MrBloomadmiredthecaretaker’sprosperousbulk。Allwanttobeongoodtermswithhim。Decentfellow，JohnO’Connell，realgoodsort。Keys:likeKeyes’sad:nofearofanyonegettingout，nopassoutchecks。Habeatcorpus。Imustseeaboutthatadafterthefuneral。DidIwriteBallsbridgeontheenvelopeItooktocoverwhenshedisturbedmewritingtoMartha？Hopeit’snotchuckedinthedeadletteroffice。Bethebetterofashave。Greysproutingbeard。That’sthefirstsignwhenthehairscomeoutgreyandtempergettingcross。Silverthreadsamongthegrey。Fancybeinghiswife。Wonderhowhehadthegumptiontoproposetoanygirl。Comeoutandliveinthegraveyard。Danglethatbeforeher。Itmightthrillherfirst。Courtingdeath……Shadesofnighthoveringherewithallthedeadstretchedabout。TheshadowsofthetombswhenchurchyardsyawnandDanielO’ConnellmustbeadescendantIsupposewhoisthisusedtosayhewasaqueerbreedymangreatcatholicallthesamelikeabiggiantinthedark。Willo’thewisp。Gasofgraves。Wanttokeephermindoffittoconceiveatall。Womenespeciallyaresotouchy。Tellheraghoststoryinbedtomakehersleep。Haveyoueverseenaghost？Well，Ihave。Itwasapitchdarknight。Theclockwasonthestrokeoftwelve。Stillthey’dkissallrightifproperlykeyedup。WhoresinTurkishgraveyards。Learnanythingiftakenyoung。Youmightpickupayoungwidowhere。Menlikethat。Loveamongthetombstones。Romeo。Spiceofpleasure。Inthemidstofdeathweareinlife。Bothendsmeet。Tantalisingforthepoordead。Smelloffrilledbeefsteakstothestarvinggnawingtheirvitals。Desiretogrigpeople。Mollywantingtodoitatthewindow。Eightchildrenhehasanyway。
Hehasseenafairsharegounderinhistime，lyingaroundhimfieldafterfield。Holyfields。Moreroomiftheyburiedthemstanding。Sittingorkneelingyoucouldn’t。Standing？Hisheadmightcomeupsomedayabovegroundinalandslipwithhishandpointing。Allhoneycombedthegroundmustbe:oblongcells。Andveryneathekeepsittoo，trimgrassandedgings。HisgardenMajorGamblecallsMountJerome。Wellsoitis。Oughttobeflowersofsleep。ChinesecemeterieswithgiantpoppiesgrowingproducethebestopiumMastianskytoldme。TheBotanicGardensarejustoverthere。It’sthebloodsinkingintheearthgivesnewlife。Sameideathosejewstheysaidkilledthechristianboy。Everymanhisprice。Wellpreservedfatcorpsegentleman，epicure，invaluableforfruitgarden。Abargain。BycarcassofWilliamWilkinson，auditorandaccountant，latelydeceased，threepoundsthirteenandsix。Withthanks。
Idaresaythesoilwouldbequitefatwithcorpsemanure，bones，flesh，nails，charnelhouses。Dreadful。Turninggreenandpink，decomposing。Rotquickindampearth。Theleanoldonestougher。Thenakindofatallowykindofacheesy。Thenbegintogetblack，treacleoozingoutofthem。Thendriedup。Deathmoths。Ofcoursethecellsorwhatevertheyaregoonliving。Changingabout。Liveforeverpractically。Nothingtofeedonfeedonthemselves。
