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?
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