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  BLOOMTrembling,beginningtoobey。Theweatherhasbeensowarm。
  DavyStephens,ringleted,passeswithabevyofbarefootnewsboys。
  DAVYSTEPHENSMessengeroftheSacredHeartandEveningTelegraphwithSaintPatrick’sDaySupplement。ContainingthenewaddressesofallthecuckoldsinDublin。
  TheveryreverendCanonO’Hanloninclothofgoldcopeelevatesandexposesamarbletimepiece。BeforehimFatherConroyandthereverendJohnHughesS。J。bendlow。
  THETIMEPIECEUnportalling。
  Cuckoo
  Cuckoo
  Cuckoo
  Thebrassquoitsofabedareheardtojingle。
  THEQUOITSJigjag,Jigajiga。Jigjag。
  Apaneloffogrollsbackrapidly,revealingrapidlyinthejuryboxthefacesofMartinCunningham,foremansilkhatted,JackPowerSimonDedalus,TomKernan,NedLambert,JohnHenryMenton,MylesCrawford,Lenehan,PaddyLeonardNoseyFlynn,M’CoyandthefeaturelessfaceofaNamelessOne。
  THENAMELESSONEBarebackriding。Weightforage。Gob,heorganisedher。
  THEJURORSAlltheirheadsturnedtohisvoice。Really?
  THENAMELESSONESnarls。Arseovertip。Hundredshillingstofive。
  THEJURORSAlltheirheadsloweredinassent。Mostofusthoughtasmuch。
  FIRSTWATCHHeisamarkedman。Anothergirl’splaitcut。Wanted:JacktheRipper。Athousandpoundsreward。
  SECONDWATCHAwed,whispers。Andinblack。Amormon。Anarchist。
  THECRIERLoudly。WhereasLeopoldBloomofnofixedabodeisawell-knowndynamitard,forger,bigamist,bawdandcuckoldadapublicnuisancetothecitizensofDublinandwhereasatthiscommissionofassizesthemosthonourable。
  HisHonoursirFrederickFalkinerrecorderofDublin,injudicialgarbofgreystonerisesfromthebench,stonebearded。Hebearsinhisarmsanumbrellasceptre。FromhisforeheadarisestarklytheMosaicramshorns。
  THERECORDERIwillputanendtothiswhiteslavetrafficandridDublinofthisodiouspest。Scandalous!Hedonstheblackcap。Lethimbetaken,MrSubsheriff,fromthedockwherehenowstandsanddetainedincustodyinMountjoyprisonduringHisMajesty’spleasureandtherebehangedbytheneckuntilheisdeadandthereinfailnotatyourperilormaytheLordhave-mercyonyoursoul。Removehim。Ablackskullcapdescendsuponhishead。
  ThesubsherifflongJohnFanningappears,smokingapungentHenryClay。
  LONGJOHNFANNINGScowlsandcallswithrichrollingutterance。Who’llhangJudasIscariot?
  H。Rumbold,masterbarberinabloodcolouredjerkinandtanner’sapron,aropecoiledoverhisshouldermountstheblock。Alifepreserverandanailstuddedbludgeonarestuckinhisbelt。Herubsgrimlyhisgrappinghands,knobbedwithknuckledusters。
  RUMBOLDTotherecorderwithsinisterfamiliarity。HangingHarry,yourMajesty,theMerseyterror。Fiveguineasajugular。Neckornothing。
  ThebellsofGeorge’schurchtollslowly,louddarkiron。
  THEBELLSHeigho!Heigho!
  BLOOMDesperately。Wait。Stop。Gulls。Goodheart。Isaw。Innocence。Girlinthemonkeyhouse。Zoo。Lewdchimpanzees。Breathlessly。Pelvicbasin。Herartlessblushunmannedme。Overcomewithemotion。Ilefttheprecincts。Heturnstoafigureinthecrowd,appealing。Hynes,mayIspeaktoyou?Youknowme。Thatthreeshillingsyoucankeep。Ifyouwantalittlemore。
  HYNESColdly。Youareaperfectstranger。
  SECONDWATCHPointstothecorner。Thebombishere。FIRSTWATCHInfernalmachinewithatimefuse。BLOOMNo,no。Pig’sfeet。Iwasatafuneral。FIRSTWATCHDrawshistruncheon。Liar!
  Thebeagleliftshissnout,showingthegreyscorbuticfaceofPaddyDignam。Hehasgnawedall。Heexhalesaputridcarcasefedbreath。Hegrowstohumansizeandshape。Hisdachshundcoatbecomesabrownmortuaryhabit。Hisgreeneyeflashesbloodshot。Halfofoneearallthenoseandboththumbsareghouleaten。
  PADDYDIGNAMInahollowvoice。Itistrue。Itwasmyfuneral。DoctorFinucanepronouncedlifeextinctwhenIsuccumbedtothediseasefromnaturalcauses。
  Heliftshismutilatedashenfacemoonwardsandbayslugubriously。
  BLOOMIntriumph。Youhear?
  PADDYDIGNAMBloom,IamPaddyDignam’sspirit。List,list,Olist!
  BLOOMThevoiceisthevoiceofEsau。
  SECONDWATCHBlesseshimself。Howisthatpossible?
  FIRSTWATCHItisnotinthepennycatechism。
  PADDYDIGNAMBymetempsychosis。Spooks。
  AVOICEOrocks。
  PADDYDIGNAMEarnestly。OnceIwasintheemployofMrJ。H。Menton,solicitor,commissionerforoathsandaffidavits,of27Bachelor’sWalk。NowIamdefunct,thewallofthehearthypertrophied。Hardlines。Thepoorwifewasawfullycutup。Dowisshebearingit?Keepheroffthatbottleofsherry。Helooksroundhim。Alamp。Imustsatisfyananimalneed。Thatbuttermilkdidn’tagreewithme。
  TheportlyfigureofJohnO’Connell,caretakerstandsforth,holdingabunchofkeystiedwithcrape。BesidehimstandsFatherCoffey,chaplain,toadbellied,wrynecked,inasurpliceandbandannanightcap,holdingsleepilyastaffoftwistedpoppies。
  FATHERCOFFEYYawns,thenchantswithahoarsecroak。Namine。JacobsVobiscuits。Amen。
  Foghornsstormilythroughhismegaphone。Dignam,PatrickT。,deceased。
  PADDYDIGNAMWithprickedupears,winces。Overtones。
  Hewrigglesforward,placesaneartotheground。Mymasters’voice!
  JOHNO’CONNELLBurialdocketletternumberU。P。Eightyfivethousand。Fieldseventeen。HouseofKeys。Plot,onehundredandone。
  PaddyDignamlistenswithvisibleeffort,thinking,histailstiffpointed,hisearscocked。
  PADDYDIGNAMPrayforthereposeofhissoul。
  Hewormsdownthroughacoalhole,hisbrownhabittrailingitstetheroverrattlingpebbles。Afterhimtoddlesanobesegrandfatherratonfungusturtlepawsunderagreycarapace。Dignam’svoice,muffled,isheardbayingunderground:Dignam’sdeadandgonebelow。TomRochford,robinredbreasted,incapandbreeches,jumpsfromhistwo-columnedmachine。
  TOMROCHFORDAhandtohisbreastbone,bows。ReubenJ。AflorinIfindhim。Hefixesthemanholewitharesolutestare。Myturnnowon。FollowmeuptoCarlow。
  Heexecutesadaredevilsalmonleapintheairandisengulfedinthecoalhole。Twodiscsonthecolumnswobbleeyesofnought。Allrecedes。Bloomplodgesforwardagain。Hestandsbeforealightedhouse,listening。Thekisses,wingingfromtheirbowers,flyabouthim,twittering,warbling,cooing。
  THEKISSESWarbling。Leo!Twittering。IckylickymickystickyforLeo!Cooing。Coocoocoo!YummyummWomworn!Warbling。Bigcomebig!Pirouette!Leopopold!Twittering。Leeolee!Warbling。OLeo!
