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!
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