Carneartherenow。Talk。Talk。Pat！Doesn’t。Settlingthosenapkins。
Lotofgroundhemustcoverintheday。Paintfacebehindonhimthenhe’dbetwo。Wishthey’dsingmore。Keepmymindoff。
BaldPatwhoisbotheredmitredthenapkins。Patisawaiterhardofhishearing。Patisawaiterwhowaitswhileyouwait。Heeheeheehee。
Hewaitswhileyouwait。Heehee。Awaiterishe。Heeheeheehee。Hewaitswhileyouwait。Whileyouwaitifyouwaithewillwaitwhileyouwait。
Heeheeheehee。Hoh。Waitwhileyouwait。
Doucenow。DouceLydia。Bronzeandrose。
Shehadagorgeous，simplygorgeous，time。Andlookatthelovelyshellshebrought。
Totheendofthebartohimsheborelightlythespikedandwindingseahornthathe，GeorgeLidwell，solicitor，mighthear。
Listen！shebadehim。
UnderTomKernan’sginhotwordstheaccompanistwovemusicslow。Authenticfact。HowWalterBaptylosthisvoice。Well，sir，thehusbandtookhimbythethroat。Scoundrel，saidhe。You’llsingnomorelovesongs。
Hedid，sirTom。BobCowleywove。Tenorsgetwom。Cowleylayback。
Ah，nowheheard，sheholdingittohisear。Hear！Heheard。Wonderful。
Sheheldittoherownandthroughthesiftedlightpalegoldincontrastglided。Tohear。
Tap。
Bloomthroughthebardoorsawashellheldattheirears。Heheardmorefaintlythatthattheyheard，eachforherselfalone，theneachforother，hearingtheplashofwaves，loudly，asilentroar。
Bronzebyawearygold，anear，afar，theylistened。
Hereartooisashell，thepeepinglobethere。Beentotheseaside。
Lovelyseasidegirls。Skintannedraw。Shouldhaveputoncoldcreamfirstmakeitbrown。Butteredtoast。Oandthatlotionmustn’tforget。Fevernearhermouth。Yourheaditsimply。Hairbraidedover：shellwithseaweed。
Whydotheyhidetheirearswithseaweedhair？AndTurkstheirmouth，why？
Hereyesoverthesheet，ayashmak。Findthewayin。Acave。Noadmittanceexceptonbusiness。
Theseatheythinktheyhear。Singing。Aroar。Thebloodisit。Souseintheearsometimes。Well，it’sasea。Corpuscleislands。
Wonderfulreally。Sodistinct。Again。GeorgeLidwellhelditsmurmur，hearing：thenlaiditby，gently。
Whatarethewildwavessaying？heaskedher，smiled。
Charming，seasmilingandunansweringLydiaonLidwellsmiled。
Tap。
ByLarryO’Rourke’s，byLarry，boldLarryO’，BoylanswayedandBoylanturned。
FromtheforsakenshellMissMinaglidedtohertankardwaiting。No，shewasnotsolonelyarchlyMissDouce’sheadletMrLidwellknow。Walksinthemoonlightbythesea。No，notalone。Withwhom？Shenoblyanswered：
withagentlemanfriend。
BobCowley’stwinklingfingersinthetrebleplayedagain。Thelandlordhastheprior。Alittletime。LongJohn。BigBenLightlyheplayedalightbrighttinklingmeasurefortrippingladies，archandsmiling，andfortheirgallants，gentlemenfriends。One：one，one，one：two，one，three，four。
Sea，wind，leaves，thunder，waters，cowslowing，thecattlemarket，cocks，hensdon’tcrow，snakeshissss。There’smusiceverywhere。Ruttledge’sdoor：eecreaking。No，that’snoise。MinuetofDonGiovannihe’splayingnow。Courtdressesofalldescriptionsincastlechambersdancing。
Misery。Peasantsoutside。Greenstarvingfaceseatingdockleaves。Nicethatis。Look：look，look，look，look，look：youlookatus。
That’sjoyfulIcanfeel。Neverhavewrittenit。Why？Myjoyisotherjoy。Butbotharejoys。Yes，joyitmustbe。Merefactofmusicshowsyouare。Oftenthoughtshewasinthedumpstillshebegantolilt。Thenknow。
M’Coyvalise。Mywifeandyourwife。Squealingeat。Liketearingsilk。
Whenshetalksliketheclapperofabellows。Theycan’tmanagemen’sintervals。
