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　　Nowtouchingacupofcoffee，MrBloomventuredtoplausiblysuggesttobreaktheice，itoccurstomeyououghttosamplesomethingintheshapeofsolidfood，sayarollofsomedescription。

　　Accordinglyhisfirstactwaswithcharacteristicsangfroidtoorderthesecommoditiesquietly。Thehoipolloiofjarviesorstevedores，orwhatevertheywere，afteracursoryexamination，turnedtheireyes，apparentlydissatisfied，away，thoughoneredbeardedbibulousindividual，aportionofwhosehairwasgreyish，asailor，probably，stillstaredforsomeappreciabletimebeforetransferringhisraptattentiontothefloor。

　　MrBloom，availinghimselfoftherightoffreespeech，hehavingjustabowingacquaintancewiththelanguageindisputethough，tobesure，ratherinaquandaryovervoglio，remarkedtohisprot&eacute；g&eacute；inanaudibletoneofvoice，aproposofthebattleroyalinthestreetwhichwasstillragingfastandfurious：

　　Beautifullanguage。Imeanforsingingpurposes。Whydoyounotwriteyourpoetryinthatlanguage？BellaPoetria！itissomelodiousandfull。Belladonnavoglio。

　　Stephen，whowastryinghisdeadbesttoyawn，ifhecould，sufferingfromdeadlassitudegenerally，replied：

　　Tofilltheearofacowelephant。Theywerehagglingovermoney。

　　Isthatso？MrBloomasked。Ofcourse，hesubjoinedpensively，attheinwardreflectionoftherebeingmorelanguagestostartwiththanwereabsolutelynecessary，itmaybeonlythesouthernglamourthatsurroundsit。

　　Thekeeperoftheshelterinthemiddleofthist&ecirc；te-&agrave；-t&ecirc；teputaboilingswimmingcupofachoiceconcoctionlabelledcoffeeonthetableandaratherantediluvianspecimenofabun，orsoitseemed，afterwhichhebeataretreattohiscounter。MrBloomdeterminingtohaveagoodsquarelookathimlateronsoasnottoappearto……forwhichreasonheencouragedStephentoproceedwithhiseyeswhilehedidthehonoursbysurreptitiouslypushingthecupofwhatwastemporarilysupposedtobecalledcoffeegraduallynearerhim。

　　Soundsareimpostures，Stephensaidafterapauseofsomelittletime。Likenames，Cicero，Podmore，Napoleon，MrGoodbody，Jesus，MrDoyle。

　　ShakespeareswereascommonasMurphies。What’sinaname？

　　Yes，tobesure，MrBloomunaffectedlyconcurred。Ofcourse。Ournamewaschangedtoo，headded，pushingthesocalledrollacross。

　　Theredbeardedsailor，whohadhisweathereyeonthenewcomers，boardedStephen，whomhehadsingledoutforattentioninparticular，squarelybyasking：

　　Andwhatmightyournamebe？

　　JustinthenickoftimeMrBloomtouchedhiscompanion’sbootbutStephen，apparentlydisregardingthewarmpressure，fromanunexpectedquarter，answered：

　　Dedalus。

　　Thesailorstaredathimheavilyfromapairofdrowsybaggyeyes，ratherbungedupfromexcessiveuseofboose，preferablygoodoldHollandsandwater。

　　YouknowSimonDedalus？heaskedatlength。

　　I’veheardofhim，Stephensaid。

　　MrBloomwasallatseaforamoment，seeingtheothersevidentlyeavesdroppingtoo。

　　He’sIrish，theseamanboldaffirmed，staringstillinmuchthesamewayandnodding。AllIrish。

　　AlltooIrish，Stephenrejoined。

　　AsforMrBloomhecouldneithermakeheadortailofthewholebusinessandhewasjustaskinghimselfwhatpossibleconnectionwhenthesailor，ofhisownaccord，turnedtotheotherOccupantsoftheshelterwiththeremark：Iseenhimshoottwoeggsofftwobottlesatfiftyyardsoverhisshoulder。Thelefthanddeadshot。

　　Thoughhewasslightlyhamperedbyanoccasionalstammerandhisgesturesbeingalsoclumsyasitwasstillhedidhisbesttoexplain。

　　BottleOutthere，say。Fiftyyardsmeasured。Eggsonthebottles。

　　Cockshisgunoverhisshoulder。Aims。

　　Heturnedhisbodyhalfround，shutuphisrighteyecompletely，thenhescrewedhisfeaturesupsomewaysidewaysandglaredoutintothenightwithanunprepossessingcastofcountenance。

　　Pom，hethenshoutedonce。

　　Theentireaudiencewaited，anticipatinganadditionaldetonation，therebeingstillafurtheregg。

