexhibitionat30Henrystreet,admission2d。,children1d。;andtheinfinitepossibilitieshithertounexploitedofthemodernartofadvertisementifcondensedintriliteralmonoidealsymbols,verticallyofmaximumvisibilitydivined,horizontallyofmaximumlegibilitydecipheredandofmagnetisingefficacytoarrestinvoluntaryattention,tointerest,toconvince,todecide。
  Suchas?
  K。11。Kino’s111-Trousers。
  HouseofKeys。AlexanderJ。Keyes。
  Suchasnot?
  Lookatthislongcandle。CalculatewhenitburnsoutandyoureceivegratisIpairofourspecialnon-compoboots,guaranteedIcandlepower。Address:BarclayandCook,18TalbotStreet。
  BacilikilInsectPowder。
  VeribestBootBlacking。
  UwantitCombinedpockettwobladepenknifewithcorkscrew,nailfileandpipecleaner。
  Suchasnever?
  WhatishomewithoutPlumtree’sPottedMeat?
  Incomplete。
  Withitanabodeofbliss。
  ManufacturedbyGeorgePlumtree,23Merchants’quay,Dublin,putupin4oz。pots,andinsertedbyCouncillorJosephP。Nannetti,M。P。,RotundaWard,19Hardwickestreet,undertheobituarynoticesandanniversariesofdeceases。ThenameonthelabelisPlumtree。Aplumtreeisameatpot,registeredtrademark。Bewareofimitations。Peatmot。Trumplee。Montpat。Plamtroo。
  WhichexampledidheadducetoinduceStephentodeducethatoriginality,thoughproducingitsownreward,doesnotinvariablyconducetosuccess?
  Hisownideatedandrejectedprojectofanilluminatedshowcart,drawnbyabeastofburden,inwhichtwosmartlydressedgirlsweretobeseatedengagedinwriting。
  WhatsuggestedscenewasthenconstructedbyStephen?
  Solitaryhotelinmountainpass。Autumn。Twilight。Firelit。Indarkcorneryoungmanseated。Youngwomanenters。Restless。Solitary。Shesits。Shegoestowindow。Shestands。Shesits。Twilight。Shethinks。Onsolitaryhotelpapershewrites。Shethinks。Shewrites。Shesighs。Wheelsandhoofs。Shehurriesout。Hecomesfromhisdarkcorner。Heseizessolitarypaper。Heholdsittowardsfire。Twilight。Hereads。Solitary
  What?
  Insloping,uprightandbackhands:Queen’shotel,Queen’shotel,Queen’sHo……
  WhatsuggestedscenewasthenreconstructedbyBloom?
  TheQueen’sHotel,Ennis,County,Glare,whereRudolphBloomRudolfViragdiedontheeveningofthe27June1886,atsomehourunstated,inconsequenceofanoverdoseofmonkshoodaconiteselfadministeredintheformofaneuralgicliniment,composedof2partsofaconitelinimentto1ofchloroformlinimentpurchasedbyhimat10。20a。m。onthemorningof27June1886atthemedicalhallofFrancisDennehy,17Churchstreet,Ennisafterhaving,thoughnotinconsequenceofhaving,purchasedat3。15p。m。ontheafternoonof27June1886anewboaterstrawhat,extrasmartafterhaving,thoughnotinconsequenceofhaving,purchasedatthehourandintheplaceaforesaid,thetoxinaforesaid,atthegeneraldraperystoreofJamesCullen,4Mainstreet,Ennis。
  Didheattributethishomonymitytoinformationorcoincidenceorintuition?
  Coincidence。
  Didhedepictthesceneverballyforhisguesttosee?
  Hepreferredhimselftoseeanother’sfaceandlistentoanother’swordsbywhichpotentialnarrationwasrealisedandkinetictemperamentrelieved。
  Didheseeonlyasecondcoincidenceinthesecondscenenarratedtohim,describedbythenarratorasAPisgahSightofPalestineorTheParableofthePlums?
  It,withtheprecedingsceneandwithothersunnarratedbutexistentbyimplication,towhichaddessaysonvarioussubjectsormoralapothegmse。g。MyFavouriteHeroorProcrastinationistheThiefofTimecomposedduringschoolyears,seemedtohimtocontaininitselfandinconjunctionwiththepersonalequationcertainpossibilitiesoffinancial,social,personalandsexualsuccess,whetherspeciallycollectedandselectedasmodelpedagogicthemesofcentpercentmeritfortheuseofpreparatoryandjuniorgradestudentsorcontributedinprintedform,followingtheprecedentofPhilipBeaufoyorDoctorDickorHeblon’sStudiesinBlue,toapublicationofcertifiedcirculationandsolvencyoremployedverballyasintellectualstimulationforsympatheticauditors,tacitlyappreciativeofsuccessfulnarrativeandconfidentlyaugurativeofsuccessfulachievement,duringtheincreasinglylongernightsgraduallyfollowingthesummersolsticeonthedaybutthreefollowing,videlict,Tuesday,21JuneS。AloysiusGonzaga,sunrise3。33a。m。,sunset8。29p。m。
  Whichdomesticproblemasmuchas,ifnotmorethan,anyotherfrequentlyengagedhismind?
