Ithinkyou’regettingonverynicely。Justmixupamixtureoftheolologicophilolological。Mingo，minxi，mictum，mingere。
　　Provethathewasajew，JohnEglintondared，expectantly。YourdeanofstudiesholdshewasaholyRoman。
　　Sufflaminandussum。
　　HewasmadeinGermany，Stephenreplied，asthechampionFrenchpolisherofItalianscandals。
　　Amyriadmindedman，MrBestreminded。Coleridgecalledhimmyriadminded。
　　Amplius。Insocietatehumanahocestmaximenecessariumutsitamicitiaintermultos。
　　SaintThomas，Stephenbegan……
　　Orapronobis，MonkMulligangroaned，sinkingtoachair。
　　Therehekeenedawailingrune。
　　Poguemahone！Asushlamachree！It’sdestroyedwearefromthisday！It’sdestroyedwearesurely！
　　Allsmiledtheirsmiles。
　　SaintThomas，Stephen，smiling，said，whosegorbelliedworksIenjoyreadingintheoriginal，writingofincestfromastandpointdifferentfromthatofthenewVienneseschoolMrMageespokeof，likensitinhiswiseandcuriouswaytoanavariceoftheemotions。Hemeansthatthelovesogiventoonenearinbloodiscovetouslywithheldfromsomestrangerwho，itmaybe，hungersforit。Jews，whomchristianstaxwithavarice，areofallracesthemostgiventointer-marriage。Accusationsaremadeinanger。Thechristianlawswhichbuiltupthehoardsofthejewsforwhom，asforthelollards，stormwasshelterboundtheiraffectionstoowithhoopsofsteel。WhetherthesebesinsorvirtuesoldNobodaddywilltellusatdoomsdayleet。Butamanwhoholdssotightlytowhathecallshisrightsoverwhathecallshisdebtswillholdtightlyalsotowhathecallshisrightsoverherwhomhecallshiswife。Nosirsmileneighbourshallcovethisoxorhiswifeorhismanservantorhismaidservantorhisjackass。
　　Orhisjennyass，BuckMulliganantiphoned。
　　GentleWillisbeingroughlyhandled，gentleMrBestsaidgently。
　　WhichWill？gaggedsweetlyBuckMulligan。Wearegettingmixed。
　　Thewilltolive，JohnEglintonphilosophised，forpoorAnn，Will’swidow，isthewilltodie。
　　Requiescat！Stephenprayed。Whatofallthewilltodo？
　　Ithasvanishedlongago……Shelieslaidoutinstarkstiffnessinthatsecondbestbed，themobledqueen，eventhoughyouprovethatabedinthosedayswasasrareasamotorcarisnowandthatitscarvingswerethewonderofsevenparishes。
　　InoldageshetakesupwithgospellersonestayedatNewPlaceanddrankaquartofsackthetownpaidforbutinwhichbedhesleptitskillsnottoaskandheardshehadasoul。ShereadorhadreadtoherhischapbookspreferringthemtotheMerryWivesand，loosinghernightlywatersonthejordan，shethoughtoverHooksandEyesforBelievers’BreechesandThemostSpiritualSnuffboxtoMaketheMostDevoutSoulsSneeze。Venushadtwistedherlipsinprayer。Agenbiteofinwit：remorseofconscience。Itisanageofexhaustedwhoredomgropingforitsgod。
　　Historyshowsthattobetrue，inquitEglintonusChronolologos。
　　Theagessucceedoneanother。Butwehaveitonhighauthoritythataman’sworstenemiesshallbethoseofhisownhouseandfamily。IfeelthatRussellisright。Whatdowecareforhiswifeandfather？Ishouldsaythatonlyfamilypoetshavefamilylives。Falstaffwasnotafamilyman。Ifeelthatthefatknightishissupremecreation。
　　Lean，helayback。Shy，denythykindred，theuncoguid。Shysuppingwiththegodless，hesneaksthecup。AsireinUltonianAntrimbadeithim。Visitshimhereonquarterdays。MrMagee，sir，there’sagentlemantoseeyou。Me？Sayshe’syourfather，sir。GivememyWordsworth。EnterMageeMorMatthew，aruggedroughrugheadedkern，instrosserswithabuttonedcodpiece，hisnetherstocksbemiredwithclauberoftenforests，awandofwildinginhishand。
　　Yourown？Heknowsyouroldfellow。Thewidower。
