Didn’tlookbackwhenshewasgoingdownthestrand。Wouldn’tgivethatsatisfaction。Thosegirls，thosegirls，thoselovelyseasidegirls。Fineeyesshehad，clear。It’sthewhiteoftheeyebringsthatoutnotsomuchthepupil。DidsheknowwhatI？Course。Likeacatsittingbeyondadog’sjump。WomennevermeetonelikethatWilkinsinthehighschooldrawingapictureofVenuswithallhisbelongingsonshow。Callthatinnocence？
　　Pooridiot！Hiswifehasherworkcutoutforher。NeverseethemsitonabenchmarkedWetPaint。Eyesalloverthem。Lookunderthebedforwhat’snotthere。Longingtogetthefrightoftheirlives。Sharpasneedlestheyare。WhenIsaidtoMollythemanatthecornerofCuffestreetwasgoodlooking，thoughtshemightlike，twiggedatoncehehadafalsearm。Hadtoo。Wheredotheygetthat？TypistgoingupRogerGreene’sstairstwoatatimetoshowherunderstandings。Handeddownfromfathertomothertodaughter，Imean。Bredinthebone。Millyforexampledryingherhandkerchiefonthemirrortosavetheironing。Bestplaceforanadtocatchawoman’seyeonamirror。AndwhenIsentherforMolly’sPaisleyshawltoPresscott’s，bythewaythatadImust，carryinghomethechangeinherstocking。Cleverlittleminx！Inevertoldher。Neatwayshecarriedparcelstoo。Attractmen，smallthinglikethat。Holdingupherhand，shakingit，toletthebloodflowbackwhenitwasred。Whodidyoulearnthatfrom？Nobody。Somethingthenursetaughtme。O，don’ttheyknow？ThreeyearsoldshewasinfrontofMolly’sdressingtablejustbeforeweleftLombardstreetwest。Mehaveaniceface。Mullingar。Whoknows？Waysoftheworld。Youngstudent。Straightonherpinsanywaynotliketheother。Stillshewasgame。Lord，Iamwet。
　　Devilyouare。Swellofhercalf。Transparentstockings，stretchedtobreakingpoint。Notlikethatfrumptoday。A。E。Rumpledstockings。OrtheoneinGraftonstreet。White。Wow！Beeftotheheel。
　　Amonkeypuzzlerocketburst，splutteringindartingcrackles。Zradsandzrads，zrads，zrads。AndCissyandTommyranouttoseeandEdyafterwiththepushcarandthenGertybeyondthecurveoftherocks。Willshe？
　　Watch！Watch！See！Lookedround。Shesmeltanonion。Darling，Isawyour。
　　Isawall。
　　Lord！
　　Didmegoodallthesame。OffcolourafterKiernan’s，Dignam’s。Forthisreliefmuchthanks。InHamlet，thatis。Lord！Itwasallthingscombined。Excitement。Whensheleanedbackfeltanacheatthebuttofmytongue。Yourheaditsimplyswirls。He’sright。Mighthavemadeaworsefoolofmyselfhowever。Insteadoftalkingaboutnothing。ThenIwilltellyouall。Stillitwasakindoflanguagebetweenus。Itcouldn’tbe？No，Gertytheycalledher。MightbefalsenamehoweverlikemyandtheaddressDolphin’sbarnablind。HermaidennamewasJeminaBrownAndshelivedwithhermotherinIrishtown。PlacemademethinkofthatIsuppose。Alltarredwiththesamebrush。
　　Wipingpensintheirstockings。Buttheballrolleddowntoherasifitunderstood。Everybullethasitsbillet。CourseInevercouldthrowanythingstraightatschool。Crookedasaram’shorn。Sadhoweverbecauseitlastsonlyafewyearstilltheysettledowntopotwallopingandpapa’spantswillsoonfitWillyandfullers’earthforthebabywhentheyholdhimouttodoah。Nosoftjob。Savesthem。Keepsthemoutofharm’sway。Nature。
　　Washingchild，washingcorpse。Dignam。Children’shandsalwaysroundthem。
