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  Gazesonherimpassive。Immense!Mostbloodyawfuldemirep!

  STEPHENEtexaltabunturcornuaiusti。Queenslaywithprizebulls。

  RememberPasiphaeforwhoselustmygrandoldgrossfathermadethefirstconfessionbox。ForgetnotMadamGrisselSteevensnorthesuinescionsofthehouseofLambert。AndNoahwasdrunkwithwine。Andhisarkwasopen。

  BELLANoneofthathere。Cometothewrongshop。

  LYNCHLethimalone。He’sbackfromParis。

  ZOERunstoStephenandlinkshim。Ogoon!Giveussomeparleyvoo。

  Stephenclapshatonheadandleapsovertothefireplace,wherehestandswithshruggedshoulders,finnyhandsoutspread,apaintedsmileonhisface。

  LYNCHPommellingonthesofa。RmmRmmRmmRrrrrrmmmmm。

  STEPHENGobbles,withmarionettejerks。Thousandplacesofentertainmenttoexpensesyoureveningswithlovelyladiessalingglovesandotherthingsperhapsherheartbeerchopsperfectfashionablehouseveryeccentricwherelotscocottesbeautifuldressedmuchaboutprincesseslikearedancingcancanandwalkingthereparisianclowneriesextrafoolishforbachelorsforeignsthesameiftalkingapoorenglishhowmuchsmarttheyareonthingsloveandsensationsvoluptuous。Mistersveryselectsforispleasuremusttovisitheavenandhellshowwithmortuarycandlesandtheytearssilverwhichoccureverynight。Perfectlyshockingterrificofreligion’sthingsmockeryseeninuniversalworld。Allchicwomanswhicharrivefullofmodestythendisrobeandsquealloudtoseevampiremandebauchnunveryfreshyoungwithdessoustroublants。Heclockshistongueloudly。Ho,lala!Cepifqu’ila!

  LYNCHVivelevampire!

  THEWHORESBravo!Parleyvoo!

  STEPHENGrimacingwithheadback,laughsloudly,clappinghimself

  Greatsuccessoflaughing。Angelsmuchprostituteslikeandholyapostlesbigdamnruffians。Demimondainesnicelyhandsomesparklingofdiamondsveryamiablecosturned。Ordoyouarefondbetterwhatbelongstheymodernspleasureturpitudeofoldmans?HepointsabouthimwithgrotesquegestureswhichLynchandthewhoresreplyto。Caoutchoucstatuewomanreversibleorlifesizetompeeptomsvirginsnuditiesverylesbicthekissfivetentimes。Entergentlementoseeinmirrorseverypositionstrapezesallthatmachinetherebesidesalsoifdesireactawfullybestialbutcher’sboypollutesinwarmvealliveroromeletteonthebellypiècedeShakespeare。

  BELLAClappingherbelly,sinksbackonthesofawithashoutoflaughter。Anomeletteonthe……Ho!ho!ho!ho!……Omeletteonthe……

  STEPHENMincingly。Iloveyou,Sirdarling。Speakyouenglishmantonguefordoubleententecordiale。Oyes,monloup。

  Howmuchcost?Waterloo。Watercloset。Heceasessuddenlyandholdsupaforefinger。

  BELLALaughing。Omelette……

  THEWHORESLaughing。Encore!Encore!

  STEPHENMarkme。Idreamtofawatermelon。

  ZOEGoabroadandloveaforeignlady。

  LYNCHAcrosstheworldforawife。

  FLORRYDreamsgobycontraries。

  STEPHENExtendinghisarms。Itwashere。Streetofharlots。

  InSerpentineAvenueBeelzebubshowedmeher,afubsywidow。Where’stheredcarpetspread?

  BLOOMApproachingStephen。Look。

  STEPHENNo,Iflew。Myfoesbeneathme。Andevershallbe。Worldwithoutend。Hecries。Pater!Free!

  BLOOMIsay,look……

  STEPHENBreakmyspirit,willhe?Omerdealors!Hecries,hisvulturetalonssharpened。Hola!Hillyho!

  SimonDedalus’voicehilloesinanswer,somewhatsleepybutready。

  SIMONThat’sallright。Heswoopsuncertainlythroughtheair,wheeling,utteringcriesofheartening,onstrongponderousbuzzardwings。Ho,boy!Areyougoingtowin?Hoop!Pschatt!Stablewiththosehalfcastes。

  Wouldn’tletthemwithinthebawlofanass。Headup!Keepourflagflying!