  Whattodowithourwives。
  Whathadbeenhishypotheticalsingularsolutions?
  Parlourgamesdominos,halma,tiddledywinks,spillikins,cupandball,nap,spoilfive,bezique,twentyfive,beggarmyneighbour,draughts,chessorbackgammon:embroidery,darningorknittingforthepoliceaidedclothingsociety:musicalduets,mandolineandguitar,pianoandflute,guitarandpiano:legalscriveneryorenvelopeaddressing:biweeklyvisitstovarietyentertainments:commercialactivityaspleasantlycommandingandpleasinglyobeyedmistressproprietressinacooldairyshoporwarmcigardivan:theclandestinesatisfactionoferoticirritationinmasculinebrothels,stateinspectedandmedicallycontrolled:socialvisits,atregularinfrequentpreventedintervalsandwithregularfrequentpreventivesuperintendence,toandfromfemaleacquaintancesofrecognisedrespectabilityinthevicinity:coursesofeveninginstructionspeciallydesignedtorenderliberalinstructionagreeable。
  Whatinstancesofdeficientmentaldevelopmentinhiswifeinclinedhiminfavourofthelastmentionedninthsolution?
  IndisoccupiedmomentsshehadmorethanoncecoveredasheetofpaperwithsignsandhieroglyphicswhichshestatedwereGreekandIrishandHebrewcharacters。ShehadinterrogatedconstantlyatvaryingintervalsastothecorrectmethodofwritingthecapitalinitialofthenameofacityinCanada,Quebec。Sheunderstoodlittleofpoliticalcomplications,internal,orbalanceofpower,external。Incalculatingtheaddendaofbillsshefrequentlyhadrecoursetodigitalaid。Aftercompletionoflaconicepistolarycompositionssheabandonedtheimplementofcalligraphyintheencausticpigmentexposedtothecorrosiveactionofcopperas,greenvitriolandnutgall。Unusualpolysyllablesofforeignoriginsheinterpretedphoneticallyorbyfalseanalogyorbyboth:metempsychosismethimpikehoses,aliasamendaciouspersonmentionedinsacredScripture。
  Whatcompensatedinthefalsebalanceofherintelligencefortheseandsuchdeficienciesofjudgmentregardingpersons,placesandthings?
  Thefalseapparentparallelismofallperpendiculararmsofallbalances,provedtruebyconstruction。Thecounterbalanceofherproficiencyofjudgmentregardingoneperson,provedtruebyexperiment。
  Howhadheattemptedtoremedythisstateofcomparativeignorance?
  Variously。Byleavinginaconspicuousplaceacertainbookopenatacertainpage:byassuminginher,whenalludingexplanatorily,latentknowledge:byopenridiculeinherpresenceofsomeabsentother’signorantlapse。
  Withwhatsuccesshadheattempteddirectinstruction?
  Shefollowednotall,apartofthewhole,gaveattentionwithinterest,comprehendedwithsurprise,withcarerepeated,withgreaterdifficultyremembered,forgotwithease,withmisgivingreremembered,rerepeatedwitherror。
  Whatsystemhadprovedmoreeffective?
  Indirectsuggestionimplicatingself-interest。
  Example?
  Shedislikedumbrellawithrain,helikedwomanwithumbrella,shedislikednewhatwithrain,helikedwomanwithnewhat,heboughtnewhatwithrain,shecarriedumbrellawithnewhat。
  Acceptingtheanalogyimpliedinhisguest’sparablewhichexamplesofpostexiliceminencedidheadduce?
  Threeseekersofthepuretruth,MosesofEgypt,MosesMaimonides,authorofMoreNeubkimGuideofthePerplexedandMosesMendelssohnofsucheminencethatfromMosesofEgypttoMosesMendelssohntherearosenonelikeMosesMaimonides。
  Whatstatementwasmade,undercorrection,byBloomconcerningafourthseekerofpuretruth,bynameAristotle,mentioned,withpermission,byStephen?
  Thattheseekermentionedhadbeenapupilofarabbinicalphilosopher,nameuncertain。
  Wereotheranapocryphalillustrioussonsofthelawandchildrenofaselectedorrejectedracementioned?
