MrBloomturnedandsawtheliveriedporterraisehisletteredcapasastatelyfigureenteredbetweenthenewsboardsoftheWeeklyFreemanandNationalPressandtheFreeman’sJournalandNationalPress。
　　DullthuddingGuinness’sbarrels。Itpassedstatelyupthestaircasesteeredbyanumbrella，asolemnbeardframedface。Thebroadclothbackascendedeachstep：back。Allhisbrainsareinthenapeofhisneck，SimonDedalussays。Weltsoffleshbehindonhim。Fatfoldsofneck，fat，neck，fat，neck。
　　Don’tyouthinkhisfaceislikeOurSaviour？RedMurraywhispered。
　　ThedoorofRuttledge’sofficewhispered：ee：cree。Theyalwaysbuildonedooroppositeanotherforthewindto。Wayin。Wayout。
　　OurSaviour：beardframedovalface：talkingintheduskMary，Martha。
　　Steeredbyanumbrellaswordtothefootlights：Mariothetenor。
　　OrlikeMario，MrBloomsaid。
　　Yes，RedMurrayagreed。ButMariowassaidtobethepictureofOurSaviour。
　　JesusMariowithrougycheeks，doubletandspindlelegs。Handonhisheart。InMartha。Co-omethoulostone，Co-omethoudearone。TheCrozierandthePenHisgracephoneddowntwicethismorning，RedMurraysaidgravely。
　　Theywatchedtheknees，legs，bootsvanish。Neck。
　　Atelegramboysteppedinnimbly，threwanenvelopeonthecounterandsteppedoffposthastewithaword。
　　Freeman！
　　MrBloomsaidslowly：
　　Well，heisoneofoursavioursalso。
　　Ameeksmileaccompaniedhimasheliftedthecounterflap，ashepassedinthroughthesidedoorandalongthewarmdarkstairsandpassage，alongthenowreverberatingboards。Butwillhesavethecirculation？Thumping，thumping。
　　Hepushedintheglassswingdoorandentered，steppingoverstrewnpackingpaper。ThroughalaneofclankingdrumshemadehiswaytowardsNannetti’sreadingcloset。WithUnfeignedRegretitisweannouncetheofamostrespectedDublinBurgessHynesheretoo：accountofthefuneralprobably。Thumpingthump。ThismorningtheremainsofthelateMrPatrickDignam。Machines。Smashamantoatomsiftheygothimcaught。Ruletheworldtoday。Hismachineriesarepeggingawaytoo。Likethese，gotoutofhand：fermenting。Workingaway，tearingaway。Andthatoldgreyrattearingtogetin。HowaGreatDailyOrganisturnedoutMrBloomhaltedbehindtheforeman’ssparebody，admiringaglossycrown。
　　Strangeheneversawhisrealcountry。Irelandmycountry。MemberforCollegegreen。Heboomedthatworkadayworkertackforallitwasworth。
　　It’stheadsadsidefeaturessellaweeklynotthestalenewsintheofficialgazette。QueenAnneisdead。Publishedbyauthorityintheyearonethousandand。DemesnesituateinthetownlandofRosenallis，baronyofTinnachinch。
　　ToallwhomitmayconcernschedulepursuanttostatuteshowingreturnofnumberofmulesandjennetsexportedfromBallina。Naturenotes。Cartoons。
　　PhilBlake’sweeklyPatandBullstory。Uncle’Toby’spagefortinytots。
　　Countrybumpkin’squeries。DearMrEditor，whatisagoodcureforflatulence？
　　I’dlikethatpart。Learnalotteachingothers。ThepersonalnoteM。A。
　　P。Mainlyallpictures。Shapelybathersongoldenstrand。World’sbiggestballoon。Doublemarriageofsisterscelebrated。Twobridegroomslaughingheartilyateachother。Cupranitoo，printer。MoreIrishthantheIrish。
　　Themachinesclankedinthreefourtime。Thump，thump，thurap。Nowifhegotparalysedthereandnooneknewhowtostopthemthey’dclankonandonthesame，printitoverandoverandupandback。Monkeydoodlethewholething。Wantacoolhead。
　　Well，getitintotheeveningedition，councillor，Hynessaid。
　　Soonbecallinghimmylordmayor。LongJohnisbackinghimtheysay。
　　Theforeman，withoutanswering，scribbledpressonacornerofthesheetandmadeasigntoatypesetter。Hehandedthesheetsilentlyoverthedirtyglassscreen。
　　Right：thanks，Hynessaidmovingoff。
　　MrBloomstoodinhisway。
　　Ifyouwanttodrawthecashierisjustgoingtolunch，hesaid，pointingbackwardwithhisthumb。
　　Didyou？Hynesasked。
　　Mm，MrBloomsaid。Looksharpandyou’llcatchhim。
　　Thanks，oldman，Hynessaid。I’lltaphimtoo。
