StephendissentedopenlyfromBloom’sviewontheimportanceofdietaryandcivicselfhelpwhileBloomdissentedtacitlyfromStephen’sviewsontheeternalaffirmationofthespiritofmaninliterature。BloomassentedcovertlytoStephen’srectificationoftheanachronisminvolvedinassigningthedateoftheconversionoftheIrishnationtochristianityfromdruidismbyPatricksonofCalpornus，sonofPotitus，sonofOdyssus，sentbypopeCelestineIintheyear432inthereignofLearytotheyear260orthereaboutsinthereignofCormacMacArt266A。D。suffocatedbyimperfectdeglutitionofalimentatSlettyandinterredatRossnaree。ThecollapsewhichBloomascribedtogastricinanitionandcertainchemicalcompoundsofvaryingdegreesofadulterationandalcoholicstrength，acceleratedbymentalexertionandthevelocityofrapidcircularmotioninarelaxingatmosphere，Stephenattributedtothereapparitionofamatutinalcloudperceivedbybothfromtwodifferentpointsofobservation，SandycoveandDublinatfirstnobiggerthanawoman’shand。
Wasthereonepointonwhichtheirviewswereequalandnegative？
Theinfluenceofgaslightorelectriclightonthegrowthofadjoiningparaheliotropictrees。
HadBloomdiscussedsimilarsubjectsduringnocturnalperambulationsinthepast？
In1884withOwerGoldbergandCecilTurnbullatnightonpublicthoroughfaresbetweenLongwoodavenueandLeonard’scornerandLeonard’scornerandSyngestreetandSyngestreetandBloomfieldavenue。In1885withPercyApjohnintheevenings，reclinedagainstthewallbetweenGibraltarvillaandBloomfieldhouseinCrumlin，baronyofUppercross。In1886occasionallywithcasualacquaintancesandprospectivepurchasersondoorsteps，infrontparlours，inthirdclassrailwaycarriagesofsuburbanlines。In1888frequentlywithmajorBrianTweedyandhisdaughterMissMarionTweedy，togetherandseparatelyontheloungeinMatthewDillon’shouseinRoundtown。Oncein1892andoncein1893withJuliusMastiansky，onbothoccasionsintheparlourofhisBloom’shouseinLombardstreet，west。
Whatreflectionconcerningtheirregularsequenceofdates1884，1885，1886，1888，1892，1893，1904didBloommakebeforetheirarrivalattheirdestination？
Hereflectedthattheprogressiveextensionofthefieldofindividualdevelopmentandexperiencewasregressivelyaccompaniedbyarestrictionoftheconversedomainofinterindividualrelations。
Asinwhatways？
Frominexistencetoexistencehecametomanyandwasasonereceived：
existencewithexistencehewaswithanyasanywithany：fromexistencetononexistencegonehewouldbebyallasnoneperceived。
WhatactiondidBloommakeontheirarrivalattheirdestination？
Atthehousestepsofthe4thoftheequidifferentunevennumbers，number7Ecclesstreet，heinsertedhishandmechanicallyintothebackpocketofhistrouserstoobtainhislatchkey。
Wasitthere？
Itwasinthecorrespondingpocketofthetrouserswhichhehadwornonthedaybutonepreceding。
Whywashedoublyirritated？
Becausehehadforgottenandbecauseherememberedthathehadremindedhimselftwicenottoforget。
Whatwerethenthealternativesbeforethe，premeditatedlyrespectively
andinadvertently，keylesscouple？
Toenterornottoenter。Toknockornottoknock。
Bloom’sdecision？
Astratagem。Restinghisfeetonthedwarfwall，heclimbedoverthearearailings，compressedhishatonhishead，graspedtwopointsatthelowerunionofrailsandstiles，loweredhisbodygraduallybyitslengthoffivefeetnineinchesandahalftowithintwofeetteninchesoftheareapavement，andallowedhisbodytomovefreelyinspacebyseparatinghimselffromtherailingsandcrouchinginpreparationfortheimpactofthefall。
Didhefall？
Byhisbody’sknownweightofelevenstoneandfourpoundsinavoirdupoismeasure，ascertifiedbythegraduatedmachineforperiodicalselfweighinginthepremisesofFrancisFraedman，pharmaceuticalchemistof19Frederickstreet，north，onthelastfeastoftheAscension，towit，thetwelfthdayofMayofthebissextileyearonethousandninehundredandfouroftheChristianerajewisherafivethousandsixhundredandsixtyfour，mohammedaneraonethousandthreehundredandtwentytwo，goldennumber$，epact13，solarcycle9，dominicallettersCB，Romanindication2，Julianperiod6617，MXMIV。
