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第72章

  Thedoor!Itisopen?Ha?Theyareouttumultuously,offforaminute’srace,allbravelyleggingit,Burke’sofDenzilleandHollestheirulteriorgoal。Dixonfollows,givingthemsharplanguagebutrapsoutanoath,hetoo,andon。Bloomstayswithnurseathoughttosendakindwordtohappymotherandnurselingupthere。DoctorDietandDoctorQuiet。Looksshetoonotothernow?WardofwatchinginHorne’shousehastolditstaleinthatwashedoutpallor。Themallbeinggone,aglanceofmotherwithelpinghewhisperscloseingoing:Madam,whencomesthestorkbirdforthee?
  Theairwithoutisimpregnatedwithraindewmoisture,lifeessencecelestial,glisteringonDublinstonethereunderstarshinycoelum。God’sair,theAllfather’sair,scintillantcircumambientcessileair。Breatheitdeepintothee。Byheaven,TheodorePurefoy,thouhastdoneadoughtydeedandnobotch!Thouart,Ivow,theremarkablestprogenitorbarringnoneinthischafferingallincludingmostfarraginouschronicle。Astounding!
  InherlayaGodframedGodgivenpreformedpossibilitywhichthouhastfructifiedwiththymodicumofman’swork。Cleavetoher!Serve!Toilon,labourlikeaverybandogandletscholarmentandallMalthusiastsgohang。Thouartalltheirdaddies,Theodore。Artdroopingunderthyload,bemoiledwithbutcher’sbillsathomeandingotsnotthine!inthecountinghouse?Headup?Foreverynewbegottenthoushaltgatherthyhomerofripewheat。See,thyfleeceisdrenched。DostenvyDarbyDullmantherewithhisJoan?A
  cantingjayandarheumeyedcurdogisalltheirprogeny。Pshaw,Itellthee!Heisamule,adeadgasteropod,withoutvimorstamina,notworthacrackedkreutzer。Copulationwithoutpopulation!No,sayI!Herod’sslaughteroftheinnocentswerethetruername。Vegetables,forsooth,andsterilecohabitation!Giveherbeefsteaks,red,raw,bleeding!Sheisahoarypandemoniumofills,enlargedglands,mumps,quinsy,bunions,hayfever,bedsores,ringworm,floatingkidney,Derbyshireneck,warts,biliousattacks,gallstones,coldfeet,varicoseveins。Atrucetothrenesandtrentalsandjeremiesandallsuchcongenitaldefunctivemusic。Twentyyearsofit,regretthemnot。
  Withtheeitwasnotaswithmanythatwillandwouldandwaitandneverdo。ThousawestthyAmerica,thylifetask,anddidstchargetocoverlikethetranspontinebison。HowsaithZarathusthra?DeinekuhTrü;bsalmelkestDu。NuntrinkstDudiesü;sseMilchdesEuters。See!Itdisplodesfortheeinabundance。Drink,man,anudderful!Mother’smilk,Purefoy,themilkofhumankin,milktooofthoseburgeoningstarsoverhead,rutilantinthinrainvapour,punchmilk,suchasthoserioterswillquaffintheirguzzlingden,milkofmadness,thehoneymilkofCanaan’sland。
  Thycow’sdugwastough,what?Ay,buthermilkishotandsweetandfattening。
  Nodollopthisbutthickrichbonnyclaber。Toher,oldpatriarch!Pap!PerdeamPartulametPertundamnuncestbibendum!
  Alloffforabuster,armstrong,holleringdownthestreet。Bonafides。
  Whereyousleplasnigh?Timothyofthebatterednaggin。LikeoleBillyo。
  Anybrolliesorgumbootsinthefamily?WheretheHenryNevil’ssawbonesandoleclo?Sorraoneomeknows。Hurrahthere,Dix!Forwardtheribboncounter。Where’sPunch?Allserene。Jay,lookatthedrunkenministercomingoutofthematernityhospal!BenedicatvosomnipotensDeus,PateretFilius。Amake,mister。TheDenzillelaneboys。Hell,blastye!Scoot。
  Righto,Isaacs,shoveemoutofthebleedinglimelight。Yousjoinus,dearsir?Nohentrusioninlife。Louheapgoodman。Alleesameethisbunch。Enavant,mesenfants!Fireawaynumberoneonthegun。Burke’s!
