Documents:thebirthcertificateofLeopoldPaulaBloom:anendowmentassurancepolicyof#500intheScottishWidows’AssuranceSocietyintestatedMillicentMillyBloom,comingintoforceat25yearsaswithprofitpolicyof#430,#462100and#500at60yearsordeath,65yearsordeathanddeath,respectively,orwithprofitpolicypaidupof#299100togetherwithcashpaymentof#133100,atoption:abankpassbookissuedbytheUlsterBank,CollegeGreenbranchshowingstatementofa/cforhalfyearending31December1903,balanceindepositor’sfavour:#18146
eighteenpounds,fourteenshillingsandsixpence,sterling,netpersonalty:
certificateofpossessionof#900Canadian4%inscribedgovernmentstockfreeofstampduty:docketsoftheCatholicCemeteries’GlasnevinCommittee,relativetoagraveplotpurchased:alocalpresscuttingconcerningchangeofnamebydeedpoll。
Quotethetextualtermsofthisnotice。
I,RudolphVirag,nowresidentatno52Clanbrassilstreet,Dublin,formerlyofSzombathelyinthekingdomofHungary,herebygivenoticethatIhaveassumedandintendhenceforthuponalloccasionsandatalltimestobeknownbythenameofRudolphBloom。
WhatotherobjectsrelativetoRudolphBloombornViragwereinthe2nddrawer?
AnindistinctdaguerreotypeofRudolphViragandhisfatherLeopoldViragexecutedintheyear1852intheportraitatelieroftheirrespectively
1stand2ndcousin,StefanViragofSzesfehervar,Hungary。AnancienthagadahbookinwhichapairofhornrimmedconvexspectaclesinsertedmarkedthepassageofthanksgivingintheritualprayersforPessachPassover:aphotocardoftheQueen’sHotel,Ennis,proprietor,RudolphBloom:anenvelopeaddressedTomyDearSonLeopold。
Whatfractionsofphrasesdidthelectureofthosefivewholewordsevoke?
TomorrowwillbeaweekthatIreceived……itisnouseLeopoldtobe……
withyourdearmother……thatisnotmoretostand……toher……allformeisout……bekindtoAthos,Leopold……mydearson……always……ofme……dasHerr……Gott……dein……
WhatreminiscencesofahumansubjectsufferingfromprogressivemelancholiadidtheseobjectsevokeinBloom?
Anoldmanwidower,unkempthair,inbed,withheadcovered,sighing:
aninfirmdog,Athos:aconite,resortedtobyincreasingdosesofgrainsandscruplesasapalliativeofrecrudescentneuralgia:thefaceindeathofaseptuagenariansuicidebypoison。
WhydidBloomexperienceasentimentofremorse?
Becauseinimmatureimpatiencehehadtreatedwithdisrespectcertainbeliefsandpractices。
As?
Theprohibitionoftheuseoffleshmeatandmilkatonemeal,thehebdomadarysymposiumofincoordinatelyabstract,perfervidlyconcretemercantilecoexreligionistexcompatriots:thecircumcisionofmaleinfants:thesupernaturalcharacterofJudaicscripture:theineffabilityofthetetragrammaron:thesanctityofthesabbath。
Howdidthesebeliefsandpracticesnowappeartohim?
Notmorerationalthantheyhadthenappeared,notlessrationalthanotherbeliefsandpracticesnowappeared。
WhatfirstreminiscencehadheofRudolphBloomdeceased?
RudolphBloomdeceasednarratedtohissonLeopoldBloomaged6
aretrospectivearrangementofmigrationsandsettlementsinandbetweenDublin,London,Florence,Milan,Vienna,Budapest,Szombathely,withstatementsofsatisfactionhisgrandfatherhavingseenMariaTheresa,empressofAustria,queenofHungary,withcommercialadvicehavingtakencareofpence,thepoundshavingtakencareofthemselves。LeopoldBloomaged6hadaccompaniedthesenarrationsbyconstantconsultationofageographicalmapofEuropepoliticalandbysuggestionsfortheestablishmentofaffiliatedbusinesspremisesinthevariouscentresmentioned。
Hadtimeequallybutdifferentlyobliteratedthememoryofthesemigrationsinnarratorandlistener?
Innarratorbytheaccessofyearsandinconsequenceoftheuseofnarcotictoxin:inlistenerbytheaccessofyearsandinconsequenceoftheactionofdistractionuponvicariousexperiences。
Whatidiosyncrasiesofthenarratorwereconcomitantproduct$ofamnesia?