　　HurryingtohersqualiddeathlairfromgayParisonthequaysideItouchedhishand。Thevoice，newwarmth，speaking。DrBobKennyisattendingher。
　　Theeyesthatwishmewell。Butdonotknowme。
　　Afather，Stephensaid，battlingagainsthopelessness，isanecessaryevil。Hewrotetheplayinthemonthsthatfollowedhisfather’sdeath。
　　Ifyouholdthathe，agreyingmanwithtwomarriageabledaughters，withthirtyfiveyearsoflife，nelmezzodelcammindinostravita，withfiftyofexperience，isthebeardlessundergraduatefromWittenbergthenyoumustholdthathisseventyyearoldmotheristhelustfulqueen。No。
　　ThecorpseofJohnShakespearedoesnotwalkthenight。Fromhourtohouritrotsandrots。Herests，disarmedoffatherhood，havingdevisedthatmysticalestateuponhisson。Boccaccio’sCalandrinowasthefirstandlastmanwhofelthimselfwithchild。Fatherhood，inthesenseofconsciousbegetting，isunknowntoman。Itisamysticalestate，anapostolicsuccession，fromonlybegettertoonlybegotten。OnthatmysteryandnotonthemadonnawhichthecunningItalianintellectflungtothemobofEuropethechurchisfoundedandfoundedirremovablybecausefounded，liketheworld，macro-
　　andmicrocosm，uponthevoid。Uponincertitude，uponunlikelihood。Amormatris，subjectiveandobjectivegenitive，maybetheonlytruethinginlife。Paternitymaybealegalfiction。Whoisthefatherofanysonthatanysonshouldlovehimorheanyson？
　　Whatthehellareyoudrivingat？
　　Iknow。Shutup。Blastyou！Ihavereasons。
　　Amplius。Adhuc。Iterum。Postea。
　　Areyoucondemnedtodothis？
　　Theyaresunderedbyabodilyshamesosteadfastthatthecriminalannalsoftheworld，stainedwithallotherincestsandbestialities，hardlyrecorditsbreach。Sonswithmothers，sireswithdaughters，lesbicsisters，lovesthatdarenotspeaktheirname，nephewswithgrandmothers，jailbirdswithkeyholes，queenswithprizebulls。Thesununbornmarsbeauty：born，hebringspain，dividesaffection，increasescare。Heisamale：hisgrowthishisfather’sdecline，hisyouthhisfather’senvy，hisfriendhisfather’senemy。
　　InrueMonsieur-le-PrinceIthoughtit。
　　Whatlinkstheminnature？Aninstantofblindrut。AmIfather？
　　IfIwere？
　　Shrunkenuncertainhand。
　　Sabellius，theAfrican，subtlestheresiarchofallthebeastsofthefield，heldthattheFatherwasHimselfHisOwnSon。ThebulldogofAquin，withwhomnowordshallbeimpossible，refuteshim。Well：ifthefatherwhohasnotasonbenotafathercanthesonwhohasnotafatherbeason？WhenRutlandbaconsouthamptonshakespeareoranotherpoetofthesamenameinthecomedyoferrorswroteHamlethewasnotthefatherofhisownsonmerelybut，beingnomoreason，hewasandfelthimselfthefatherofallhisrace，thefatherofhisowngrandfather，thefatherofhisunborngrandsonwho，bythesametoken，neverwasbornfornature，asMrMageeunderstandsher，abhorsperfection。
　　Eglintoneyes，quickwithpleasure，lookedupshybrightly。Gladlyglancing，amerrypuritan，throughthetwistedeglantine。
　　Flatter。Rarely。ButFlatter。
　　Himselfhisownfather，Sonmulligantoldhimself。Wait。Iambigwithchild。Ihaveanunbornchildinmybrain。PallasAthena！Aplay！
　　Theplay’sthething！Letmeparturiate！
　　Heclaspedhispaunchbrowwithbothbirthaidinghands。
　　Asforhisfamily，Stephensaid，hismother’snamelivesintheforestofArden。HerdeathbroughtfromhimthescenewithVolumniainCoriolanus。
　　Hisboyson’sdeathisthedeathsceneofyoungArthurinKingJohn。
　　Hamlet，theblackprince，isHamnetShakespeare。WhothegirlsinTheTempest，inPericles，inWinter’sTaleareweknow。WhoCleopatra，fleshpotofEgypt，andCressidandVenusarewemayguess。Butthereisanothermemberofhisfamilywhoisrecorded。
　　Theplotthickens，JohnEglintonsaid。
