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第99章

  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。
  DRCROTTHERSIhaveexaminedthepatient’surine。Itisalbuminoid。
  Salivationisinsufficient,thepatellarreflexintermittent。
  DRPUNCHCOSTELLOThefetorjudaicusismostperceptible。
  DRDIXONReadsabillofhealth。ProfessorBloomisafinishedexampleofthenewwomanlyman。Hismoralnatureissimpleandlovable。
  Manyhavefoundhimadearman,adearperson。Heisaratherquaintfellowonthewhole,coythoughnotfeeble-mindedinthemedicalsense。Hehaswrittenareallybeautifulletter,apoeminitself,tothecourtmissionaryoftheReformedPriests’ProtectionSocietywhichclearsupeverything。
  HeispracticallyatotalabstainerandIcanaffirmthathesleepsonastrawlitterandeatsthemostSpartanfood,colddriedgrocer’speas。
  HewearsahairshirtwinterandsummerandscourgeshimselfeverySaturday。
  Hewas,Iunderstand,atonetimeafirstclassmisdemeanantinGlencreereformatory。Anotherreportstatesthathewasaveryposthumouschild。
  Iappealforclemencyinthenameofthemostsacredwordourvocalorganshaveeverbeencalledupontospeak。Heisabouttohaveababy。
  Generalcommotionandcompassion。Womenfaint。AwealthyAmericanmakesastreetcollectionforBloom。Goldandsilvercoins,bankcheques,banknotes,jewels,treasurybonds,maturingbillsofexchange,I。O。U。s,weddingrings’watch-chains,lockets,necklacesandbraceletsarerapidlycollected。
  BLOOMO,Isowanttobeamother。
  MRSTHORNTONInnursetender’sgown。Embracemetight,dear。
  You’llbesoonoverit。Tight,dear。
  Bloomembraceshertightlyandbearseightmaleyellowandwhitechildren。Theyappearonaredcarpetedstaircaseadornedwithexpensiveplants。Allarehandsome,withvaluablemetallicfaces,wellmade,respectablydressedandwellconducted,speakingfivemodernlanguagesfluentlyandinterestedinvariousartsandsciences。Eachhashisnameprintedinlegiblelettersonhisshirtfront:Nasodoro,Goldfinger,Chrysostomos,Maindoré;e,Silversmile,SilberselberVifargent,Panargros。Theyareimmediatelyappointedtopositionsofhighpublictrustinseveraldifferentcountriesasmanagingdirectorsofbanks,trafficmanagersofrailways,chairmenoflimitedliabilitycompanies,vicechairmenofhotelsyndicates。
  AVOICEBloom,areyoutheMessiahbenJosephorbenDavid?
  BLOOMDarkly。Youhavesaidit。
  BROTHERBUZZThenperformamiracle。
  BANTAMLYONSProphesywhowillwintheSaintLeger。
  Bloomwalksonanet,covershislefteyewithhisleftear,passesthroughseveralwalls,climbsNelson’sPillar,hangsfromthetheledgebyhiseyelids,eatstwelvedozenoystersshellsincluded,healsseveralsufferersfromkingsevil,contractshisfacesoastoresemblemanyhistoricalpersonages,lordBeaconsfield,lordByron,WatTyler,MosesofEgypt,MosesMaimonides,MosesMendelssohn,HenryIrving,RipvanWinkle,Rossuth,JeanJacquesRousseau,BaronLeopoldRothschild,RobinsonCrusoe,SherlockHolmes,Pasteur,turnseachfootsimultaneouslyindifferentdirections,bidsthetideturnback,eclipsesthesunbyextendinghislittlefinger。
  BRINI,PAPALNUNCIOInpapalzouave’suniform,steelcuirassesasbreastplate,armplates,thighplates,legplates,largeprofanemoustachesandbrownpapermitre。Leopoldiautemgeneratio。MosesbegatNoahandNoahbegatEunuchandEunuchbegatO’HalloranandO’HalloranbegatGuggenheimandGuggenheimbegatAgendathandAgendathbegatNetaimandNetaimbegatLeHirschandLeHirschbegatJesurumandJesurumbegatMacKayandMacKaybegatOstrolopskyandOstrolopskybegatSmerdozandSmerdozbegatWeissandWeissbegatSchwarzandSchwarzbegatAdrianopoliandAdrianopolibeganAranjuezandAranjuezbegatLewyLawsonandLewyLawsonbegatIchabudonosorandIchabudonosorbegatO’DonnellMagnusandO’DonnellMagnusbegatChristbaumandChristbaumbegatBenMaimunandBenMaimunbegatDustyRhodesandDustyRhodesbegatBenamorandBenamorbegatJones-SmithandJones-SmithbegatSavorgnanovichandSavorgnanovichbegatJasperstoneandJasperstonebegatVingtetuniemeandVingtetuniemebegatSzombathelyandSzombathelybegatViragandViragbegatBloometvocabiturnomeneiusEmmanuel。
  ADEADHANDWritesonthewall。Bloomisacod。ACRABInbushranger’skit。WhatdidyoudointhecattlecreepbehindKilbarrack?
  AFEMALEINFANTShakesarattle。AndunderBallyboughbridge?
  AHOLLYBUSHAndinthedevil’sglen?
  BLOOMBlushesfuriouslyalloverfromfronttonates,threetearsfallingfromhislefteye。Sparemypast。
  THEIRISHEVICTEDTENANTSInbodycoats,kneebreeches,withDonnybrookfairshillelaghs。Sjambokhim!
