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第79章

  ANOLDRESIDENTYou’reacredittoyourcountry,sir,that’swhatyouare。
  ANAPPLEWOMANHe’samanlikeIrelandwants。
  BLOOMMybelovedsubjects,aneweraisabouttodawn。I,Bloom,tellyouverilyitisevennowathand。Yea,onthewordofaBloom,yeshallerelongenterintothegoldencitywhichistobe,thenewBloomusalemintheNovaHiberniaofthefuture。
  Thirtytwoworkmenwearingrosettes,fromallthecountiesofIreland,undertheguidanceofDerwanthebuilderconstructthenewBloomusalem。
  Itisacolossaledifice,withcrystalroofbuiltintheshapeofahugeporkkidney,containingfortythousandrooms。Inthecourseofitsextensionseveralbuildingsandmonumentsaredemolished。Governmentofficesaretemporarilytransferredtorailwaysheds。Numeroushousesarerazedtotheground。Theinhabitantsarelodgedinbarrelsandboxes,allmarkedinredwiththeletters:L。B。Severalpaupersfallfromaladder。ApartofthewallsofDublin,crowdedwithloyalsightseers,collapses。
  THESIGHTSEERSDyingMorituritesalutant。Theydie。
  Amaninabrownmacintoshspringsupthroughatrap-door。HepointsanelongatedfingeratBloom。
  THEMANINTHEMACINTOSHDon’tyoubelieveawordheSays。ThatmanisLeopoldM’Intosh,thenotoriousfireraiser。HisrealnameisHiggins。
  BLOOMShoothim!Dogofachristian!SomuchforM’Intosh!
  Acannonshot。Themaninthemacintoshdisappears。Bloomwithhissceptrestrikesdownpoppies。Theinstantaneousdeathsofmanypowerfulenemies,graziers,membersofparliament,membersofstandingcommittees,arereported。Bloom’sbodyguarddistributeMaundymoney,commemorationmedals,loavesandfishes,temperancebadges,expensiveHenryClaycigars,freecowbonesforsoup,rubberpreservatives,insealedenvelopestiedwithgoldthread,butterscotch,pineapplerock,billetsdouxintheformofcockedhats,readymadesuits,porringersoftoadinthehole,bottlesofJeyes’Fluid,purchasestamps,40days’indulgences,spuriouscoins,dairyfedporksausages,theatrepasses,seasonticketsavailableforalltramlines,couponsoftheroyalandprivilegedHungarianlottery,pennydinnercounters,cheapreprintsoftheWorld’sTwelveWorstBooks:FroggyandFritzpolitic,CareoftheBabyinfantilic,SoMealsfor7/6culinic,WasJesusaSunMyth?historic,ExpelthatPainmedic,Infant’sCompendiumoftheUniversecosmic,Let’sAllChortlehilaric,Canvasser’sVadeMecumjournalic,love-lettersofMotherAssistanterotic,Who’sWhoinSpaceastric,SongsthatReachedOurHeartmelodic,Pennywise’sWaytoWealthparsimonic。Ageneralrushandscramble。WomenpressforwardtotouchthehemofBloom’srobe。TheladyGwendolenDubedatburststhroughthethrong,leapsonhishorseandkisseshimonbothcheeksamidgreatacclamation。Amagnesiumflashlightphotographistaken。Babesandsucklingsareheldup。
  THEWOMENLittlefather!Littlefather!
  THEBABESANDSUCKLINGSClapclaphandstillPoldycomeshome,CakesinhispocketforLeoalone。Bloom,bendingdown,pokesBabyBoardmangentlyinthestomach。
  BABYBOARDMANHiccups,curdledmilkflowingfromhismouth。
  Hajajaja。
  BLOOMShakinghandswithablindstripling。MymorethanBrother!
  Placinghisarmsroundtheshouldersofanoldcouple。Dearoldfriends!Heplayspussyfourcornerswithraggedboysandgirls。
  Peep!Bopeep!Hewheelstwinsinaperambulator。Ticktacktwowouldyousetashoe?
  Heperformsjuggler’stricks,drawsred,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigoandvioletsilkhandkerchiefsfromhismouth。Roygbiv。32feetpersecond。Heconsolesawidow。Absencemakestheheartgrowyounger。HedancestheHighlandflingwithgrotesqueantics。Legit,yedevils!Hekissesthebedsoresofapalsiedveteran。Honourablewounds!Hetripsupafatpoliceman。U。p。:up。U。p。:up。Hewhispersintheearofablushingwaitressandlaughskindly。
  Ah,naughty,naughty!HeeatsarawturnipofferedhimbyMauriceButterly,farmer。Fine!Splendid!HerefusestoacceptthreeshillingsofferedhimbyJosephHynes,journalist。Mydearfellow,notatall!Hegiveshiscoattoabeggar。Pleaseaccept。Hetakespartinastomachracewithelderlymaleandfemalecripples。Comeon,boys!