  FelixBartholdyMendelssohncomposer,BaruchSpinozaphilosopher,Mendozapugilist,FerdinandLassallereformer,duellist。
  WhatfragmentsofversefromtheancientHebrewandancientIrishlanguageswerecitedwithmodulationsofvoiceandtranslationoftextsbyguesttohostandbyhosttoguest?
  ByStephen:suil,suil,suilarun,suilgosiocairagus,suilgocuinwalk,walk,walkyourway,walkinsafety,walkwithcare。
  ByBloom:Kifeloch,harimonrakatejchm’baadl’zamatejchthytempleamidthyhairisasasliceofpomegranate。
  Howwasaglyphiccomparisonofthephonicsymbolsofbothlanguagesmadeinsubstantiationoftheoralcomparison?
  Onthepenultimateblankpageofabookofinferiorliterarystyle,entitledSweetsofSinproducedbyBloomandsomanipulatedthatitsfrontcovercameincontactwiththesurfaceofthetablewithapencilsuppliedbyStephenStephenwrotetheIrishcharactersforgee,eh,dee,em,simpleandmodified,andBloominturnwrotetheHebrewcharactersghimel,aleph,dalethandintheabsenceofmemasubstitutedgoph,explainingtheirarithmeticalvaluesasordinalandcardinalnumbers,videlicet3,1,4and100。
  Wastheknowledgepossessedbybothofeachoftheselanguages,theextinctandtherevived,theoreticalorpractical?
  Theoretical,beingconfinedtocertaingrammaticalrulesofaccidenceandsyntaxandpracticallyexcludingvocabulary。
  Whatpointsofcontactexistedbetweentheselanguagesandbetweenthepeopleswhospokethem?
  Thepresenceofgutturalsounds,diacriticaspirations,epentheticandservilelettersinbothlanguages:theirantiquity,bothhavingbeentaughtontheplainofShinar242yearsafterthedelugeintheseminaryinstitutedbyFeniusFarsaigh,descendantofNoah,progenitorofIsrael,andascendantofHeberandHeremon,progenitorsofIreland:theirarcheological,genealogical,hagiographical,exegetical,homilectic,toponomastic,historicalandreligiousliteraturescomprisingtheworksofrabbisandculdees,Torah,TalmudMischnaandGhemaraMassor,Pentateuch,BookoftheDunCow,BookofBallymote,GarlandofHowth,BookofKells:theirdispersal,persecution,survivalandrevival:theisolationoftheirsynagogicalandecclesiasticalritesinghettoS。Mary’sAbbeyandmasshouseAdamandEve’stavern:theproscriptionoftheirnationalcostumesinpenallawsandJewishdressacts:therestorationinChananDavidofZionandthepossibilityofIrishpoliticalautonomyordevolution。
  WhatanthemdidBloomchantpartiallyinanticipationofthatmultiple,ethnicallyirreductibleconsummation?
  Kolodbalejwawpnimali
  Nefesch,jehudi,homijah。
  Whywasthechantarrestedattheconclusionofthisfirstdistich?
  Inconsequenceofdefectivemnemotechnic。
  Howdidthechantercompensateforthisdeficiency?Byaperiphrasticversionofthegeneraltext。
  Inwhatcommonstudydidtheirmutualreflectionsmerge?
  TheincreasingsimplificationtraceablefromtheEgyptianepigraphichieroglyphstotheGreekandRomanalphabetsandtheanticipationofmodernstenographyandtelegraphiccodeinthecuneiforminscriptionsSemiticandthevirgularquinquecostateoghamwritingCeltic。
  Didtheguestcomplywithhishost’srequest?
  Doubly,byappendinghissignatureinIrishandRomancharacters。
  WhatwasStephen’sauditivesensation?
  Heheardinaprofoundancientmaleunfamiliarmelodytheaccumulationofthepast。
  WhatwasBloom’svisualsensation?
  Hesawinaquickyoungmalefamiliarformthepredestinationofafuture。
  WhatwereStephen’sandBloom’squasisimultaneousvolitionalquasisensationsofconcealedidentities?
  Visually,Stephen’s:Thetraditionalfigureofhypostasis,depictedbyJohannesDamascenus,LentulusRomanusandEpiphaniusMonachusasleucodermic,sesquipedalianwithwinedarkhair。
  Auditively,Bloom’s:Thetraditionalaccentoftheecstasyofcatastrophe。
  WhatfuturecareershadbeenpossibleforBloominthepastandwithwhatexemplars?