Buttheymustbreedadevilofalotofmaggots。Soilmustbesimplyswirlingwiththem。Yourheaditsimplyswurls。Thoseprettylittleseasidegurls。Helookscheerfulenoughoverit。Giveshimasenseofpowerseeingalltheothersgounderfirst。Wonderhowhelooksatlife。Crackinghisjokestoo:warmsthecocklesofhisheart。Theoneaboutthebulletin。Spurgeonwenttoheaven4A。M。thismorning。11P。M。closingtime。Notarrivedyet。Peter。Thedeadthemselvesthemenanyhowwouldliketohearanoddjokeorthewomentoknowwhat’sinfashion。Ajuicypearorladies’punch，hot，strongandsweet。Keepoutthedamp。Youmustlaughsometimessobetterdoitthatway。GravediggersinHamlet。Showstheprofoundknowledgeofthehumanheart。Daren’tjokeaboutthedeadfortwoyearsatleast。Demortuisnilnisiprius。Gooutofmourningfirst。Hardtoimaginehisfuneral。Seemsasortofajoke。Readyourownobituarynoticetheysayyoulivelonger。Givesyousecondwind。Newleaseoflife——
Howmanyhaveyoufortomorrow？thecaretakerasked——
Two，CornyKellehersaid。Halftenandeleven。
Thecaretakerputthepapersinhispocket。Thebarrowhadceasedtotrundle。Themournerssplitandmovedtoeachsideofthehole，steppingwithcareroundthegraves。Thegravediggersborethecoffinandsetitsnoseonthebrink，loopingthebandsroundit。
Buryinghim。WecometoburyCaesar。HisidesofMarchorJune。Hedoesn’tknowwhoisherenorcare。
Nowwhoisthatlankylookinggalootoverthereinthemacintosh？NowwhoisheI’dliketoknow？Now，I’dgiveatrifletoknowwhoheis。Alwayssomeoneturnsupyouneverdreamtof。Afellowcouldliveonhislonesomeallhislife。Yes，hecould。Stillhe’dhavetogetsomeonetosodhimafterhediedthoughhecoulddighisowngrave。Wealldo。Onlymanburies。Noantstoo。Firstthingstrikesanybody。Burythedead。SayRobinsonCrusoewastruetolife。WellthenFridayburiedhim。EveryFridayburiesaThursdayifyoucometolookatit。
O，poorRobinsonCrusoe，
Howcouldyoupossiblydoso？
PoorDignam！Hislastlieontheearthinhisbox。Whenyouthinkofthemallitdoesseemawasteofwood。Allgnawedthrough。Theycouldinventahandsomebierwithakindofpanelslidingletitdownthatway。Aybuttheymightobjecttobeburiedoutofanotherfellow’s。They’resoparticular。Laymeinmynativeearth。Bitofclayfromtheholyland。Onlyamotheranddeadbornchildeverburiedintheonecoffin。Iseewhatitmeans。Isee。Toprotecthimaslongaspossibleevenintheearth。TheIrishman’shouseishiscoffin。Enbalmingincatacombs，mummies，thesameidea。
MrBloomstoodfarback，hishatinhishand，countingthebaredheads。Twelve。I’mthirteen。No。Thechapinthemacintoshisthirteen。Death’snumber。Wherethedeucedidhepopoutof？Hewasn’tinthechapel，thatI’llswear。Sillysuperstitionthataboutthirteen。
NicesofttweedNedLamberthasinthatsuit。Tingeofpurple。IhadonelikethatwhenwelivedinLombardstreetwest。Dressyfellowhewasonce。Usedtochangethreesuitsintheday。MustgetthatgreysuitofmineturnedbyMesias。Hello。It’sdyed。HiswifeIforgothe’snotmarriedorhislandladyoughttohavepickedoutthosethreadsforhim。
Thecoffindivedoutofsight，easeddownbythemenstraddledonthegravetrestles。Theystruggledupandout:andalluncovered。Twenty。
Pause。
Ifwewereallsuddenlysomebodyelse。
Farawayadonkeybrayed。Rain。Nosuchass。Neverseeadeadone，theysay。Shameofdeath。Theyhide。Alsopoorpapawentaway。
