Done。
JOYCE:Ulysses,CyclopsCyclopsIWASJUSTPASSINGTHETIMEOFDAYWITHOLDTROYOTHED。M。P。atthecornerofArbourhillthereandbedamnedbutabloodysweepcamealongandheneardrovehisgearintomyeye。IturnedaroundtolethimhavetheweightofmytonguewhenwhoshouldIseedodgingalongStonyBatteronlyJoeHynes。
Lo,Joe,saysI。Howareyoublowing?Didyouseethatbloodychimneysweepnearshovemyeyeoutwithhisbrush?
Soot’sluck,saysJoe。Who’stheoldballocksyouweretalkingto?
OldTroy,saysI,wasintheforce。I’montwomindsnottogivethatfellowinchargeforobstructingthethoroughfarewithhisbroomsandladders。
Whatareyoudoingroundthoseparts?saysJoe。
Devilamuch,saysI。ThereisabloodybigfoxythiefbeyondbythegarrisonchurchatthecornerofChickenLane-oldTroywasjustgivingmeawrinkleabouthim-liftedanyGod’squantityofteaandsugartopaythreebobaweeksaidhehadafarminthecountyDownoffahopofmythumbbythenameofMosesHerzogovertherenearHeytesburystreet。
Circumcised!saysJoe。
Ay,saysI。Abitoffthetop。AnoldplumbernamedGeraghty。I’mhangingontohistawnowforthepastfortnightandIcan’tgetapennyoutofhim。
Thatthelayyou’reonnow?saysJoe。
Ay,saysI。Howarethemightyfallen!Collectorofbadanddoubtfuldebts。Butthat’sthemostnotoriousbloodyrobberyou’dmeetinaday’swalkandthefaceonhimallpockmarkswouldholdashowerofrain。Tellhim,sayshe,Idarehim,sayshe,andIdoubledarehimtosendyouroundhereagainorifhedoes,sayshe,I’llhavehimsummonsedupbeforethecourt,sowillI,fortradingwithoutalicence。
Andheafterstuffinghimselftillhe’sfittoburst!Jesus,Ihadtolaughatthelittlejewygettinghisshirtout。Hedrinkmemyteas。Heeatmemysugars。Becausehenopaymemymoneys?
FornonperishablegoodsboughtofMosesHerzog,of13SaintKevin’sparade,Woodquayward,merchant,hereinaftercalledthevendor,andsoldanddeliveredtoMichaelE。Geraghty,Esquire,of29ArbourHillinthecityofDublin,Arranquayward,gentleman,hereinaftercalledthepurchaser,videlicet,fivepoundsavoirdupoisoffirstchoiceteaatthreeshillingsperpoundavoirdupoisandthreestoneavoirdupoisofsugar,crushedcrystal,atthreepenceperpoundavoirdupois,thesaidpurchaserdebtortothesaidvendorofonepoundfiveshillingsandsixpencesterlingforvaluereceivedwhichamountshallbepaidbysaidpurchasertosaidvendorinweeklyinstalmentseverysevencalendardaysofthreeshillingsandnopencesterling:andthesaidnonperishablegoodsshallnotbepawnedorpledgedorsoldorotherwisealienatedbythesaidpurchaserbutshallbeandremainandbeheldtobethesoleandexclusivepropertyofthesaidvendortobedisposedofathisgoodwillandpleasureuntilthesaidamountshallhavebeendulypaidbythesaidpurchasertothesaidvendorinthemannerhereinsetforthasthisdayherebyagreedbetweenthesaidvendorhisheirs,successors,trusteesandassignsoftheonepartandthesaidpurchaser,hisheirs,successors,trusteesandassignsoftheotherpart。
Areyouastrictt。t。?saysJoe。
Nottakinganythingbetweendrinks,saysI。
Whataboutpayingourrespectstoourfriend?saysfoe。
Who?saysI。Sure,he’sinJohnofGod’soffhishead,poorman。
Drinkinghisownstuff?saysJoe。
Ay,saysI。Whiskyandwateronthebrain。
ComearoundtoBarneyKiernan’s,saysJoe。Iwanttoseethecitizen。
Barneymavourneen’sbeit,saysI。Anythingstrangeorwonderful,Joe?