　　Cocoa-nutskulls，monkeys，notevenclosedatfirst，sourmilkintheirswaddlesandtaintedcurds。Oughtn’ttohavegiventhatchildanemptyteattosuck。Fillitupwithwind。MrsBeaufoy，Purefoy。Mustcalltothehospital。WonderisnurseCallantherestill。SheusedtolookoversomenightswhenMollywasintheCoffeePalace。ThatyoungdoctorO’HareInoticedherbrushinghiscoat。And，MrsBreenandMrsDignamoncelikethattoo，marriageable。WorstofallatnightMrsDuggantoldmeintheCityArms。Husbandrollingindrunk，stinkofpuboffhimlikeapolecat。
　　Havethatinyournoseinthedark，whiffofstaleboose。Thenaskinthemorning：wasIdrunklastnight？Badpolicyhowevertofaultthehusband。
　　Chickenscomehometoroost。Theystickbyoneanotherlikeglue。Maybethewomen’sfaultalso。That’swhereMollycanknockspotsoffthem。Itisthebloodofthesouth。Moorish。Alsotheform，thefigure。Handsfeltfortheopulent。Justcompareforinstancethoseothers。Wifelockedupathome，skeletoninthecupboard。Allowmetointroducemy。Thentheytrotyououtsomekindofanondescript，wouldn’tknowwhattocallher。
　　Alwaysseeafellow’sweakpointinhiswife。Stillthere’sdestinyinit，fallinginlove。Havetheirownsecretsbetweenthem。Chapsthatwouldgotothedogsifsomewomandidn’ttaketheminhand。Thenlittlechitsofgirls，heightofashillingincoppers，withlittlehobbies。AsGodmadethemHematchedthem。Sometimeschildrenturnoutwellenough。Twicenoughtmakesone。Oroldrichchapofseventyandblushingbride。MarryinMayandrepentinDecember。Thiswetisveryunpleasant。
　　Stuck。Welltheforeskinisnotback。Betterdetach。
　　Ow！
　　Otherhandasixfooterwithawifeyuptohiswatchpocket。Longandtheshortofit。Bigheandlittleshe。Verystrangeaboutmywatch。Wristwatchesarealwaysgoingwrong。Wonderisthereanymagneticinfluencebetweenthepersonbecausethatwasaboutthetimehe。Yes，Isupposeatonce。
　　Cat’sawaythemicewillplay。IrememberlookinginPilllane。Alsothatnowismagnetism。Backofeverythingmagnetism。Earthforinstancepullingthisandbeingpulled。Thatcausesmovement。Andtime？Wellthat’sthetimethemovementtakes。Thenifonethingstoppedthewholeghesabowouldstopbitbybit。Becauseit’sarranged。Magneticneedletellsyouwhat’sgoingoninthesun，thestars。Littlepieceofsteeliron。Whenyouholdoutthefork。Come。Come。Tip。Womanandmanthatis。Forkandsteel。Molly，he。Dressupandlookandsuggestandletyouseeandseemoreanddefyyouifyou’reamantoseethatand，likeasneezecoming，legs，look，lookandifyouhaveanygutsinyou。Tip。Havetoletfly。
　　Wonderhowisshefeelinginthatregion。Shameallputonbeforethirdperson。Moreputoutaboutaholeinherstocking。Molly，herunderjawstuckoutheadback，aboutthefarmerintheridingbootsandspursatthehorseshow。AndwhenthepainterswereinLombardstreetwest。Finevoicethatfellowhad。HowGiuglinibegan。SmellthatIdid，likeflowers。Itwastoo。Violets。Camefromtheturpentineprobablyinthepaint。Maketheirownuseofeverything。Sametimedoingitscrapedherslipperonthefloorsotheywouldn’thear。Butlotsofthemcan’tkickthebeam，Ithink。Keepthatthingupforhours。Kindofageneralallroundovermeandhalfdownmyback。
　　Wait。Hm。Hm。Yes。That’sherperfume。Whyshewavedherhand。IleaveyouthistothinkofmewhenI’mfarawayonthepillow。Whatisit？Heliotrope？