Gentlesweetairblewroundthebaredheadsinawhisper。Whisper。Theboybythegraveheadheldhiswreathwithbothhandsstaringquietlyintheblackopenspace。MrBloommovedbehindtheportlykindlycaretaker。Wellcutfrockcoat。Weighingthemupperhapstoseewhichwillgonext。Wellitisalongrest。Feelnomore。It’sthemomentyoufeel。Mustbedamnedunpleasant。Can’tbelieveitatfirst。Mistakemustbe:someoneelse。Trythehouseopposite。Wait，Iwantedto。Ihaven’tyet。Thendarkeneddeathchamber。Lighttheywant。Whisperingaroundyou。Wouldyouliketoseeapriest？Thenramblingandwandering。Deliriumallyouhidallyourlife。Thedeathstruggle。Hissleepisnotnatural。Presshislowereyelid。Watchingishisnosepointedishisjawsinkingarethesolesofhisfeetyellow。Pullthepillowawayandfinishitoffonthefloorsincehe’sdoomed。Devilinthatpictureofsinner’sdeathshowinghimawoman。Dyingtoembraceherinhisshirt。actofLucia。ShallInevermorebeholdthee？Bam！expires。Goneatlast。Peopletalkaboutyouabit:forgetyou。Don’tforgettoprayforhim。Rememberhiminyourprayers。EvenParnell。Ivydaydyingout。Thentheyfollow:droppingintoaholeoneaftertheother。
Weareprayingnowforthereposeofhissoul。Hopingyou’rewellandnotinhell。Nicechangeofair。Outofthefryingpanoflifeintothefireofpurgatory。
Doesheeverthinkoftheholewaitingforhimself？Theysayyoudowhenyoushiverinthesun。Someonewalkingoverit。Callboy’swarning。Nearyou。MineovertheretowardsFinglas，theplotIbought。Mammapoormamma，andlittleRudy。
Thegravediggerstookuptheirspadesandflungheavyclodsofclayinonthecoffin。MrBloomturnedhisface。Andifhewasaliveallthetime？Whew！ByJingo，thatwouldbeawful！No，no:heisdead，ofcourse。Ofcourseheisdead。Mondayhedied。Theyoughttohavesomelawtopiercetheheartandmakesureoranelectricclockoratelephoneinthecoffinandsomekindofacanvasairhole。Flagofdistress。Threedays。Ratherlongtokeeptheminsummer。Justaswelltogetshutofthemassoonasyouaresurethere’sno。
Theclayfellsofter。Begintobeforgotten。Outofsight，outofmind。
Thecaretakermovedawayafewpacesandputonhishat。Hadenoughofit。Themournerstookheartofgrace，onebyone，coveringthemselveswithoutshow。MrBloomputonhishatandsawtheportlyfiguremakeitswaydeftlythroughthemazeofgraves。Quietly，sureofhisground，hetraversedthedismalfields。
Hynesjottingdownsomethinginhisnotebook。Ah，thenames。Butheknowsthemall。No:comingtome——
Iamjusttakingthenames，Hynessaidbelowhisbreath。Whatisyourchristianname？I’mnotsure——
L，MrBloomsaid。Leopold。AndyoumightputdownM’Coy’snametoo。Heaskedmeto。
Charley，Hynessaidwriting。Iknow。HewasontheFreemanonce。
SohewasbeforehegotthejobinthemorgueunderLouisByrne。Goodideaapostmortemfordoctors。Findoutwhattheyimaginetheyknow。HediedofaTuesday。Gottherun。Levantedwiththecashofafewads。Charley，you’remydarling。Thatwaswhyheaskedmeto。Owell，doesnoharm。Isawtothat，M’Coy。Thanks，oldchap:muchobliged。Leavehimunderanobligation:costsnothing——
Andtellus，Hynessaid，doyouknowthatfellowinthe，fellowwasoverthereinthe。
Helookedaround——
Macintosh。Yes，Isawhim，MrBloomsaid。Whereishenow？——
M’Intosh，Hynessaid，scribbling，Idon’tknowwhoheis。Isthathisname？
Hemovedaway，lookingabouthim——
No，MrBloombegan，turningandstopping。Isay，Hynes！
Didn’thear。What？Wherehashedisappearedto？Notasign。Wellofallthe。Hasanybodyhereseen？Kayeedoubleell。Becomeinvisible。GoodLord，whatbecameofhim？
AseventhgravediggercamebesideMrBloomtotakeupanidlespade——
O，excuseme！
Hesteppedasidenimbly。
