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  CORNYKELLEHERSureitwasBehan,ourjarveythere,thattoldmeafterweleftthetwocommercialsinMrsCohen’sandItoldhimtopullupandgotofftosee。Helaughs。Soberhearsedriversaspecialty。WillIgivehimalifthome?Wheredoeshehangout?SomewhereinCabra,what?

  BLOOMNo,inSandycove,Ibelieve,fromwhatheletdrop。

  Stephen,prone,breathestothestars。CornyKelleherasquint,drawlsatthehorse。Bloomingloom,loomsdown。

  CORNYKELLEHERScratcheshisnape。Sandycove!HebendsdownandcallstoStephen。Eh!Hecallsagain。Eh!He’scoveredwithshavingsanyhow。Takecaretheydidn’tliftanythingoffhim。

  BLOOMNo,no,no。Ihavehismoneyandhishathereandstick。

  CORNYKELLEHERAhwell,he’llgetoverit。Nobonesbroken。Well,I’llshovealong。Helaughs。I’vearendezvousinthemorning。Buryingthedead。Safehome!

  THEHORSENeighs。Hohohohohome。

  BLOOMGoodnight。I’lljustwaitandtakehimalonginafew……

  CornyKelleherreturnstotheoutsidecarandmountsit。Thehorseharnessjingles。

  CORNYKELLEHERFromthecar,standing。Night。

  BLOOMNight。

  Thejarveychucksthereinsandraiseshiswhipencouragingly。Thecarandhorsebackslowly,awkwardlyandturn。CornyKelleheronthesideseatswayshisheadtoandfroinsignofmirthatBloomsplight。Thejarveyjoinsinthemutepantomimicmerrimentnoddingfromthefartherseat。Bloomshakeshisheadinmutemirthfulreply。WiththumbandpalmCornyKelleherreassuresthatthetwobobbieswillallowthesleeptocontinueforwhatelseistobedone。WithaslownodBloomconveyshisgratitudeasthatisexactlywhatStephenneeds。Thecarjinglestooraloomroundthecornerofthetooraloomlane。CornyKelleheragainreassuraloomswithhishand。

  BloomwithhishandassuraloomsCornyKelleherthatheisreassuraloomtay。

  Thetinklinghoofsandjinglingharnessgrowfainterwiththeirtooralooloolooloolay。Bloom,holdinginhishandStephenshatfestoonedwithshavingsandashplant,standsirresolute。Thenhebendstohimandshakeshimbytheshoulder。

  BLOOMEh!Ho!Thereisnoanswerhebendsagain。MrDedalus!

  Thereisnoanswer。Thenameifyoucall。Somnambulist。Hebendsagainand,hesitating,bringshismouthnearthefaceoftheprostrateform。Stephen!Thereisnoanswer。Hecallsagain。Stephen!

  STEPHENGroans。Who?Blackpanthervampire。Hesighsandstretcheshimselfthenmurmursthicklywithprolongedvowels。Who……

  drive……Fergusnow。Andpierce……wood’swovenshade?……

  Heturnsonhisleftside,sighing,doublinghimselftogether。

  BLOOMPoetry。Welleducated。Pity。HebendsagainandundoesthebuttonsofStephen’swaistcoat。Tobreathe。HebrushesthewoodshavingsfromStephen’sclotheswithlighthandsandfingers。Onepoundseven。Nothurtanyhow。Helistens。What!

  Murmurs。……shadows……thewoods……whitebreast……dim……Hestretchesouthisarms,sighsagainandcurlshisbody。Bloomholdinghishatandashplantstandserect。Adogbarksinthedistance。Bloomtightensandloosenshisgripontheashplant。HelooksdownonStephen’sfaceandform。

  BLOOMCommuneswiththenight。Faceremindsmeofhispoormother。Intheshadywood。Thedeepwhitebreast。Ferguson,IthinkIcaught。

  Agirl。Somegirl。Bestthingcouldhappenhim……Hemurmurs。……

  swearthatIwillalwayshail,everconceal,neverreveal,anypartorparts,artorarts……Hemurmurs。intheroughsandsofthesea。

  acabletow’slengthfromtheshore……wherethetideebbs……andflows……

  Silent,thoughtful,alert,hestandsonguard,hisfingersathislipsintheattitudeofsecretmaster。Againstthedarkwallafigureappearsslowly,afairyboyofeleven,achangeling,kidnapped,dressedinanEtonsuitwithglassshoesandalittlebronzehelmet,holdingabookinhishand。Hereadsfromrighttoleftinaudibly,smiling,kissingthepage。

  BLOOMWonderstruck,callsinaudibly。Rudy!