  Inthechurch,Roman,Anglican,orNonconformist:exemplars,theveryreverendJohnConmeeS。J。,thereverendT。Salmon,D。D。,provostofTrinitycollege,DrAlexanderJ。Dowie。Atthebar,EnglishorIrish:exemplars,SeymourBushe,K。C。,RufusIsaacs,K。C。Onthestage,modernorShakespeareanexemplars,CharlesWyndham,highcomedian,OsmondTearle1901,exponentofShakespeare。
  Didthehostencouragehisguesttochantinamodulatedvoiceastrangelegendonanalliedtheme?
  Reassuringly,theirplacewherenonecouldhearthemtalkbeingsecluded,reassured,thedecoctedbeverages,allowingforsubsolidresidualsedimentofamechanicalmixture,waterplussugarpluscreampluscocoa,havingbeenconsumed。
  Recitethefirstmajorpartofthischantedlegend?
  dLittleHarryHughesandhisschoolfellowsallWentoutfortoplayball
  AndtheveryfirstballlittleHarryHughesplayed
  Hedroveito’erthejew’sgardenwall。
  AndtheverysecondballlittleHarryHughesplayed
  Hebrokethejew’swindowsall。
  HowdidthesonofRudolphreceivethisfirstpart?
  Withunmixedfeeling。Smiling,ajew,heheardwithpleasureandsawtheunbrokenkitchenwindow。
  Recitethesecondpartminorofthelegend。
  Thenouttherecamethejew’sdaughter
  Andshealldressedingreen。
  `Comeback,comeback,youprettylittleboy,
  Andplayyourballagain。’
  `Ican’tcomebackandIwon’tcomeback
  Withoutmyschoolfellowsall,
  Forifmymasterhedidhear
  He’dmakeitasorryball。’
  Shetookhimbythelilywhitehand
  Andledhimalongthehall
  Untilsheledhimtoaroom
  Wherenonecouldhearhimcall。
  Shetookapenknifeoutofherpocket
  Andcutoffhislittlehead,
  Andnowhe’llplayhisballnomore
  Forheliesamongthedead。
  HowdidthefatherofMillicentreceivethissecondpart?
  Withmixedfeelings。Unsmiling,heheardandsawwithwonderajew’sdaughter,alldressedingreen。
  CondenseStephen’scommentary。
  Oneofall,theleastofall,isthevictimpredestined。Oncebyinadvertence,twicebydesignhechallengeshisdestiny。Itcomeswhenheisabandonedandchallengeshimreluctantand,asanapparitionofhopeandyouthholdshimunresisting。Itleadshimtoastrangehabitation,toasecretinfidelapartment,andthere,implacable,immolateshim,consenting。
  Whywasthehostvictimpredestinedsad?
  Hewishedthatataleofadeedshouldbetoldofadeednotbyhimshouldbyhimnotbetold。
  Whywasthehostreluctant,unresistingstill?
  Inaccordancewiththelawoftheconservationofenergy。
  Whywasthehostsecretinfidelsilent?
  Heweighedthepossibleevidencesforandagainstritualmurder:theincitationofthehierarchy,thesuperstitionofthepopulace,thepropagationofrumourincontinuedfractionofveridicity,theenvyofopulence,theinfluenceofretaliation,thesporadicreappearanceofatavisticdelinquency,themitigatingcircumstancesoffanaticism,hypnoticsuggestionandsomnambulism。
  Fromwhichifanyofthesementalorphysicaldisorderswashenottotallyimmune?
  Fromhypnoticsuggestion:once,waking,hehadnotrecognisedhissleepingapartment:morethanonce,waking,hehadbeenforanindefinitetimeincapableofmovingorutteringsounds。Fromsomnambulism:once,sleeping,hisbodyhadrisen,crouchedandcrawledinthedirectionofaheatlessfireand,havingattaineditsdestination,there,curled,unheatedinnightattirehadlain,sleeping。
  Hadthislatteroranycognatephenomenondeclareditselfinanymemberofhisfamily?
  Twice,inHollesstreetandinOntarioterrace,hisdaughterMillicentMillyattheagesof6and8yearshadutteredinsleepanexclamationofterrorandhadrepliedtotheinterrogationsoftwofiguresinnightattirewithavacantmuteexpression。
  Whatotherinfantilememorieshadheofher?
  15June1889。Aquerulousnewbornfemaleinfantcryingtocauseandlessencongestion。AchildrenamedPadneySockssheshookwithshockshermoneybox:countedhisthreefreemoneypennybuttonsone,tloo,tlee:adoll,aboy,asailorshecastaway:blond,bornoftwodark,shehadblondancestry,remote,aviolation,HerrHauptmannHainau,Austrianarmy,proximate,ahallucination,lieutenantMulvey,Britishnavy。
  Whatendemiccharacteristicswerepresent?
  Converselythenasalandfrontalformationwasderivedinadirectlineoflineagewhich,thoughinterrupted,wouldcontinueatdistantintervalstoitsmostdistantintervals。
  Whatmemorieshadheofheradolescence?