  Wriggleit,girls!
  THECITIZENChokedwithemotion,brushesasideatearinhisemeraldmuffler。MaythegoodGodblesshim!
  Therams’hornssoundforsilence。ThestandardofZionishoisted。
  BLOOMUncloaksimpressively,revealingobesity,unrollsapaperandreadssolemnly。AlephBethGhimelDalethHagadahTephilimKosherYomKippurHanukahRoschaschanaBeniBrithBarMitzvahMazzothAskenazimMeshuggahTalith。
  AnofficialtranslationisreadbyJimmyHenry,assistanttownclerk。
  JIMMYHENRYTheCourtofConscienceisnowopen。HisMostCatholicMajestywillnowadministeropenairjustice。Freemedicalandlegaladvice,solutionofdoublesandotherproblems。Allcordiallyinvited。GivenatthisourloyalcityofDublinintheyearIoftheParadisiacalEra。
  PADDYLEONARDWhatamItodoaboutmyratesandtaxes?
  BLOOMPaythem,myfriend。
  PADDYLEONARDThankyou。
  NOSEYFLYNNCanIraiseamortgageonmyfireinsurance?
  BLOOMObdurately。Sirs,takenoticethatbythelawoftortsyouareboundoverinyourownrecognisancesforsixmonthsinthesumoffivepounds。
  J。J。O’MOLLYADanieldidIsay?Nay!APeterO’Brien!
  NOSEYFLYNNWheredoIdrawthefivepounds?
  PISSERBURKEForbladdertrouble?
  BLOOMAcid。nit。hydrochlordil。,20minims,Tinct。mix。vom。,4minims。
  Extr。taraxel。lig。,30minims。
  Aq。dis。terindie。CHRISCALLINANWhatistheparallaxofthesubsolareclipticofAldebaran?
  BLOOMPleasedtohearfromyou,Chris。K。II。
  JOEHYNESWhyaren’tyouinuniform?
  BLOOMWhenmyprogenitorofsaintedmemoryworetheuniformoftheAustriandespotinadankprisonwherewasyours?
  BENDOLLARDPansies?
  BLOOMEmbellishbeautifysuburbangardens。
  BENDOLLARDWhentwinsarrive?
  BLOOMFatherpater,dadstartsthinking。
  LARRYO’ROURKEAneightdaylicenceformynewpremises。Yourememberme,sirLeo,whenyouwereinnumberseven。I’msendingaroundadozenofstoutforthemissus。
  BLOOMColdly。Youhavetheadvantageofme。LadyBloomacceptsnopresents。
  CROFTONThisisindeedafestivity。
  BLOOMSolemnly。Youcallitafestivity。Icallitasacrament。
  ALEXANDERKEYESWhenwillwehaveourownhouseofkeys?
  BLOOMIstandforthereformofmunicipalmoralsandtheplaintencommandments。
  Newworldsforold。Unionofall,jew,moslemandgentile。Threeacresandacowforallchildrenofnature。Saloonmotorhearses。Compulsorymanuallabourforall。Allparksopentothepublicdayandnight。Electricdishscrubbers。Tuberculosis,lunacy,warandmendicancymustnowcease。
  Generalamnesty,weeklycarnival,withmaskedlicence,bonusesforall,esperantotheuniversalbrotherhood。Nomorepatriotismofbarspongersanddropsicalimpostors。Freemoney,freeloveandafreelaychurchinafreelaystate。
  O’MADDENBURKEFreefoxinafreehenroost。
  DAVYBYRNEYawning。Iiiiiiiiiaaaaaaach!
  BLOOMMixedracesandmixedmarriage。
  LENEHANWhataboutmixedbathing?
  Bloomexplainstothosenearhimhisschemesforsocialregeneration。
  Allagreewithhim。ThekeeperoftheKildareStreetMuseumappears,draggingalorryonwhicharetheshakingstatuesofseveralnakedgoddesses,VenusCallipyge,VenusPandemosVenusMetempsychosis,andplasterfigures,alsonaked,representingthenewninemuses,Commerce,OperaticMusic,AmorPublicity,Manufacture,libertyofSpeech,PluralVoting,Gastronomy,PrivateHygiene,SeasideConcertEntertainments,PainlessObstetricsandAstronomyforthePeople。
  FATHERFARLEYHeisanepiscopalian,anagnostic,ananythingarianseekingtooverthrowourholyfaith。
  MRSRIORDANTearsupherwill。I’mdisappointedinyou!Youbadman!