  Bloomwithasses’earsseatshimselfinthepillorywithcrossedarms,hisfeetprotruding。HewhistlesDonGiovanni,acenarteco。Artaneorphans,joininghands,caperroundhim。GirlsofthePrisonGateMission,joininghands,caperroundintheoppositedirection。
  THEARTANEORPHANSYoubig,youbog,youdirtydog!
  Youthinktheladiesloveyou!THEPRISONGATEGIRLSIfyouseekayTellhimhemaySeeyouinteaTellhimfromme。HORNBLOWERInephodandhuntingcap,announces。AndheshallcarrythesinsofthepeopletoAzazel,thespiritwhichisinthewilderness,andtoLilith,thenighthag。Andtheyshallstonehimanddefilehim,yea,allfromAgendathNetaimandfromMizraim,thelandofHam。
  AllthepeoplecastsoftpantomimestonesatBloom。Manybonafidetravellersandownerlessdogscomenearhimanddefilehim。MastianskyandCitronapproachingaberdines,wearinglongearlocks。TheywagtheirbeardsatBloom。
  MASTIANSKYANDCITRONBelial!LaemleinofIstria!thefalseMessiah!
  Abulafia!
  GeorgeS。Mesias,Bloom’stailor,appears,atailor’sgooseunderhisarm,presentingabill。
  MESIASToalterationonepairtrouserselevenshillings。
  BLOOMRubshishandscheerfully。Justlikeoldtimes。PoorBloom!
  ReubenJ。Dodd,blackbeardedIscariot,badshepherd,bearingonhisshouldersthedrownedcorpseofhisson,approachesthepillory。
  REUBENJ。Whispershoarsely。Thesqueakisout。Asplitisgonefortheflatties。Nipthefirstrattler。
  THEFIREBRIGADEPflaap!
  BROTHERBUZZInvestsBloominayellowhabitwithembroideryofpaintedflamesandhighpointedhat。Heplacesabagofgunpowderroundhisneckandhandshimovertothecivilpower,saying。Forgivehimhistrespasses。
  LieutenantMyersoftheDublinFireBrigadebygeneralrequestsetsfiretoBloom。Lamentations。
  THECITIZENThankheaven!
  BLOOMInaseamlessgarmentmarkedI。H。S。standsuprightamidphoenixflames。Weepnotforme,OdaughtersofErin。
  HeexhibitstoDublinreporterstracesofburning。ThedaughtersofErin,inblackgarmentswithlaceprayerbooksandlonglightedcandlesintheirhands,kneeldownandpray。
  THEDAUGHTERSOFERINKidneyofBloom,prayforus。FloweroftheBath,prayforus。MentorofMenton,prayforus。CanvasserfortheFreeman,prayforus。CharitableMason,prayforus。WanderingSoap,prayforus。
  SweetsofSin,prayforus。MusicwithoutWords,prayforus。ReproveroftheCitizen,prayforus。FriendofallFrillies,prayforus。MidwifeMostMerciful,prayforus。PotatoPreservativeagainstPlagueandPestilence,prayforus。
  Achoirofsixhundredvoices,conductedbyMrVincentO’Brien,singstheAlleluiachorus,accompaniedontheorganbyJosephGlynn。Bloombecomesmute,shrunken,carbonised。
  ZOETalkawaytillyou’reblackintheface。
  BLOOMIncaubeenwithclaypipestuckintheband,dustybrogues,anemigrant’sredhandkerchiefbundleinhishand,leadingablackbogoakpigbyasugaun,withasmileinhiseye。Letmebegoingnow,womanofthehouse,forbyallthegoatsinConnemaraI’mafterhavingthefatherandmotherofabating。Withatearinhiseye。Allinsanity。
  Patriotism,sorrowforthedead,music,futureoftherace。Tobeornottobe。Life’sdreamiso’er。Enditpeacefully。Theycanliveon。Hegazesfarawaymournfully。Iamruined。Afewpastillesofaconite。
  Theblindsdrawn。Aletter。Thenliebacktorest。Hebreathessoftly。
  Nomore。Ihavelived。Fare。Farewell。
  ZOEStiffly,herfingerinherneckfillet。Honest?Tillthenexttime。Shesneers。Supposeyougotupthewrongsideofthebedorcametooquickwithyourbestgirl。O,Icanreadyourthoughts。
  BLOOMBitterly。Manandwoman,love,whatisit?Acorkandbottle。
  ZOEInsuddensulks。Ihatearotterthat’sinsincere。Giveableedingwhoreachance。
  BLOOMRepentantly。Iamverydisagreeable。Youareanecessaryevil。Whereareyoufrom?London?
  ZOEGlibly。Hog’sNortonwherethepigsplaytheorgans。I’mYorkshireborn。Sheholdshishandwhichisfeelingforhernipple。
  Isay,TommyTittlemouse。Stopthatandbeginworse。Haveyoucashforashorttime?Tenshillings?
  BLOOMSmiles,nodsslowly。More,houri,more。
  ZOEAndmore’smother?Shepatshimoffhandedlywithvelvetpaws。
  Areyoucomingintothemusicroomtoseeournewpianola?ComeandI’llpeeloff。
  BLOOMFeelinghisocciputdubiouslywiththeunparalleledembarrassmentofaharassedpedlargaugingthesymmetryofherpeeledpears。Somebodywouldbedreadfullyjealousifsheknew。Thegreeneyedmonster。Earnestly。
  Youknowhowdifficultitis。Ineedn’ttellyou。
  ZOEFlattered。Whattheeyecan’tseetheheartcan’tgrievefor。Shepatshim。Come。
  BLOOMLaughingwitch!Thehandthatrocksthecradle。
  ZOEBabby!