WhatselfimposedenigmadidBloomabouttoriseinordertogosoastoconcludelestheshouldnotconcludeinvoluntarilyapprehend?
Thecauseofabriefsharpunforeseenheardloudlonecrackemittedbytheinsentientmaterialofastrainveinedtimbertable。
WhatselfinvolvedenigmadidBloomrisen,going,gatheringmulticolouredmultiformmultitudinousgarments,voluntarilyapprehending,notcomprehend?
WhowasM’Intosh?
Whatselfevidentenigmaponderedwithdesultoryconstancyduring30
yearsdidBloomnow,havingeffectednaturalobscuritybytheextinctionofartificiallight,silentlysuddenlycomprehend?
WherewasMoseswhenthecandlewentout?
WhatimperfectionsinaperfectdaydidBloom,walking,silently,successively,enumerate?
Aprovisionalfailuretoobtainrenewalofanadvertisement,toobtainacertainquantityofteafromThomasKernanagentforPulbrook,RobertsonandCo,5Damestreet,Dublin,and2Mincinglane,London,E。C。,tocertifythepresenceorabsenceofposteriorrectalorificeinthecaseofHellenicfemaledivinities,toobtainadmissiongratuitousorpaidtotheperformanceofLeahbyMrsBandmanPalmerattheGaietyTheatre,46,47,48,49,SouthKingstreet。
WhatimpressionofanabsentfacedidBloom,arrested,silentlyrecall?
Thefaceofherfather,thelateMajorBrianCooperTweedy,RoyalDublinFusiliers,ofGibraltarandRehoboth,Dolphin’sBarn。
Whatrecurrentimpressionsofthesamewerepossiblebythehypothesis?
Retreating,attheterminusoftheGreatNorthernRailway,Amiensstreet,withconstantuniformacceleration,alongparallellinesmeetingatinfinity,ifproduced:alongparallellines,reproducedfrominfinity,withconstantuniformretardation,attheterminusoftheGreatNorthernRailway,Amiensstreet,returning。
Whatmiscellaneouseffectsoffemalepersonalwearingapparelwereperceivedbyhim?
Apairofnewinodoroushalfsilkblackladies’hose,apairofnewvioletgarters,apairofoutsizeladies’drawersofIndiamull,cutongenerouslines,redolentofopoponax,jessamineandMuratti’sTurkishcigarettesandcontainingalongbrightsteelsafetypin,foldedcurvilinear,acamisoleofbaptistewiththinlaceborder,anaccordionunderskirtofbluesilkmoirette,alltheseobjectsbeingdisposedirregularlyonthetopofarectangulartrunk,quadruplebattened,havingcappedcorners,withmulticolouredlabels,initialledonitsforesideinwhiteletteringB。C。T。BrianCooperTweedy。
Whatimpersonalobjectswereperceived?
Acommode,onelegfractured,totallycoveredbysquarecretonnecutting,appledesign,onwhichrestedalady’sblackstrawhat。Orangekeyedware,boughtofHenryPrice,basket,fancygoods,chinawareandironmongerymanufacturer,21,22,23Moorestreet,disposedirregularlyonthewashstandandfloor,andconsistingofbasin,soapdishandbrushtrayonthewashstand,together,pitcherandnightarticleonthefloor,separate。
Bloom’sacts?
Hedepositedthearticlesofclothingonachair,removedhisremainingarticlesofclothing,tookfrombeneaththebolsterattheheadofthebedafoldedlongwhitenightshirt,insertedhisheadandarmsintotheproperaperturesofthenightshirt,removedapillowfromtheheadtothefootofthebed,preparedthebedlinenaccordinglyandenteredthebed。
How?
Withcircumspection,asinvariablywhenenteringanabodehisownornothisown:withsolicitude,thesnakespiralspringsofthemattressbeingold,thebrassquoitsandpendentviperradiilooseandtremulousunderstressandstrain:prudently,asenteringalairorambushoflustoradder:lightly,thelesstodisturb:reverently,thebedofconceptionandofbirth,ofconsummationofmarriageandofbreachofmarriage,ofsleepandofdeath。
Whatdidhislimbs,whengraduallyextended,encounter?
Newcleanbedlinen,additionalodours,thepresenceofahumanform,female,hers,theimprintofahumanform,male,nothis,somecrumbs,someflakesofpottedmeat,recooked,whichheremoved。
Ifhehadsmiledwhywouldhehavesmiled?