  Sherelegatedherhoopandskippingropetoarecess。Ontheduke’slawnentreatedbyanEnglishvisitor,shedeclinedtopermithimtomakeandtakeawayherphotographicimageobjectionnotstated。OntheSouthCircularroadinthecompanyofElsaPotter,followedbyanindividualofsinisteraspect,shewenthalfwaydownStamerstreetandturnedabruptlybackreasonofchangenotstated。Onthevigilofthe15thanniversaryofherbirthshewrotealetterfromMullingar,countyWestmeath,makingabriefallusiontoalocalstudentfacultyandyearnotstated。
  Didthatfirstdivision,portendingaseconddivision,afflicthim?
  Lessthanhehadimagined,morethanhehadhoped。
  Whatseconddeparturewascontemporaneouslyperceivedbyhimsimilarlyifdifferently?
  Atemporarydepartureofhiscat。
  Whysimilarly,whydifferently?
  Similarly,becauseactuatedbyasecretpurposethequestofanewmaleMullingarstudentorofahealingherbvalerian。Differently,becauseofdifferentpossiblereturnstotheinhabitantsortothehabitation。
  Inotherrespectsweretheirdifferencessimilar?
  Inpassivity,ineconomy,intheinstinctoftradition,inunexpectedness。
  As?
  Inasmuchasleaningshesustainedherblondhairforhimtoribbonitforhercf。neckarchingcat。Moreover,onthefreesurfaceofthelakeinStephen’sgreenamidinvertedreflectionsoftreesheruncommentedspit,describingconcentriccirclesofwaterrings,indicatedbytheconstancyofitspermanencethelocusofasomnolentprostratefishcf。mousewatchingcat。Again,inordertorememberthedate,combatants,issueandconsequencesofafamousmilitaryengagementshepulledaplaitofherhaircf。earwashingcat。Furthermore,sillyMilly,shedreamedofhavinghadanunspokenunrememberedconversationwithahorsewhosenamehadbeenJosephtowhomwhichshehadofferedatumblerfuloflemonadewhichithehadappearedtohaveacceptedcf。hearthdreamingcat。Henceinpassivity,ineconomy,intheinstinctoftradition,inunexpectedness,theirdifferencesweresimilar。
  Inwhatwayhadheutilisedgifts1anowl,2aclock,givenasmatrimonialauguries,tointerestandtoinstructher?
  Asobjectlessonstoexplain:1thenatureandhabitsofoviparousanimals,thepossibilityofaerialflight,certainabnormalitiesofvision,thesecularprocessofimbalsamation:2theprincipleofthependulum,exemplifiedinbob,wheelgearandregulator,thetranslationintermsofhumanorsocialregulationofthevariouspositionsclockwiseofmovableindicatorsonanunmovingdial,theexactitudeoftherecurrenceperhourofaninstantineachhour,whenthelongerandtheshorterindicatorwereatthesameangleofinclination,videlicet,55/11minutespasteachhourperhourinarithmeticalprogression。
  Inwhatmannersdidshereciprocate?
  Sheremembered:onthe27thanniversaryofhisbirthshepresentedtohimabreakfastmoustachecupofimitationcrownDerbyporcelainware。Sheprovided:atquarterdayorthereaboutsiforwhenpurchaseshadbeenmadebyhimnotforhersheshowedherselfattentivetohisnecessities,anticipatinghisdesires。Sheadmired:anaturalphenomenonhavingbeenexplainedbyhimnotforhersheexpressedtheimmediatedesiretopossesswithoutgradualacquisitionafractionofhisscience,themoiety,thequarter,athousandthpart。
  WhatproposaldidBloom,diambulist,fatherofMilly,somnambulist,maketoStephen,noctambulist?
  TopassinreposethehoursinterveningbetweenThursdayproperandFridaynormalonanextemporisedcubicleintheapartmentimmediatelyabovethekitchenandimmediatelyadjacenttothesleepingapartmentofhishostandhostess。
  Whatvariousadvantageswouldormighthaveresultedfromaprolongationofsuchextemporisation?
  Fortheguest:securityofdomicileandseclusionofstudy。Forthehost:rejuvenationofintelligence,vicarioussatisfaction。Forthehostess:disintegrationofobsession,acquisitionofcorrectItalianpronunciation。
  Whymighttheseseveralprovisionalcontingenciesbetweenaguestandahostessnotnecessarilyprecludeorbeprecludedbyapermanenteventualityofreconciliatoryunionbetweenaschoolfellowandajew’sdaughter?
