Whatechoesofthatsoundwerebybothandeachheard?
ByStephen:Liliatarutilantium。Turmacircumdet。
Iubilantiumtevirginum。Chorusexcipiat。ByBloom:Heigho,heigho,Heigho,heigho。WhereweretheseveralmembersofthecompanywhichwithBloomthatdayatthebiddingofthatpealhadtravelledfromSandymountinthesouthtoGlasnevininthenorth?
MartinCunninghaminbed,JackPowerinbed,SimonDedalusinbed,TomKernaninbed,NedLambertinbed,JoeHynesinbed,JohnHenryMentoninbed,BernardCorriganinbed,PatsyDignaminbed,PaddyDignaminthegrave。
Alone,whatdidBloomhear?
Thedoublereverberationofretreatingfeetontheheavenbornearth,thedoublevibrationofajew’sharpintheresonantlane。
Alone,whatdidBloomfeel?
Thecoldofinterstellarspace,thousandsofdegreesbelowfreezingpointortheabsolutezeroofFahrenheit,CentigradeorRé;aumur:
theincipientintimationsofproximatedawn。
Ofwhatdidbellchimeandhandtouchandfootstepandlonechillremindhim?
Ofcompanionsnowinvariousmannersindifferentplacesdefunct:PercyApjohnkilledinaction,ModderRiver,PhilipGilliganphthisis,JervisStreethospital,MatthewF。Kaneaccidentaldrowning,DublinBay,PhilipMoiselpyemia,Heytesburystreet,MichaelHartphthisis,MaterMisericordi&;Aelig;
hospital,PatrickDignamapoplexy,Sandymount。
Whatprospectofwhatphenomenainclinedhimtoremain?
Thedisparitionofthreefinalstars,thediffusionofday-break,theapparitionofanewsolardisk。
Hadheeverbeenaspectatorofthosephenomena?
Once,in1887afteraprotractedperformanceofcharadesinthehouseofLukeDoyle,Kimmage,hehadawaitedwithpatiencetheapparitionofthediurnalphenomenon,seatedonawall,hisgazeturnedinthedirectionofMizrach,theeast。
Herememberedtheinitialparaphenomena?
Moreactiveair,amatutinaldistantcock,ecclesiasticalclocksatvariouspoints,avinemusic,theisolatedtreadofanearlywayfarer,thevisiblediffusionofthelightofaninvisibleluminousbody,thefirstgoldenlimboftheresurgentsunperceptiblelowonthehorizon。
Didheremain?
Withdeepinspirationhereturned,retraversingthegarden,reenteringthepassage,reclosingthedoor。Withbriefsuspirationhereassumedthecandle,reascendedthestairs,reapproachedthedoorofthefrontroom,hallfloor,andreentered。
Whatsuddenlyarrestedhisingress?
Therighttemporallobeofthehollowsphereofhiscraniumcameintocontactwithasolidtimberanglewhere,aninfinitesimalbutsensiblefractionofasecondlater,apainfulsensationwaslocatedinconsequenceofantecedentsensationstransmittedandregistered。
Describethealterationseffectedinthedispositionofthearticlesoffurnitures?
AsofaupholsteredinpruneplushhadbeentranslocatedfromoppositethedoortotheinglesidenearthecompactlyfurledUnionJackanalterationwhichhehadfrequentlyintendedtoexecute:theblueandwhitecheckerinlaidmajolicatoppedtablehadbeenplacedoppositethedoorintheplacevacatedbythepruneplushsofa:thewalnutsideboardaprojectingangleofwhichhadmomentarilyarrestedhisingresshadbeenmovedfromitspositionbesidethedoortoamoreadvantageousbutmoreperilouspositioninfrontofthedoor:twochairshadbeenmovedfromrightandleftoftheinglesidetothepositionoriginallyoccupiedbytheblueandwhitecheckerinlaidmajolicatoppedtable。
Describethem。
One:asquatstuffedeasychairwithstoutarmsextendedandbackslantedtotherere,which,repelledinrecoil,hadthenupturnedanirregularfringeofarectangularrugandnowdisplayedonitsamplyupholsteredseatacentraliseddiffusinganddiminishingdiscolouration。Theother:
aslendersplayfootchairofglossycanecurves,placeddirectlyoppositetheformer,itsframefromtoptoseatandfromseattobasebeingvarnisheddarkbrown,itsseatbeingabrightcircleofwhiteplaitedrush。
Whatsignificancesattachedtothesetwochairs?