　　No，Hyacinth？Hm。Roses，Ithink。She’dlikescentofthatkind。Sweetandcheap：soonsour。WhyMollylikesopoponax。Suitsherwithalittlejessaminemixed。Herhighnotesandherlownotes。Atthedancenightshemethim，danceofthehours。Heatbroughtitout。Shewaswearingherblackandithadtheperfumeofthetimebefore。Goodconductor，isit？Orbad？
　　Lighttoo。Supposethere’ssomeconnection。Forinstanceifyougointoacellarwhereit’sdark。Mysteriousthingtoo。WhydidIsmellitonlynow？Tookitstimeincominglikeherself，slowbutsure。Supposeit’seversomanymillionsoftinygrainsblownacross。Yes，itis。Becausethosespiceislands，Cinghalesethismorning，smellthemleaguesoff。Tellyouwhatitis。It’slikeafineveilorwebtheyhaveallovertheskin，finelikewhatdoyoucallitgossamerandthey’reawaysspinningitoutofthem，fineasanything，rainbowcolourswithoutknowingit。Clingstoeverythingshetakesoff。Vampofherstockings。Warmshoe。Stays。Drawers：
　　littlekick，takingthemoff。Bybytillnexttime。Alsothecatlikestosniffinhershiftonthebed。Knowhersmellinathousand。Bathwatertoo。Remindsmeofstrawberriesandcream。Wonderwhereitisreally。Thereorthearmpitsorundertheneck。Becauseyougetitoutofallholesandcorners。Hyacinthperfumemadeofoiloretherorsomething。Muskrat。Bagundertheirtailsonegrainpouroffodourforyears。Dogsateachotherbehind。Goodevening。Evening。Howdoyousniff？Hm。Hm。Verywell，thankyou。Animalsgobythat。Yesnow，lookatitthatway。We’rethesame。
　　Somewomenforinstancewarnyouoffwhentheyhavetheirperiod。Comenear。Thengetahogoyoucouldhangyourhaton。Likewhat？Pottedherringsgonestaleor。Boof！Pleasekeepoffthegrass。
　　Perhapstheygetamansmelloffus。Whatthough？CigaryglovesLongJohnhadonhisdesktheother。Breath？Whatyoueatanddrinkgivesthat。
　　No。Mansmell，Imean。Mustbeconnectedwiththatbecauseprieststhataresupposedtobearedifferent。Womenbuzzrounditlikefliesroundtreacle。Railedoffthealtargetontoitatanycost。Thetreeofforbiddenpriest。Ofather，willyou？Letmebethefirstto。Thatdiffusesitselfallthroughthebody，permeates。Sourceoflifeandit’sextremelycuriousthesmell。Celerysauce。Letme。
　　MrBloominsertedhisnose。Hm。Intothe。Hm。Openingofhiswaistcoat。
　　Almondsor。No。Lemonsitis。Ah，no，that’sthesoap。
　　Obythebythatlotion。Iknewtherewassomethingonmymind。Neverwentbackandthesoapnotpaid。Dislikecarryingbottleslikethathagthismorning。Hynesmighthavepaidmethatthreeshillings。IcouldmentionMeagher’sjusttoremindhim。Stillifheworksthatparagraph。Twoandnine。Badopinionofmehe’llhave。Calltomorrow。HowmuchdoIoweyou？
　　Threeandnine？Twoandnine，sir。Ah。Mightstophimgivingcreditanothertime。Loseyourcustomersthatway。Pubsdo。Fellowrunupabillontheslateandthenslinkingaroundthebackstreetsintosomewhereelse。
　　Here’sthisnoblemanpassedbefore。Blowninfromthebay。Justwentasfarasturnback。Alwaysathomeatdinnertime。Looksmangledout：hadagoodtuckin。Enjoyingnaturenow。Graceaftermeals。Aftersupperwalkamile。Surehehasasmallbankbalancesomewhere，governmentsit。Walkafterhimnowmakehimawkwardlikethosenewsboysmetoday。Stillyoulearnsomething。Seeourselvesasothersseeus。Solongaswomendon’tmockwhatmatter？That’sthewaytofindout。Askyourselfwhoishenow。TheMysteryManontheBeach，prizetitbitstorybyMrLeopoldBloom。