Occasionallyheatewithouthavingpreviouslyremovedhishat。Occasionallyhedrankvoraciouslythejuiceofgooseberryfoolfromaninclinedplate。
Occasionallyheremovedfromhislipsthetracesoffoodbymeansofalaceratedenvelopeorotheraccessiblefragmentofpaper。
Whattwophenomenaofsenescenceweremorefrequent?
Themyopicdigitalcalculationofcoins,eructationconsequentuponrepletion。
Whatobjectofferedpartialconsolationforthesereminiscences?
Theendowmentpolicy,thebankpassbook,thecertificateofthepossessionofscrip。
ReduceBloombycrossmultiplicationofreversesoffortune,fromwhichthesesupportsprotectedhim,andbyeliminationofallpositivevaluestoanegligiblenegativeirrationalunrealquantity。
Successively,indescendingheloticorder:Poverty:thatoftheoutdoorhawkerofimitationjewellery,thedunfortherecoveryofbadanddoubtfuldebts,thepoorrateanddeputycesscollector。Mendicancy:thatofthefraudulentbankruptwithnegligibleassetspaying1s。4d。inthe#,sandwichman,distributorofthrowaways,nocturnalvagrant,insinuatingsycophant,maimedsailor,blindstripling,superannuatedbailiff’sman,marfeast,lickplate,spoilsport,pickthank,eccentricpubliclaughingstockseatedonbenchofpublicparkunderdiscardedperforatedumbrella。Destitution:theinmateofOldMan’sHouseRoyalHospital,Kilmainham,theinmateofSimpson’sHospitalforreducedbutrespectablemenpermanentlydisabledbygoutorwantofsight。Nadirofmisery:theagedimpotentdisfranchisedratesupportedmoribundlunaticpauper。
Withwhichattendantindignities?
Theunsympatheticindifferenceofpreviouslyamiablefemales,thecontemptofmuscularmales,theacceptanceoffragmentsofbread,thesimulatedignoranceofcasualacquaintances,thelatrationofillegitimateunlicensedvagabonddogs,theinfantiledischargeofdecomposedvegetablemissiles,worthlittleornothingorlessthannothing。
Bywhatcouldsuchasituationbeprecluded?
Bydeceasechangeofstate,bydeparturechangeofplace。
Whichpreferably?
Thelatter,bythelineofleastresistance。
Whatconsiderationsrendereditnotentirelyundesirable?
Constantcohabitationimpedingmutualtolerationofpersonaldefects。
Thehabitofindependentpurchaseincreasinglycultivated。Thenecessitytocounteractbyimpermanentsojournthepermanenceofarrest。
Whatconsiderationsrendereditnotirrational?
Thepartiesconcerned,uniting,hadincreasedandmultiplied,whichbeingdone,offspringproducedandeducedtomaturity,theparties,ifnowdisunitedwereobligedtoreuniteforincreaseandmultiplication,whichwasabsurd,toformbyreuniontheoriginalcoupleofunitingparties,whichwasimpossible。
Whatconsiderationsrendereditdesirable?
TheattractivecharacterofcertainlocalitiesinIrelandandabroad,asrepresentedingeneralgeographicalmapsofpolychromedesignorinspecialordnancesurveychartsbyemploymentofscalenumeralsandhachures。
InIreland?
ThecliffsofMoher,thewindywildsofConnemara,loughNeaghwithsubmergedpetrifiedcity,theGiant’sCauseway,FortCamdenandFortCarlisle,theGoldenValeofTipperary,theislandsofAran,thepasturesofroyalMeath,Brigid’selminKildare,theQueen’sIslandshipyardinBelfast,theSalmonLeap,thelakesofKillarney。
Abroad?
CeylonwithspicegardenssupplyingteatoThomasKernan,agentforPulbrook,RobertsonandCo,2Mincinglane,London,E。C。,5Damestreet,Dublin,Jerusalem,theholycitywithmosqueofOmarandgateofDamascus,goalofaspiration,thestraitsofGibraltartheuniquebirthplaceofMarionTweedy,theParthenoncontainingstatues,nudeGreciandivinities,theWallstreetmoneymarketwhichcontrolledinternationalfinance,thePlazadeTorosatLaLinea,SpainwhereO’Haraofthecameronshadslainthebull,Niagaraoverwhichnohumanbeinghadpassedwithimpunity,thelandoftheEskimoseatersofsoap,theforbiddencountryofThibetfromwhichnotravellerreturns,thebayofNaplestoseewhichwastodie,theDeadSea。
Underwhatguidance,followingwhatsigns?