Clay，brown，damp，begantobeseeninthehole。Itrose。Nearlyover。Amoundofdampclodsrosemore，rose，andthegravediggersrestedtheirspades。Alluncoveredagainforafewinstants。Theboyproppedhiswreathagainstacorner:thebrother-in-lawhisonalump。Thegravediggersputontheircapsandcarriedtheirearthyspadestowardsthebarrow。Thenknockedthebladeslightlyontheturf:clean。Onebenttopluckfromthehaftalongtuftofgrass。One，leavinghismates，walkedslowlyonwithshoulderedweapon，itsbladeblueglancing。Silentlyatthegraveheadanothercoiledthecoffinband。Hisnavelcord。Thebrother-in-law，turningaway，placedsomethinginhisfreehand。Thanksinsilence。Sorry，sir:trouble。Headshake。Iknowthat。Foryourselvesjust。
Themournersmovedawayslowly，withoutaim，bydeviouspaths，stayingawhiletoreadanameonatomb——
Letusgoroundbythechief’sgrave，Hynessaid。Wehavetime——
Letus，MrPowersaid。
Theyturnedtotheright，followingtheirslowthoughts。WithaweMrPower’sblankvoicespoke:——
Somesayheisnotinthatgraveatall。Thatthecoffinwasfilledwithstones。Thatonedayhewillcomeagain。
Hynesshookhishead——
Parnellwillnevercomeagain，hesaid。He’sthere，allthatwasmortalofhim。Peacetohisashes。
MrBloomwalkedunheededalonghisgrovebysaddenedangels，crosses，brokenpillars，familyvaults，stonehopesprayingwithupcasteyes，oldIreland’sheartsandhands。Moresensibletospendthemoneyonsomecharityfortheliving。Prayforthereposeofthesoulof。Doesanybodyreally？Planthimandhavedonewithhim。Likedownacoalshoot。Thenlumpthemtogethertosavetime。Allsouls’day。TwentyseventhI’llbeathisgrave。Tenshillingsforthegardener。Hekeepsitfreeofweeds。Oldmanhimself。Bentdowndoublewithhisshearsclipping。Neardeath’sdoor。Whopassedaway。Whodepartedthislife。Asiftheydiditoftheirownaccord。Gottheshove，allofthem。Whokickedthebucket。Moreinterestingiftheytoldyouwhattheywere。Soandso，wheelwright。Itravelledforcorklino。Ipaidfiveshillingsinthepound。Orawoman’swithhersaucepan。IcookedgoodIrishstew。EulogyinacountrychurchyarditoughttobethatpoemofwhoseisitWordsworthorThomasCampbell。Enteredintoresttheprotestantsputit。OldDrMurren’s。Thegreatphysiciancalledhimhome。Wellit’sGod’sacreforthem。Nicecountryresidence。Newlyplasteredandpainted。IdealspottohaveaquietsmokeandreadtheChurchTimes。Marriageadstheynevertrytobeautify。Rustywreathshungonknobs，garlandsofbronzefoil。Bettervaluethatforthemoney。Still，theflowersaremorepoetical。Theothergetsrathertiresome，neverwithering。Expressesnothing。Immortelles。
Abirdsattamelyperchedonapoplarbranch。Likestuffed。LiketheweddingpresentaldermanHoopergaveus。Hu！Notabudgeoutofhim。Knowstherearenocatapultstoletflyathim。Deadanimalevensadder。Silly-Millyburyingthelittledeadbirdinthekitchenmatchbox，adaisychainandbitsofbrokenchainiesonthegrave。
TheSacredHeartthatis:showingit。Heartonhissleeve。
Oughttobesidewaysandreditshouldbepaintedlikearealheart。Irelandwasdedicatedtoitorwhateverthat。Seemsanythingbutpleased。Whythisinfliction？Wouldbirdscomethenandpeckliketheboywiththebasketoffruitbuthesaidnobecausetheyoughttohavebeenafraidoftheboy。Apollothatwas。
Howmany！AllthesehereoncewalkedroundDublin。Faithfuldeparted。Asyouarenowsooncewerewe。