  Thencetheyadvancedfiveparasangs。Slattery’smountedfootwhere’sthatbleedingawfur?ParsonSteve,apostates’creed!No,no。Mulligan!Abaftthere!Shoveahead。Keepawatchontheclock。Chuckingouttime。Mullee!
  What’sonyou?Mamè;rem’amarié;e。BritishBeatitudes!RatamplanDigidiBoumBoum。Ayeshaveit。TobeprintedandboundattheDruiddrumpressbytwodesigningfemales。Calfcoversofpissedongreen。Lastwordinartshades。MostbeautifulbookcomeoutofIrelandmytime。Silentium!Getaspurton。Tention。Proceedtonearestcanteenandthereannexliquorstores。March!Tramp,tramptheboysareattitudes!parching。Beer,beef,business,bibles,bulldogs,battleships,buggeryandbishops。Whetheronthescaffoldhigh。Beerbeeftramplethebibles。WhenforIrelandear。Tramplethetrampellers。Thunderation!Keepthedurnedmillingtarystep。Wefall。Bishops’boosebox。Halt!Heaveto。
  Rugger。Scrumin。Notouchkicking。Wow,mytootsies!Youhurt?Mostamazinglysorry!
  Query。Who’sastandingthisheredo?Proudpossessorofdamnall。Declaremisery。Bettotheropes。Menanteesaltee。Notaredatmethisweekgone。
  Yours?MeadofourfathersfortheÜ;bermensch。Dittoh。Fivenumberones。You,sir?Gingercordial。Chaseme,thecabby’scandle。Stimulatethecaloric。Windingofhisticker。Stoppedshortnevertogoagainwhentheold。Absintheforme,savvy?Caramba!Haveaneggnogoraprairieoyster。Enemy?Avuncular’sgotmytimepiece。Tento。Obligatedawful。Don’tmentionit。Gotapectoraltrauma,eh,Dix?Posfact。Gotbetbeaboomblebeewheneverhewassettinsleepinhesbitgarten。DigsupneartheMater。
  Buckledheis。Knowhisdona?Yup,sartin,Ido。Fullofadure。Seeherinherdishybilly。Peelsoffacredit。Loveylovekin。Noneofyourleankine,notmuch。Pulldowntheblind,love。TwoArdilauns。Samehere。Lookslippery。Ifyoufalldon’twaittogetup。Five,seven,nine。Fine!Gotaprimepairofmincepies,nokid。Andhertakemetorestsandherankerofrum。Mustbeseentobebelieved。Yourstarvingeyesandallbeplasteredneckyoustolemyheart,Ogluepot。Sir?Spudagaintherheumatiz?Allpoppycock,you’llscusemesaying。Forthehoipolloi。Iveartheebestagertvool。Well,doc?BackfroLapland?YourcorporositysagaciatingOK?How’sthesquawsandpapooses?Womanbodyaftergoingonthestraw?
  Standanddeliver。Password。There’shair。Oursthewhitedeathandtheruddybirth。Hi!Spitinyourowneye,boss。Mummer’swire。CribbedoutofMeredith。Jesifiedorchidisedpolycimicaljesuit!Auntymine’swritingPaKinch。BaddybadStephenleadastraygoodygoodMalachi。
  Hurroo!Collartheleather,youngun。Rounwithenappy。Here,JockbrawHielentman’syourbarleybree。Langmayyourlumreekandyourkailpotboil!
  Mytipple。Merci。Here’stous。How’sthat?Legbeforewicket。Don’tstainmybrandnewsitinems。Give’sashakeofpepper,youthere。Catchaholt。Carawayseedtocarryaway。Twig?Shrieksofsilence。Everycovetohisgentrymort。VenusPandemos。Lespetitesfemmes。BoldbadgirlfromthetownofMullingar。TellherIwasaxingather。HaudingSarabythewame。OntheroadtoMalahide。Me?Ifshewhoseducedmehadleftbutthename。Whatdoyouwantforninepence?Machree,Macruiskeen。SmuttyMollforamattressjig。Andapullaltogether。Ex!