  Aneaglegulesvolantinafieldargentdisplayed。Ulsterkingatarms!

  haihoop!Hemakesthebeagle’scallgivingtongue。Bulbul!Burblblbrurblbl!

  Hai,boy!

  Thefrondsandspacesofthewallpaperfilerapidlyacrosscountry。

  Astoutfoxdrawnfromcovert,brushpointed,havingburiedhisgrandmother,runsswiftfortheopen,bright-eyed,seekingbadgerearth,undertheleaves。

  Thepackofstaghoundsfollows,nosetotheground,sniffingtheirquarry,beaglebaying,burblbrblngtobeblooded。WardUnionhuntsmenandhuntswomenlivewiththem,hotforakill。FromSixMilePoint,Flathouse,NineMileStonefollowthefootpeoplewithknottysticks,salmongaffs,lassos,flockmasterswithstockwhips,bearbaiterswithtomtoms,toreadorswithbullswords,greynegroeswavingtorches。Thecrowdbowlsofdicers,crownandanchorplayers,thimbleriggers,broadsmen。Crowsandtouts,hoarsebookiesinhighwizardhatsclamourdeafeningly。

  THECROWDCardoftheraces。Racingcard!

  Tentoonethefield!

  Tommyontheclayhere!

  Tommyontheclay!

  Tentoonebarone。

  Tentoonebarone。

  TryyourluckonspinningJenny!

  Tentoonebarone!

  Sellthemonkey,boys!

  Sellthemonkey!

  I’llgivetentoone!

  Tentoonebarone!Adarkhorse,riderless,boltslikeaphantompastthewinningpost,hismanemoonfoaming,hiseyeballsstars。Thefieldfollows,abunchofbuckingmounts。Skeletonhorses:Sceptre,MaximumtheSecond,Zinfandel,theDukeofWestminstersShotover,Repulse,theDukeofBeauforts’Ceylon,prixdeParis。Dwarfsridethem,rustyarmoured,leaping,leapingintheirsaddles。Lastinadrizzleofrain,onabroken-windedisabellenag,CockoftheNorth,thefavourite,honeycap,greenjacket,orangesleeves,GarrettDeasyup,grippingthereins,ahockeystickattheready。Hisnag,stumblingonwhitegaiteredfeet,jogsalongtherockyroad。

  THEORANGELODGESJeering。Getdownandpush,mister。Lastlap!You’llbehomethenight!

  GARRETTDEASYBoltupright,hisnailscrapedfaceplasteredwithpostagestamps,brandisheshishockeystick,hisblueeyesflashingintheprismofthechandelierashismountlopesbyataschoolinggallop。Perviasrectas!

  Ayokeofbucketsleopardsalloverhimandhisrearingnag,atorrentofmuttonbrothwithdancingcoinsofcarrots,barley,onions,turnips,potatoes。

  THEGREENLODGESSoftday,sirJohn!Softday,yourhonour!

  PrivateCarr,PrivateComptonandCissyCaffreypassbeneaththewindows,singingindiscord。

  STEPHENHark!Ourfriend,noiseinthestreet!

  ZOEHoldsupherhand。Stop!

  PRIVATECARR,PRIVATECOMPTONandCISSYCAFFREYYetI’veasortaYorkshirerelishfor……ZOEThat’sme。Sheclapsherhands。Dance!Dance!Sherunstothepianola。Whohastwopence?

  BLOOMWho’ll。

  LYNCHHandinghercoins。Here。

  STEPHENCrackinghisfingersimpatiently。Quick!Quick!Where’smyaugur’srod?Herunstothepianoandtakeshisashplant,beatinghisfootintripudium。

  ZOETurnsthedrumhandle。There。

  Shedropstwopenniesintheslot。Glowpinkandvioletlightsstartforth。Thedrumturnspurringinlowhesitationwaltz。ProfessorGoodwin,inabowknottedperiwig,incourtdress,wearingastainedinvernesscape,bentintwofromincredibleage,tottersacrosstheroom,hishandsfluttering。

  Hesitstinilyonthepianostoolandliftsandbeatshandlesssticksofarmsonthekeyboard,noddingwithdamselsgrace,hisbowknotbobbing。

  ZOETwirlsaroundherselfheeltapping。Dance。Anybodyhereforthere?Who’lldance?