Didheriseuninjuredbyconcussion？
Regainingnewstableequilibriumheroseuninjuredthoughconcussedbytheimpact，raisedthelatchoftheareadoorbytheexertionofforceatitsfreelymovingflangeandbyleverageofthefirstkindappliedatitsfulcrumgainedretardedaccesstothekitchenthroughthesubadjacentscullery，ignitedaLucifermatchbyfriction，setfreeinflammablecoalgasbyturningontheventcock，litahighflamewhich，byregulating，hereducedtoquiescentcandescenceandlitfinallyaportablecandle。
WhatdiscretesuccessionofimagesdidStephenmeanwhileperceive？
Reclinedagainstthearearailingsheperceivedthroughthetransparentkitchenpanesamanregulatingagasflameof14CP，amanlightingacandle，amanremovinginturneachofhistwoboots，amanleavingthekitchenholdingacandleofICP。
Didthemanreappearelsewhere？
Alteralapseoffourminutestheglimmerofhiscandlewasdiscerniblethroughthesemitransparentsemicircularglassfanlightoverthehalldoor。
Thehalldoorturnedgraduallyonitshinges。Intheopenspaceofthedoorwaythemanreappearedwithouthishat，withhiscandle。
DidStephenobeyhissign？
Yes，enteringsoftly，hehelpedtocloseandchainthedoorandfollowedsoftlyalongthehallwaytheman’sbackandlistedfeetandlightedcandlepastalightedcreviceofdoorwayontheleftandcarefullydownaturningstaircaseofmorethanfivestepsintothekitchenofBloom’shouse。
WhatdidBloomdo？
Heextinguishedthecandlebyasharpexpirationofbreathuponitsflame，drewtwospoonseatdealchairstothehearthstone，oneforStephenwithitsbacktotheareawindow，theotherforhimselfwhennecessary，kneltononeknee，composedinthegrateapyreofcrosslaidresintippedsticksandvariouscolouredpapersandirregularpolygonsofbestAbramcoalattwentyoneshillingsatonfromtheyardofMessrsFlowerandM’Donaldof14D’Olierstreet，kindleditatthreeprojectingpointsofpaperwithoneignitedlucifermatch，therebyreleasingthepotentialenergycontainedinthefuelbyallowingitscarbonandhydrogenelementstoenterintofreeunionwiththeoxygenoftheair。
OfwhatsimilarapparitionsdidStephenthink？
Ofotherselsewhereinothertimeswho，kneelingononekneeorontwo，hadkindledfiresforhim，ofBrotherMichaelintheinfirmaryofthecollegeoftheSocietyofJesusatClongowesWood，Sallins，inthecountyofKildare：
ofhisfather，SimonDedalus，inanunfurnishedroomofhisfirstresidenceinDublin，numberthirteenFitzgibbonstreet：ofhisgodmotherMissKateMorkaninthehouseofherdyingsisterMissJuliaMorkanat15Usher’sIsland：ofhismotherMary，wifeofSimonDedalus，inthekitchenofnumbertwelveNorthRichmondstreetonthemorningofthefeastofSaintFrancis-Xavier1898：ofthedeanofstudies，FatherButt，inthephysics’theatreofuniversityCollege，16Stephen’sgreen，north：ofhissisterDillyDeliainhisfather’shouseinCabra。
WhatdidStephenseeonraisinghisgazetotheheightofayardfromthefiretowardstheoppositewall？
Underarowoffivecoiledspringhousebellsacurvilinearrope，stretchedbetweentwoholdfastsathwartacrosstherecessbesidethechimneypier，fromwhichhungfoursmallsizedsquarehandkerchiefsfoldedunattachedconsecutivelyinadjacentrectanglesandonepairofladies’greyhosewithlislesuspendertopsandfeetintheirhabitualpositionclampedbythreeerectwoodenpegstwoattheirouterextremitiesandthethirdattheirpointofjunction。
WhatdidBloomseeontherange？
Ontherightsmallerhobablueenamelledsaucepan：ontheleftlarger
hobablackironkettle。
WhatdidBloomdoattherange？
Heremovedthesaucepantothelefthob，roseandcarriedtheironkettletothesinkinordertotapthecurrentbyturningthefaucettoletitflow。
Diditflow？
Yes。FromRoundwoodreservoirincountyWicklowofacubiccapacityof2，400milliongallons，percolatingthroughasubterraneanaqueductoffiltermainsofsingleanddoublepipeageconstructedataninitialplantcostof#5perlinearyardbywayoftheDargle，Rathdown，GlenoftheDownsandCallowhilltothe26acrereservoiratStillorgan，adistanceof22statutemiles，andthence，throughasystemofrelievingtanks，byagradientof250feettothecityboundaryatEustacebridge，upperLeesonstreet，thoughfromprolongedsummerdrouthanddailysupplyof121/2