  MOTHERGROGANRemovesherboottothrowitatBloom。Youbeast!
  Youabominableperson!
  NOSEYFLYNNGiveusatune,Bloom。Oneoftheoldsweetsongs。
  BLOOMWithrollickinghumour。IvowedthatIneverwouldleaveher,Sheturnedoutacrueldeceiver。
  Withmytooraloomtooraloomtooralcomtooraloom。HOPPYHOLOHANGoodoldBloom!There’snobodylikehimafterall。
  PADDYLEONARDStageIrishman!
  BLOOMWhatrailwayoperaislikeatramlineinGibraltar?TheRowsofCasteele。Laughter。
  LENEHANPlagiarist!DownwithBloom!
  THEVEILEDSIBYLEnthusiastically。I’maBloomiteandIgloryinit。Ibelieveinhiminspiteofall。I’dgivemylifeforhim,thefunniestmanonearth。
  BLOOMWinksatthebystanders。Ibetshe’sabonnylassie。
  THEODOREPUREFOYInfishingcapandoilskinjacket。Heemploysamechanicaldevicetofrustratethesacredendsofnature。
  THEVEILEDSIBYLStabsherself。Myherogod!Shedies。
  Manymostattractiveandenthusiasticwomenalsocommitsuicidebystabbing,drowning,drinkingprussicacid,aconite,arsenic,openingtheirveins,refusingfood,castingthemselvesundersteamrollers,fromthetopofNelson’sPillar,intothegreatvatofGuinness’sbrewery,asphyxiatingthemselvesbyplacingtheirheadsingasovens,hangingthemselvesinstylishgarters,leapingfromwindowsofdifferentstoreys。
  ALEXANDERJ。DOWIEViolently。FellowchristiansandantiBloomites,themancalledBloomisfromtherootsofhell,adisgracetochristianmen。AfiendishlibertinefromhisearliestyearsthisstinkinggoatofMendesgaveprecocioussignsofinfantiledebaucheryrecallingthecitiesoftheplain,withadissolutegranddam。Thisvilehypocrite,bronzedwithinfamy,isthewhitebullmentionedintheApocalypse。AworshipperoftheScarletWoman,intrigueistheverybreathofhisnostrils。Thestakefaggotsandthecaldronofboilingoilareforhim。Caliban!
  THEMOBLynchhim!Roasthim!He’sasbadasParnellwas。MrFox!
  MotherGroganthrowsherbootatBloom。SeveralshopkeepersfromupperandlowerDorsetstreetthrowobjectsoflittleornocommercialvalue,hambones,condensedmilktins,unsaleablecabbage,stalebread,sheeps’tails,oddpiecesoffat。
  BLOOMExcitedly。Thisismidsummermadness,someghastlyjokeagain。Byheaven,Iamguiltlessastheunsunnedsnow!ItwasmybrotherHenry。Heismydouble。Helivesinnumber2Dolphin’sBarn。Slander,theviper,haswrongfullyaccusedme。Fellowcountrymen,sgenlinnbanbatacoisdegancapall。Icallonmyoldfriend,DrMalachiMulligan,sexspecialisttogivemedicaltestimonyonmybehalf。
  DRMULLIGANInmotorjerkin,greenmotorogglesonhisbrow。
  DrBloomisbisexuallyabnormal。HehasrecentlyescapedfromDrEustace’sprivateasylumfordementedgentlemen。Bornoutofbedlockhereditaryepilepsyispresent,theconsequenceofunbridledlust。Tracesofelephantiasishavebeendiscoveredamonghisascendants。Therearemarkedsymptomsofchronicexhibitionism。Ambidexterityisalsolatent。Heisprematurelybaldfromselfabuse,perverselyidealisticinconsequence,areformedrake,andhasmetalteeth。InconsequenceofafamilycomplexhehastemporarilylosthismemoryandIbelievehimtobemoresinnedagainstthansinning。
  Ihavemadeapervaginalexaminationand,afterapplicationoftheacidtestto5427anal,axillary,pectoralandpubichairs,Ideclarehimtobevirgointacta。
  Bloomholdshishighgradehatoverhisgenitalorgans。
  DRMADDENHypsospadiaisalsomarked。IntheinterestofcominggenerationsIsuggestthatthepartsaffectedshouldbepreservedinspiritsofwineinthenationalteratologicalmuseum。