　　Pom，heshoutedtwice。

　　Eggtwoevidentlydemolished，henoddedandwinked，addingbloodthirstily：BuffaloBillshootstokill，Nevermissednorheneverwill。AsilenceensuedtillMrBloomforagreeableness’sakejustfeltlikeaskinghimwhetheritwasforamarksmanshipcompetitionliketheBisley。

　　Begpardon，thesailorsaid。

　　Longago？MrBloompursuedwithoutflinchingahairsbreadth。

　　Why，thesailorreplied，relaxingtoacertainextentunderthemagicinfluenceofdiamondcutdiamond，itmightbeamatteroftenyears。HetouredthewideworldwithHengler’sRoyalCircus。IseenhimdothatinStockholm。

　　Curiouscoincidence，MrBloomconfidedtoStephenunobtrusively。

　　Murphy’smyname，thesailorcontinued，W。B。Murphy，ofCarrigaloe。

　　Knowwherethatis？

　　QueenstownHarbour，Stephenreplied。

　　That’sright，thesailorsaid。FortCamdenandFortCarlisle。That’swhereIhailsfrom。Mylittlewoman’sdownthere。She’swaitingforme，Iknow。ForEngland，homeandbeauty。She’smyowntruewifeIhaven’tseenforsevenyearsnow，sailingabout。

　　MrBloomcouldeasilypicturehisadventonthisscene-thehomecomingtothemariner’sroadsideshielingafterhavingdiddledDavyJones-arainynightwithablindmoon。Acrosstheworldforawife。QuiteanumberofstoriestherewereonthatparticularAliceBenBolttopic，EnochArdenandRipvanWinkleanddoesanybodyhereaboutsrememberCaocO’Leary，afavouriteandmosttryingdeclamationpiece，bytheway，ofpoorJohnCaseyandabitofperfectpoetryinitsownsmallway？Neverabouttherunawaywifecomingback，howevermuchdevotedtotheabsentee。Thefaceatthewindow！Judgeofhisastonishmentwhenhefinallydidbreastthetapeandtheawfultruthdawneduponhimanenthisbetterhalf，wreckedinhisaffections。

　　YoulittleexpectedmebutI’vecometostayandmakeafreshstart。Thereshesits，agrasswidow，attheselfsamefireside。Believesmedead。Rockedinthecradleofthedeep。AndtheresitsuncleChubborTomkin，asthecasemightbe，thepublicanoftheCrownandAnchor，inshirtsleeves，eatingrumpsteakandonions。Nochairforfather。Boo！Thewind！Herbrandnewarrivalisonherknee，postmortemchild。Withahighro！andarandyro！andmygallopingtearingtandyO！Bowtotheinevitable。Grinandbearit。Iremainwithmuchloveyourbrokenheartedhusband，W。B。

　　Murphy。

　　Thesailor，whoscarcelyseemedtobeaDublinresident，turnedtooneofthejarvieswiththerequest：

　　Youdon’thappentohavesuchathingasasparechawaboutyou，doyou？

　　Thejarveyaddressed，asithappened，hadnotbutthekeepertookadieofplugfromhisgoodjackethangingonanailandthedesiredobjectwaspassedfromhandtohand。

　　Thankyou，thesailorsaid。

　　Hedepositedthequidinhisgoband，chewing，andwithsomeslowstammers，proceeded：

　　Wecomeupthismorningeleveno’clock。ThethreemasterRoseveanfromBridgwaterwithbricks。Ishippedtogetover。Paidoffthisafternoon。

　　There’smydischarge。See？W。B。Murphy，A。B。S。

　　Inconfirmationofwhichstatementheextricatedfromaninsidepocketandhandedtohisneighboursanotverycleanlookingfoldeddocument。

　　Youmusthaveseenafairshareoftheworld，thekeeperremarked，leaningonthecounter。

　　Why，thesailoranswered，uponreflectionuponit，I’vecircumnavigatedabitsinceIfirstjoinedon。IwasintheRedSea。IwasinChinaandNorthAmericaandSouthAmerica。Iseenicebergsplenty，growlers。IwasinStockholmandtheBlackSea，theDardanelles，underCaptainDaltonthebestbloodymanthateverscuttledaship。IseenRussia。Gospodipomilooy。

　　That’showtheRussiansprays。

　　Youseenqueersights，don’tbetalking，putinajarvey。

　　Why，thesailorsaid，shiftinghispartiallychewedplug，Iseenqueerthingstoo，upsanddowns。IseenacrocodilebitetheflukeofananchorsameasIchewthatquid。