  Becausethewaytodaughterledthroughmother,thewaytomotherthroughdaughter。
  Towhatinconsequentpolysyllabicquestionofhishostdidtheguestreturnamonosyllabicnegativeanswer?
  IfhehadknownthelateMrsEmilySinico,accidentallykilledatSydneyParaderailwaystation,14October1903。
  Whatinchoatecorollarystatementwasconsequentlysuppressedbythehost?
  AstatementexplanatoryofhisabsenceontheoccasionoftheintermentofMrsMaryDedalus,bornGoulding,26June1903,vigiloftheanniversaryofthedeceaseofRudolphBloombornVirag。
  Wastheproposalofasylumaccepted?
  Promptly,inexplicably,withamicability,gratefullyitwasdeclined。
  Whatexchangeofmoneytookplacebetweenhostandguest?
  Theformerreturnedtothelatter,withoutinterest,asumofmoney?。7s。0。,onepoundsevenshillings,advancedbythelattertotheformer。
  Whatcounterproposalswerealternatelyadvanced,accepted,modified,declined,restatedinotherterms,reaccepted,ratified,reconfirmed?
  ToinaugurateaprearrangedcourseofItalianinstruction,placetheresidenceoftheinstructed。Toinaugurateacourseofvocalinstruction,placetheresidenceoftheinstructress。Toinaugurateaseriesofstatic,semistaticandperipateticintellectualdialogues,placestheresidenceofbothspeakersifbothspeakerswereresidentinthesameplace,theShiphotelandtavern,6LowerAbbeystreetW。andE。Connery,proprietors,theNationalLibraryofIreland,10Kildarestreet,theNationalMaternityHospital,29,30and31Hollesstreet,apublicgarden,thevicinityofaplaceofworship,aconjunctionoftwoormorepublicthoroughfares,thepointofbisectionofarightlinedrawnbetweentheirresidencesifbothspeakerswereresidentindifferentplaces。
  WhatrenderedproblematicforBloomtherealisationofthesemutuallyselfexcludingpropositions?
  Theirreparabilityofthepast:onceataperformanceofAlbertHengler’scircusintheRotunda,Rutlandsquare,Dublin,anintuitiveparticolouredclowninquestofpaternityhadpenetratedfromtheringtoaplaceintheauditoriumwhereBloom,solitary,wasseatedandhadpubliclydeclaredtoanexhilaratedaudiencethatheBloomwashistheclown’spapa。Theimprevidibilityofthefuture:onceinthesummerof1898heBloomhadmarkedaflorin2s。withthreenotchesonthemillededgeandtendereditinpaymentofanaccountduetoandreceivedbyJ。andT。Davy,familygrocers,1CharlemontMall,GrandCanal,forcirculationonthewatersofcivicfinance,forpossible,circuitousordirect,return。
  WastheclownBloom’sson?
  No。
  HadBloom’scoinreturned?
  Never。
  Whywouldarecurrentfrustrationthemoredepresshim?
  Becauseatthecriticalturningpointofhumanexistencehedesiredtoamendmanysocialconditions,theproductofinequalityandavariceandinternationalanimosity。
  Hebelievedthenthathumanlifewasinfinitelyperfectible,eliminatingtheseconditions?
  Thereremainedthegenericconditionsimposedbynatural,asdistinctfromhumanlaw,asintegralpartsofthehumanwhole:thenecessityofdestructiontoprocurealimentarysustenance:thepainfulcharacteroftheultimatefunctionsofseparateexistence,theagoniesofbirthanddeath:themonotonousmenstruationofsimianandparticularlyhumanfemalesextendingfromtheageofpubertytothemenopause:inevitableaccidentsatsea,inminesandfactories:certainverypainfulmaladiesandtheirresultantsurgicaloperations,innatelunacyandcongenitalcriminality,decimatingepidemics:catastrophiccataclysmswhichmaketerrorthebasisofhumanmentality:seismicupheavalstheepicentresofwhicharelocatedindenselypopulatedregions:thefactofvitalgrowth,throughconvulsionsofmetamorphosisfrominfancythroughmaturitytodecay。
  Whydidhedesistfromspeculation?
  Becauseitwasataskforasuperiorintelligencetosubstituteothermoreacceptablephenomenainplaceofthelessacceptablephenomenatoberemoved。
  DidStephenparticipateinhisdejection?
  Heaffirmedhissignificanceasaconsciousrationalanimalproceedingsyllogisticallyfromtheknowntotheunknownandaconsciousrationalreagentbetweenamicro-andamacrocosmineluctablyconstructedupontheincertitudeofthevoid。
  WasthisaffirmationapprehendedbyBloom?
  Notverbally。Substantially。
  Whatcomfortedhismisapprehension?