Significancesofsimilitude,ofposture,ofsymbolism,ofcircumstantialevidence,oftestimonialsupermanence。
Whatoccupiedthepositionoriginallyoccupiedbythesideboard?
AverticalpianoCadbywithexposedkeyboard,itsclosedcoffinsupportingapairoflongyellowladies’glovesandanemeraldashtraycontainingfourconsumedmatches,apartlyconsumedcigaretteandtwodiscolouredendsofcigarettes,itsmusicrestsupportingthemusicinthekeyofG
naturalforvoiceandpianoofLove’sOldSweetSongwordsbyG。
CliftonBingham,composedbyJ。L。Molloy,sungbyMadamAntoinetteSterling
openatthelastpagewiththefinalindicationsadlibitum,forte,pedal,animato,sustained,pedal,ritirando,close。
WithwhatsensationsdidBloomcontemplateinrotationtheseobjects?
Withstrain,elevatingacandlestick:withpain,feelingonhisrighttempleacontusedtumescence:withattention,focusinghisgazeonalargedullpassiveandslenderbrightactive:withsolicitation,bendinganddownturningtheupturnedrugfringe:withamusement,rememberingDrMalachiMulligan’sschemeofcolourcontainingthegradationofgreen:withpleasure,repeatingthewordsandantecedentactandperceivingthroughvariouschannelsofinternalsensibilitytheconsequentandconcomitanttepidpleasantdiffusionofgradualdiscolouration。
Hisnextproceeding?
Fromanopenboxonthemajolicatoppedtableheextractedablackdiminutivecone,oneinchinheight,placeditonitscircularbaseonasmalltinplate,placedhiscandlestickontherightcornerofthemantelpiece,producedfromhiswaistcoatafoldedpageofprospectusillustratedentitledAgendathNetaim,unfoldedthesame,examineditsuperficially,rolleditintoathincylinder,igniteditinthecandleflame,applieditwhenignitedtotheapexoftheconetillthelatterreachedthestageofrutilance,placedthecylinderinthebasinofthecandlestickdisposingitsunconsumedpartinsuchamannerastofacilitatetotalcombustion。
Whatfollowedthisoperation?
Thattruncatedconicalcratersummitofthediminutivevolcanoemittedaverticalandserpentinefumeredolentofaromaticorientalincense。
Whathomotheticobjects,otherthanthecandlestick,stoodonthemantelpiece?
AtimepieceofstriatedConnemaramarble,stoppedatthehourof4。46
a。m。onthe21March1896,matrimonialgiftofMatthewDillon:adwarftreeofglacialarborescenceunderatransparentbellshade,matrimonialgiftofLukeandCarolineDoyle:anembalmedowl,matrimonialgiftofAldermanJohnHooper。
WhatinterchangesoflookstookplacebetweenthesethreeobjectsandBloom?
Inthemirrorofthegiltborderedpierglasstheundecoratedbackofthedwarftreeregardedtheuprightbackoftheembalmedowl。BeforethemirrorthematrimonialgiftofAldermanJohnHooperwithaclearmelancholywisebrightmotionlesscompassionategazeregardedBloomwhileBloomwithobscuretranquilprofoundmotionlesscompassionatedgazeregardedthematrimonialgiftofLukeandCarolineDoyle。
Whatcompositeasymmetricalimageinthemirrorthenattractedhisattention?
Theimageofasolitaryipsorelativemutablealiorelativeman。
Whysolitaryipsorelative?Brothersandsistershadhenone,Yetthatman’sfatherwashisgrandfather’sson。
Whymutablealiorelative?
Frominfancytomaturityhehadresembledhismaternalprocreatrix。
Frommaturitytosenilityhewouldincreasinglyresemblehispaternalcreator。
Whatfinalvisualimpressionwascommunicatedtohimbythemirror?