Toreflectthateachonewhoentersimagineshimselftobethefirsttoenterwhereasheisalwaysthelasttermofaprecedingseriesevenifthefirsttermofasucceedingone,eachimagininghimselftobefirst,last,onlyandalone,whereasheisneitherfirstnorlastnoronlynoraloneinaseriesoriginatingInandrepeatedtoinfinity。
Whatprecedingseries?
AssumingMulveytobethefirsttermofhisseries,Penrose,Bartelld’Arcy,professorGoodwin,JuliusMastiansky,JohnHenryMenton,FatherBernardCorrigan,afarmerattheRoyalDublinSociety’sHorseShow,MaggotO’Reilly,MatthewDillon,ValentineBlakeDillonLordMayorofDublin,ChristopherCallinan,Lenehan,anItalianorgangrinder,anunknowngentlemanintheGaietyTheatre,BenjaminDollard,SimonDedalus,AndrewPisser
Burke,JosephCuffe,WisdomHely,AldermanJohnHooper,DrFrancisBrady,FatherSebastianofMountArgus,abootblackattheGeneralPostOffice,HughE。BlazesBoylanandsoeachandsoontonolastterm。
Whatwerehisreflectionsconcerningthelastmemberofthisseriesandlateoccupantofthebed?
Reflectionsonhisvigourabounder,corporalproportionabillsticker,commercialabilityabester,impressionabilityaboaster。
Whyfortheobserverimpressionabilityinadditiontovigour,corporalproportionandcommercialability?
Becausehehadobservedwithaugmentingfrequencyintheprecedingmembersofthesameseriesthesameconcupiscence,inflammablytransmittedfirstwithalarm,thenwithunderstanding,thenwithdesire,finallywithfatigue,withalternatingsymptomsofepicenecomprehensionandapprehension。
Withwhatantagonisticsentimentswerehissubsequentreflectionsaffected?
Envy,jealousy,abnegation,equanimity。
Envy?
Ofabodilyandmentalmaleorganismspeciallyadaptedforthesuperincumbentpostureofenergetichumancopulationandenergeticpistonandcylindermovementnecessaryforthecompletesatisfactionofaconstantbutnotacuteconcupiscenceresidentinabodilyandmentalfemaleorganism,passivebutnotobtuse。
Jealousy?
Becauseanaturefullandvolatileinitsfreestate,wasalternatelytheagentandreagentofattraction。Becauseactionbetweenagentsandreagentsatallinstantsvaried,withinverseproportionofincreaseanddecrease,withincessantcircularextensionandradialreentrance。Becausethecontrolledcontemplationofthefluctuationofattractionproduced,ifdesired,afluctuationofpleasure。
Abnegation?
InvirtueofaacquaintanceinitiatedinSeptember1903intheestablishmentofGeorgeMesias,merchanttailorandoutfitter,5EdenQuay,bhospitalityextendedandreceivedinkind,reciprocatedandreappropriatedinperson,ccomparativeyouthsubjecttoimpulsesofambitionandmagnanimity,colleagualaltruismandamorousegoism,dextraracialattraction,intraracialinhibition,supraracialprerogative,eanimminentprovincialmusicaltour,commoncurrentexpenses,netproceedsdivided。
Equanimity?
Asnaturalasanyandeverynaturalactofanatureexpressedorunderstoodexecutedinnaturednaturebynaturalcreaturesinaccordancewithhis,herandtheirnaturednatures,ofdissimilarsimilarity。Asnotascalamitousasacataclysmicannihilationoftheplanetinconsequenceofcollisionwithadarksun。Aslessreprehensiblethantheft,highwayrobbery,crueltytochildrenandanimals,obtainingmoneyunderfalsepretences,forgery,embezzlement,misappropriationofpublicmoney,betrayalofpublictrust,malingering,mayhem,corruptionofminors,criminallibel,blackmail,contemptofcourt,arson,treason,felony,mutinyonthehighseas,trespass,burglary,jailbreaking,practiceofunnaturalvice,desertionfromarmedforcesinthefield,perjury,poaching,usury,intelligencewiththeking’senemies,impersonation,criminalassault,manslaughter,wilfulandpremeditatedmurder。Asnotmoreabnormalthanallotheralteredprocessesofadaptationtoalteredconditionsofexistence,resultinginareciprocalequilibriumbetweenthebodilyorganismanditsattendantcircumstances,foods,beverages,acquiredhabits,indulgedinclinations,significantdisease。Asmorethaninevitable,irreparable。
Whymoreabnegationthanjealousy,lessenvythanequanimity?
Fromoutragematrimonytooutrageadulterytherearosenoughtbutoutragecopulationyetthematrimonialviolatorofthematrimoniallyviolatedhadnotbeenoutragedbytheadulterousviolatoroftheadulterouslyviolated。
Whatretribution,ifany?