  Thatasacompetentkeylesscitizenhehadproceededenergeticallyfromtheunknowntotheknownthroughtheincertitudeofthevoid。
  Inwhatorderofprecedence,withwhatattendantceremonywastheexodusfromthehouseofbondagetothewildernessofinhabitationeffected?
  LightedCandleinStickborneby
  BLOOM。
  DiaconalHatonAshplantborneby
  STEPHEN。
  Withwhatintonationsecretoofwhatcommemorativepsalm?
  The113th,modusperegrinus:InexituIsra?ldeEgypto:domusJacobdepopulobarbaro。
  Whatdideachdoatthedoorofegress?
  Bloomsetthecandlestickonthefloor。Stephenputthehatonhishead。
  Forwhatcreaturewasthedoorofegressadoorofingress?
  Foracat。
  Whatspectacleconfrontedthemwhenthey,firstthehost,thentheguest,emergedsilently,doublydark,fromobscuritybyapassagefromtherereofthehouseintothepenumbraofthegarden?
  Theheaventreeofstarshungwithhumidnightbluefruit。
  WithwhatmeditationsdidBloomaccompanyhisdemonstrationtohiscompanionofvariousconstellations?
  Meditationsofevolutionincreasinglyvaster:ofthemooninvisibleinincipentlunation,approachingperigee:oftheinfinitelattiginousscintillatinguncondensedmilkyway,discerniblebydaylightbyanobserverplacedatthelowerendofacylindricalverticalshaft5000ftdeepsunkfromthesurfacetowardsthecentreoftheearth:ofSiriusalphainCanisMajor10lightyears57,000,000,000,000milesdistantandinvolume900timesthedimensionofourplanet:ofArcturus:oftheprecessionofequinoxes:ofOrionwithbeltandsextuplesunthetaandnebulainwhich100ofoursolarsystemscouldbecontained:ofmoribundandofnascentnewstarssuchasNovain1901:ofoursystemplungingtowardstheconstellationofHercules:oftheparallaxorparallacticdriftofsocalledfixedstars,inrealityevermovingfromimmeasurablyremoteeonstoinfinitelyremotefuturesincomparisonwithwhichtheyears,threescoreandten,ofallottedhumanlifeformedaparenthesisofinfinitesimalbrevity。
  Werethereobversemeditationsofinvolutionincreasinglylessvast?
  Oftheeonsofgeologicalperiodsrecordedinthestratificationsoftheearth:ofthemyriadminuteentomologicalorganicexistencesconcealedincavitiesoftheearth,beneathremovablestones,inhivesandmounds,ofmicrobes,germs,bacteria,bacilli,spermatozoa:oftheincalculabletrillionsofbillionsofmillionsofimperceptiblemoleculescontainedbycohesionofmolecularaffinityinasinglepinhead:oftheuniverseofhumanserumconstellatedwithredandwhitebodies,themselvesuniversesofvoidspaceconstellatedwithotherbodies,each,incontinuity,itsuniverseofdivisiblecomponentbodiesofwhicheachwasagaindivisibleindivisionsofredivisiblecomponentbodies,dividendsanddivisorseverdiminishingwithoutactualdivisiontill,iftheprogresswerecarriedfarenough,noughtnowherewasneverreached。
  Whydidhenotelaboratethesecalculationstoamorepreciseresult?
  Becausesomeyearspreviouslyin1886whenoccupiedwiththeproblemofthequadratureofthecirclehehadlearnedoftheexistenceofanumbercomputedtoarelativedegreeofaccuracytobeofsuchmagnitudeandofsomanyplaces,e。g。,the9thpowerofthe9thpowerof9,that,theresulthavingbeenobtained,33closelyprintedvolumesof1000pageseachofinnumerablequiresandreamsofIndiapaperwouldhavetoberequisitionedinordertocontainthecompletetaleofitsprintedintegersofunits,tens,hundreds,thousands,tensofthousands,hundredsofthousands,millions,tensofmillions,hundredsofmillions,billions,thenucleusofthenebulaofeverydigitofeveryseriescontainingsuccinctlythepotentialityofbeingraisedtotheutmostkineticelaborationofanypowerofanyofitspowers。
  Didhefindtheproblemoftheinhabitabilityoftheplanetsandtheirsatellitesbyarace,giveninspecies,andofthepossiblesocialandmoralredemptionofsaidracebyaredeemer,easierofsolution?
