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  ZoeandKittystillpointright。Bloom,partingthemswiftly,drawshiscaliph’shoodandponchoandhurriesdownthestepswithsidewaysface。

  IncogHarounalBaschid,heflitsbehindthesilentlechersandhastensonbytherailingswithfleetstepofapardstrewingthedragbehindhim,tornenvelopesdrenchedinaniseed。Theashplantmarkshisstride。Apackofbloodhounds,ledbyHornblowerofTrinitybrandishingadogwhipintallyhocapandanoldpairofgreytrousers,followsfromfar,pickingupthescent,nearer,baying,panting,atfault,breakingaway,throwingtheirtongues,bitinghisheels,leapingathistail。Hewalks,runs,zigzags,gallops,lugslaidback。Heispeltedwithgravel,cabbagestumps,biscuitboxes,eggs,potatoes,deadcodfish,womansslipperslappers。Afterhim,freshfound,thehueandcryzigzaggallopsinhotpursuitoffollowmyleader:65C

  66Cnightwatch,JohnHenryMenton,WisdomHely,V。B。Dillon,CouncillorNannetti,AlexanderKeyes,LarryO’Rourke,JoeCuffe,MrsO’DowdPisserBurke,TheNamelessOne,MrsRiordan,TheCitizen,Garryowen,Whatdoyoucallhim,Strangeface,Fellowthatslike,Sawhimbefore,Chapwith,ChrisCallinan,sirCharlesCameron,BenjaminDollard,Lenehan,Bartelld’Arcy,JoeHynes,redMurray,editorBrayden,T。M。Healy,MrJusticeFitzgibbon,JohnHowardParnell,thereverendTinnedSalmon,ProfessorJoly,MrsBreen,DenisBreen,TheodorePurefoy,MinaPurefoy,theWestlandRowpostmistress,C。P。M’Coy,friendofLyons,HoppyHolohan,maninthestreet,othermaninthestreet,Footballboots,pugnoseddriverrichprotestantlady,DavyByrne,MrsEllenM’Guinness,MrsJoeGallaherGeorgeLidwell,JimmyHenryoncorns,SuperintendentLaracy,FatherCowley,CroftonoutoftheCollectorGenerals,DanDawson,dentalsurgeonBloomwithtweezers,MrsBobDoran,MrsKennefick,MrsWyseNolan,JohnWyseNolan,handsomemamedwomanrubbedagainstwidebehindinClonskeatram,thebooksellerofSweetsofSin,MissDubedatandshedidbedad,MesdamesGeraldandStanislausMoranofRoebuck,themanagingclerkofDrimmiescolonelHayes,Mastiansky,Citron,Penrose,AaronFigatner,MosesHerzog,MichaelE。Geraghty,InspectorTroy,MrsGalbraith,theconstableoffEcclesStreetcornerolddoctorBradywithstethoscope,themysterymanonthebeach,aretrieverMrsMiriamDandradeandallherlovers。

  THEHUEANDCRYHelterskelterelterwelterHe’sBloom!StopBloom!

  Stopabloom!Stopperrobber!Hi!Hi!Stophimonthecorner!

  AtthecornerofBeaverStreetbeneaththescaffoldingBloompantingstopsonthefringeofthenoisyquarrellingknot,alotnotknowingajotwhathi!hi!rowandwrangleroundthewhowhatbrawlaltogether。

  STEPHENWithelaborategestures,breathingdeeplyandslowly。

  Youaremyguests。Theuninvited。ByvirtueofthefifthofGeorgeandseventhofEdward。Historytoblame。Fabledbymothersofmemory。

  PRIVATECARRToCissyCaffrey。Washeinsultingyou?

  STEPHENAddressedherinvocativefeminine。Probablyneuter。Ungenitive。

  VOICESNo,hedidn’t。Thegirl’stellinglies。HewasinMrsCohen’s。

  What’sup?Soldiersandcivilians。

  CISSYCAFFREYIwasincompanywiththesoldiersandtheyleftmetodo-youknowandtheyoungmanranupbehindme。ButI’mfaithfultothemanthat’streatingmethoughI’monlyashillingwhore。

  STEPHENCatchessightofKitty’sandLynch’sheads。Hail,Sisyphus。

  Hepointstohimselfandtheothers。Poetic。Neopoetic。

  VOICESShe’sfaithfultheman。

  CISSYCAFFREYYes,togowithhim。Andmewithasoldierfriend。

  PRIVATECOMPTONHedoesn’thalfwantathickear,theblighter。Biffhimone,Harry。

  PRIVATECARRToCissy。Washeinsultingyouwhilemeandhimwashavingapiss?