Assassination,never,astwowrongsdidnotmakeoneright。Duelbycombat,no。Divorce,notnow。Exposurebymechanicalartificeautomaticbedorindividualtestimonyconcealedocularwitness,notyet。Suitfordamagesbylegalinfluenceorsimulationofassaultwithevidenceofinjuriessustainedselfinflicted,notimpossibly。Ifany,positively,connivance,introductionofemulationmaterial,aprosperousrivalagencyofpublicity:moral,asuccessfulrivalagentofintimacy,depreciation,alienation,humiliation,separationprotectingtheoneseparatedfromtheother,protectingseparatorfromboth。
Bywhatreflectionsdidhe,aconsciousreactoragainstthevoidincertitude,justifytohimselfhissentiments?
Thepreordainedfrangibilityofthehymen,thepresupposedintangibilityofthethinginitself:theincongruityanddisproportionbetweentheselfprolongingtensionofthethingproposedtobedoneandtheselfabbreviatingrelaxationofthethingdone:thefallaciouslyinferreddebilityofthefemale,themuscularityofthemale:thevariationsofethicalcodes:thenaturalgrammaticaltransitionbyinversioninvolvingnoalterationofsenseofanaoristpreteritepropositionparsedasmasculinesubject,monosyllabiconomatopictransitiveverbwithdirectfeminineobjectfromtheactivevoiceintoitscorrelativeaoristpreteritepropositionparsedasfemininesubject,auxiliaryverbandquasimonosyllabiconomatopicpastparticiplewithcomplementarymasculineagentinthepassivevoice:thecontinuedproductofseminatorsbygeneration:thecontinualproductionofsemenbydistillation:thefutilityoftriumphorprotestorvindication:theinanityofextolledvirtue:thelethargyofnescientmatter:theapathyofthestars。
Inwhatfinalsatisfactiondidtheseantagonisticsentimentsandreflections,reducedtotheirsimplestforms,converge?
Satisfactionattheubiquityineasternandwesternterrestrialhemispheres,inallhabitablelandsandislandsexploredorunexploredthelandofthemidnightsun,theislandsoftheblessed,theislesofGreece,thelandofpromiseofadiposeposteriorfemalehemispheres,redolentofmilkandhoneyandofexcretorysanguineandseminalwarmth,reminiscentofsecularfamiliesofcurvesofamplitude,insusceptibleofmoodsofimpressionorofcontrarietiesofexpression,expressiveofmuteimmutablematureanimality。
Thevisiblesignsofantesatisfaction?
Anapproximateerection:asolicitousadversion:agradualelevation:
atentativerevelation;asilentcontemplation。
Then?
Hekissedtheplumpmellowyellowsmellowmelonsofherrump,oneachplumpmelonoushemisphere,intheirmellowyellowfurrow,withobscureprolongedprovocativemelonsmellonousosculation。
Thevisiblesignsofpostsatisfaction?
Asilentcontemplation:atentativevelation:agradualabasement:asolicitousaversion:aproximateerection。
Whatfollowedthissilentaction?
Somnolentinvocation,lesssomnolentrecognition,incipientexcitation,catecheticalinterrogation。
Withwhatmodificationsdidthenarratorreplytothisinterrogation?
Negative:heomittedtomentiontheclandestinecorrespondencebetweenMarthaCliffordandHenryFlower,thepublicaltercationat,inandinthevicinityofthelicensedpremisesofBernardKiernanandCo,Limited,8,9and10LittleBritainstreet,theeroticprovocationandresponsetheretocausedbytheexhibitionismofGertrudeGerty,surnameunknown。
Positive:heincludedmentionofaperformancebyMrsBandmanPalmerofLeahattheGaietyTheatre,46,47,48,49SouthKingstreet,aninvitationtosupperatWynn’sMurphy’sHotel,35,36,and37LowerAbbeystreet,avolumeofpeccaminouspornographicaltendencyentitledSweetsofSin,anonymous,authoragentlemanoffashion,atemporaryconcussioncausedbyafalselycalculatedmovementinthecourseofpostcenalgymnasticdisplay,thevictimsincecompletelyrecoveredbeingStephenDedalus,professorandauthor,eldestsurvivingsonofSimonDedalus,ofnofixedoccupation,anaeronauticalfeatexecutedbyhimnarratorinthepresenceofawitness,theprofessorandauthoraforesaid,withpromptitudeofdecisionandgymnasticflexibility。
Wasthenarrationotherwiseunalteredbymodifications?
Absolutely。