  Theyrustle,flutteruponhisgarments,alight,brightgiddyflecks,silverysequins。
  BLOOMAman’stouch。Sadmusic。Churchmusic。Perhapshere。
  ZoeHiggins,ayoungwhoreinasapphireslip,closedwiththreebronzebuckles,aslimblackvelvetfilletroundherthroat,nods,tripsdownthestepsandaccostshim。
  ZOEAreyoulookingforsomeone?He’sinsidewithhisfriend。
  BLOOMIsthisMrsMack’s?
  ZOENo,eightyone。MrsCohen’s。Youmightgofartherandfareworse。MotherSlipperslapper。Familiarly。She’sonthejobherselftonightwiththevet,hertipster,thatgivesherallthewinnersandpaysforhersoninOxford。Workingovertimebutherluck’sturnedtoday。Suspiciously。You’renothisfather,areyou?
  BLOOMNotI!
  ZOEYoubothinblack。Haslittlemouseyanyticklestonight?
  Hisskin,alert,feelsherfingertipsapproach。Ahandslidesoverhisleftthigh。
  ZOEHow’sthenuts?
  BLOOMOffside。Curiouslytheyareontheright。HeavierIsuppose。Oneinamillionmytailor,Mesias,says。
  ZOEInsuddenalarm。You’veahardchancre。
  BLOOMNotlikely。
  ZOEIfeelit。
  Herhandslidesintohislefttrouserpocketandbringsoutahardblackshrivelledpotato。SheregardsitandBloomwithdumbmoistlips。
  BLOOMAtalisman。Heirloom。
  ZOEForZoe?Forkeeps?Forbeingsonice,eh?
  Sheputsthepotatogreedilyintoapocket,thenlinkshisarm,cuddlinghimwithsupplewarmth。Hesmilesuneasily。Slowly,notebynote,orientalmusicisplayed。Hegazesinthetawnycrystalofhereyes,ringedwithkohol。Hissmilesoftens。
  ZOEYou’llknowmethenexttime。
  BLOOMForlornly。Ineverlovedadeargazellebutitwassureto。
  Gazellesareleaping,feedingonthemountains。Neararelakes。Roundtheirshoresfileshadowsblackofcedargroves。Aromarises,astronghairgrowthofresin。Itburns,theorient,askyofsapphire,cleftbythebronzeflightofeagles。Underitliesthewomancity,nude,white,still,cool,inluxury。Afountainmurmursamongdamaskroses。Mammothrosesmurmurofscarletwinegrapes。Awineofshame,lust,bloodexudes,strangelymurmuring。
  ZOEMurmuringsingsongwiththemusic,herodalisklipslusciouslysmearedwithsalveofswinefatandrosewater。Schorachaniwenowach,benoithHierushaloim。
  BLOOMFascinated。Ithoughtyouwereofgoodstockbyyouraccent。
  ZOEAndyouknowwhatthoughtdid?
  Shebiteshiseargentlywithlittlegoldstoppedteethsendingonhimacloyingbreathofstalegarlic。Therosesdrawapart,discloseasepulchreofthegoldofkingsandtheirmoulderingbones。
  BLOOMDrawsback,mechanicallycaressingherrightbubwithaflatawkwardhand。AreyouaDublingirl?
  ZOECatchesastrayhairdeftlyandtwistsittohercoil。Nobloodyfear。I’mEnglish。Haveyouaswaggerroot?
  BLOOMAsbefore。Rarelysmoke,dear。Cigarnowandthen。Childishdevice。Lewdly。Themouthcanbebetterengagedthanwithacylinderofrankweed。
  ZOEGoon。Makeastumpspeechoutofit。
  BLOOMInworkman’scorduroyoveralls,blackgansywithredfloatingtieandapachecap。Mankindisincorrigible。SirWalterRaleighbroughtfromthenewworldthatpotatoandthatweed,theoneakillerofpestilencebyabsorption,theotherapoisoneroftheear,eye,heart,memory,will,understanding,all。Thatistosay,hebroughtthepoisonahundredyearsbeforeanotherpersonwhosenameIforgetbroughtthefood。Suicide。Lies。Allourhabits。Why,lookatourpubliclife!
  Midnightchimesfromdistantsteeples。
  THECHIMESTurnagain,Leopold!LordMayorofDublin!
  BLOOMInalderman’sgownandchain。ElectorsofArranQuay,InnsQuay,Rotunda,MountjoyandNorthDock,betterrunatramline,Isay,fromthecattlemarkettotheriver。That’sthemusicofthefuture。That’smyprogramme。CuiBono?ButourbuccaneeringVanderdeckensintheirphantomshipoffinance……
  ANELECTORThreetimesthreeforourfuturechiefmagistrate!
  Theauroraborealisofthetorchlightprocessionleaps。
  THETORCHBEARERSHooray!
  Severalwellknownburgesses,citymagnatesandfreemenofthecityshakehandswithBloomandcongratulatehim。TimothyHarrington,latethriceLordMayorofDublin,imposinginmayoralscarlet,goldchainandwhitesilktie,conferswithcouncillorLorcanSherlock,locumtenens。Theynodvigorouslyinagreement。
  LATELORDMAYORHARRINGTONInscarletrobewithmace,goldmayoralchainandlacewhitesilkscarfThataldermansirLeoBloom’sspeechbeprintedattheexpenseoftheratepayers。ThatthehouseinwhichhewasbornbeornamentedwithacommemorativetabletandthatthethoroughfarehithertoknownasCowParlouroffCorkstreetbehenceforthdesignatedBoulevardBloom。
  COUNCILLORLORCANSHERLOCKCarriedunanimously。
  BLOOMImpassionedly。TheseflyingDutchmenorlyingDutchmenastheyreclineintheirupholsteredpoop,castingdice,whatreckthey?Machinesistheircry,theirchimera,theirpanacea。Laboursavingapparatuses,supplanters,bug-bears,manufacturedmonstersformutualmurder,hideoushobgoblinsproducedbyahordeofcapitalisticlustsuponourprostitutedlabour。Thepoormanstarveswhiletheyaregrassingtheirroyalmountainstagsorshootingpeasantsandphartridgesintheirpurblindpompofpelfandpower。Buttheirreignisroverforreverandeverandev……
  Prolongedapplause。Venetianmasts,maypolesandfestalarchesspringup。AstreamerbearingthelegendsCeadMilleFailteandMahTtobMelekIsraelspansthestreet。Allthewindowsarethrongedwithsightseers,chieflyladies。AlongtheroutetheregimentsoftheroyalDublinFusiliers,theKingsOwnScottishBoraerers,theCameronHighlandersandtheWelshFusiliers,standingtoattention,keepbackthecrowd。BoysfromHighschoolareperchedonthelampposts,telegraphpoles,windowsills,cornices,gutters,chimneypots,railings,rainspouts,whistlingandcheering。Thepillarofthecloudappears。AfifeanddrumbandisheardinthedistanceplayingtheKolNidre。Thebeatersapproachwithimperialeagleshoisted,trailingbannersandwavingorientalpalms。Thechryselephantinepapalstandardriseshigh,surroundedbypennonsofthecivicflag。ThevanoftheprocessionappearsheadedbyJohnHowardParnell,citymarshal,inachessboardtabard,theAthlonePoursuivantandUlsterKingofArms。TheyarefollowedbytheRightHonourableJosephHutchinson,lordmayorofDublin,thelordmayorofCork,theirworshipsthemayorsofLimerick,Galway,SligoandWatedord,twentyeightIrishrepresentativepeers,sirdars,grandeesandmaharajahsbearingtheclothofestate,theDublinMetropolitanFireBrigade,thechapterofthesaintsoffinanceintheirplutocraticorderofprecedence,thebishopofDownandConnorHisEminenceMichaelcardinalLoguearchbishopofArmagh,primateofallIreland,HisGrace,themostreverendDrWilliamAlexanderarchbishopofArmagh,primateofallIreland,thechiefrabbi,thepresbyterianmoderator,theheadsofthebaptist,anabaptist,methodistandMoravianchapelsandthehonorarysecretaryofthesocietyoffriends。herthemmarchtheguildsandtradesandtrainbandswithflyingcolours:coopen,birdfanciers,millwrights,newspapercanvassers,lawscriveners,masseurs,vintners,trussmakers,chimneysweeps,lardrefiners,tabinetandpoplinweavers,farriers,Italianwarehousemen,churchdecorators,bootjackmanufacturers,undertaken,silkmercers,lapidaries,salesmasters,corkcutters,assessorsoffirelosses,dyersandcleaners,exportbottlers,fellmongers,ticketwriters,heraldicsealengravers,horserepositoryhands,bullionbroken,cricketandarcheryoutfitters,riddlemakers,eggandpotatofactors,hosiersandglovers,plumbingcontractors。AfterthemmarchgentlemenofthebedchamberBlackRod,DeputyGarterGoldStick,themasterofhone,thelordgreatchamberlain,theearlmarshal,thehighconstablecarryingtheswordofstate,saintStephen’sironcrown,thechaliceandbible。Fourbuglersonfootblowasennet。Beefeatenreply,windingclarionsofwelcome。UnderanarchoftriumphBloomappearsbareheaded,inacrimsonvelvetmantletrimmedwithermine,bearingSaintEdward’sstafftheorbandsceptrewiththedove,thecurtana。Heisseatedonamilkwhitehonewithlongflowingcrimsontail,richlycaparisoned,withgoldenheadstall。Wildexcitement。Theladiesfromtheirbalconiesthrowdownrosepetals。Theairisperfumedwithessences。Themencheer。Bloom’sboysrunamidthebystanderswithbranchesofhawthornandwrenbushes。
  BLOOM’SBOYS
  Thewren,thewren,
  Thekingofallbirds,
  SaintStephen’shisday,
  Wascaughtinthefurze。
  ABLACKSMITHMurmurs。FortheHonourofGod!AndisthatBloom?Hescarcelylooksthirtyone。
  APAVIORANDFLAGGERThat’sthefamousBloomnow,theworld’sgreatestreformer。Hatsoff!