　　Paymentattherateofoneguineapercolumn。Andthatfellowtodayatthegravesideinthebrownmacintosh。Cornsonhiskismethowever。Healthyperhapsabsorballthe。Whistlebringsraintheysay。Mustbesomesomewhere。
　　SaltintheOrmonddamp。Thebodyfeelstheatmosphere。OldBetty’sjointsareontherack。MotherShipton’sprophecythatisaboutshipsaroundtheyflyinthetwinkling。No。Signsofrainitis。Theroyalreader。Anddistanthillsseemcomingnigh。
　　Howth。Baileylight。Two，four，six，eight，nine。See。Hastochangeortheymightthinkitahouse。Wreckers。GraceDarling。Peopleafraidofthedark。Alsoglowworms，cyclists：lightinguptime。Jewelsdiamondsflashbetter。Lightisakindofreassuring。Notgoingtohurtyou。Betternowofcoursethanlongago。Countryroads。Runyouthroughthesmallgutsfornothing。Stilltwotypesthereareyoubobagainst。Scowlorsmile。
　　Pardon！Notatall。Besttimetosprayplantstoointheshadeafterthesun。Somelightstill。Redraysarelongest。RoygbivVancetaughtus：red，orange，yellow，green，blue，indigo，violet。AstarIsee。Venus？Can’ttellyet。Two，whenthreeit’snight。Werethosenightcloudsthereallthetime？Lookslikeaphantomship。No。Wait。Treesarethey。Anopticalillusion。Mirage。Landofthesettingsunthis。Homerulesunsettinginthesoutheast。Mynativeland，goodnight。
　　Dewfalling。Badforyou，dear，tositonthatstone。Bringsonwhitefluxions。Neverhavelittlebabythenlesshewasbigstrongfighthiswayupthrough。Mightgetpilesmyself。Stickstoolikeasummercold，soreonthemouth。Cutwithgrassorpaperworst。Frictionoftheposition。
　　Liketobethatrockshesaton。Osweetlittle，youdon’tknowhowniceyoulooked。Ibegintolikethematthatage。Greenapples。Grabatallthatoffer。Supposeit’stheonlytimewecrosslegs，seated。Alsothelibrarytoday：thosegirlgraduates。Happychairsunderthem。Butit’stheeveninginfluence。Theyfeelallthat。Openlikeflowers，knowtheirhours，sunflowers，Jerusalemartichokes，inballrooms，chandeliers，avenuesunderthelamps。NightstockinMatDillon’sgardenwhereIkissedhershoulder。
　　WishIhadafulllengthoil-paintingofherthen。JunethatwastooI
　　wooed。Theyearreturns。Historyrepeatsitself。YecragsandpeaksI’mwithyouonceagain。Life，love，voyageroundyourownlittleworld。Andnow？Sadaboutherlameofcoursebutmustbeonyourguardnottofeeltoomuchpity。Theytakeadvantage。
　　AllquietonHowthnow。Thedistanthillsseem。Wherewe。Therhododendrons。
　　Iamafoolperhaps。HegetstheplumsandItheplumstones。WhereIcomein。Allthatoldhillhasseen。Nameschange：that’sall。Lovers：yumyum。
　　TiredIfeelnow。WillIgetup？Owait。Drainedallthemanhoodoutofme，littlewretch。Shekissedme。Myyouth。Neveragain。Onlyonceitcomes。Orhers。Takethetraintheretomorrow。No。Returningnotthesame。
　　Likekidsyoursecondvisittoahouse。ThenewIwant。Nothingnewunderthesun。CareofP。O。Dolphin’sbarn。Areyounothappyinyour？Naughtydarling。AtDolphin’sbarncharadesinLukeDoyle’shouse。MatDillonandhisbevyofdaughters：Tiny，Atty，Floey，Maimy，Louy，Hetty。Mollytoo。
　　Eightyseventhatwas。