Smellsofmen。Hisgorgerose。Spatonsawdust,sweetishwarmishcigarettesmoke,reekofplug,spiltbeer,men’sbeerypiss,thestaleofferment。
Couldn’teatamorselhere。Fellowsharpeningknifeandfork,toeatallbeforehim,oldchappickinghistootles。Slightspasm,full,chewingthecud。Beforeandafter。Graceaftermeals。Lookonthispicturethenonthat。Scoffingupstewgravywithsoppingsippetsofbread。Lickitofftheplate,man!Getoutofthis。
Hegazedroundthestooledandtabledeaters,tighteningthewingsofhisnose。
Twostoutshere。
Onecornedandcabbage。
Thatfellowrammingaknifefulofcabbagedownasifhislifedependedonit。Goodstroke。Givemethefidgetstolook。Safertoeatfromhisthreehands。Tearitlimbfromlimb。Secondnaturetohim。Bornwithasilverknifeinhismouth。That’switty,Ithink。Orno。Silvermeansbornrich。Bornwithaknife。Butthentheallusionislost。
Anillgirtservergatheredstickyclatteringplates。Rock,thebailiff,standingatthebarblewthefoamycrownfromhistankard。Wellup:itsplashedyellownearhisboot。Adiner,knifeandforkupright,elbowsontable,readyforasecondhelpingstaredtowardsthefoodliftacrosshisstainedsquareofnewspaper。Otherchaptellinghimsomethingwithhismouthfull。Sympatheticlistener。Tabletalk。ImunchedhumunthuUnchsterBunkunMunchday。Ha?Didyou,faith?
MrBloomraisedtwofingersdoubtfullytohislips。Hiseyessaid。
Nothere。Don’tseehim。
Out。Ihatedirtyeaters。
Hebackedtowardsthedoor。GetalightsnackinDavyByrne’s。Stopgap。
Keepmegoing。Hadagoodbreakfast。
Roastandmashedhere。
Pintofstout。
Everyfellowforhisown,toothandnail。Gulp。Grub。Gulp。Gobstuff。
HecameoutintoclearerairandturnedbacktowardsGraftonstreet。
Eatorbeeaten。Kill!Kill!
Supposethatcommunalkitchenyearstocomeperhaps。Alltrottingdownwithporringersandtommycanstobefilled。Devourcontentsinthestreet。
JohnHowardParnellexampletheprovostofTrinityeverymother’ssondon’ttalkofyourprovostsandprovostofTrinitywomenandchildren,cabmen,priests,parsons,fieldmarshals,archbishops。FromAilesburyroad,Clyderoad,artisans’dwellings,northDublinunion,lordmainhisgingerbreadcoach,oldqueeninabathchair。Myplate’sempty。Afteryouwithourincorporateddrinkingcup。LikesirPhilipCrampton’sfountain。Ruboffthemicrobeswithyourhandkerchief。Nextchaprubsonanewbatchwithhis。FatherO’Flynnwouldmakeharesofthemall。Haverowsallthesame。Allfornumberone。Childrenfightingforthescrapingsofthepot。WantasouppotasbigasthePhoenixPark。Harpooningflitchesandhindquartersoutofit。
Hatepeopleallroundyou。CityArmshoteltabled’hô;teshecalledit。Soup,jointandsweet。Neverknowwhosethoughtsyou’rechewing。
Thenwho’dwashupalltheplatesandforks?Mightbeallfeedingontabloidsthattime。Teethgettingworseandworse。
Afterallthere’salotinthatvegetarianfineflavourofthingsfromtheearthgarlic,ofcourse,itstinksItalianorgangrinderscrispofonions,mushroomstruffles。Paintoanimaltoo。Pluckanddrawfowl。Wretchedbrutesthereatthecattlemarketwaitingforthepoleaxetosplittheirskullsopen。Moo。Poortremblingcalves。Meh。Staggeringbob。Bubbleandsqueak。
Butchers’bucketswobblelights。Giveusthatbrisketoffthehook。Plup。
Rawheadandbloodybones。Flayedglasseyedsheephungfromtheirhaunches,sheepsnoutsbloodypaperedsnivellingnosejamonsawdust。Topandlashersgoingout。Don’tmaulthempieces,youngone。
Hotfreshbloodtheyprescribefordecline。Bloodalwaysneeded。Insidious。
Lickitup,smokinghot,thicksugary。Famishedghosts。
Ah,I’mhungry。
HeenteredDavyByrne’s。Moralpub。Hedoesn’tchat。Standsadrinknowandthen。Butinleapyearonceinfour。Cashedachequeformeonce。
WhatwillItakenow?Hedrewhiswatch。Letmeseenow。Shandygaff?
Hellow,Bloom!NoseyFlynnsaidfromhisnook。
Hello,Flynn。
How’sthings?