Notaword,saysJoe。IwasupatthatmeetingintheCityArms。
Whatwasthat,Joe?saysI。
Cattletraders,saysJoe,aboutthefootandmouthdisease。Iwanttogivethecitizenthehardwordaboutit。
SowewentaroundbytheLinenhallbarracksandthebackofthecourthousetalkingofonethingoranother。DecentfellowJoewhenhehasitbutsurelikethatheneverhasit。Jesus,Icouldn’tgetoverthatbloodyfoxyGeraghty,thedaylightrobber。Fortradingwithoutalicence,sayshe。
InInisfailthefairthereliesaland,thelandofholyMichan。Thererisesawatchtowerbeheldofmenafar。Theresleepthemightydeadasinlifetheyslept,warriorsandprincesofhighrenown。Apleasantlanditisinsoothofmurmuringwaters,fishfulstreamswheresportthegunnard,theplaice,theroach,thehalibut,thegibbedhaddock,thegrilse,thedab,thebrill,theflounder,themixedcoarsefishgenerallyandotherdenizensoftheaqueouskingdomtoonumeroustobeenumerated。Inthemildbreezesofthewestandoftheeasttheloftytreeswaveindifferentdirectionstheirfirstclassfoliage,thewaftysycamore,theLebanoniancedar,theexaltedplanetree,theeugeniceucalyptusandotherornamentsofthearborealworldwithwhichthatregionisthoroughlywellsupplied。Lovelymaidenssitincloseproximitytotherootsofthelovelytreessingingthemostlovelysongswhiletheyplaywithallkindsoflovelyobjectsasforexamplegoldeningots,silveryfishes,cransofherrings,draftsofeels,codlings,creelsoffingerlings,purpleseagemsandplayfulinsects。Andheroesvoyagefromafartowoothem,fromElbanatoSlievemargy,thepeerlessprincesofunfetteredMunsterandofConnachtthejustandofsmoothsleekLeinsterandofCruachan’slandandofArmaghthesplendidandofthenobledistrictofBoyle,princes,thesonsofkings。
AndthererisesashiningpalacewhosecrystalglitteringroofisseenbymarinerswhotraversetheextensiveseainbarksbuiltexpresslyforthatpurposeandthithercomeallherdsandfatlingsandfirstfruitsofthatlandforO’ConnellFitzsimontakestollofthem,achieftaindescendedfromchieftains。Thithertheextremelylargewainsbringfoisonofthefields,flasketsofcauliflowers,floatsofspinach,pineapplechunks,Rangoonbeans,strikesoftomatoes,drumsoffigs,drillsofSwedes,sphericalpotatoesandtalliesofiridescentkale,YorkandSavoy,andtraysofonions,pearlsoftheearth,andpunnetsofmushroomsandcustardmarrowsandfatvetchesandbereandrapeandredgreenyellowbrownrussetsweetbigbitterripepomellatedapplesandchipsofstrawberriesandsievesofgooseberries,pulpyandpelurious,andstrawberriesfitforprincesandraspberriesfromtheircanes。
Idarehim,sayshe,andIdoubledarehim。Comeouthere,Geraghty,younotoriousbloodyhillanddalerobber!
AndbythatwaywendtheherdsinnumerableofbellwethersandflushedewesandshearlingramsandlambsandstubblegeeseandmediumsteersandroaringmaresandpolledcalvesandlongwoolsandstoresheepandCuffe’sprimespringersandcullsandsowpigsandbaconhogsandthevariousdifferentvarietiesofhighlydistinguishedswineandAngusheifersandpollybullocksofimmaculatepedigreetogetherwithprimepremiatedmilchcowsandbeeves:
andthereiseverheardatrampling,cackling,roaring,lowing,bleating,bellowing,rumbling,grunting,champing,chewing,ofsheepandpigsandheavyhoovedkinefrompasturelandsofLushandRushandCarrickminesandfromthestreamyvalesofThomond,fromM’Gillicuddy’sreekstheinaccessibleandlordlyShannontheunfathomable,andfromthegentledeclivitiesoftheplaceoftheraceofKiar,theiruddersdistendedwithsuperabundanceofmilkandbuttsofbutterandrennetsofcheeseandfarmer’sfirkinsandtargetsoflambandcrannocksofcornandoblongeggs,ingreathundreds,variousinsize,theagatewiththedun。
SoweturnedintoBarneyKiernan’sandtheresureenoughwasthecitizenupinthecornerhavingagreatconfabwithhimselfandthatbloodymangymongrel,Garryowen,andhewaitingforwhattheskywoulddropinthewayofdrink。
Thereheis,saysI,inhisgloryhole,withhiscruiskeenlawnandhisloadofpapers,workingforthecause。
Thebloodymongrelletagrouseoutofhimwouldgiveyouthecreeps。
Beacorporalworkofmercyifsomeonewouldtakethelifeofthatbloodydog。I’mtoldforafactheateagoodpartofthebreechesoffaconstabularymaninSantrythatcameroundonetimewithabluepaperaboutalicence。
Standanddeliver,sayshe。
That’sallright,citizen,saysJoe。Friendshere。
Pass,friends,sayshe。
Thenherubshishandinhiseyeandsayshe:
What’syouropinionofthetimes?
DoingtherappareeandRoryofthehill。But,begob,Joewasequaltotheoccasion。
Ithinkthemarketsareonarise,sayshe,slidinghishanddownhisfork。
Sobegobthecitizenclapshispawonhiskneeandhesays:
Foreignwarsisthecauseofit。
AndsaysJoe,stickinghisthumbinhispocket:
It’stheRussianswishtotyrannise。
Arrah,giveoveryourbloodycodding,Joe,saysI,I’veathirstonmeIwouldn’tsellforhalfacrown。
Giveitaname,citizen,saysJoe。
Wineofthecountry,sayshe。
What’syours?saysJoe。
DittoMacAnaspey,saysI……
Threepints,Terry,saysJoe。Andhow’stheoldheart,citizen?sayshe。
Neverbetter,achara,sayshe。WhatGarry?Arewegoingtowin?Eh?