  RUDYGazesunseeingintoBloom’seyesandgoesonreading,kissing,smiling。Hehasadelicatemauveface。Onhissuithehasdiamondandrubybuttons。Inhisfreelefthandheholdsaslimivorycanewithaviolethowknot。Awhitelambkinpeepsoutofhiswaistcoatpocket。

  JOYCE:Ulysses,EumaeusEumaeusPREPARATORYTOANYTHINGELSEMRBLOOMBRUSHEDOFFTHEGREATERbulkoftheshavingsandhandedStephenthehatandashplantandbuckedhimupgenerallyinorthodoxSamaritanfashion,whichheverybadlyneeded。HisStephen’s

  mindwasnotexactlywhatyouwouldcallwanderingbutabitunsteadyandonhisexpresseddesireforsomebeveragetodrinkMrBloom,inviewofthehouritwasandtherebeingnopumpsofVartrywateravailablefortheirablutions,letalonedrinkingpurposes,hituponanexpedientbysuggesting,offthereel,theproprietyofthecabman’sshelter,asitwascalled,hardlyastonesthrowawaynearButtBridge,wheretheymighthituponsomedrinkablesintheshapeofamilkandsodaoramineral。

  Buthowtogettherewastherub。ForthenoncehewasrathernonplussedbutinasmuchasthedutyplainlydevolveduponhimtotakesomemeasuresonthesubjectheponderedsuitablewaysandmeansduringwhichStephenrepeatedlyyawned。Sofarashecouldseehewasratherpaleinthefacesothatitoccurredtohimashighlyadvisabletogetaconveyanceofsomedescriptionwhichwouldanswerintheirthencondition,bothofthembeinge。d。ed,particularlyStephen,alwaysassumingthattherewassuchathingtobefound。Accordingly,afterafewsuchpreliminaries,as,inspiteofhishavingforgottentotakeuphisrathersoapsuddyhandkerchiefafterithaddoneyeomanserviceintheshavingline,brushing,theybothwalkedtogetheralongBeaverstreet,or,moreproperly,lane,asfarasthefarrier’sandthedistinctlyfetidatmosphereoftheliverystablesatthecornerofMontgomerystreetwheretheymadetrackstotheleftfromthencedebouchingintoAmiensStreetroundbythecornerofDanBergin’s。But,asheconfidentlyanticipated,therewasnotasignofaJehuplyingforhireanywheretobeseenexceptafourwheeler,probablyengagedbysomefellowsinsideonthespree,outsidetheNorthStarHotelandtherewasnosymptomofitsbudgingaquarterofaninchwhenMrBloom,whowasanythingbutaprofessionalwhistler,endeavouredtohailitbyemittingakindofawhistle,holdinghisarmsarchedoverhishead,twice。

  Thiswasaquandarybut,bringingcommonsensetobearonit,evidentlytherewasnothingforitbutputagoodfaceonthematterandfootitwhichtheyaccordinglydid。So,bevellingaroundbyMullet’sandtheSignalHouse,whichtheyshortlyreached,theyproceededperforceinthedirectionofAmiensstreetrailwayterminus,MrBloombeinghandicappedbythecircumstancethatoneofthebackbuttonsofhistrousershad,tovarythetimehonouredadage,gonethewayofallbuttons,though,enteringthoroughlyintothespiritofthething,heheroicallymadelightofthemischance。So,asneitherofthemwereparticularlypressedfortime,asithappened,andthetemperaturerefreshingsinceitclearedupaftertherecentvisitationofJupiterPluvius,theydanderedalongpastbywheretheemptyvehiclewaswaitingwithoutafareorajarvey。AsitsohappenedaDublinUnitedTramwaysCompany’ssandstrewerhappeningtobereturningtheeldermanrecountedtohiscompanionàproposoftheincidenthisowntrulymiraculousescapeofsomelittlewhileback。TheypassedthemainentranceoftheGreatNorthernrailwaystation,thestartingpointforBelfast,whereofcoursealltrafficwassuspendedatthatlatehour,and,passingthebackdoorofthemorgueanotveryenticinglocality,nottosaygruesometoadegree,moreespeciallyatnight,ultimatelygainedtheDockTavernandinduecourseturnedintoStorestreet,famousforitsCdivisionpolicestation。Betweenthispointandthehigh,atpresentunlit,warehousesofBeresfordPlaceStephenthoughttothinkofIbsen,associatedwithBaird’s,thestonecutter’s,inhismindsomehowinTalbotPlace,firstturningontheright,whiletheother,whowasactingashisfidusAchates,inhaledwithinternalsatisfactionthesmellofJamesRourke’scitybakery,situatedquiteclosetowheretheywere,theverypalatableodourindeedofourdailybread,ofallcommoditiesofthepublictheprimaryandmostindispensable。Bread,thestaffoflife,earnyourbread,Otellmewhereisfancybread?AtRourke’sthebaker’s,itissaid。