Tiptop……Letmesee。I’lltakeaglassofburgundyand……letmesee。
Sardinesontheshelves。Almosttastethembylooking。Sandwich?Hamandhisdescendantsmusteredandbredthere。Pottedmeats。WhatishomewithoutPlumtree’spottedmeat?Incomplete。Whatastupidad!Undertheobituarynoticestheystuckit。AllupaplumtreeDignam’spottedmeat。
Cannibalswouldwithlemonandrice。Whitemissionarytoosalty。Likepickledpork。Expectthechiefconsumesthepartsofhonour。Oughttobetoughfromexercise。Hiswivesinarowtowatchtheeffect。Therewasarightroyaloldnigger。WhoateorsomethingthesomethingsofthereverendMrMacTrigger。Withitanabodeofbliss。Lordknowswhatconcoction。
Caulsmouldytripeswindpipesfakedandmincedup。Puzzlefindthemeat。
Kosher。Nomeatandmilktogether。Hygienethatwaswhattheycallnow。
YomKippurfastspringcleaningofinside。Peaceandwardependonsomefellow’sdigestion。Religions。Christmasturkeysandgeese。Slaughterofinnocents。Eat,drinkandbemerry。Thencasualwardsfullafter。Headsbandaged。Cheesedigestsallbutitself。Mightycheese。
Haveyouacheesesandwich?
Yes,sir。
Likeafewolivestooiftheyhadthem。ItalianIprefer。Goodglassofburgundy;takeawaythat。Lubricate。Anicesalad,coolasacucumber。
TomKernancandress。Putsgustointoit。Pureoliveoil。Millyservedmethatcutletwithasprigofparsley。TakeoneSpanishonion。Godmadefood,thedevilthecooks。Devilledcrab。
Wifewell?
Quitewell,thanks……Acheesesandwich,then。Gorgonzola,haveyou?
Yes,sir。
NoseyFlynnsippedhisgrog。
Doinganysingingthosetimes?
Lookathismouth。Couldwhistleinhisownear。Flapearstomatch。
Music。Knowsasmuchaboutitasmycoachman。Stillbettertellhim。Doesnoharm。Freead。
She’sengagedforabigtourendofthismonth。Youmayhaveheardperhaps。
No。O,that’sthestyle。Who’sgettingitup?
Thecurateserved。
Howmuchisthat?
Sevend。,sir……Thankyou,sir。
MrBloomcuthissandwichintoslenderstrips。MrMacTrier。Easierthanthedreamycreamystuff。Hisfivehundredwives。Hadthetimeoftheirlives。
Mustard,sir?
Thankyou。
Hestuddedundereachliftedstripyellowblobs。Theirlives。
Ihaveit。Itgrewbiggerandbiggerandbigger。
Gettingitup?hesaid。Well,it’slikeacompanyidea,yousee。
Partsharesandpartprofits。
Ay,nowIremember,NoseyFlynnsaid,puttinghishandinhispockettoscratchhisgroin。Whoisthiswastellingme?Isn’tBlazesBoylanmixedupinit?
AwarmshockofairheatofmustardhauchedonMrBloom’sheart。Heraisedhiseyesandmetthestareofabiliousclock。Two。Pubclockfiveminutesfast。Timegoingon。Handsmoving。Two。Notyet。
Hismidriffyearnedthenupward,sankwithinhim,yearnedmorelongly,longingly。
Wine。
Hesmellsippedthecordialjuiceand,biddinghisthroatstronglytospeedit,sethiswineglassdelicatelydown。
Yes,hesaid。He’stheorganiserinpointoffact。
Nofear。Nobrains。
NoseyFlynnsnuffledandscratched。Fleahavingagoodsquaremeal。
Hehadagoodsliceofluck,JackMooneywastellingme,overthatboxingmatchMylerKeoghwonagainthatsoldierinthePortobellobarracks。
ByGod,hehadthelittlekipperdowninthecountyCarlowhewastellingme……
Hopethatdewdropdoesn’tcomedownintohisglass。No,snuffleditup。
Fornearamonth,man,beforeitcameoff。SuckingduckeggsbyGodtillfurtherorders。Keephimofftheboose,see?O,byGod,Blazesisahairychap。
DavyByrnecameforwardfromthehindbarintuckstitchedshirtsleeves,cleaninghislipswithtwowipesofhisnapkin。Herring’sblush。Whosesmileuponeachfeatureplayswithsuchandsuchreplete。Toomuchfatontheparsnips。
Andhere’shimselfandpepperonhim,NoseyFlynnsaid。CanyougiveusagoodonefortheGoldcup?