  Ofadifferentorderofdifficulty。Consciousthatthehumanorganism,normallycapableofsustaininganatmosphericpressureof19tons,whenelevatedtoaconsiderablealtitudeintheterrestrialatmospheresufferedwitharithmeticalprogressionofintensity,accordingasthelineofdemarcationbetweentroposphereandstratospherewasapproximated,fromnasalhemorrhage,impededrespirationandvertigo,whenproposingthisproblemforsolutionhehadconjecturedasaworkinghypothesiswhichcouldnotbeprovedimpossiblethatamoreadaptableanddifferentlyanatomicallyconstructedraceofbeingsmightsubsistotherwiseunderMartian,Mercurial,Veneral,Jovian,Saturnian,NeptunianorUraniansufficientandequivalentconditions,thoughanapogeanhumanityofbeingscreatedinvaryingformswithfinitedifferencesresultingsimilartothewholeandtooneanotherwouldprobablythereashereremaininalterablyandinalienablyattachedtovanities,tovanitiesofvanitiesandallthatisvanity。
  Andtheproblemofpossibleredemption?
  Theminorwasprovedbythemajor。
  Whichvariousfeaturesoftheconstellationswereinturnconsidered?
  Thevariouscolourssignificantofvariousdegreesofvitalitywhite,yellow,crimson,vermilion,cinnabar:theirdegreesofbrilliancy:theirmagnitudesrevealeduptoandincludingthe7th:theirpositions:thewaggoner’sstar:Walsinghamway:thechariotofDavid:theannularcincturesofSaturn:thecondensationofspiralnebulaeintosuns:theinterdependentgyrationsofdoublesuns:theindependentsynchronousdiscoveriesofGalileo,SimonMarius,Piazzi,LeVerrier,Herschel,Galle:thesystematisationsattemptedbyBodeandKeplerofcubesofdistancesandsquaresoftimesofrevolution:thealmostinfinitecompressibilityofhirsutecometsandtheirvastellipticalegressiveandreentrantorbitsfromperiheliontoaphelion:thesiderealoriginofmeteoricstones:theLibyanfloodsonMarsabouttheperiodofthebirthoftheyoungerastroscopist:theannualrecurrenceofmeteoricshowersabouttheperiodofthefeastofS。Lawrencemartyr,10August:themonthlyrecurrenceknownasthenewmoonwiththeoldmooninherarms:thepositedinfluenceofcelestialonhumanbodies:theappearanceofastar1stmagnitudeofexceedingbrilliancydominatingbynightanddayanewluminoussungeneratedbythecollisionandamalgamationinincandescenceoftwononluminousexsunsabouttheperiodofthebirthofWilliamShakespeareoverdeltaintherecumbentneversettingconstellationofCassiopeiaandofastar2ndmagnitudeofsimilaroriginbutlesserbrilliancywhichhadappearedinanddisappearedfromtheconstellationoftheCoronaSeptentrionalisabouttheperiodofthebirthofLeopoldBloomandofotherstarsofpresumablysimilaroriginwhichhadeffectivelyorpresumablyappearedinanddisappearedfromtheconstellationofAndromedaabouttheperiodofthebirthofStephenDedalus,andinandfromtheconstellationofAurigasomeyearsafterthebirthanddeathofRudolphBloom,junior,andinandfromotherconstellationssomeyearsbeforeorafterthebirthordeathofotherpersons:theattendantphenomenaofeclipses,solarandlunar,fromimmersiontoemersion,abatementofwind,transitofshadow,taciturnityofwingedcreatures,emergenceofnocturnalorcrepuscularanimals,persistenceofinfernallight,obscurityofterrestrialwaters,pallorofhumanbeings。
  HisBloom’slogicalconclusion,havingweighedthematterandallowingforpossibleerror?
  Thatitwasnotaheaventree,notaheavengrot,notaheavenbeast,notaheavenman。ThatitwasaUtopia,therebeingnoknownmethodfromtheknowntotheunknown:aninfinity,renderableequallyfinitebythesuppositionsprobableappositionofoneormorebodiesequallyofthesameandofdifferentmagnitudes:amobilityofillusoryformsimmobilisedinspace,remobilisedinair:apastwhichpossiblyhadceasedtoexistasapresentbeforeitsfuturespectatorshadenteredactualpresentexistence。
  Washemoreconvincedoftheestheticvalueofthespectacle?
  Indubitablyinconsequenceofthereiteratedexamplesofpoetsinthedeliriumofthefrenzyofattachmentorintheabasementofrejectioninvokingardentsympatheticconstellationsorthefrigidityofthesatelliteoftheirplanet。
  Didhethenacceptasanarticleofbeliefthetheoryofastrologicalinfluencesuponsublunarydisasters?
  Itseemedtohimaspossibleofproofasofconfutationandthenomenclatureemployedinitsselenographicalchartsasattributabletoverifiableintuitionastofallaciousanalogy:thelakeofdreams,theseaofrains,thegulfofdews,theoceanoffecundity。
  Whatspecialaffinitiesappearedtohimtoexistbetweenthemoonandwoman?