  Alluncovertheirheads。Womenwhispereagerly。
  AMILLIONAIRESSRichly。Isn’thesimplywonderful?
  ANOBLEWOMANNobly。Allthatmanhasseen!
  AFEMINISTMasculinely。Anddone!
  ABELLHANGERAclassicface!Hehastheforeheadofathinker。
  Bloom’sweather。Asunburstappearsinthenorthwest。
  THEBISHOPOFDOWNANDCONNORIherepresentyourundoubtedemperorpresidentandkingchairman,themostsereneandpotentandverypuissantrulerofthisrealm。GodsaveLeopoldtheFirst!
  ALLGodsaveLeopoldtheFirst!
  BLOOMIndalmaticandpurplemantle,tothebishopofDownandConnorwithdignity。Thanks,somewhateminentsir。
  WILLIAM,ARCHBISHOPOFARMAGHInpurplestockandshovelhat。WillyoutoyourpowercauselawandmercytobeexecutedinallyourjudgmentsinIrelandandterritoriesthereuntobelonging?
  BLOOMPlacinghisrighthandonhistesticles,swears。SomaytheCreatordealwithme。AllthisIpromisetodo。
  MICHAEL,ARCHBISHOPOFARMAGHPoursacruseofhairoiloverBloom’shead。Gaudiummagnumannuntiovobis。Habemuscarneficem。Leopold,Patrick,Andrew,David,George,bethouanointed!
  Bloomassumesamantleofclothofgoldandputsonarubyring。Heascendsandstandsonthestoneofdestiny。Therepresentativepeersputonatthesametimetheirtwentyeightcrowns。JoybellsringinChristchurch,SaintPatrick’s,George’sandgayMalahide。Mirusbazaarfireworksgoupfromallsideswithsymbolicalphallopyrotechnicdesigns。Thepeersdohomage,onebyone,approachingandgenuflecting。
  THEPEERSIdobecomeyourliegemanoflifeandlimbtoearthlyworship。
  BloomholdsuphisrighthandonwhichsparklestheKoh-i-Noordiamond。Hispalfreyneighs。Immediatesilence。Wirelessintercontinentalandinterplanetarytransmittersaresetforreceptionofmessage。
  BLOOMMysubjects!WeherebynominateourfaithfulchargerCopulaFelixhereditaryGrandVizierandannouncethatwehavethisdayrepudiatedourformerspouseandhavebestowedourroyalhandupontheprincessSelene,thesplendourofnight。
  TheformermorganaticspouseofBloomishastilyremovedintheBlackMaria。TheprincessSelene,inmoonbluerobes,asilvercrescentonherhead,descendsfromaSedanchairbornebytwogiants。Anoutburstofcheering。
  JOHNHOWARDPARNELLRaisestheroyalstandard。IllustriousBloom!Successortomyfamousbrother!
  BLOOMEmbracesJohnHowardParnell。Wethankyoufromourheart,John,forthisrightroyalwelcometogreenErin,thepromisedlandofourcommonancestors。
  Thefreedomofthecityispresentedtohimembodiedinacharter。ThekeysofDublin,crossedonacrimsoncushion,aregiventohim。Heshowsallthatheiswearinggreensocks。
  TOMKERNANYoudeserveit,yourhonour。
  BLOOMOnthisdaytwentyyearsagoweovercamethehereditaryenemyatLadysmith。Ourhowitzersandcamelswivelgunsplayedonhislineswithtellingeffect。Halfaleagueonward!Theycharge!Allislostnow!Doweyield?No!Wedrivethemheadlong!Lo!Wecharge!DeployingtotheleftourlighthorsesweptacrosstheheightsofPlevnaand,utteringtheirwarcry,BonafideSabaoth,sabredtheSaracengunnerstoaman。
  THECHAPELOFFREEMANTYPESETTERSHear!Hear!
  JOHNWYSENOLANThere’sthemanthatgotawayJamesStephens。
  ABLUECOATSCHOOLBOYBravo!
  ANOLDRESIDENTYou’reacredittoyourcountry,sir,that’swhatyouare。
  ANAPPLEWOMANHe’samanlikeIrelandwants。
  BLOOMMybelovedsubjects,aneweraisabouttodawn。I,Bloom,tellyouverilyitisevennowathand。Yea,onthewordofaBloom,yeshallerelongenterintothegoldencitywhichistobe,thenewBloomusalemintheNovaHiberniaofthefuture。
  Thirtytwoworkmenwearingrosettes,fromallthecountiesofIreland,undertheguidanceofDerwanthebuilderconstructthenewBloomusalem。Itisacolossaledifice,withcrystalroofbuiltintheshapeofahugeporkkidney,containingfortythousandrooms。Inthecourseofitsextensionseveralbuildingsandmonumentsaredemolished。Governmentofficesaretemporarilytransferredtorailwaysheds。Numeroushousesarerazedtotheground。Theinhabitantsarelodgedinbarrelsandboxes,allmarkedinredwiththeletters:L。B。Severalpaupersfallfromaladder。ApartofthewallsofDublin,crowdedwithloyalsightseers,collapses。
  THESIGHTSEERSDyingMorituritesalutant。Theydie。
  Amaninabrownmacintoshspringsupthroughatrap-door。HepointsanelongatedfingeratBloom。
  THEMANINTHEMACINTOSHDon’tyoubelieveawordheSays。ThatmanisLeopoldM’Intosh,thenotoriousfireraiser。HisrealnameisHiggins。
  BLOOMShoothim!Dogofachristian!SomuchforM’Intosh!
  Acannonshot。Themaninthemacintoshdisappears。Bloomwithhissceptrestrikesdownpoppies。Theinstantaneousdeathsofmanypowerfulenemies,graziers,membersofparliament,membersofstandingcommittees,arereported。Bloom’sbodyguarddistributeMaundymoney,commemorationmedals,loavesandfishes,temperancebadges,expensiveHenryClaycigars,freecowbonesforsoup,rubberpreservatives,insealedenvelopestiedwithgoldthread,butterscotch,pineapplerock,billetsdouxintheformofcockedhats,readymadesuits,porringersoftoadinthehole,bottlesofJeyes’Fluid,purchasestamps,40days’indulgences,spuriouscoins,dairyfedporksausages,theatrepasses,seasonticketsavailableforalltramlines,couponsoftheroyalandprivilegedHungarianlottery,pennydinnercounters,cheapreprintsoftheWorld’sTwelveWorstBooks:FroggyandFritzpolitic,CareoftheBabyinfantilic,SoMealsfor7/6culinic,WasJesusaSunMyth?historic,ExpelthatPainmedic,Infant’sCompendiumoftheUniversecosmic,Let’sAllChortlehilaric,Canvasser’sVadeMecumjournalic,love-lettersofMotherAssistanterotic,Who’sWhoinSpaceastric,SongsthatReachedOurHeartmelodic,Pennywise’sWaytoWealthparsimonic。Ageneralrushandscramble。WomenpressforwardtotouchthehemofBloom’srobe。TheladyGwendolenDubedatburststhroughthethrong,leapsonhishorseandkisseshimonbothcheeksamidgreatacclamation。Amagnesiumflashlightphotographistaken。Babesandsucklingsareheldup。
  THEWOMENLittlefather!Littlefather!