Gapintheirvoicestoo。Fillme。I’mwarm，dark，open。Mollyinquiesthomo：Mercadante。Myearagainstthewalltohear。Wantawomanwhocandeliverthegoods。
Jogjigjoggedstopped。DandytanshoeofdandyBoyIansocksskyblueclockscamelighttoearth。
O，lookweareso！Chambermusic。Couldmakeakindofpunonthat。
ItisakindofmusicIoftenthoughtwhenshe。Acousticsthatis。Tinkling。
Emptyvesselsmakemostnoise。Becausetheacoustics，theresonancechangesaccordingastheweightofthewaterisequaltothelawoffallingwater。
LikethoserhapsodiesofLiszt’s，Hungarian，gipsyeyed。Pearls。Drops。
Rain。Diddleiddleaddleaddleoodleoodle。Hiss。Now。Maybenow。Before。
Onerappedonadoor，onetappedwithaknock，didheknockPauldeKock，withaloudproudknocker，withacockcarracarracarracock。Cockcock。
Tap。
Quisdegno，Ben，saidFatherCowley。
No，Ben，TomKernaninterfered，TheCroppyBoy。OurnativeDoric。
Aydo，Ben，MrDedalussaid。Goodmenandtrue。
Do，do，theybeggedinone。
I’llgo。Here，Pat，return。Come。Hecame，hecame，hedidnotstay。
Tome。Howmuch？
Whatkey？Sixsharps？
Fsharpmajor，BenDollardsaid。
BobCowley’soutstretchedtalonsgrippedtheblackdeepsoundingchords。
MustgoprinceBloomtoldRichieprince。No，Richiesaid。Yes，must。
Gotmoneysomewhere。He’sonforarazzlebackachespree。Much？Heseehearslipspeech。Oneandnine。Pennyforyourself。Here。Givehimtwopencetip。
Deaf，bothered。Butperhapshehaswifeandfamilywaiting，waitingPattycomehome。Heeheeheehee。Deafwaitwhiletheywait。
Butwait。Buthear。Chordsdark。Lugugugubrious。Low。Inacaveofthedarkmiddleearth。Embeddedore。Lumpmusic。
Thevoiceofdarkage，ofunlove，earth’sfatiguemadegraveapproach，andpainful，comefromafar，fromhoarymountains，calledongoodmenandtrue。Thepriesthesought，withhimwouldhespeakaword。
Tap。
BenDollard’svoicebarreltone。Doinghislevelbesttosayit。Croakofvastmanlessmoonlesswomoonlessmarsh。Othercomedown。Bigships’chandler’sbusinesshedidonce。Remember：rosinyropes，ships’lanterns。Failedtothetuneoftenthousandpounds。NowintheIveaghhome。Cubiclenumbersoandso。NumberoneBassdidthatforhim。
Thepriest’sathome。Afalsepriest’sservantbadehimwelcome。Stepin。Theholyfather。Curlycuesofchords。
Ruinthem。Wrecktheirlives。Thenbuildthemcubiclestoendtheirdaysin。Hushaby。Lullaby。Die，dog。Littledog，die。
Thevoiceofwarning，solemnwarning，toldthemtheyouthhadenteredalonelyhall，toldthemhowsolemnfellhisfootstepthere，toldthemthegloomychamber，thevestedpriestsittingtoshrive。
Decentsoul。Bitaddlednow。Thinkshe’llwininAnswerspoets’
picturepuzzle。Wehandyoucrispfivepoundnote。Birdsittinghatchinginanest。Layofthelastminstrelhethoughtitwas。Seeblankteewhatdomesticanimal？Teedasharmostcourageousmariner。Goodvoicehehasstill。Noeunuchyetwithallhisbelongings。
Listen。Bloomlistened。RichieGouldinglistened。AndbythedoordeafPat，baldPat，tippedPat，listened。
Thechordsharpedslower。
Thevoiceofpenanceandofgriefcameslow，embellished，tremulous。
Ben’scontritebeardconfessed：innomineDomini，inGod’sname。
Heknelt。Hebeathishanduponhisbreast，confessing：meaculpa。
Latinagain。Thatholdsthemlikebirdlime。Priestwiththecommunioncorpusforthosewomen。Chapinthemortuary，coffinorcoffey，corpusnomine。
Wonderwherethatratisbynow。Scrape。
Tap。
Theylistened：tankardsandMissKennedy，GeorgeLidwelleyelidwellexpressive，fullbustedsatin，Kernan，Si。