  Thepianola,withchanginglights,playsinwaltztimethepreludetoMyGirl’saYorkshireGirl。StephenthrowshisashplantonthetableandseizesZoearoundthewaist。FlorryandBellapushthetabletowardsthefireplace。Stephen,aimingZoewithexaggeratedgrace,beginstowaltzheraroundtheroom。Hersleeve,fallingfromgracingarms,revealsawhitefleshflowerofvaccination。Bloomstandsaside。Betweenthecurtains,ProfessorMaginniinsertsalegonthetoepointofwhichspinsasilkhat。

  Withadeftkick,hesendsitspinningtohiscrownandjauntyhattedskatesin。Hewearsaslatefrockcoatwithclaretsilklapels,ago-etofcreamtulle,agreenlowcutwaistcoat,stockcollarwithwhitekerchieftightlavendertrousers,patentpumpsandcanarygloves。Inhisbuttonholeisadahlia。Hetwirlsinreverseddirectionsacloudedcane,thenwedgesittightinhisoxter。Heplacesahandlimplyonhisbreastbone,bowsandfondleshisflowerandbuttons。

  MAGINNIThepoetryofmotion,artofcallisthenics。NoconnectionwithMadamLeggetByrne’sorLevinstone’s。Fancydressballsarranged。Deportment。

  TheKattyLannersteps。So。Watchme!Myterpsichoreanabilities。Heminuetsforwardthreepacesontrippingbee’sfeet。Toutlemondeanavant!

  Révérence!Toutlemondeenplace!

  Thepreludeceases。ProfessorGoodwin,beatingvaguearms,shrivels,shrinks,hislivecapefallingaboutthestool。Theair,infirmerwaltztime,pounds。StephenandZoecirclefreely。Thelightschange,glow,fade,gold,rose,violet。

  THEPIANOLATwoyoungfellowsweretalkingabouttheirgirls,girls,girls,Sweetheartsthey’dleftbehind。

  Fromacornerthemorninghoursrunout,goldhaired,slim,ingirlishblue,waspwaisted,withinnocenthands。Nimblytheydance,twirlingtheirskippingropes。Thehoursofnoonfollowinambergold。Laughinglinked,highhaircombsflashing,theycatchthesuninmockingmirrors,liftingtheirarms。

  MAGINNIClipclapsglovesilenthands。Carré!Avantdeux!Breatheevenly!Balance!

  Themorningandnoonhourswaltzintheirplaces,turning,advancingtoeachother,shapingtheircurves,bowingvisavis。Cawaliersbehindthemarchandsuspendtheirarms,withhandsdescendingto,touching,risingfromtheirshoulders。

  HOURSYoumaytouchmy。

  CAVALIERSMayItouchyour?

  HOURSO,butlightly!

  CAVALIERSO,solightly!

  THEPIANOLAMylittleshylittlelasshasawaist。

  ZoeandStephenturnboldlywithlooserswing。Thetwilighthoursadvance,fromlonglandshadows,dispersed,lagging,languideyed,theircheeksdelicatewithcipriaandfalsefaintbloom。Theyareingreygauzewithdarkbatsleevesthatflutterinthelandbreeze。

  MAGINNIAvant!huit!Traversé!Salut!Coursdemains!Croisé!

  Theeighthoursstealtothelastplace。Morning,noonandtwilighthoursretreatbeforethem。Theyaremasked,withdaggeredhairandbraceletsofdullbells。Weary,theycurchycurchyunderveils。

  THEBRACELETSHeigho!Heigho!

  ZOETwisting,herhandtoherbrow。O!

  MAGINNILostiroirs!Chaînededames!Lacorbeille!Dosà

  dos!

  Arabesquingwearily,theyweaveapatternonthefloor,weaving,unweaving,curtseying,twisting,simplyswirling。

  ZOEI’mgiddy。

  Shefreesherselfdroopsonachair,StephenseizesFlorryandturnswithher。

  MAGINNIBoulangère!Losronds!Losponts!Chevauxdebois!

  Escargots!

  Twining,receding,withinterchanginghands,thenighthourslink,eachwitharchingarms,inamosaicofmovements。StephenandFlorryturncumbrously。

  MAGINNIDansezavecvosdames!Changesdedames!Donneslepetitbouquetavotredame!Remerciez!

  THEPIANOLABest,bestofall,Baraabum!KITTYJumpsup。O,theyplayedthatonthehobbyhorsesattheMirusbazaar!

  SherunstoStephen。HeleavesFlorrybrusquelyandseizesKitty。

  Ascreamingbittern’sharshhighwhistleshrieks。GroangrousegurglingToft’scumbersomewhirligigturnsslowlytheroomrightroundabouttheroom。

  THEPIANOLAMygirl’saYorkshiregirl。

  ZOEYorkshirethroughandthrough。Comeonall!

  SheseizesFlorryandwaltzesher。

  STEPHENPasseul!

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