  THEBABESANDSUCKLINGS
  ClapclaphandstillPoldycomeshome,
  CakesinhispocketforLeoalone。
  Bloom,bendingdown,pokesBabyBoardmangentlyinthestomach。
  BABYBOARDMANHiccups,curdledmilkflowingfromhismouth。Hajajaja。
  BLOOMShakinghandswithablindstripling。MymorethanBrother!Placinghisarmsroundtheshouldersofanoldcouple。Dearoldfriends!Heplayspussyfourcornerswithraggedboysandgirls。Peep!Bopeep!Hewheelstwinsinaperambulator。Ticktacktwowouldyousetashoe?Heperformsjuggler’stricks,drawsred,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigoandvioletsilkhandkerchiefsfromhismouth。Roygbiv。32feetpersecond。Heconsolesawidow。Absencemakestheheartgrowyounger。HedancestheHighlandflingwithgrotesqueantics。Legit,yedevils!Hekissesthebedsoresofapalsiedveteran。Honourablewounds!Hetripsupafatpoliceman。U。p。:up。U。p。:up。Hewhispersintheearofablushingwaitressandlaughskindly。Ah,naughty,naughty!HeeatsarawturnipofferedhimbyMauriceButterly,farmer。Fine!Splendid!HerefusestoacceptthreeshillingsofferedhimbyJosephHynes,journalist。Mydearfellow,notatall!Hegiveshiscoattoabeggar。Pleaseaccept。Hetakespartinastomachracewithelderlymaleandfemalecripples。Comeon,boys!Wriggleit,girls!
  THECITIZENChokedwithemotion,brushesasideatearinhisemeraldmuffler。MaythegoodGodblesshim!
  Therams’hornssoundforsilence。ThestandardofZionishoisted。
  BLOOMUncloaksimpressively,revealingobesity,unrollsapaperandreadssolemnly。AlephBethGhimelDalethHagadahTephilimKosherYomKippurHanukahRoschaschanaBeniBrithBarMitzvahMazzothAskenazimMeshuggahTalith。
  AnofficialtranslationisreadbyJimmyHenry,assistanttownclerk。
  JIMMYHENRYTheCourtofConscienceisnowopen。HisMostCatholicMajestywillnowadministeropenairjustice。Freemedicalandlegaladvice,solutionofdoublesandotherproblems。Allcordiallyinvited。GivenatthisourloyalcityofDublinintheyearIoftheParadisiacalEra。
  PADDYLEONARDWhatamItodoaboutmyratesandtaxes?
  BLOOMPaythem,myfriend。
  PADDYLEONARDThankyou。
  NOSEYFLYNNCanIraiseamortgageonmyfireinsurance?
  BLOOMObdurately。Sirs,takenoticethatbythelawoftortsyouareboundoverinyourownrecognisancesforsixmonthsinthesumoffivepounds。
  J。J。O’MOLLYADanieldidIsay?Nay!APeterO’Brien!
  NOSEYFLYNNWheredoIdrawthefivepounds?
  PISSERBURKEForbladdertrouble?
  BLOOM
  Acid。nit。hydrochlordil。,20minims,
  Tinct。mix。vom。,4minims。
  Extr。taraxel。lig。,30minims。
  Aq。dis。terindie。
  CHRISCALLINANWhatistheparallaxofthesubsolareclipticofAldebaran?
  BLOOMPleasedtohearfromyou,Chris。K。II。
  JOEHYNESWhyaren’tyouinuniform?
  BLOOMWhenmyprogenitorofsaintedmemoryworetheuniformoftheAustriandespotinadankprisonwherewasyours?
  BENDOLLARDPansies?
  BLOOMEmbellishbeautifysuburbangardens。
  BENDOLLARDWhentwinsarrive?
  BLOOMFatherpater,dadstartsthinking。
  LARRYO’ROURKEAneightdaylicenceformynewpremises。Yourememberme,sirLeo,whenyouwereinnumberseven。I’msendingaroundadozenofstoutforthemissus。
  BLOOMColdly。Youhavetheadvantageofme。LadyBloomacceptsnopresents。
  CROFTONThisisindeedafestivity。
  BLOOMSolemnly。Youcallitafestivity。Icallitasacrament。
  ALEXANDERKEYESWhenwillwehaveourownhouseofkeys?
  BLOOMIstandforthereformofmunicipalmoralsandtheplaintencommandments。Newworldsforold。Unionofall,jew,moslemandgentile。Threeacresandacowforallchildrenofnature。Saloonmotorhearses。Compulsorymanuallabourforall。Allparksopentothepublicdayandnight。Electricdishscrubbers。Tuberculosis,lunacy,warandmendicancymustnowcease。Generalamnesty,weeklycarnival,withmaskedlicence,bonusesforall,esperantotheuniversalbrotherhood。Nomorepatriotismofbarspongersanddropsicalimpostors。Freemoney,freeloveandafreelaychurchinafreelaystate。
  O’MADDENBURKEFreefoxinafreehenroost。
  DAVYBYRNEYawning。Iiiiiiiiiaaaaaaach!
  BLOOMMixedracesandmixedmarriage。
  LENEHANWhataboutmixedbathing?
  Bloomexplainstothosenearhimhisschemesforsocialregeneration。Allagreewithhim。ThekeeperoftheKildareStreetMuseumappears,draggingalorryonwhicharetheshakingstatuesofseveralnakedgoddesses,VenusCallipyge,VenusPandemosVenusMetempsychosis,andplasterfigures,alsonaked,representingthenewninemuses,Commerce,OperaticMusic,AmorPublicity,Manufacture,libertyofSpeech,PluralVoting,Gastronomy,PrivateHygiene,SeasideConcertEntertainments,PainlessObstetricsandAstronomyforthePeople。
  FATHERFARLEYHeisanepiscopalian,anagnostic,ananythingarianseekingtooverthrowourholyfaith。
  MRSRIORDANTearsupherwill。I’mdisappointedinyou!Youbadman!
  MOTHERGROGANRemovesherboottothrowitatBloom。Youbeast!Youabominableperson!
  NOSEYFLYNNGiveusatune,Bloom。Oneoftheoldsweetsongs。
  BLOOMWithrollickinghumour。
  IvowedthatIneverwouldleaveher,
  Sheturnedoutacrueldeceiver。
  Withmytooraloomtooraloomtooralcomtooraloom。
  HOPPYHOLOHANGoodoldBloom!There’snobodylikehimafterall。
  PADDYLEONARDStageIrishman!
  BLOOMWhatrailwayoperaislikeatramlineinGibraltar?TheRowsofCasteele。Laughter。
  LENEHANPlagiarist!DownwithBloom!