Andwiththathetookthebloodyoldtowserbythescruffoftheneckand,byJesus,henearthrottledhim。
Thefigureseatedonalargeboulderatthefootofaroundtowerwasthatofabroadshouldereddeepchestedstronglimbedfrankeyedredhairedfreelyfreckledshaggybeardedwide-mouthedlargenosedlongheadeddeepvoicedbarekneedbrawnyhandedhairyleggedruddyfacedsinewyarmedhero。Fromshouldertoshoulderhemeasuredseveralellsandhisrocklikemountainouskneeswerecovered,aswaslikewisetherestofhisbodywherevervisible,withastronggrowthoftawnypricklyhairinhueandtoughnesssimilartothemountaingorseUlexEuropeus。Thewidewingednostrils,fromwhichbristlesofthesametawnyhueprojected,wereofsuchcapaciousnessthatwithintheircavernousobscuritythefield-larkmighteasilyhavelodgedhernest。Theeyesinwhichatearandasmilestroveeverforthemasterywereofthedimensionsofagoodsizedcauliflower。Apowerfulcurrentofwarmbreathissuedatregularintervalsfromtheprofoundcavityofhismouthwhileinrhythmicresonancetheloudstronghalereverberationsofhisformidableheartthunderedrumblinglycausingtheground,thesummitoftheloftytowerandthestillloftierwallsofthecavetovibrateandtremble。
Heworealongunsleevedgarmentofrecentlyflayedoxhidereachingtothekneesinaloosekiltandthiswasboundabouthismiddlebyagirdleofplaitedstrawandrushes。Beneaththisheworetrewsofdeerskin,roughlystitchedwithgut。HisnetherextremitieswereencasedinhighBalbrigganbuskinsdyedinlichenpurple,thefeetbeingshodwithbroguesofsaltedcowhidelacedwiththewindpipeofthesamebeast。FromhisgirdlehungarowofseastoneswhichdangledateverymovementofhisportentousframeandontheseweregravenwithrudeyetstrikingartthetribalimagesofmanyIrishheroesandheroinesofantiquity,Cuchulin,Connofhundredbattles,Niallofninehostages,BrianofKincora,theArdriMalachi,ArtMacMurragh,ShaneO’Neill,FatherJohnMurphy,OwenRoe,PatrickSarsfield,RedHughO’Donnell,RedJimMacDermott,SoggarthEoghanO’Growney,MichaelDwyer,FrancyHiggins,HenryJoyM’Cracken,Goliath,HoraceWheatley,ThomasConneff,PegWoffington,theVillageBlacksmith,CaptainMoonlight,CaptainBoycott,DanteAlighieri,ChristopherColumbus,S。Fursa,S。Brendan,MarshalMac-Mahon,Charlemagne,TheobaldWolfeTone,theMotheroftheMaccabees,theLastoftheMohicans,theRoseofCastille,theManforGalway,TheManthatBroketheBankatMonteCarlo,TheManintheGap,TheWomanWhoDidn’t,BenjaminFranklin,NapoleonBonaparte,JohnL。Sullivan,Cleopatra,SavourneenDeelish,JuliusCaesar,Paracelsus,sirThomasLipton,WilliamTell,Michelangelo,Hayes,Muhammad,theBrideofLammermoor,PetertheHermit,PeterthePacker,DarkRosaleen,PatrickW。Shakespeare,BrianConfucius,MurtaghGutenberg,PatricioVelasquez,CaptainNemo,TristanandIsolde,thefirstPrinceofWales,ThomasCookandSon,theBoldSoldierBoy,ArrahnaPogue,DickTurpin,LudwigBeethoven,theColleenBawn,WaddlerHealy,AngustheCuldee,DollyMount,SidneyParade,BenHowth,ValentineGreatrakes,AdamandEve,ArthurWellesley,BossCroker,Herodotus,JacktheGiantkiller,GautamaBuddha,LadyGodiva,TheLilyofKillarney,BaloroftheEvilEye,theQueenofSheba,AckyNagle,JoeNagle,AlessandroVolta,JeremiahO’DonovanRossa,DonPhilipO’SullivanBeare。Acouchedspearofacuminatedgraniterestedbyhimwhileathisfeetreposedasavageanimalofthecaninetribewhosestertorousgaspsannouncedthathewassunkinuneasyslumber,asuppositionconfirmedbyhoarsegrowlsandspasmodicmovementswhichhismasterrepressedfromtimetotimebytranquillisingblowsofamightycudgelrudelyfashionedoutofpaleolithicstone。
SoanyhowTerrybroughtthethreepintsJoewasstandingandbegobthesightnearlyleftmyeyeswhenIsawhimlandoutaquid。O,astrueasI’mtellingyou。Agoodlookingsovereign。
Andthere’smorewherethatcamefrom,sayshe。
Wereyourobbingthepoorbox,Joe?saysI。