  Waiting,guvnor?Mostdeciduously。Betyourbootson。Stunnedlikeseeingashownoshinersisacoming,Underconstumble?He’vegotthechinkadlib。Seednearfreepounonunaspellagoasaidwarhisn。Uscomerightinonyourinvite,see?Uptoyou,matey。Outwiththeoof。Twobarandawing。YoularnthatgooffoftheythereFrenchybilks?Won’twashherefornutsnohow。Lilchilevelysolly。Isedecutestcolourcoondownourside。Gawdsteruth,Chawley。Wearenaefou。We’renaethafou。Aureservoir,Mossoo。Tanksyou。
  ’Tis,sure。Whatsay?Inthespeakeasy。Tight。Isheeyou,shir。Bantam,twodaysteetee。Mowsingnowtbutclaretwine。Garn!Haveaglint,do。Gum,I’mjiggered。Andbeentobarberhehave。Toofullforwords。Witharailwaybloke。Howcomeyouso?Operahe’dlike?RoseofCastille。Rowsofcast。
  Police!SomeH2Oforagentfainted。LookatBantam’sflowers。Gemini,he’sgoingtoholler。Thecolleenbawn,mycolleenbawn。
  O,cheeseit!ShuthisblurryDutchovenwithafirmhand。HadthewinnertodaytillItippedhimadeadcert。TheruffinclythenabofStephen。
  Handasgivemethejadycoppaleen。HestrikeatelegramboypaddockwirebigbugBasstothedepot。Shovehimajoeyandgrahamise。Mareonformhotorder。Guineatoagoosegog。Tellacram,that。Gospel-true。Criminaldiversion?Ithinkthatyes。Surething。Landhiminchokeechokeeiftheharmanbeckcoppedthegame。MaddenbackMadden’samaddeningback。O,lust,ourrefugeandourstrength。Decamping。Mustyougo?Offtomammy。
  Standby。Hidemyblushessomeone。Allinifhespotsme。Comeahome,ourBantam。Horryvar,mongvioo。Dinnaforgetthecowslipsforhersel。Cornfide。
  Whagevyethoncolt?Paltopal。Jannock。OfJohnThomas,herspouse。
  Nofake,oldmanLeo。S’elpme,honestinjun。ShivermytimbersifIhad。
  There’sagreatbigholyfriar。Vyforyounometell?Vel,Ises,ifthataintasheenynachez,vel,Ivilgetmishamishinnah。Throughyerdourlord,Amen。
  Youmoveamotion?Steveboy,you’regoingitsome。Morebluggydrunkables?
  Willimmenselysplendiferousstanderpermitonestooderofmostextremepovertyandonelargesizegrandaciousthirsttoterminateoneexpensiveinauguratedlibation?Give’sabreather。Landlord,landlord,haveyougoodwine,staboo?Hoots,mon,weedraptopree。Cutandsomeagain。RightBoniface!
  Absinthethelot。NosomnesbiberimusviridumtoxicumdiaboluscapiatposterioranostraClosingtime,gents。Eh?RomeboosefortheBloomtoff。Ihearyousayonions?Bloo?Cadgesads?Photo’spapli,byallthat’sgorgeous!Playlow,pardner。Slide。Bonsoirlacompagnie。Andsnaresofthepoxfiend。Where’sthebuckandNambyAmby?Skunked?Legbail。Aweel,yemaune’engangyergates。Checkmate。Kingtotower。KindKristyannwillyuhelp,yungmanhoosefrendtukbungalokeetofindplaiswheartolaycrownoffhished2night。Crickey,I’maboutsprung。Tarnallydoggonemyshinsifthisbeentthebestestputtieslongbreakyet。Item,curate,coupleofcookiesforthischild。Cot’sploodandprandypalls,none!Notapiteofsheeses?Thrustsyphilisdowntohellandwithhimthoseotherlicensedspirits。Time。Whowanderthroughtheworld。Healthall。A
  lavô;tre!
  Golly,whattentunket’syonguyinthemackintosh?DustyRhodes。Peepathiswearables。Bymighty!What’shegot?Jubileemutton。Bovril,byJames。Wantsitrealbad。D’yekenbaresocks?SeedycussintheRichmond?
  Rawthere!Thoughthehadadepositofleadinhispenis。Trumperyinsanity。
  BartletheBreadwecallshim。That,sir,wasonceaprosperouscit。Manalltatteredandtornthatmarriedamaidenallforlorn。Slungherhook,shedid。Hereseelostlove。WalkingMackintoshoflonelycanyon。Tuckandturnin。Scheduletime。Nixforthehornies。Pardon?Seehimtodayatarunefal?Chumoyournpassedinhischecks?Ludamassy!Porepicanninies!