  THEVEILEDSIBYLEnthusiastically。I’maBloomiteandIgloryinit。Ibelieveinhiminspiteofall。I’dgivemylifeforhim,thefunniestmanonearth。
  BLOOMWinksatthebystanders。Ibetshe’sabonnylassie。
  THEODOREPUREFOYInfishingcapandoilskinjacket。Heemploysamechanicaldevicetofrustratethesacredendsofnature。
  THEVEILEDSIBYLStabsherself。Myherogod!Shedies。
  Manymostattractiveandenthusiasticwomenalsocommitsuicidebystabbing,drowning,drinkingprussicacid,aconite,arsenic,openingtheirveins,refusingfood,castingthemselvesundersteamrollers,fromthetopofNelson’sPillar,intothegreatvatofGuinness’sbrewery,asphyxiatingthemselvesbyplacingtheirheadsingasovens,hangingthemselvesinstylishgarters,leapingfromwindowsofdifferentstoreys。
  ALEXANDERJ。DOWIEViolently。FellowchristiansandantiBloomites,themancalledBloomisfromtherootsofhell,adisgracetochristianmen。AfiendishlibertinefromhisearliestyearsthisstinkinggoatofMendesgaveprecocioussignsofinfantiledebaucheryrecallingthecitiesoftheplain,withadissolutegranddam。Thisvilehypocrite,bronzedwithinfamy,isthewhitebullmentionedintheApocalypse。AworshipperoftheScarletWoman,intrigueistheverybreathofhisnostrils。Thestakefaggotsandthecaldronofboilingoilareforhim。Caliban!
  THEMOBLynchhim!Roasthim!He’sasbadasParnellwas。MrFox!
  MotherGroganthrowsherbootatBloom。SeveralshopkeepersfromupperandlowerDorsetstreetthrowobjectsoflittleornocommercialvalue,hambones,condensedmilktins,unsaleablecabbage,stalebread,sheeps’tails,oddpiecesoffat。
  BLOOMExcitedly。Thisismidsummermadness,someghastlyjokeagain。Byheaven,Iamguiltlessastheunsunnedsnow!ItwasmybrotherHenry。Heismydouble。Helivesinnumber2Dolphin’sBarn。Slander,theviper,haswrongfullyaccusedme。Fellowcountrymen,sgenlinnbanbatacoisdegancapall。Icallonmyoldfriend,DrMalachiMulligan,sexspecialisttogivemedicaltestimonyonmybehalf。
  DRMULLIGANInmotorjerkin,greenmotorogglesonhisbrow。DrBloomisbisexuallyabnormal。HehasrecentlyescapedfromDrEustace’sprivateasylumfordementedgentlemen。Bornoutofbedlockhereditaryepilepsyispresent,theconsequenceofunbridledlust。Tracesofelephantiasishavebeendiscoveredamonghisascendants。Therearemarkedsymptomsofchronicexhibitionism。Ambidexterityisalsolatent。Heisprematurelybaldfromselfabuse,perverselyidealisticinconsequence,areformedrake,andhasmetalteeth。InconsequenceofafamilycomplexhehastemporarilylosthismemoryandIbelievehimtobemoresinnedagainstthansinning。Ihavemadeapervaginalexaminationand,afterapplicationoftheacidtestto5427anal,axillary,pectoralandpubichairs,Ideclarehimtobevirgointacta。
  Bloomholdshishighgradehatoverhisgenitalorgans。
  DRMADDENHypsospadiaisalsomarked。IntheinterestofcominggenerationsIsuggestthatthepartsaffectedshouldbepreservedinspiritsofwineinthenationalteratologicalmuseum。
  DRCROTTHERSIhaveexaminedthepatient’surine。Itisalbuminoid。Salivationisinsufficient,thepatellarreflexintermittent。
  DRPUNCHCOSTELLOThefetorjudaicusismostperceptible。
  DRDIXONReadsabillofhealth。ProfessorBloomisafinishedexampleofthenewwomanlyman。Hismoralnatureissimpleandlovable。Manyhavefoundhimadearman,adearperson。Heisaratherquaintfellowonthewhole,coythoughnotfeeble-mindedinthemedicalsense。Hehaswrittenareallybeautifulletter,apoeminitself,tothecourtmissionaryoftheReformedPriests’ProtectionSocietywhichclearsupeverything。HeispracticallyatotalabstainerandIcanaffirmthathesleepsonastrawlitterandeatsthemostSpartanfood,colddriedgrocer’speas。HewearsahairshirtwinterandsummerandscourgeshimselfeverySaturday。Hewas,Iunderstand,atonetimeafirstclassmisdemeanantinGlencreereformatory。Anotherreportstatesthathewasaveryposthumouschild。Iappealforclemencyinthenameofthemostsacredwordourvocalorganshaveeverbeencalledupontospeak。Heisabouttohaveababy。
  Generalcommotionandcompassion。Womenfaint。AwealthyAmericanmakesastreetcollectionforBloom。Goldandsilvercoins,bankcheques,banknotes,jewels,treasurybonds,maturingbillsofexchange,I。O。U。s,weddingrings’watch-chains,lockets,necklacesandbraceletsarerapidlycollected。
  BLOOMO,Isowanttobeamother。
  MRSTHORNTONInnursetender’sgown。Embracemetight,dear。You’llbesoonoverit。Tight,dear。
  Bloomembraceshertightlyandbearseightmaleyellowandwhitechildren。Theyappearonaredcarpetedstaircaseadornedwithexpensiveplants。Allarehandsome,withvaluablemetallicfaces,wellmade,respectablydressedandwellconducted,speakingfivemodernlanguagesfluentlyandinterestedinvariousartsandsciences。Eachhashisnameprintedinlegiblelettersonhisshirtfront:Nasodoro,Goldfinger,Chrysostomos,Maindorée,Silversmile,SilberselberVifargent,Panargros。Theyareimmediatelyappointedtopositionsofhighpublictrustinseveraldifferentcountriesasmanagingdirectorsofbanks,trafficmanagersofrailways,chairmenoflimitedliabilitycompanies,vicechairmenofhotelsyndicates。
  AVOICEBloom,areyoutheMessiahbenJosephorbenDavid?
  BLOOMDarkly。Youhavesaidit。
  BROTHERBUZZThenperformamiracle。
  BANTAMLYONSProphesywhowillwintheSaintLeger。
  Bloomwalksonanet,covershislefteyewithhisleftear,passesthroughseveralwalls,climbsNelson’sPillar,hangsfromthetheledgebyhiseyelids,eatstwelvedozenoystersshellsincluded,healsseveralsufferersfromkingsevil,contractshisfacesoastoresemblemanyhistoricalpersonages,lordBeaconsfield,lordByron,WatTyler,MosesofEgypt,MosesMaimonides,MosesMendelssohn,HenryIrving,RipvanWinkle,Rossuth,JeanJacquesRousseau,BaronLeopoldRothschild,RobinsonCrusoe,SherlockHolmes,Pasteur,turnseachfootsimultaneouslyindifferentdirections,bidsthetideturnback,eclipsesthesunbyextendinghislittlefinger。
  BRINI,PAPALNUNCIOInpapalzouave’suniform,steelcuirassesasbreastplate,armplates,thighplates,legplates,largeprofanemoustachesandbrownpapermitre。Leopoldiautemgeneratio。MosesbegatNoahandNoahbegatEunuchandEunuchbegatO’HalloranandO’HalloranbegatGuggenheimandGuggenheimbegatAgendathandAgendathbegatNetaimandNetaimbegatLeHirschandLeHirschbegatJesurumandJesurumbegatMacKayandMacKaybegatOstrolopskyandOstrolopskybegatSmerdozandSmerdozbegatWeissandWeissbegatSchwarzandSchwarzbegatAdrianopoliandAdrianopolibeganAranjuezandAranjuezbegatLewyLawsonandLewyLawsonbegatIchabudonosorandIchabudonosorbegatO’DonnellMagnusandO’DonnellMagnusbegatChristbaumandChristbaumbegatBenMaimunandBenMaimunbegatDustyRhodesandDustyRhodesbegatBenamorandBenamorbegatJones-SmithandJones-SmithbegatSavorgnanovichandSavorgnanovichbegatJasperstoneandJasperstonebegatVingtetuniemeandVingtetuniemebegatSzombathelyandSzombathelybegatViragandViragbegatBloometvocabiturnomeneiusEmmanuel。
  ADEADHANDWritesonthewall。Bloomisacod。ACRABInbushranger’skit。WhatdidyoudointhecattlecreepbehindKilbarrack?
  AFEMALEINFANTShakesarattle。AndunderBallyboughbridge?
  AHOLLYBUSHAndinthedevil’sglen?