　　HehurriedoneagerlytowardstheFreeman’sJournal。
　　ThreebobIlenthiminMeagher’s。Threeweeks。Thirdhint。WeseetheCanvasseratworkMrBloomlaidhiscuttingonMrNannetti’sdesk。
　　Excuseme，councillor，hesaid。Thisad，yousee。Keyes，youremember。
　　MrNannetticonsideredthecuttingawhileandnodded。
　　HewantsitinforJuly，MrBloomsaid。
　　Hedoesn’thearit。Nannan。Ironnerves。
　　Theforemanmovedhispenciltowardsit。
　　Butwait，MrBloomsaid。Hewantsitchanged。Keyes，yousee。Hewantstwokeysatthetop。
　　Hellofarackettheymake。MaybeheunderstandswhatI。
　　Theforemanturnedroundtohearpatientlyand，liftinganelbow，begantoscratchslowlyinthearmpitofhisalpacajacket。
　　Likethat，MrBloomsaid，crossinghisforefingersatthetop。
　　Lethimtakethatinfirst。
　　MrBloom，glancingsidewaysupfromthecrosshehadmade，sawtheforeman’ssallowface，thinkhehasatouchofjaundice，andbeyondtheobedientreelsfeedinginhugewebsofpaper。Clankit。Clankit。Milesofitunreeled。
　　Whatbecomesofitafter？O，wrapupmeat，parcels：varioususes，thousandandonethings。
　　Slippinghiswordsdeftlyintothepausesoftheclankinghedrewswiftlyonthescarred-woodwork。HouseofKeyesLikethat，see。Twocrossedkeyshere。Acircle。ThenherethenameAlexanderKeyes，tea，wineandspiritmerchant。Soon。
　　Betternotteachhimhisownbusiness。
　　Youknowyourself，councillor，justwhathewants。Thenroundthetopinleaded：thehouseofkeys。Yousee？Doyouthinkthat’sagoodidea？
　　Theforemanmovedhisscratchinghandtohislowerribsandscratchedtherequietly。
　　Theidea，MrBloomsaid，isthehouseofkeys。Youknow，councillor，theManxparliament。Innuendoofhomerule。Tourists，youknow，fromtheisleofMan。Catchestheeye，yousee。Canyoudothat？
　　Icouldaskhimperhapsabouthowtopronouncethatvoglio。Butthenifhedidn’tknowonlymakeitawkwardforhim。Betternot。
　　Wecandothat，theforemansaid。Haveyouthedesign？
　　Icangetit，MrBloomsaid。ItwasinaKilkennypaper。Hehasahousetheretoo。I’lljustrunoutandaskhim。Well，youcandothatandjustalittleparcallingattention。Youknowtheusual。Highclasslicensedpremises。Longfeltwant。Soon。
　　Theforemanthoughtforaninstant。
　　Wecandothat，hesaid。Lethimgiveusathreemonths’renewal。
　　Atypesetterbroughthimalimpgalleypage。Hebegantocheckitsilently。
　　MrBloomstoodby，hearingtheloudthrobsofcranks，watchingthesilenttypesettersattheircases。OrthographicalWanttobesureofhisspelling。Prooffever。MartinCunninghamforgottogiveushisspellingbeeconundrumthismorning。Itisamusingtoviewtheunparonearalleledembarratwoarsisit？doubleessmentofaharassedpedlarwhilegaugingauthesymmetryofapeeledpearunderacemeterywall。Silly，isn’tit？Cemeteryputinofcourseonaccountofthesymmetry。
　　Icouldhavesaidwhenheclappedonhistopper。Thankyou。Ioughttohavesaidsomethingaboutanoldhatorsomething。No，Icouldhavesaid。Looksasgoodasnewnow。Seehisphizthen。
　　Sllt。Thenethermostdeckofthefirstmachinejoggedforwardsitsflyboardwithslitthefirstbatchofquirefoldedpapers。Sllt。Almosthumanthewayitsllttocallattention。Doingitslevelbesttospeak。Thatdoortooslitcreaking，askingtobeshut。Everythingspeaksinitsownway。
　　Sllt。NotedChurchmananOccasionalContributorTheforemanhandedbackthegalleypagesuddenly，saying：
　　Wait。Where’sthearchbishop’sletter？It’stoberepeatedintheTelegraph。Where’swhat’shisname？
　　Helookedabouthimroundhisloudunansweringmachines。
　　Monks，sir？avoiceaskedfromthecastingbox。
　　Ay。Where’sMonks？
　　Monks！
　　MrBloomtookuphiscutting。Timetogetout。
　　ThenI’llgetthedesign，MrNannetti，hesaid，andyou’llgiveitagoodplaceIknow。
　　Monks！
　　Yes，sir。