Theopticalreflectionofseveralinvertedvolumesimproperlyarrangedandnotintheorderoftheircommonletterswithscintillatingtitlesonthetwobookshelvesopposite。Cataloguethesebooks。
Thorn’sDublinPostOfficeDirectory,1886。
DenisFlorenceM’Carthy’sPoeticalWorkscopperbeechleafbookmarkatp。5。
Shakespeare’sWorksdarkcrimsonmorocco,goldtooled。
TheUsefulReadyReckonerbrowncloth。
TheSecretHistoryoftheCourtofCharlesIIredcloth,tooledbinding。
TheChild’sGuidebluecloth。
WhenWeWereBoysbyWilliamO’BrienM。P。greencloth,slightlyfaded,envelopebookmarkatp。217。
ThoughtsfromSpinozamaroonleather。
TheStoryoftheHeavensbySirRobertBallbluecloth。
Ellis’sThreeTripstoMadagascarbrowncloth,titleobliterated。
TheStark-MunroLettersbyA。ConanDoyle,propertyoftheCityofDublinPublicLibrary,106CapelStreet,lent21MayWhitsunEve1904,due4June1904,13daysoverdueblackclothbinding,bearingwhiteletternumberticket。
VoyagesinChinaby`Viator’recoveredwithbrownpaper,redinktitle。
PhilosophyoftheTalmudsewnpamphlet。
Lockhart’sLifeofNapoleoncoverwanting,marginalannotations,minimisingvictories,aggrandisingdefeatsoftheprotagonist。
SollundHabenbyGustavFreytagblackboards,Gothiccharacters,cigarettecouponbookmarkatp。24。
Hozier’sHistoryoftheRusso-TurkishWarbrowncloth,2volumes,withgummedlabel,GarrisonLibrary,Governor’sParade,Gibraltar,onversoofcover。
LaurenceBloomfieldinIrelandbyWilliamAllinghamsecondedition,greencloth,gilttrefoildesign,previousowner’snameonrectoofflyleaferased。
AHandbookofAstronomycover,brownleather,detached,5plates,antiqueletterpresslongprimer,author’sfootnotesnonpareil,marginalcluesbrevier,captionssmallpica。
TheHiddenLifeofChristblackboards。
IntheTrackoftheSunyellowcloth,titlepagemissing,recurrenttitleintestation。
PhysicalStrengthandHowtoObtainItbyEugeneSandowredcloth。
ShortbutyetPlainElementsofGeometrywritteninFrenchbyF。Ignat。PardiesandrenderedintoEnglifhbyJohnHarrisD。D。London,printedforR。KnaplockattheBifhop’sHeadMDCCXI,withdedicatoryepiftletohisworthyfriendCharlesCox,efquire,MemberofParliamentfortheburghofSouthwarkandhavinginkcalligraphedstatementontheflyleafcertifyingthatthebookwasthepropertyofMichaelGallagher,datedthis10thdayofMay1822andrequeftingtheperfonwhoshouldfindit,ifthebookshouldbeloftorgoaftray,toreftoreittoMichaelGallagher,carpenter,DuferyGate,Ennifcorthy,countyWicklow,thefineftplaceintheworld。
Whatreflectionsoccupiedhismindduringtheprocessofreversionoftheinvertedvolumes?
Thenecessityoforder,aplaceforeverythingandeverythinginitsplace:thedeficientappreciationofliteraturepossessedbyfemales:theincongruityofanappleincuneatedinatumblerandofanumbrellainclinedinaclosestool:theinsecurityofhidinganysecretdocumentbehind,beneathorbetweenthepagesofabook。
Whichvolumewasthelargestinbulk?
Hozier’sHistoryoftheRusso-TurkishWar。
WhatamongotherdatadidthesecondvolumeoftheworkInquestioncontain?
Thenameofadecisivebattleforgotten,frequentlyrememberedbyadecisiveofficer,majorBrianCooperTweedyremembered。
Why,firstlyandsecondly,didhenotconsulttheworkinquestion?
Firstly,inordertoexercisemnemotechnic:secondly,becauseafteranintervalofamnesia,whenseatedatthecentraltable,abouttoconsulttheworkinquestion,herememberedbymnemotechnicthenameofthemilitaryengagement,Plevna。
Whatcausedhimconsolationinhissittingposture?
Thecandour,nudity,pose,tranquillity,youth,grace,sex,counselofastatueerectinthecentreofthetable,animageofNarcissuspurchasedbyauctionfromP。A。Wren,9Bachelor’sWalk。
Whatcausedhimirritationinhissittingposture?
Inhibitorypressureofcollarsize17andwaistcoat5buttons,twoarticlesofclothingsuperfluousinthecostumeofmaturemalesandinelastictoalterationsofmassbyexpansion。
Howwastheirritationallayed?
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