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  It,withtheprecedingsceneandwithothersunnarratedbutexistentbyimplication,towhichaddessaysonvarioussubjectsormoralapothegmse。g。MyFavouriteHeroorProcrastinationistheThiefofTime
  composedduringschoolyears,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?KolodbalejwawpnimaliNefesch,jehudi,homijah。Whywasthechantarrestedattheconclusionofthisfirstdistich?
  Inconsequenceofdefectivemnemotechnic。
  Howdidthechantercompensateforthisdeficiency?Byaperiphrasticversionofthegeneraltext。
  Inwhatcommonstudydidtheirmutualreflectionsmerge?
  TheincreasingsimplificationtraceablefromtheEgyptianepigraphichieroglyphstotheGreekandRomanalphabetsandtheanticipationofmodernstenographyandtelegraphiccodeinthecuneiforminscriptionsSemitic
  andthevirgularquinquecostateoghamwritingCeltic。
  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?dLittleHarryHughesandhisschoolfellowsallWentoutfortoplayballAndtheveryfirstballlittleHarryHughesplayedHedroveito’erthejew’sgardenwall。
  AndtheverysecondballlittleHarryHughesplayedHebrokethejew’swindowsall。HowdidthesonofRudolphreceivethisfirstpart?
  Withunmixedfeeling。Smiling,ajew,heheardwithpleasureandsawtheunbrokenkitchenwindow。
  Recitethesecondpartminorofthelegend。Thenouttherecamethejew’sdaughterAndshealldressedingreen。
  `Comeback,comeback,youprettylittleboy,Andplayyourballagain。’
  `Ican’tcomebackandIwon’tcomebackWithoutmyschoolfellowsall,ForifmymasterhedidhearHe’dmakeitasorryball。’
  ShetookhimbythelilywhitehandAndledhimalongthehallUntilsheledhimtoaroomWherenonecouldhearhimcall。
  ShetookapenknifeoutofherpocketAndcutoffhislittlehead,Andnowhe’llplayhisballnomoreForheliesamongthedead。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?