　　Threemonths’renewal。Wanttogetsomewindoffmychestfirst。Tryitanyhow。RubinAugust：goodidea：horseshowmonth。Ballsbridge。Touristsoverfortheshow。ADayfatherHewalkedonthroughthecaseroom，passinganoldman，bowed，spectacled，aproned。OldMonks，thedayfather。Queerlotofstuffhemusthaveputthroughhishandsinhistime：obituarynotices，pubs’ads，speeches，divorcesuits，founddrowned。Nearingtheendofhistethernow。Soberseriousmanwithabitinthesavings-bankI’dsay。Wifeagoodcookandwasher。
　　Daughterworkingthemachineintheparlour。PlainJane，nodamnnonsense。AnditwastheFeastofthePassoverHestayedinhiswalktowatchatypesetterneatlydistributingtype。Readsitbackwardsfirst。Quicklyhedoesit。Mustrequiresomepracticethat。
　　mangiD。kcirtaP。Poorpapawithhishagadahbook，readingbackwardswithhisfingertome。Pessach。NextyearinJerusalem。Dear，Odear！AllthatlongbusinessaboutthatbroughtusoutofthelandofEgyptandintothehouseofbondagealleluia。ShemaIsraelAdonaiElohenu。No，that’stheother。Thenthetwelvebrothers，Jacob’ssons。Andthenthelambandthecatandthedogandthestickandthewaterandthebutcherandthentheangelofdeathkillsthebutcherandhekillstheoxandthedogkillsthecat。Soundsabitsillytillyoucometolookintoitwell。Justiceitmeansbutit’severybodyeatingeveryoneelse。That’swhatlifeisafterall。Howquicklyhedoesthatjob。Practicemakesperfect。Seemstoseewithhisfingers。
　　MrBloompassedonoutoftheclankingnoisesthroughthegalleryontothelanding。NowamIgoingtotramitoutallthewayandthencatchhimoutperhaps？Betterphonehimupfirst。Number？SameasCitron’shouse。
　　Twentyeight。Twentyeightdoublefour。OnlyoncemorethatsoapHewentdownthehousestaircase。Whothedeucescrawledalloverthesewallswithmatches？Looksasiftheydiditforabet。Heavygreasysmelltherealwaysisinthoseworks。LukewarmglueinThom’snextdoorwhenIwasthere。
　　Hetookouthishandkerchieftodabhisnose。Citronlemon？Ah，thesoapIputthere。Loseitoutofthatpocket。Puttingbackhishandkerchiefhetookoutthesoapandstoweditaway，buttonedintothehippocketofhistrousers。
　　Whatperfumedoesyourwifeuse？Icouldgohomestill：tram：somethingIforgot。Justtoseebeforedressing。No。Here。No。
　　AsuddenscreechoflaughtercamefromtheEveningTelegraphoffice。Knowwhothatis。What’sup？Popinaminutetophone。NedLambertitis。
　　Heenteredsoftly。Erin，GreenGemoftheSilverSeaTheghostwalks，professorMacllughmurmuredsoftly，biscuitfullytothedustywindowpane。
　　MrDedalus，staringfromtheemptyfireplaceatNedLambert’squizzingface，askedofitsourly：
　　AgonisingChrist，wouldn’titgiveyouaheartburnonyourarse？
　　NedLambert，seatedonthetable，readon：
　　Oragain，notethemeanderingsofsomepurlingrillasitbabblesonitsway，fannedbygentlestzephyrstho’quarrellingwiththestonyobstacles，tothetumblingwatersofNeptune’sbluedomain，midmossybanks，playedonbytheglorioussunlightor’neaththeshadowscasto’eritspensivebosombytheoverarchingleafageofthegiantsoftheforest。
　　Whataboutthat，Simon？heaskedoverthefringeofhisnewspaper。How’sthatforhigh？
　　Changinghisdrink，MrDedalussaid。
　　NedLambert，laughing，struckthenewspaperonhisknees，repeating：
　　Thepensivebosomandtheoverarsingleafage。Oboys！Oboys！
　　AndXenophonlookeduponMarathon，MrDedalussaid，lookingagainonthefireplaceandtothewindow，andMarathonlookedonthesea。
　　Thatwilldo，professorMacHughcriedfromthewindow。Idon’twanttohearanymoreofthestuff。
　　Heateoffthecrescentofwaterbiscuithehadbeennibblingand，hungered，madereadytonibblethebiscuitinhisotherhand。
　　Highfalutinstuff。Bladderbags。NedLambertistakingadayoffIsee。
　　Ratherupsetsaman’sdayafuneraldoes。Hehasinfluencetheysay。OldChatterton，thevice-chancellor，ishisgranduncleorhisgreatgranduncle。
　　Closeonninetytheysay。Subleaderforhisdeathwrittenthislongtimeperhaps。Livingtospitethem。Mightgofirsthimself。Johnny，makeroomforyouruncle。TherighthonourableHedgesEyreChatterton。Daresayhewriteshimanoddshakychequeortwoongaledays。Windfallwhenhekicksout。Alleluia。
　　Justanotherspasm，NedLambertsaid。