　　Thequakerlibrarian，quaking，tiptoedin，quake，hismask，quake，withhaste，quake，quack。
　　Doorclosed。Cell。Day。
　　Theylist。Three。They。
　　Iyouhethey。
　　Come，mess。STEPHENHehadthreebrothers，Gilbert，Edmund，Richard。GilbertinhisoldagetoldsomecavaliershegotapassfornowtfromMaisterGathereronetimemasshedidandheseenhisbrudMaisterWulltheplaywriterupinLunnoninawrastlingplaywudamanon’sback。TheplayhousesausagefilledGilbert’ssoul。Heisnowhere：butanEdmundandaRichardarerecordedintheworksofsweetWilliam。
　　MAGEEGLINJOHNNames！What’sinaname？
　　BESTThatismyname，Richard，don’tyouknow。IhopeyouaregoingtosayagoodwordforRichard，don’tyouknow，formysake。Laughter。
　　BUCKMULLIGANPiano，diminuendo。ThenoutspokemedicalDickTohiscomrademedicalDavy……STEPHENInhistrinityofblackWills，thevillainshakebags，Iago，RichardCrookback，EdmundinKingLear，twobearthewickeduncles’names。
　　Nay，thatlastplaywaswrittenorbeingwrittenwhilehisbrotherEdmundlaydyinginSouthwark。
　　BESTIhopeEdmundisgoingtocatchit。Idon’twantRichard，myname。Laughter。
　　QUAKERLYSTERAtempo。Buthethatfilchesfrommemygoodname……
　　STEPHENStringendo。Hehashiddenhisownname，afairname，William，intheplays，asuperhere，aclownthere，asapainterofoldItalysethisfaceinadarkcornerofhiscanvas。HehasrevealeditinthesonnetswherethereisWillinoverplus。LikeJohnO’Gaunthisnameisdeartohim，asdearasthecoatofarmshetoadiedfor，onabendsableaspearorsteeledargent，honorificabilitudinitatibus，dearerthanhisgloryofgreatestshakesceneinthecountry。What’sinaname？Thatiswhatweaskourselvesinchildhoodwhenwewritethenamethatwearetoldisours。Astar，adaystar，afiredrakeroseathisbirth。Itshonebydayintheheavensalone，brighterthanVenusinthenight，andbynightitshoneoverdeltainCassiopeia，therecumbentconstellationwhichisthesignatureofhisinitialamongthestars。Hiseyeswatchedit，lowlyingonthehorizon，eastwardofthebear，ashewalkedbytheslumberoussummerfieldsatmidnight，returningfromShotteryandfromherarms。Bothsatisfied。Itoo。
　　Don’ttellthemhewasnineyearsoldwhenitwasquenched。
　　Andfromherarms。
　　Waittobewooedandwon。Ay，meacock。Whowillwooyou？
　　Readtheskies。Autontimerumenos。BonusStephanoumenos。Where’syourconfiguration？Stephen，Stephen，cutthebreadeven。S。D。：suadonna。Già；：dilui。Gelindorisolvedinonamar。S。D。
　　Whatisthat，MrDedalus？thequakerlibrarianasked。Wasitacelestialphenomenon？
　　Astarbynight，Stephensaid，apillarofthecloudbyday。
　　Whatmore’stospeak？
　　Stephenlookedonhishat，hisstick，hisboots。
　　Stephanos，mycrown。Mysword。Hisbootsarespoilingtheshapeofmyfeet。Buyapair。Holesinmysocks。Handkerchieftoo。
　　Youmakegooduseofthename，JohnEglintonallowed。Yourownnameisstrangeenough。Isupposeitexplainsyourfantasticalhumour。
　　Me，MageeandMulligan。
　　Fabulousartificer，thehawklikeman。Youflew。Whereto？Newhaven-Dieppe，steeragepassenger。Parisandback。Lapwing。Icarus。Pater，ait。
　　Seabedabbled，fallen，weltering。Lapwingyouare。Lapwinghe。
　　MrBest’seagerquietlyliftedhisbooktosay：
　　That’sveryinterestingbecausethatbrothermotive，don’tyouknow，wefindalsointheoldIrishmyths。Justwhatyousay。ThethreebrothersShakespeare。InGrimmtoo，don’tyouknow，thefairytales。Thethirdbrotherthatmarriesthesleepingbeautyandwinsthebestprize。
　　BestofBestbrothers。Good，better，best。
　　Thequakerlibrarianspringhaltednear。
　　Ishouldliketoknow，hesaid，whichbrotheryou……Iunderstandyoutosuggesttherewasmisconductwithoneofthebrothers……ButperhapsIamanticipating？