  BLOOMBlushesfuriouslyalloverfromfronttonates,threetearsfallingfromhislefteye。Sparemypast。
  THEIRISHEVICTEDTENANTSInbodycoats,kneebreeches,withDonnybrookfairshillelaghs。Sjambokhim!
  Bloomwithasses’earsseatshimselfinthepillorywithcrossedarms,hisfeetprotruding。HewhistlesDonGiovanni,acenarteco。Artaneorphans,joininghands,caperroundhim。GirlsofthePrisonGateMission,joininghands,caperroundintheoppositedirection。
  THEARTANEORPHANS
  Youbig,youbog,youdirtydog!
  Youthinktheladiesloveyou!
  THEPRISONGATEGIRLS
  Ifyouseekay
  Tellhimhemay
  Seeyouintea
  Tellhimfromme。
  HORNBLOWERInephodandhuntingcap,announces。AndheshallcarrythesinsofthepeopletoAzazel,thespiritwhichisinthewilderness,andtoLilith,thenighthag。Andtheyshallstonehimanddefilehim,yea,allfromAgendathNetaimandfromMizraim,thelandofHam。
  AllthepeoplecastsoftpantomimestonesatBloom。Manybonafidetravellersandownerlessdogscomenearhimanddefilehim。MastianskyandCitronapproachingaberdines,wearinglongearlocks。TheywagtheirbeardsatBloom。
  MASTIANSKYANDCITRONBelial!LaemleinofIstria!thefalseMessiah!Abulafia!
  GeorgeS。Mesias,Bloom’stailor,appears,atailor’sgooseunderhisarm,presentingabill。
  MESIASToalterationonepairtrouserselevenshillings。
  BLOOMRubshishandscheerfully。Justlikeoldtimes。PoorBloom!
  ReubenJ。Dodd,blackbeardedIscariot,badshepherd,bearingonhisshouldersthedrownedcorpseofhisson,approachesthepillory。
  REUBENJ。Whispershoarsely。Thesqueakisout。Asplitisgonefortheflatties。Nipthefirstrattler。
  THEFIREBRIGADEPflaap!
  BROTHERBUZZInvestsBloominayellowhabitwithembroideryofpaintedflamesandhighpointedhat。Heplacesabagofgunpowderroundhisneckandhandshimovertothecivilpower,saying。Forgivehimhistrespasses。
  LieutenantMyersoftheDublinFireBrigadebygeneralrequestsetsfiretoBloom。Lamentations。
  THECITIZENThankheaven!
  BLOOMInaseamlessgarmentmarkedI。H。S。standsuprightamidphoenixflames。Weepnotforme,OdaughtersofErin。
  HeexhibitstoDublinreporterstracesofburning。ThedaughtersofErin,inblackgarmentswithlaceprayerbooksandlonglightedcandlesintheirhands,kneeldownandpray。
  THEDAUGHTERSOFERINKidneyofBloom,prayforus。FloweroftheBath,prayforus。MentorofMenton,prayforus。CanvasserfortheFreeman,prayforus。CharitableMason,prayforus。WanderingSoap,prayforus。SweetsofSin,prayforus。MusicwithoutWords,prayforus。ReproveroftheCitizen,prayforus。FriendofallFrillies,prayforus。MidwifeMostMerciful,prayforus。PotatoPreservativeagainstPlagueandPestilence,prayforus。
  Achoirofsixhundredvoices,conductedbyMrVincentO’Brien,singstheAlleluiachorus,accompaniedontheorganbyJosephGlynn。Bloombecomesmute,shrunken,carbonised。
  ZOETalkawaytillyou’reblackintheface。
  BLOOMIncaubeenwithclaypipestuckintheband,dustybrogues,anemigrant’sredhandkerchiefbundleinhishand,leadingablackbogoakpigbyasugaun,withasmileinhiseye。Letmebegoingnow,womanofthehouse,forbyallthegoatsinConnemaraI’mafterhavingthefatherandmotherofabating。Withatearinhiseye。Allinsanity。Patriotism,sorrowforthedead,music,futureoftherace。Tobeornottobe。Life’sdreamiso’er。Enditpeacefully。Theycanliveon。Hegazesfarawaymournfully。Iamruined。Afewpastillesofaconite。Theblindsdrawn。Aletter。Thenliebacktorest。Hebreathessoftly。Nomore。Ihavelived。Fare。Farewell。
  ZOEStiffly,herfingerinherneckfillet。Honest?Tillthenexttime。Shesneers。Supposeyougotupthewrongsideofthebedorcametooquickwithyourbestgirl。O,Icanreadyourthoughts。
  BLOOMBitterly。Manandwoman,love,whatisit?Acorkandbottle。
  ZOEInsuddensulks。Ihatearotterthat’sinsincere。Giveableedingwhoreachance。
  BLOOMRepentantly。Iamverydisagreeable。Youareanecessaryevil。Whereareyoufrom?London?
  ZOEGlibly。Hog’sNortonwherethepigsplaytheorgans。I’mYorkshireborn。Sheholdshishandwhichisfeelingforhernipple。Isay,TommyTittlemouse。Stopthatandbeginworse。Haveyoucashforashorttime?Tenshillings?
  BLOOMSmiles,nodsslowly。More,houri,more。
  ZOEAndmore’smother?Shepatshimoffhandedlywithvelvetpaws。Areyoucomingintothemusicroomtoseeournewpianola?ComeandI’llpeeloff。
  BLOOMFeelinghisocciputdubiouslywiththeunparalleledembarrassmentofaharassedpedlargaugingthesymmetryofherpeeledpears。Somebodywouldbedreadfullyjealousifsheknew。Thegreeneyedmonster。Earnestly。Youknowhowdifficultitis。Ineedn’ttellyou。
  ZOEFlattered。Whattheeyecan’tseetheheartcan’tgrievefor。Shepatshim。Come。
  BLOOMLaughingwitch!Thehandthatrocksthecradle。
  ZOEBabby!
  BLOOMInbabylinenandpelisse,bigheaded,withacaulofdarkhair,fixesbigeyesonherfluidslipandcountsitsbronzebuckleswithachubbyfinger,hismoisttonguetollingandlisping。Onetwotlee:tleetlwotlone。
  THEBUCKLESLoveme。Lovemenot。Loveme。
  ZOESilentmeansconsent。Withlittlepartedtalonsshecaptureshishand,herforefingergivingtohispalmthepasstouchofsecretmonitor,luringhimtodoom。Hothandscoldgizzard。
  Hehesitatesamidscents,music,temptations。Sheleadshimtowardsthesteps,drawinghimbytheodourofherarmpits,theviceofherpaintedeyes,therustleofherslipinwhosesinuousfoldslurksthelionreekofallthemalebrutesthathavepossessedher。
  THEMALEBRUTESExhalingsulphurofrutanddungandrampingintheirloosebox,faintlyroaring,theirdruggedheadsswayingtoandfro。Good!
  ZoeandBloomreachthedoorwaywheretwosisterwhoresareseated。Theyexaminehimcuriouslyfromundertheirpencilledbrowsandsmiletohishastybow。Hetripsawkwardly。
  ZOEHerluckyhandinstantlysavinghim。Hoopsa!Don’tfallupstairs。
  BLOOMThejustmanfallsseventimes。Hestandsasideatthethreshold。Afteryouisgoodmanners。
  ZOELadiesfirst,gentlemenafter。
  Shecrossesthethreshold。Hehesitates。Sheturnsand,holdingoutherhands,drawshimover。Hehops。Ontheantieredrackofthehallhangaman’shatandwaterproofBloomuncovershimselfbut,seeingthem,frowns,thensmiles,preoccupied。Adooronthereturnlandingisthrownopen。Amaninpurpleshirtandgreytrousers,brownsocked,passeswithanapesgait,hisbaldheadandgoateebeardupheld,huggingafullwaterjugjarhistwotailedblackbracesdanglingatheels。AvertinghisfacequicklyBloombendstoexamineonthehalltablethespanieleyesofarunningfox:then,hisliftedheadsniffing,followsZoeintothemusicroom。Ashadeofmauvetissuepaperdimsthelightofthechandelier。Roundandroundamothflies,colliding,escaping。Theflooriscoveredwithanoilclothmosaicofjadeandazureandcinnabarrhomboids。Footmarksarestampedoveritinallsenses,heeltoheel,heeltohollow,toetotoe,feetlocked,amorrisofshufflingfeetwithoutbodyphantoms,allinascrimmagehiggledypiggledy。Thewallsaretapes-triedwithapaperofyewfrondsandclearglades。Inthegrateisspreadascreenofpeacockfeathers。Lynchsquatscrossleggedonthehearthrugofmattedhair,hiscapbacktothefront。Withawandhebeatstimeslowly。KittyRicketts,abonypallidwhoreinnavycostume,doeskinglovesrolledbackfromacoralwristlet,achainpurseinherhand,sitsperchedontheedgeofthetableswingingherlegandglancingatherselfinthegiltmirroroverthemantelpiece。Atagofhercorsetlacehangsslightlybelowherjacket。Lynchindicatesmockinglythecoupleatthepiano。
  KITTYCoughsbehindherhand。She’sabitimbecilic。Shesignswithawagglingforefinger。Blemblem。Lynchliftsupherskirtandwhitepetticoatwiththewand。Shesettlesthemdownquickly。Respectyourself。Shehiccups,thenbendsquicklyhersailorhatunderwhichherhairglows,redwithhenna。O,excuse!