  LORDTENNYSONInUnionJackblazerandcricketflannels,bareheaded,flowingbearded。Their’snottoreasonwhy。

  PRIVATECOMPTONBiffhim,Harry。

  STEPHENToPrivateCompton。Idon’tknowyournamebutyouarequiteright。DoctorSwiftsaysonemaninarmourwillbeattenmenintheirshirts。Shirtissynechdoche。Partforthewhole。

  CISSYCAFFREYTothecrowd。No,Iwaswiththeprivate。

  STEPHENAmiably。Whynot?Theboldsoldierboy。Inmyopinioneveryladyforexample……

  PRIVATECARRHiscapawry,advancingtoStephen。Say,howwoulditbe,governor,ifIwastobashinyourjaw?

  STEPHENLooksupinthesky。How?Veryunpleasant。Nobleartofself-pretence。Personally,Idetestaction。Hewaveshishand

  Handhurtsmeslightly。Enfin,cesontvosoignons。

  ToCissyCaffrey。Sometroubleisonhere。Whatisit,precisely?

  DOLLYGRAYFromherbalconywavesherhandkerchiefgivingthesignoftheheroineofJericho。Rahab。Cook’sson,goodbye。SafehometoDolly。Dreamofthegirlyouleftbehindandshewilldreamofyou。

  Thesoldiersturntheirswimmingeyes。

  BLOOMElbowingthroughthecrowdplucksStephen’ssleevevigorously。

  Comenow,professor,thatcarmaniswaiting。

  STEPHENTurns。Eh?HedisengageshimselfWhyshouldInotspeaktohimortoanyhumanbeingwhowalksuprightuponthisoblateorange?Hepointshisfinger。I’mnotafraidofwhatIcantalktoifIseehiseye。Retainingtheperpendicular。

  Hestaggersapaceback。

  BLOOMProppinghim。Retainyourown。

  STEPHENLaughsemptily。Mycentreofgravityisdisplaced。

  Ihaveforgottenthetrick。Letussitdownsomewhereanddiscuss。Struggleforlifeisthelawofexistencebutmodernphilirenists,notablythetsarandthekingofEngland,haveinventedarbitration。Hetapshisbrow。

  ButinhereitisImustkillthepriestandtheking。

  BIDDYTHECLAPDidyouhearwhattheprofessorsaid?He’saprofessoroutofthecollege。

  CUNTYKATEIdid。Iheardthat。

  BIDDYTHECLAPHeexpresseshimselfwithmuchmarkedrefinementofphraseology。

  CUNTYKATEIndeed,yes。Andatthesametimewithsuchappositetrenchancy。

  PRIVATECARRPullshimselffreeandcomesforward。What’sthatyou’resayingaboutmyking?

  EdwardtheSeventhappearsinanarchway。HewearsawhitejerseyonwhichanimageoftheSacredHeartisstitched,withtheinsigniaofGarterandThistle,GoldenFleece,ElephantofDenmark,Skinners’andProbyns’

  horse,Lincoln’sInnbencherandancientandhonourableartillerycompanyofMassachusetts。Hesucksaredjujube。Heisrobedasagrandelectperfectandsublimemasonwithtrowelandapron,markedmadeinGermany。Inhislefthandheholdsaplasterersbucketonwhichisprinted:Défensed’uriner。Aroarofwelcomegreetshim。

  EDWARDTHESEVENTHSlowly,solemnlybutindistinctly。Peace,perfectpeace。Foridentificationbucketinmyhand。Cheerio,boys。Heturnstohissubjects。Wehavecomeheretowitnessacleanstraightfightandweheartilywishbothmenthebestofgoodluck。Mahakmakaraback。

  HeshakeshandswithPrivateCarr,PrivateCompton,Stephen,BloomandLynch。Generalapplause。EdwardtheSeventhliftsthebucketgraciouslyinacknowledgement。

  PRIVATECARRToStephen。Sayitagain。

  STEPHENNervous,friendly,pullshimselfup。Iunderstandyourpointofview,thoughIhavenokingmyselfforthemoment。Thisistheageofpatentmedicine。Adiscussionisdifficultdownhere。Butthisisthepoint。Youdieforyourcountry,suppose。HeplaceshisarmonPrivateCarr’ssleeve。NotthatIwishitforyou。ButIsay:Letmycountrydieforme。Uptothepresentithasdoneso。Idon’twantittodie。Damndeath。Longlivelife!

  EDWARDTHESEVENTHLevitatesoverheapsofslaininthegarbandwiththehaloofJokingJesus,awhitejujubeinhisphosphorescentface。Mymethodsarenewandarecausingsurprise。

  TomaketheblindseeIthrowdustintheireyes。STEPHENKingsandunicorns!Hefallsbackapace。Comesomewhereandwe’ll……Whatwasthatgirlsaying?……

  PRIVATECOMPTONEh,Harry,givehimakickintheknackers。StickoneintoJerry。

  BLOOMTotheprivates,softly。Hedoesn’tknowwhathe’ssaying。

  Takingalittlemorethanisgoodforhim。Absinthe,thegreeneyedmonster。

  Iknowhim。He’sagentleman,apoet。It’sallright。

  STEPHENNods,smilingandlaughing。Gentleman,patriot,scholarandjudgeofimpostors。

  PRIVATECARRIdon’tgiveabuggerwhoheis。PRIVATECOMPTONWedon’tgiveabuggerwhoheis。

  STEPHENIseemtoannoythem。Greenragtoabull。

  KevinEganofParisinblackSpanishtasselledshirtandpeep-o’-dayboyshatsignstoStephen。

  KEVINEGANH’lo。Bonjour!Thevieilleogressewiththedentsjaunes。

  PatriceEganpeepsfrombehind,hisrabbitfacenibblingaquinceleaf。

  PATRICESocialiste!

