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  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。

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