  ZOEMorelimelight,Charley。Shegoestothechandelierandturnsthegasfullcock。
  KITTYPeersatthegasjet。Whatailsittonight?
  LYNCHDeeply。Enteraghostandhobgoblins。
  ZOEClaponthebackforZoe。
  ThewandinLynch’shandflashes:abrasspoker。Stephenstandsatthepianolaonwhichsprawlhishatandashplant。Withtwofingersherepeatsoncemoretheseriesofemptyfifths。FlorryTalbot,ablondfeeblegoosefatwhoreinatatterdemaliongownofmildewedstrawberry,lollsspreadeagleinthesofacorner,herlimpforearmpendentoverthebolster,listening。Aheavystyedroopsoverhersleepyeyelid。
  KITTYHiccupsagainwithakickofherhorsedfoot。O,excuse!
  ZOEPromptly。Yourboy’sthinkingofyou。Tieaknotonyourshift。
  KittyRickettsbendsherhead。Herboauncoils,slides,glidesoverhershoulder,back,arm,chairtotheground。Lynchliftsthecurledcaterpillaronhiswand。Shesnakesherneck,nestling。Stephenglancesbehindatthesquattedfigurewithitscapbacktothefront。
  STEPHENAsamatteroffactitisofnoimportancewhetherBenedettoMarcellofounditormadeit。Theriteisthepoet’srest。ItmaybeanoldhymntoDemeteroralsoillustrateClaenarrantgloriamDomini。ItissusceptibleofnodesormodesasfarapartashyperphrygianandmixolydianandoftextssodivergentaspriestshaihoopingroundDavid’sthatisCirce’sorwhatamIsayingCeres’altarandDavid’stipfromthestabletohischiefbassoonistabouthisalmightiness。Mais,nomdenom,thatisanotherpairoftrousers。Jetezlagourme。Fautquejeunessesepasse。Hestops,pointsatLynch’scap,smiles,laughs。Whichsideisyourknowledgebump?
  THECAPWithsaturninespleen。Bah!Itisbecauseitis。Woman’sreason。Jewgreekisgreekjew。Extremesmeet。Deathisthehighestformoflife。Bah!
  STEPHENYourememberfairlyaccuratelyallmyerrors,boasts,mistakes。HowlongshallIcontinuetoclosemyeyestodisloyalty?Whetstone!
  THECAPBah!
  STEPHENHere’sanotherforyou。Hefrowns。Thereasonisbecausethefundamentalandthedominantareseparatedbythegreatestpossibleintervalwhich。
  THECAPWhich?Finish。Youcan’t。
  STEPHENWithoneffort。Intervalwhich。Isthegreatestpossibleellipse。Consistentwith。Theultimatereturn。Theoctave。Which。
  THECAPWhich?OutsidethegramophonebeginstoblareTheHolyCity。
  STEPHENAbruptly。Whatwentforthtotheendsoftheworldtotraversenotitself。God,thesun,Shakespeare,acommercialtraveller,havingitselftraversedinrealityitself,becomesthatself。Waitamoment。Waitasecond。Damnthatfellow’snoiseinthestreet。Selfwhichititselfwasineluctablypreconditionedtobecome。Ecco!
  LYNCHWithamockingwhinnyoflaughtergrinsatBloomandZoeHiggins。Whatalearnedspeech,eh?
  ZOEBriskly。Godhelpyourhead,heknowsmorethanyouhaveforgotten。
  WithobesestupidityFlorryTalbotregardsStephen。
  FLORRYTheysaythelastdayiscomingthissummer。
  KITTYNo!
  ZOEExplodesinlaughter。GreatunjustGod!
  FLORRYOffended。Well,itwasinthepapersaboutAntichrist。O,myfoot’stickling。
  Raggedbarefootnewsboys,joggingawagtailkite,patterpast,yelling。
  THENEWSBOYSStoppressedition。Resultoftherockinghorseraces。Seaserpentintheroyalcanal。SafearrivalofAntichrist。
  StephenturnsandseesBloom。
  STEPHENAtime,timesandhalfatime。
  ReubenJ。Antichrist,wanderingjew,aclutchinghandopenonhisspine,stumpsforward。Acrosshisloinsisslungapilgrimswalletfromwhichprotrudepromissorynotesanddishonouredbills。Aloftoverhisshoulderhebearsalongboatpolefromthehookofwhichthesoddenhuddledmassofhisonlyson,savedfromLiffeywaters,hangsfromtheslackofitsbreeches。AhobgoblinintheimageofPunchCostello,hipshot,crookbacked,hydrocephalic,prognathicwithrecedingforeheadandAllySlopernose,tumblesinsomersaultsthroughthegatheringdarkness。
  ALLWhat?
  THEHOBGOBLINHisjawschattering,caperstoandfro,gogglinghiseyes,squeaking,kangaroohopping,withoutstretchedclutchingarms,thenallatoncethrustshisliplessfacethroughtheforkofhisthighs。Ilvient!C’estmoi!L’hommequirit!L’hommeprimigene!Hewhirlsroundandroundwithdervishhowls。Sieursetdames,faitesvosjeux!Hecrouchesjuggling。Tinyrouletteplanetsflyfromhishands。Lesjeuxson!faits!Theplanetsrushtogether,utteringcrepitantcracks。Rienn’vaplus。Theplanets,buoyantballoons,sailswollenupandaway。Hespringsoffintovacuum。
  FLORRYSinkingintotorpor,crossesherselfsecretly。Theendoftheworld!
  Afemaletepideffluviumleaksoutfromher。Nebulousobscurityoccupiesspace。Throughthedriftingfogwithoutthegramophoneblaresovercoughsandfeetshuffling。
  THEGRAMOPHONEJerusalem!OpenyourgatesandsingHosanna……
  Arocketrushesuptheskyandbursts。Awhitestarfallsfromit,proclaimingtheconsummationofallthingsandsecondcomingofElijah。Alonganinfiniteinvisibletight-ropetautfromzenithtonadirtheEndoftheWorld,atwoheadedoctopusingillieskilts,busbyandtartanfilibegs,whirlsthroughthemurk,headoverheels,inthefoboftheThreeLugsofMan。
  THEENDOFTHEWORLDWithaScotchaccent。Wha’lldancethekeelrow,thekeelrow,thekeelrow?