I’moffthat,MrFlynn,DavyByrneanswered。Ineverputanythingonahorse。
You’rerightthere,NoseyFlynnsaid。
MrBloomatehisstripsofsandwich,freshcleanbread,withrelishofdisgust,pungentmustard,thefeetysavourofgreencheese。Sipsofhiswinesoothedhispalate。Notlogwoodthat。Tastesfullerthisweatherwiththechilloff。
Nicequietbar。Nicepieceofwoodinthatcounter。Nicelyplaned。Likethewayitcurvesthere。
Iwouldn’tdoanythingatallinthatline,DavyByrnesaid。Itruinedmanyamanthesamehorses。
Vintners’sweepstake。Licensedforthesaleofbeer,wineandspiritsforconsumptiononthepremises。HeadsIwintailsyoulose。
Trueforyou,NoseyFlynnsaid。Unlessyou’reintheknow。There’snostraightsportnow。Lenehangetssomegoodones。He’sgivingSceptretoday。Zinfandel’sthefavourite,lordHowarddeWalden’s,wonatEpsom。
MornyCannonisridinghim。IcouldhavegotseventooneagainstSaintAmantafortnightbefore。
Thatso?DavyByrnesaid……
Hewenttowardsthewindowand,takingupthepettycashbook,scanneditspages。
Icould,faith,NoseyFlynnsaidsnuffling。Thatwasararebitofhorseflesh。SaintFrusquinwashersire。Shewoninathunderstorm,Rothschild’sfilly,withwaddinginherears。Bluejacketandyellowcap。BadlucktobigBenDollardandhisJohnO’Gaunt。Heputmeoffit。Ay。
Hedrankresignedlyfromhistumbler,runninghisfingersdowntheflutes。
Ay,hesaid,sighing。
MrBloom,champingstanding,lookeduponhissigh。Noseynumskull。WillItellhimthathorseLenehan?Heknowsalready。Betterlethimforget。
Goandlosemore。Foolandhismoney。Dewdropcomingdownagain。Coldnosehe’dhavekissingawoman。Stilltheymightlike。Pricklybeardstheylike。
Dog’scoldnoses。OldMrsRiordanwiththerumblingstomach’sSkyeterrierintheCityArmshotel。Mollyfondlinghiminherlap。Othebigdoggy-bowwowsywowsy!
Winesoakedandsoftenedrolledpithofbreadmustardamomentmawkishcheese。Nicewineitis。TasteitbetterbecauseI’mnotthirsty。Bathofcoursedoesthat。Justabiteortwo。Thenaboutsixo’clockIcan。
Six,six。Timewillbegonethen。She……
Mildfireofwinekindledhisveins。Iwantedthatbadly。Feltsooffcolour。Hiseyesunhungrilysawshelvesoftins,sardines,gaudylobsters’
claws。Alltheoddthingspeoplepickupforfood。Outofshells,periwinkleswithapin,offtrees,snailsoutofthegroundtheFrencheat,outoftheseawithbaitonahook。Sillyfishlearnnothinginathousandyears。
Ifyoudidn’tknowriskyputtinganythingintoyourmouth。Poisonousberries。
JohnnyMagories。Roundnessyouthinkgood。Gaudycolourwarnsyouoff。
Onefellowtoldanotherandsoon。Tryitonthedogfirst。Ledonbythesmellorthelook。Temptingfruit。Icecones。Cream。Instinct。Orangegrovesforinstance。Needartificialirrigation。Bleibtreustrasse。Yesbutwhataboutoysters?Unsightlylikeaclotofphlegm。Filthyshells。Deviltoopenthemtoo。Whofoundthemout?Garbage,sewagetheyfeedon。FizzandRedbankoysters。Effectonthesexual。Aphrodis。HewasintheRedbankthismorning。Washeoysteroldfishattable。Perhapsheyoungfleshinbed。No。Junehasnoarnooysters。Buttherearepeopleliketaintedgame。
Juggedhare。Firstcatchyourhare。Chineseeatingeggsfiftyyearsold,blueandgreenagain。Dinnerofthirtycourses。Eachdishharmlessmightmixinside。Ideaforapoisonmystery。ThatarchdukeLeopoldwasit?No。
Yes,orwasitOttooneofthoseHabsburgs?Orwhowasitusedtoeatthescruffoffhisownhead?Cheapestlunchintown。Ofcourse,aristocrats。
Thentheotherscopytobeinthefashion。Millytoorockoilandflour。
RawpastryIlikemyself。Halfthecatchofoysterstheythrowbackintheseatokeepuptheprice。Cheap。Noonewouldbuy。Caviare。Dothegrand。Hockingreenglasses。Swellblowout。Ladythis。Powderedbosompearls。Theé;lite。Crè;medelacrè;me。Theywantspecialdishestopretendthey’re。Hermitwithaplatterofpulsekeepdownthestingsoftheflesh。Knowmecomeeatwithme。Royalsturgeon。