Thesighingvoiceofsorrowsang。Hissins。Sinceeasterhehadcursedthree’times。Youbitch’sbast。Andonceatmasstimehehadgonetoplay。
Oncebythechurchyardhehadpassedandforhismother’sresthehadnotprayed。Aboy。Acroppyboy。
Bronze，listeningbythebeerpull，gazedfaraway。Soulfully。Doesn’thalfknowI’m。Mollygreatdabatseeinganyonelooking。
Bronzegazedfarsideways。Mirrorthere。Isthatbestsideofherface？
Theyalwaysknow。Knockatthedoor。Lasttiptotitivate。
Cockcarracarra。
Whatdotheythinkwhentheyhearmusic？Waytocatchrattlesnakes。
NightMichaelGunngaveusthebox。Tuningup。ShahofPersialikedthatbest。Remindhimofhomesweethome。Wipedhisnoseincurtaintoo。Customhiscountryperhaps。That’smusictoo。Notasbadasitsounds。Tootling。
Brassesbrayingassesthroughuptrunks。Doublebasses，helpless，gashesintheirsides。Woodwindsmooingcows。Semigrandopencrocodilemusichathjaws。WoodwindlikeGoodwin’sname。
Shelookedfine。Hercrocusdressshewore，lowcut，belongingsonshow。
Cloveherbreathwasalwaysintheatrewhenshebenttoaskaquestion。
ToldherwhatSpinozasaysinthatbookofpoorpapa’s。Hypnotised，listening。
Eyeslikethat。Shebent。Chapindresscircle，staringdownintoherwithhisoperaglassforallhewasworth。Beautyofmusicyoumustheartwice。
Naturewomanhalfalook。Godmadethecountrymanthetune。Methimpikehoses。Philosophy。Orocks！
Allgone。Allfallen。AtthesiegeofRosshisfather，atGoreyallhisbrothersfell。ToWexford，wearetheboysofWexford，hewould。Lastofhisnameandrace。
Itoo，lastmyrace。Millyyoungstudent。Well，myfaultperhaps。Noson。Rudy。Toolatenow。Orifnot？Ifnot？Ifstill？
Heborenohate。
Hate。Love。Thosearenames。Rudy。SoonIamold。
BigBenhisvoiceunfolded。Greatvoice，RichieGouldingsaid，aflushstrugglinginhispale，toBloom，soonoldbutwhenwasyoung。
Irelandcomesnow。MycountryabovetheKing。Shelistens。Whofearstospeakofnineteenfour？Timetobeshoving。Lookedenough。
Blessme，father，Dollardthecroppycried。Blessmeandletmego。
Tap。
Bloomlooked，unblessedtogo。Gotuptokill：oneighteenbobaweek。
Fellowsshelloutthedibs。Wanttokeepyourweathereyeopen。Thosegirls，thoselovely。Bythesadseawaves。Chorusgirl’sromance。Lettersreadoutforbreachofpromise。FromChickabiddy’sownMumpsypum。Laughterincourt。Henry。Ineversignedit。Thelovelynameyou。
Lowsankthemusic，airandwords。Thenhastened。Thefalsepriestrustlingsoldierfromhiscassock。Ayeomancaptain。Theyknowitallbyheart。
Thethrilltheyitchfor。Yeomancap。
Tap。Tap。
Thrilled，shelistened，bendinginsympathytohear。
Blankface。Virginshouldsay：orfingeredonly。Writesomethingonit：page。Ifnotwhatbecomesofthem？Decline，despair。Keepsthemyoung。
Evenadmirethemselves。See。Playonher。Lipblow。Bodyofwhitewoman，aflutealive。Blowgentle。Loud。Threeholesallwomen。GoddessIdidn’tsee。Theywantit：nottoomuchpolite。That’swhyhegetsthem。Goldinyourpocket，brassinyourface。Withlooktolook：songswithoutwords。
Mollythathurdygurdyboy。Sheknewhemeantthemonkeywassick。OrbecausesoliketheSpanish。Understandanimalstoothatway。Solomondid。Giftofnature。
Ventriloquise。Mylipsclosed。Thinkinmystom。What？
Will？You？I。Want。You。To。
Withhoarserudefurytheyeomancursed。Swellinginapoplecticbitch’sbastard。Agoodthought，boy，tocome。Onehour’syourtimetolive，yourlast。
Tap。Tap。
Thrillnow。Pitytheyfeel。Towipeawayatearformartyrs。Forallthingsdying，wantto，dyingto，die。Forthatallthingsborn。PoorMrsPurefoy。Hopeshe’sover。Becausetheirwombs。