　　Hetookoutofhismouththepulpyquidand，lodgingitbetweenhisteeth，bitferociously。

　　Khaan！Likethat。AndIseenmaneatersinPeruthateatscorpsesandtheliversofhorses。Lookhere。Heretheyare。Afriendofminesentme。

　　Hefumbledoutapicturepostcardfromhisinsidepocket，whichseemedtobeinitswayaspeciesofrepository，andpusheditalongthetable。

　　Theprintedmatteronitstated：ChozadeIndios。Beni，Bolivia。

　　Allfocusedtheirattentiononthesceneexhibited，atagroupofsavagewomeninstripedloincloths，squatted，blinking，suckling，frowning，sleeping，amidaswarmofinfantstheremusthavebeenquiteascoreofthemoutsidesomeprimitiveshantiesofosier。

　　Chewscocaalldaylong，thecommunicativetarpaulinadded。Stomachslikebreadgraters。Cutsofftheirdiddieswhentheycan’tbearnomorechildren。Seethemtherestarkballocknakedeatingadeadhorse’sliverraw。

　　HispostcardprovedacentreofattractionforMessrsthegreenhornsforseveralminutes，ifnotmore。

　　Knowhowtokeepthemoff？heinquiredgenially。

　　Nobodyvolunteeringastatement，hewinked，saying：

　　Glass。Thatboggles’em。Glass。

　　MrBloom，withoutevincingsurprise，unostentatiouslyturnedoverthecardtoperusethepartiallyobliteratedaddressandpostmark。Itranasfollows：TarjetaPostal。Se&ntilde；orA。Boudin，GaleriaBecche，Santiago，Chile。Therewasnomessageevidently，ashetookparticularnotice。

　　ThoughnotanimplicitbelieverintheluridstorynarratedortheeggsnipingtransactionforthatmatterdespiteWilliamTellandtheLazarillo-DonCesardeBazanincidentdepictedinMaritanaonwhichoccasiontheformer’sballpassedthroughthelatter’shat，havingdetectedadiscrepancybetweenhisnameassuminghewasthepersonherepresentedhimselftobeandnotsailingunderfalsecoloursafterhavingboxedthecompassonthestrictq。t。somewhereandthefictitiousaddresseeofthemissivewhichmadehimnourishsomesuspicionsofourfriend’sbonafides，neverthelessitremindedhiminawayofalongcherishedplanhemeanttoonedayrealisesomeWednesdayorSaturdayoftravellingtoLondonvialongseanottosaythathehadevertravelledextensivelytoanygreatextentbuthewasatheartabornadventurerthoughbyatrickoffatehehadconsistentlyremainedalandlubberexceptyoucallgoingtoHolyheadwhichwashislongest。MartinCunninghamfrequentlysaidhewouldworkapassthroughEganbutsomedeucedhitchorothereternallycroppedupwiththenetresultthattheschemefellthrough。ButevensupposeitdidcometoplankingdowntheneedfulandbreakingBoyd’sheartitwasnotsodear，pursepermitting，afewguineasattheoutside，consideringthefaretoMullingarwherehefiguredongoingwasfiveandsixthereandback。Thetripwouldbenefithealthonaccountofthebracingozoneandbeineverywaythoroughlypleasurable，especiallyforachapwhoseliverwasoutoforder，seeingthedifferentplacesalongtheroute，Plymouth，Falmouth，Southamptonandsoon，culminatinginaninstructivetourofthesightsofthegreatmetropolis，thespectacleofourmodernBabylonwheredoubtlesshewouldseethegreatestimprovementtower，abbey，wealthofParkLanetorenewacquaintancewith。Anotherthingjuststruckhimasabynomeansbadnotionwashemighthaveagazearoundonthespottoseeabouttryingtomakearrangementsaboutaconcerttourofsummermusicembracingthemostprominentpleasureresorts，Margatewithmixedbathingandfirstratehydrosandspas，Eastbourne，Scarborough，Margateandsoon，beautifulBournemouth，theChannelislandsandsimilarbijouspots，whichmightprovehighlyremunerative。Not，ofcourse，withaholeandcornerscratchcompanyorlocalladiesonthejob，witnessMrsC。P。

　　M’Coytype-lendmeyourvaliseandI’llpostyoutheticket。No，somethingtopnotch，anallstarIrishcast，theTweedy-FlowergrandoperacompanywithitsownlegalconsortasleadingladyasasortofcounterblasttotheElsterGrimesandMoody-Manners，perfectlysimplematterandhewasquitesanguineofsuccess，providingpuffsinthelocalpaperscouldbemanagedbysomefellowwithabitofbouncewhocouldpulltheindispensablewiresandthuscombinebusinesswithpleasure。Butwho？Thatwastherub。