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  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’hôteshecalledit。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。Theélite。Crèmedelacrème。Theywantspecialdishestopretendthey’re。Hermitwithaplatterofpulsekeepdownthestingsoftheflesh。Knowmecomeeatwithme。Royalsturgeon。

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