  DONEMILEPATRIZIOFRANZRUPERTPOPEHENNESSYInmedievalhauberk,twowildgeesevolantonhishelm,withnobleindignationpointsamailedhandagainsttheprivates。Werethoseeykestofootboden,biggrandporcosofjohnyellowstodoscoveredofgravy!

  BLOOMToStephen。Comehome。You’llgetintotrouble。

  STEPHENSwaying。Idon’tavoidit。Heprovokesmyintelligence。

  BIDDYTHECLAPOneimmediatelyobservesthatheisofpatricianlineage。

  THEVIRAGOGreenabovethered,sayshe。WolfeTone。

  THEBAWDThered’sasgoodasthegreen,andbetter。Upthesoldiers!

  UpKingEdward!

  AROUGHLaughs。Ay!HandsuptoDeWet。

  THECITIZENWithahugeemeraldmufflerandshillelagh,calls。MaytheGodaboveSenddownacoveWithteethassharpasrazorsToslitthethroatOftheEnglishdogsThathangedourIrishleaders。THECROPPYBOYTheropenooseroundhisneck,gripesinhisissuingbowelswithbothhands。Ibearnohatetoalivingthing,Butlovemycountrybeyondtheking。RUMBOLD,DEMONBARBERAccompaniedbytwoblackmaskedassistants,advanceswithagladstonebagwhichheopens。Ladiesandgents,cleaverpurchasedbyMrsPearcytoslayMogg。KnifewithwhichVoisindismemberedthewifeofacompatriotandhidremainsinasheetinthecellar,theunfortunatefemale’sthroatbeingcutfromeartoear。PhialcontainingarsenicretrievedfromthebodyofMissBarrowwhichsentSeddontothegallows。

  Hejerkstherope,theassistantsleapatthevictimslegsanddraghimdownward,grunting:thecroppyboystongueprotrudesviolently。

  THECROPPYBOYHorhothohrayhorhother’shest。

  Hegivesuptheghost。Aviolenterectionofthehangedsendsgoutsofspermspoutingthroughhisdeathclothesontothecobblestones。MrsBellingham,MrsYelvertonBarryandtheHonourableMrsMervynTalboysrushforwardwiththeirhandkerchiefstosopitup。

  RUMBOLDI’mnearitmyself。Heundoesthenoose。Ropewhichhangedtheawfulrebel。TenshillingsatimeasappliedtoHisRoyalHighness。

  Heplungeshisheadintothegapingbellyofthehangedanddrawsouthisheadagainclottedwithcoiledandsmokingentrails。Mypainfuldutyhasnowbeendone。Godsavetheking!

  EDWARDTHESEVENTHDancesslowly,solemnly,rattlinghisbucketandsingswithsoftcontentment。Oncoronationday,oncoronationday,O,Won’tWehaveamerrytime,Drinkingwhisky,beerandwine!PRIVATECARRHere。Whatareyousayingaboutmyking?

  STEPHENThrowsuphishands。O,thisistoomonotonous!Nothing。

  Hewantsmymoneyandmylife,thoughwantmustbehismaster,forsomebrutishempireofhis。MoneyIhaven’t。Hesearcheshispocketsvaguely。

  Gaveittosomeone。

  PRIVATECARRWhowantsyourbleedingmoney?

  STEPHENTriestomoveoff。WillsomeonetellmewhereIamleastlikelytomeetthesenecessaryevils?çasevoitaussiàParis。NotthatI……ButbySaintPatrick!……

  Thewomen’sheadscoalesce。OldGummyGrannyinsugarloafhatappearsseatedonatoadstool,thedeathflowerofthepotatoblightonherbreast。

  STEPHENAha!Iknowyou,grammer!Hamlet,revenge!Theoldsowthateatsherfarrow!

  OLDGUMMYGRANNYRockingtoandfro。Ireland’ssweetheart,thekingofSpain’sdaughter,alanna。Strangersinmyhouse,badmannerstothem!Shekeenswithbansheewoe。Ochone!Ochone!Silkofthekine!Shewails。YoumetwithpooroldIrelandandhowdoesshestand?

  STEPHENHowdoIstandyou?Thehattrick!Where’sthethirdpersonoftheBlessedTrinity?SoggarthAroon?ThereverendCarrionCrow。

  CISSYCAFFREYShrill。Stopthemfromfighting!

  AROUGHOurmenretreated。

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