Fromhypnoticsuggestion:once,waking,hehadnotrecognisedhissleepingapartment:morethanonce,waking,hehadbeenforanindefinitetimeincapableofmovingorutteringsounds。Fromsomnambulism:once,sleeping,hisbodyhadrisen,crouchedandcrawledinthedirectionofaheatlessfireand,havingattaineditsdestination,there,curled,unheatedinnightattirehadlain,sleeping。
Hadthislatteroranycognatephenomenondeclareditselfinanymemberofhisfamily?
Twice,inHollesstreetandinOntarioterrace,hisdaughterMillicentMillyattheagesof6and8yearshadutteredinsleepanexclamationofterrorandhadrepliedtotheinterrogationsoftwofiguresinnightattirewithavacantmuteexpression。
Whatotherinfantilememorieshadheofher?
15June1889。Aquerulousnewbornfemaleinfantcryingtocauseandlessencongestion。AchildrenamedPadneySockssheshookwithshockshermoneybox:countedhisthreefreemoneypennybuttonsone,tloo,tlee:adoll,aboy,asailorshecastaway:blond,bornoftwodark,shehadblondancestry,remote,aviolation,HerrHauptmannHainau,Austrianarmy,proximate,ahallucination,lieutenantMulvey,Britishnavy。
Whatendemiccharacteristicswerepresent?
Converselythenasalandfrontalformationwasderivedinadirectlineoflineagewhich,thoughinterrupted,wouldcontinueatdistantintervalstoitsmostdistantintervals。
Whatmemorieshadheofheradolescence?
Sherelegatedherhoopandskippingropetoarecess。Ontheduke’slawnentreatedbyanEnglishvisitor,shedeclinedtopermithimtomakeandtakeawayherphotographicimageobjectionnotstated。OntheSouthCircularroadinthecompanyofElsaPotter,followedbyanindividualofsinisteraspect,shewenthalfwaydownStamerstreetandturnedabruptlybackreasonofchangenotstated。Onthevigilofthe15thanniversaryofherbirthshewrotealetterfromMullingar,countyWestmeath,makingabriefallusiontoalocalstudentfacultyandyearnotstated。
Didthatfirstdivision,portendingaseconddivision,afflicthim?
Lessthanhehadimagined,morethanhehadhoped。
Whatseconddeparturewascontemporaneouslyperceivedbyhimsimilarlyifdifferently?
Atemporarydepartureofhiscat。
Whysimilarly,whydifferently?
Similarly,becauseactuatedbyasecretpurposethequestofanewmaleMullingarstudentorofahealingherbvalerian。Differently,becauseofdifferentpossiblereturnstotheinhabitantsortothehabitation。
Inotherrespectsweretheirdifferencessimilar?
Inpassivity,ineconomy,intheinstinctoftradition,inunexpectedness。
As?
Inasmuchasleaningshesustainedherblondhairforhimtoribbonitforhercf。neckarchingcat。Moreover,onthefreesurfaceofthelakeinStephen’sgreenamidinvertedreflectionsoftreesheruncommentedspit,describingconcentriccirclesofwaterrings,indicatedbytheconstancyofitspermanencethelocusofasomnolentprostratefishcf。mousewatchingcat。Again,inordertorememberthedate,combatants,issueandconsequencesofafamousmilitaryengagementshepulledaplaitofherhaircf。earwashingcat。Furthermore,sillyMilly,shedreamedofhavinghadanunspokenunrememberedconversationwithahorsewhosenamehadbeenJosephtowhomwhichshehadofferedatumblerfuloflemonadewhichithehadappearedtohaveacceptedcf。hearthdreamingcat。Henceinpassivity,ineconomy,intheinstinctoftradition,inunexpectedness,theirdifferencesweresimilar。
Inwhatwayhadheutilisedgifts1anowl,2aclock,givenasmatrimonialauguries,tointerestandtoinstructher?
Asobjectlessonstoexplain:1thenatureandhabitsofoviparousanimals,thepossibilityofaerialflight,certainabnormalitiesofvision,thesecularprocessofimbalsamation:2theprincipleofthependulum,exemplifiedinbob,wheelgearandregulator,thetranslationintermsofhumanorsocialregulationofthevariouspositionsclockwiseofmovableindicatorsonanunmovingdial,theexactitudeoftherecurrenceperhourofaninstantineachhour,whenthelongerandtheshorterindicatorwereatthesameangleofinclination,videlicet,55/11minutespasteachhourperhourinarithmeticalprogression。
Inwhatmannersdidshereciprocate?
Sheremembered:onthe27thanniversaryofhisbirthshepresentedtohimabreakfastmoustachecupofimitationcrownDerbyporcelainware。Sheprovided:atquarterdayorthereaboutsiforwhenpurchaseshadbeenmadebyhimnotforhersheshowedherselfattentivetohisnecessities,anticipatinghisdesires。Sheadmired:anaturalphenomenonhavingbeenexplainedbyhimnotforhersheexpressedtheimmediatedesiretopossesswithoutgradualacquisitionafractionofhisscience,themoiety,thequarter,athousandthpart。
WhatproposaldidBloom,diambulist,fatherofMilly,somnambulist,maketoStephen,noctambulist?