Atsea,septentrional,bynightthepolestar,locatedatthepointofintersectionoftherightlinefrombetatoalphainUrsaMajorproducedanddividedexternallyatomegaandthehypotenuseoftherightangledtriangleformedbythelinealphaomegasoproducedandthelinealphadeltaofUrsaMajor。Onland,meridional,abisphericalmoon,revealedinimperfectvaryingphasesoflunationthroughtheposteriorintersticeoftheimperfectlyoccludedskirtofacarnosenegligentperambulatingfemale,apillarofthecloudbyday。
Whatpublicadvertisementwoulddivulgetheoccultationofthedeparted?
rewardlost,stolenorstrayedfromhisresidence7Ecclesstreet,missinggentabout40,answeringtothenameofBloom,LeopoldPoldy,height5ft91/2inches,fullbuild,olivecomplexion,mayhavesincegrownabeard,whenlastseenwaswearingablacksuit。Abovesumwillbepaidforinformationleadingtohisdiscovery。
Whatuniversalbinomialdenominationswouldbehisasentityandnonentity?
Assumedbyanyorknowntonone。EverymanorNoman。
Whattributeshis?
Honourandgiftsofstrangers,thefriendsofEveryman。Anymphimmortal,beauty,thebrideofNoman。
Wouldthedepartednevernowherenohowreappear?
Everhewouldwander,selfcompelled,totheextremelimitofhiscometaryorbit,beyondthefixedstarsandvariablesunsandtelescopicplanets,astronomicalwaifsandstrays,totheextremeboundaryofspace,passingfromlandtoland,amongpeoples,amidevents。Somewhereimperceptiblyhewouldhearandsomehowreluctantly,suncompelled,obeythesummonsofrecall。Whence,disappearingfromtheconstellationoftheNorthernCrownhewouldsomehowreappearrebornabovedeltaintheconstellationofCassiopeiaandafterincalculableeonsofperegrinationreturnanestrangedavenger,awreakerofjusticeonmalefactors,adarkcrusader,asleeperawakened,withfinancialresourcesbysuppositionsurpassingthoseofRothschildorofthesilverKing。
Whatwouldrendersuchreturnirrational?
Anunsatisfactoryequationbetweenanexodusandreturnintimethroughreversiblespaceandanexodusandreturninspacethroughirreversibletime。
Whatplayofforces,inducinginertia,rendereddepartureundesirable?
Thelatenessofthehour,renderingprocrastinatory:theobscurityofthenight,renderinginvisible:theuncertaintyofthoroughfares,renderingperilous:thenecessityforrepose,obviatingmovement:theproximityofanoccupiedbed,obviatingresearch:theanticipationofwarmthhuman
temperedwithcoolnesslinen,obviatingdesireandrenderingdesirable:
thestatueofNarcissus,soundwithoutecho,desireddesire。
Whatadvantageswerepossessedbyanoccupied,asdistinctfromanunoccupiedbed?
Theremovalofnocturnalsolitude,thesuperiorqualityofhumanmaturefemaletoinhumanhotwaterjarcalefaction,thestimulationofmatutinalcontact,theeconomyofmanglingdoneonthepremisesinthecaseoftrousersaccuratelyfoldedandplacedlengthwisebetweenthespringmattressstriped
andthewoollenmattressbiscuitsection。
Whatpastconsecutivecauses,beforerisingpreapprehended,ofaccumulatedfatiguedidBloom,beforerising,silentlyrecapitulate?
Thepreparationofbreakfastburntoffering:intestinalcongestionandpremeditativedefecationholyofholies:thebathriteofJohn:
thefuneralriteofSamuel:theadvertisementofAlexanderKeyesUrimandThummin:theunsubstantiallunchriteofMelchizedek:thevisittomuseumandnationallibraryholyplace:thebookhuntalongBedfordrow,Merchants’Arch,WellingtonQuaySimchathTorah:themusicintheOrmondHotelShiraShirim:thealtercationwithatruculenttroglodyteinBernardKiernan’spremisesholocaust:ablankperiodoftimeincludingacardrive,avisittoahouseofmourning,aleavetakingwilderness:
theeroticismproducedbyfeminineexhibitionismriteofOnan:theprolongeddeliveryofMrsMinaPurefoyheaveoffering:thevisittothedisorderlyhouseofMrsBellaCohen,82Tyronestreet,lower,andsubsequentbrawlandchancemedleyinBeaverstreetArmageddon:nocturnalperambulationtoandfromthecabman’sshelter,ButtBridgeatonement。