milliongallonsthewaterhadfallenbelowthesilloftheoverflowweirforwhichreasontheboroughsurveyorandwaterworksengineer，MrSpencerHarty，C。E。，ontheinstructionsofthewaterworkscommittee，hadprohibitedtheuseofmunicipalwaterforpurposesotherthanthoseofconsumptionenvisagingthepossibilityofrecoursebeinghadtotheimportablewateroftheGrandandRoyalcanalsasin1893particularlyastheSouthDublinGuardians，notwithstandingtheirrationof15gallonsperdayperpaupersuppliedthrougha6inchmeter，hadbeenconvictedofawastageof20，000
gallonspernightbyareadingoftheirmeterontheaffirmationofthelawagentofthecorporation，MrIgnatiusRice，solicitor，therebyactingtothedetrimentofanothersectionofthepublic，selfsupportingtaxpayers，solvent，sound。
WhatinwaterdidBloom，waterlover，drawerofwater，watercarrierreturningtotherange，admire？
Itsuniversality：itsdemocraticequalityandconstancytoitsnatureinseekingitsownlevel：itsvastnessintheoceanofMercator’sprojection：
itsumplumbedprofundityintheSundamtrenchofthePacificexceeding8，000fathoms：therestlessnessofitswavesandsurfaceparticlesvisitinginturnallpointsofitsseaboard：theindependenceofitsunits：thevariabilityofstatesofsea：itshydrostaticquiescenceincalm：itshydrokineticturgidityinneapandspringtides：itssubsidenceafterdevastation：itssterilityinthecircumpolaricecaps，arcticandantarctic：itsclimaticandcommercialsignificance：itspreponderanceof3to1overthedrylandoftheglobe：itsindisputablehegemonyextendinginsquareleaguesoveralltheregionbelowthesubequatorialtropicofCapricorn：themultisecularstabilityofitsprimevalbasin：itsluteofulvousbed：Itscapacitytodissolveandholdinsolutionallsolublesubstancesincludingbillionsoftonsofthemostpreciousmetals：itsslowerosionsofpeninsulasanddownwardtendingpromontories：itsalluvialdeposits：itsweightandvolumeanddensity：itsimperturbabilityinlagoonsandhighlandtarns：itsgradationofcoloursinthetorridandtemperateandfrigidzones：itsvehicularramificationsincontinentallakecontainedstreamsandconfluentoceanflowingriverswiththeirtributariesandtransoceaniccurrents：gulfstream，northandsouthequatorialcourses：itsviolenceinseaquakes，waterspouts，artesianwells，eruptions，torrents，eddies，freshets，spates，groundswells，watersheds，waterpartings，geysers，cataracts，whirlpools，maelstroms，inundations，deluges，cloudbursts：itsvastcircumterrestrialahorizontalcurve：itssecrecyinsprings，andlatenthumidity，revealedbyrhabdomanticorhygrometricinstrumentsandexemplifiedbytheholeinthewallatAshtowngate，saturationofair，distillationofdew：thesimplicityofitscomposition，twoconstituentpartsofhydrogenwithoneconstituentpartofoxygen：itshealingvirtues：
itsbuoyancyinthewatersoftheDeadSea：itsperseveringpenetrativenessinrunnels，gullies，inadequatedams，leaksonshipboard：itspropertiesforcleansing，quenchingthirstandfire，nourishingvegetation：itsinfallibilityasparadigmandparagon：itsmetamorphosesasvapour，mist，cloud，rain，sleet，snow，hail：itsstrengthinrigidhydrants：itsvarietyofformsinloughsandbaysandgulfsandbightsandgutsandlagoonsandatollsandarchipelagosandsoundsandfjordsandminchesandtidalestuariesandarmsofsea：itssolidityinglaciers，icebergs，icefloes：itsdocilityinworkinghydraulicmillwheels，turbines，dynamos，electricpowerstations，bleachworks，tanneries，scutchmills：itsutilityincanals，rivers，ifnavigable，floatingandgravingdocks：itspotentialityderivablefromharnessedtidesorwatercoursesfallingfromleveltolevel：itssubmarinefaunaandfloraanacoustic，photophobenumerically，ifnotliterally，theinhabitantsoftheglobe：itsubiquityasconstituting90%ofthehumanbody：thenoxiousnessofitseffluviainlacustrinemarshes，pestilentialfens，fadedflowerwater，stagnantpoolsinthewaningmoon。
Havingsetthehalffilledkettleonthenowburningcoals，whydidhereturntothestillflowingtap？