TopassinreposethehoursinterveningbetweenThursdayproperandFridaynormalonanextemporisedcubicleintheapartmentimmediatelyabovethekitchenandimmediatelyadjacenttothesleepingapartmentofhishostandhostess。
Whatvariousadvantageswouldormighthaveresultedfromaprolongationofsuchextemporisation?
Fortheguest:securityofdomicileandseclusionofstudy。Forthehost:rejuvenationofintelligence,vicarioussatisfaction。Forthehostess:
disintegrationofobsession,acquisitionofcorrectItalianpronunciation。
Whymighttheseseveralprovisionalcontingenciesbetweenaguestandahostessnotnecessarilyprecludeorbeprecludedbyapermanenteventualityofreconciliatoryunionbetweenaschoolfellowandajew’sdaughter?
Becausethewaytodaughterledthroughmother,thewaytomotherthroughdaughter。
Towhatinconsequentpolysyllabicquestionofhishostdidtheguestreturnamonosyllabicnegativeanswer?
IfhehadknownthelateMrsEmilySinico,accidentallykilledatSydneyParaderailwaystation,14October1903。
Whatinchoatecorollarystatementwasconsequentlysuppressedbythehost?
AstatementexplanatoryofhisabsenceontheoccasionoftheintermentofMrsMaryDedalus,bornGoulding,26June1903,vigiloftheanniversaryofthedeceaseofRudolphBloombornVirag。
Wastheproposalofasylumaccepted?
Promptly,inexplicably,withamicability,gratefullyitwasdeclined。
Whatexchangeofmoneytookplacebetweenhostandguest?
Theformerreturnedtothelatter,withoutinterest,asumofmoney?。7s。0。,onepoundsevenshillings,advancedbythelattertotheformer。
Whatcounterproposalswerealternatelyadvanced,accepted,modified,declined,restatedinotherterms,reaccepted,ratified,reconfirmed?
ToinaugurateaprearrangedcourseofItalianinstruction,placetheresidenceoftheinstructed。Toinaugurateacourseofvocalinstruction,placetheresidenceoftheinstructress。Toinaugurateaseriesofstatic,semistaticandperipateticintellectualdialogues,placestheresidenceofbothspeakersifbothspeakerswereresidentinthesameplace,theShiphotelandtavern,6LowerAbbeystreetW。andE。Connery,proprietors,theNationalLibraryofIreland,10Kildarestreet,theNationalMaternityHospital,29,30and31Hollesstreet,apublicgarden,thevicinityofaplaceofworship,aconjunctionoftwoormorepublicthoroughfares,thepointofbisectionofarightlinedrawnbetweentheirresidencesifbothspeakerswereresidentindifferentplaces。
WhatrenderedproblematicforBloomtherealisationofthesemutuallyselfexcludingpropositions?
Theirreparabilityofthepast:onceataperformanceofAlbertHengler’scircusintheRotunda,Rutlandsquare,Dublin,anintuitiveparticolouredclowninquestofpaternityhadpenetratedfromtheringtoaplaceintheauditoriumwhereBloom,solitary,wasseatedandhadpubliclydeclaredtoanexhilaratedaudiencethatheBloomwashistheclown’spapa。
Theimprevidibilityofthefuture:onceinthesummerof1898heBloom
hadmarkedaflorin2s。withthreenotchesonthemillededgeandtendereditinpaymentofanaccountduetoandreceivedbyJ。andT。Davy,familygrocers,1CharlemontMall,GrandCanal,forcirculationonthewatersofcivicfinance,forpossible,circuitousordirect,return。
WastheclownBloom’sson?
No。
HadBloom’scoinreturned?
Never。
Whywouldarecurrentfrustrationthemoredepresshim?
Becauseatthecriticalturningpointofhumanexistencehedesiredtoamendmanysocialconditions,theproductofinequalityandavariceandinternationalanimosity。
Hebelievedthenthathumanlifewasinfinitelyperfectible,eliminatingtheseconditions?
Thereremainedthegenericconditionsimposedbynatural,asdistinctfromhumanlaw,asintegralpartsofthehumanwhole:thenecessityofdestructiontoprocurealimentarysustenance:thepainfulcharacteroftheultimatefunctionsofseparateexistence,theagoniesofbirthanddeath:themonotonousmenstruationofsimianandparticularlyhumanfemalesextendingfromtheageofpubertytothemenopause:inevitableaccidentsatsea,inminesandfactories:certainverypainfulmaladiesandtheirresultantsurgicaloperations,innatelunacyandcongenitalcriminality,decimatingepidemics:catastrophiccataclysmswhichmaketerrorthebasisofhumanmentality:seismicupheavalstheepicentresofwhicharelocatedindenselypopulatedregions:thefactofvitalgrowth,throughconvulsionsofmetamorphosisfrominfancythroughmaturitytodecay。
Whydidhedesistfromspeculation?
Becauseitwasataskforasuperiorintelligencetosubstituteothermoreacceptablephenomenainplaceofthelessacceptablephenomenatoberemoved。
DidStephenparticipateinhisdejection?
Heaffirmedhissignificanceasaconsciousrationalanimalproceedingsyllogisticallyfromtheknowntotheunknownandaconsciousrationalreagentbetweenamicro-andamacrocosmineluctablyconstructedupontheincertitudeofthevoid。
WasthisaffirmationapprehendedbyBloom?
Notverbally。Substantially。