  Enroute,tohistaciturn,and,nottoputtoofineapointonit,notyetperfectlysobercompanion,MrBloom,whoatallevents,wasincompletepossessionofhisfaculties,nevermoreso,infactdisgustinglysober,spokeawordofcautionrethedangersofnighttown,womenofillfameandswellmobsmen,which,barelypermissibleonceinawhile,thoughnotasahabitualpractice,wasofthenatureofaregulardeathtrapforyoungfellowsofhisageparticularlyiftheyhadacquireddrinkinghabitsundertheinfluenceofliquorunlessyouknewalittlejuijitsuforeverycontingencyasevenafellowonthebroadofhisbackcouldadministeranastykickifyoudidn’tlookout。HighlyprovidentialwastheappearanceonthesceneofCornyKelleherwhenStephenwasblissfullyunconsciousthat,butforthatmaninthegapturningupattheeleventhhour,thefinismighthavebeenthathemighthavebeenacandidatefortheaccidentward,or,failingthat,theBridewellandanappearanceinthecourtnextdaybeforeMrTobias,or,hebeingthesolicitor,ratheroldWall,hemeanttosay,orMalonywhichsimplyspeltruinforachapwhenitgotbruitedabout。Thereasonhementionedthefactwasthatalotofthosepolicemen,whomhecordiallydisliked,wereadmittedlyunscrupulousintheserviceoftheCrownand,asMrBloomputit,recallingacaseortwointheA

  DivisioninClanbrassilstreet,preparedtoswearaholethroughatengallonpot。NeveronthespotwhenwantedbutinquietpartsoftheCity,PembrokeRoad,forexample,theguardiansofthelawwerewellinevidence,theobviousreasonbeingtheywerepaidtoprotecttheupperclasses。Anotherthinghecommentedonwasequippingsoldierswithfirearmsorsidearmsofanydescription,liabletogooffatanytime,whichwastantamounttoincitingthemagainstciviliansshouldbyanychancetheyfallnutoveranything。Youfritteredawayyourtime,heverysensiblymaintained,andhealthandalsocharacterbesideswhichthesquandermaniaofthething,fastwomenofthedemimonderanawaywithalotof#。s。d。intothebargainandthegreatestdangerofallwaswhoyougotdrunkwiththough,touchingthemuchvexedquestionofstimulants,herelishedaglassofchoiceoldwineinseasonasbothnourishingandblood-makingandpossessingaperientvirtuesnotablyagoodburgundywhichhewasastaunchbelieverinstillneverbeyondacertainpointwhereheinvariablydrewthelineasitsimplyledtotroubleallroundtosaynothingofyourbeingatthetendermercyofotherspractically。MostofallhecommentedadverselyonthedesertionofStephenbyallhispubhuntingconfrèresbutone,amostglaringpieceofrattingonthepartofhisbrothermedicosunderallthecircs。

  AndthatonewasJudas,saidStephen,whouptothenhadsaidnothingwhatsoeverofanykind。

  DiscussingtheseandkindredtopicstheymadeabeelineacrossthebackoftheCustomhouseandpassedundertheLoopLinebridgewhenabrazierofcokeburninginfrontofasentrybox,orsomethinglikeone,attractedtheirratherlaggingfootsteps。Stephenofhisownaccordstoppedfornospecialreasontolookattheheapofbarrencobblestonesandbythelightemanatingfromthebrazierhecouldjustmakeoutthedarkerfigureofthecorporationwatchmaninsidethegloomofthesentrybox。Hebegantorememberthatthishadhappened,orhadbeenmentionedashavinghappened,beforebutitcosthimnosmalleffortbeforeherememberedthatherecognisedinthesentryaquondamfriendofhisfather’sGumley。Toavoidameetingbedrewnearertothepillarsoftherailwaybridge。

  Someonesalutedyou,MrBloomsaid。

  Afigureofmiddleheightontheprowl,evidently,underthearchessalutedagain,calling:Night!Stephen,ofcourse,startedratherdizzilyandstoppedtoreturnthecompliment。MrBloom,actuatedbymotivesofinherentdelicacy,inasmuchashealwaysbelievedinmindinghisownbusiness,movedoffbutneverthelessremainedonthequivivewithjustashadeofanxietythoughnotfunkyishintheleast。AlthoughunusualintheDublinarea,heknewthatitwasnotbyanymeansunknownfordesperadoeswhohadnexttonothingtoliveontobeaboutwaylayingandgenerallyterrorisingpeaceablepedestriansbyplacingapistolattheirheadinsomesecludedspotoutsidethecityproper,famishedloiterersoftheThamesembankmentcategorytheymightbehangingaboutthereorsimplymaraudersreadytodecampwithwhateverboodletheycouldinonefellswoopatamomentsnotice,yourmoneyoryourlife,leavingyoutheretopointamoral,gaggedandgarotted。

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