  Overthepassingdriftandchokingbreathcoughs,Elijah’svoice,harshasacorncrakes,jarsonhigh。Perspiringinalooselawnsurplicewithfunnelsleevesheisseen,vergefacedabovearostrumaboutwhichthebannerofoldgloryisdraped。Hethumpstheparapet。
  ELIJAHNoyapping,ifyouplease,inthisbooth。JakeCrane,CreoleSue,DaveCampbell,AbeKirschner,doyourcoughingwithyourmouthsshut。Say,Iamoperatingallthistrunkline。Boys,doitnow。God’stimeis12。25。Tellmotheryou’llbethere。Rushyourorderandyouplayaslickace。Joinonrighthere!Bookthroughtoeternityjunction,thenonstoprun。Justonewordmore。Areyouagodoradoggoneclod?IfthesecondadventcametoConeyIslandareweready?FlorryChrist,StephenChrist,ZoeChrist,BloomChrist,KittyChrist,LynchChrist,it’suptoyoutosensethatcosmicforce。Havewecoldfeetaboutthecosmos?No。Beonthesideoftheangels。Beaprism。Youhavethatsomethingwithin,thehigherself。YoucanrubshoulderswithaJesus,aGautama,anIngersoll。Areyouallinthisvibration?Isayyouare。Youoncenobblethat,congregation,andabuckjoyridetoheavenbecomesabacknumber。Yougotme?It’salifebrightener,sure。Thehotteststuffeverwas。It’sthewholepiewithjamin。It’sjustthecutestsnappiestlineout。Itisimmense,supersumptuous。Itrestores。Itvibrates。IknowandIamsomevibrator。Jokingapartandgettingdowntobedrock,A。J。ChristDowieandtheharmonialphilosophy,haveyougotthat?O。K。Seventysevenwestsixtyninthstreet。Gotme?That’sit。Youcallmeupbysunphoneanyoldtime。Bumboosers,saveyourstamps。Heshouts。Nowthenourglorysong。Alljoinheartilyinthesinging。Encore!Hesings。Jeru……
  THEGRAMOPHONEDrowninghisvoice。Whorusalaminyourhighhohhhh。
  Thediscraspsgratinglyagainsttheneedle。
  THETHREE’WHORESCoveringtheirears,squawk。Ahhkkk!
  ELIJAHInrolledupshirtsleeves,blackintheface,shoutsatthetopofhisvoice,hisarmsuplifted。BigBrotherupthere,MrPresident,youhearwhatIdonejustbeensayingtoyou。Certainly,Isortofbelievestronginyou,MrPresident。IcertainlyamthinkingnowMissHigginsandMissRickettsgotreligionwayinsidethem。CertainlyseemstomeIdon’tneverseenowusserscaredfemalethanthewayyoubeen,MissFlorry,justnowasIdoneseedyou。MrPresident,youcomelongandhelpmesaveoursistersdear。Hewinksathisaudience。OurMrPresident,hetwigthewholelotandheain’tsayingnothing。
  KITTY-KATEIforgotmyself。InaweakmomentIerredanddidwhatIdidonConstitutionhill。Iwasconfirmedbythebishop。Mymother’ssistermarriedaMontmorency。ItwasaworkingplumberwasmyruinationwhenIwaspure。
  ZOE-FANNYIlethimlarrupitintomeforthefunofit。
  FLORRY-TERESAItwasinconsequenceofaportwinebeverageontopofHennessy’sthreestarsIwasguiltywithWhelanwhenheslippedintothebed。
  STEPHENInthebeginningwastheword,intheendtheworldwithoutend。Blessedbetheeightbeatitudes。
  Thebeatitudes,Dixon,Madden,Crotthers,Costello,Lenehan,Bannon,MulliganandLynchinwhitesurgicalstudents’gowns,fourabreast,goosestepping,trampfastpastinnoisymarching。
  THEBEATITUDESIncoherently。Beerbeefbattledogbuybullbusinumbarnumbuggerumbishop。
  LYSTERInquakergreykneebreechesandbroadbrimmedhat,saysdiscreetly。Heisourfriend。Ineednotmentionnames。Seekthouthelight。
  Hecorantosby。Bestentersinhairdresserattire,shinilylaundered,hislocksincurlpapers。HeleadsJohnEglintonwhowearsamandarin’skimonoofNankeenyellow,lizard-lettered,andahighpagodahat。
  BESTSmiling,liftsthehatanddisplaysashavenpollfromthecrownofwhichbristlesapigtailtoupeetiedwithanorangetopknot。Iwasjustbeautifyinghim,don’tyouknow。Athingofbeauty,don’tyouknow。Yeatssays,orImean,Keatssays。Producesagreencappeddarklanternandflashesittowardsacorner;withcarpingaccent。Estheticsandcosmeticsarefortheboudoir。Iamoutfortruth。Plaintruthforaplainman。Tanderageewantsthefactsandmeanstogetthem。
  Intheconeofthesearchlightbehindthecoalscuttle,ollave,holyeyed,thebeardedfigureofMananaanMacLirbroods,chinonknees。Herisesslowly。Acoldseawindblowsfromhisdruidmantle。Abouthisheadwritheeelsandelvers。Heisencrustedwithweedsandshells。Hisrighthandholdsabicyclepump。Hislefthandgraspsahugecrayfishbyitstwotalons。
  MANANAANMACLIRWithavoiceofwaves。Aum!Hek!Wal!Ak!Lub!Mor!Ma!WhiteyoghinoftheGods。OccultpimanderofHermesTrismegistos。Withavoiceofwhistlingseawind。Punarjanampatsypunjaub!Iwon’thavemylegpulled。Ithasbeensaidbyone:bewaretheleft,thecultofShakti。Withacryofstormbirds。Shakti,Shiva!DarkhiddenFather!Hesmiteswithhisbicyclepumpthecrayfishinhislefthand。Onitsco-operativedialglowthetwelvesignsofthezodiac。Hewailswiththevehemenceoftheocean。Aum!Baum!Pyjaum!Iamthelightofthehomestead,Iamthedreamerycreamerybutter。
  Askeletonjudashandstranglesthelight。Thegreenlightwanestomauve。Thegasjetwailswhistling。
  THEGASJETPooah!Pfuiiiiii!
  Zoerunstothechandelierand,crookingherleg,adjuststhemantle。
  ZOEWhohasafagasI’mhere?
  LYNCHTossingacigaretteontothetable。Here。
  ZOEHerheadperchedasideinmockpride。Isthatthewaytohandthepottoalady?Shestretchesuptolightthecigaretteovertheflame,twirlingitslowly,showingthebrowntuftsofherarmpits。Lynchwithhispokerliftsboldlyasideofherslip。Barefromhergartersupherfleshappearsunderthesapphireanixie’sgreen。Shepuffscalmlyathercigarette。Canyouseethebeautyspotofmybehind?
  LYNCHI’mnotlooking。
  ZOEMakessheep’seyes。No?Youwouldn’tdoalessthing。Wouldyousuckalemon?
  SquintinginmockshamesheglanceswithsidelongmeaningatBloom,thentwistsroundtowardshim,pullingherslipfreeofthepoker。Bluefluidagainflowsoverherflesh。Bloomstands,smilingdesirously,twirlinghisthumbs。KittyRickettslickshermiddlefingerwithherspittleandgazinginthemirror,smoothsbotheyebrows。LipotiVirag,basilicogrammate,chutesrapidlydownthroughthechimneyflueandstrutstwostepstotheleftongawkypinkstilts。Heissausagedintoseveralovercoatsandwearsabrownmacintoshunderwhichheholdsarollofparchment。InhislefteyeflashesthemonocleofCashelBoyleO’ConnorFitzmauriceTisdallFarrell。OnhisheadisperchedanEgyptianpshent。Twoquillsprojectoverhisears。
  VIRAGHeelstogetherbows。MynameisViragLipoti,ofSzombathely。Hecoughsthoughtfully,drily。Promiscuousnakednessismuchinevidencehereabouts,eh?Inadvertentlyherbackviewrevealedthefactthatsheisnotwearingthoseratherintimategarmentsofwhichyouareaparticulardevotee。TheinjectionmarkonthethighIhopeyouperceived?Good。
  BLOOMGranpapachi。But……
  VIRAGNumbertwoontheotherhand,sheofthecherryrougeandcoiffeusewhite,whosehairowesnotalittletoourtribalelixirofgopherwood,isinwalkingcostumeandtightlystaysedbyhersit,Ishouldopine。Backboneinfront,sotosay。CorrectmebutIalwaysunderstoodthattheactsoperformedbyskittishhumanswithglimpsesoflingerieappealedtoyouinvirtueofitsexhibitionististicicity。Inaword。Hippogriff。AmIright?
  BLOOMSheisratherlean。