  Thou’llnobetellingmethot,Poldveg!DidurnsblubblebigsplashcrytearscosfriesPadneywastookoffinblackbag?OfalldedarkiesMassaPatwasverrabest。IneverseethelikesinceIwasborn。Tiens,tiens,butitiswellsad,that,myfaith,yes。Oget,revonagradientoneinnine。Liveaxledrivesaresouped。LayyoutwotooneJenatzylickshimruddywellhollow。Jappies?Highanglefire,inyah!Sunkbywarspecials。
  Beworseforhim,sayshe,noranyRooshian。Timeall。There’selevenofthem。Getyegone。Forward,woozywobblers!Night。Night。MayAllah,theExcellentOne,yoursoulthisnightevertremendouslyconserve。
  Yourattention!We’renaethyfou。TheLeithpolicedismissethus。Theleasttholice。Warehawksforthechappuking。Unwellinhisabominableregions。Yooka。Night。Mona,mythruelove。Yook。Mona,myownlove。Ook。
  Hark!Shutyourobstropolos。Pflaap!Pflaap!Blazeon。Thereshegoes。
  Brigade!Boutship。Mountstreetway。Cutup。Pflaap!Tallyho。Younotcome?Run,skelter,race。Pflaaaap!
  Lynch!Hey?Signonlongome。Denzillelanethisway。ChangehereforBawdyhouse。Wetwo,shesaid,willseekthekipsthereshadyMaryis。Righto,anyoldtime。Laetabunturincubilibussuis。Youcominglong?Whisper,whothesootyhell’sthejohnnyintheblackduds?Hush!Sinnedagainstthelightandevennowthatdayisathandwhenheshallcometojudgetheworldbyfire。Pflaap!Utimplerenturscripturae。Strikeupaballad。ThenoutspakemedicalDicktohiscomrademedicalDavy。Christicle,who’sthisexcrementyellowgospellerontheMerrionhall?ElijahiscomingwashedintheBloodoftheLamb。Comeon,youwinefizzlingginsizzlingbooseguzzlingexistences!Comeon,youdog-gone,bullnecked,beetlebrowed,hogjowled,peanutbrained,weaseleyedfourflushers,falsealarmsandexcessbaggage!Comeon,youtripleextractofinfamy!AlexanderJ。ChristDowie,that’syankedtoglorymosthalfthisplanetfrom’FriscoBeachtoVladivostok。
  TheDeityain’tnonickeldimebumshow。Iputittoyouthathe’sonthesquareandacorkingfinebusinessproposition。He’sthegrandestthingyetanddon’tyouforgetit。ShoutsalvationinKingJesus。You’llneedtorisepreciousearly,yousinnerthere,ifyouwanttodiddletheAlmightyGod。Pflaaaap!Nothalf。He’sgotacoughmixturewithapunchinitforyou,myfriend,Inhisbackpocket。Justyoutryiton。CirceTheMabbotstreetentranceofnighttown,beforewhichstretchesanuncobbledtransidingsetwithskeletontracks,redandgreenwill-o’-the-wispsanddangersignals。Rowsofflimsyhouseswithgapingdoors。Rarelampswithfaintrainbowfans。RoundRabaiotti’shaltedicegondolastuntedmenandwomensquabble。Theygrabwafersbetweenwhicharewedgedlumpsofcoalandcoppersnow。Sucking,theyscatterslowly。Children。Theswancombofthegondola,highreared,forgesonthroughthemurk,whiteandblueunderalighthouse。Whistlescallandanswer。
  THECALLSWait,mylove,andI’llbewithyou。
  THEANSWERSRoundbehindthestable。
  Adeafmuteidiotwithgoggleeyes,hisshapelessmouthdribbling,jerkspast,shakeninSaintVitus’dance。Achainofchildren’shandsimprisonshim。
  THECHILDRENKithoguelSalute。
  THEIDIOTLiftsapalsiedleftarmandgurgles。Grhahute!
  THECHILDRENWhere’sthegreatlight?
  THEIDIOTGobbing。Ghaghahest。