Besideshowcouldyouremembereverybody？Eyes，walk，voice。Well，thevoice，yes:gramophone。Haveagramophoneineverygraveorkeepitinthehouse。AfterdinneronaSunday。PutonpooroldgreatgrandfatherKraahraark！Hellohellohelloamawfullygladkraarkawfullygladaseeragainhellohelloamarawfkopthsth。Remindyouofthevoicelikethephotographremindsyouoftheface。Otherwiseyoucouldn’trememberthefaceafterfifteenyears，say。Forinstancewho？ForinstancesomefellowthatdiedwhenIwasinWisdomHely’s。
Rtststr！Arattleofpebbles。Wait。Stop。
Helookeddownintentlyintoastonecrypt。Someanimal。Wait。Therehegoes。
Anobesegreyrattoddledalongthesideofthecrypt，movingthepebbles。Anoldstager:greatgrandfather:heknowstheropes。Thegreyalivecrusheditselfinundertheplinth，wriggleditselfinunderit。Goodhidingplacefortreasure。
Wholivesthere？ArelaidtheremainsofRobertEmery。RobertEmmetwasburiedherebytorchlight，wasn’the？Makinghisrounds。
Tailgonenow。
Oneofthosechapswouldmakeshortworkofafellow。Pickthebonescleannomatterwhoitwas。Ordinarymeatforthem。Acorpseismeatgonebad。Wellandwhat’scheese？Corpseofmilk。IreadinthatVoyagesinChinathattheChinesesayawhitemansmellslikeacorpse。Cremationbetter。Priestsdeadagainstit。Devillingfortheotherfirm。WholesaleburnersandDutchovendealers。Timeoftheplague。Quicklimefeverpitstoeatthem。Lethalchamber。Ashestoashes。Orburyatsea。WhereisthatParseetowerofsilence？Eatenbybirds。Earth，fire，water。Drowningtheysayisthepleasantest。Seeyourwholelifeinaflash。Butbeingbroughtbacktolifeno。Can’tburyintheairhowever。Outofaflyingmachine。Wonderdoesthenewsgoaboutwheneverafreshoneisletdown。Undergroundcommunication。Welearnedthatfromthem。Wouldn’tbesurprised。Regularsquarefeedforthem。Fliescomebeforehe’swelldead。GotwindofDignam。Theywouldn’tcareaboutthesmellofit。Saltwhitecrumblingmushofcorpse:smell，tastelikerawwhiteturnips。
Thegatesglimmeredinfront:stillopen。Backtotheworldagain。Enoughofthisplace。Bringsyouabitnearereverytime。timeIwasherewasMrsSinico’sfuneral。Poorpapatoo。Thelovethatkills。AndevenscrapinguptheearthatnightwithalanternlikethatcaseIreadoftogetatfreshburiedfemalesorevenputrefiedwithrunninggravesores。Giveyouthecreepsafterabit。Iwillappeartoyouafterdeath。Youwillseemyghostafterdeath。Myghostwillhauntyouafterdeath。Thereisanotherworldafterdeathnamedhell。Idonotlikethatotherworldshewrote。NomoredoI。Plentytoseeandhearandfeelyet。Feellivewarmbeingsnearyou。Letthemsleepintheirmaggotybeds。Theyarenotgoingtogetmethisinnings。Warmbeds:warmfullbloodedlife。
MartinCunninghamemergedfromasidepath，talkinggravely。
Solicitor，Ithink。Iknowhisface。Menton。JohnHenry，solicitor，commissionerforoathsandaffidavits。DignamusedtobeInhisoffice。MatDillon’slongago。JollyMatconvivialevenings。Coldfowl，cigars，theTantalusglasses。Heartofgoldreally。Yes，Menton。GothisragoutthateveningonthebowlinggreenbecauseIsailedinsidehim。Pureflukeofmine:thebias。Whyhetooksucharooteddisliketome。Hateatfirstsight。MollyandFloeyDillonlinkedunderthelilactree，laughing。Fellowalwayslikethat，mortifiedifwomenareby。
Gotadingeinthesideofhishat。Carriageprobably——
Excuseme，sir，MrBloomsaidbesidethem。
Theystopped——
Yourhatisalittlecrushed，MrBloomsaid，pointing。
JohnHenryMentonstaredathimforaninstantwithoutmoving——
There，MartinCunninghamhelped，pointingalso。
JohnHenryMentontookoffhishat，bulgedoutthedingeandsmoothedthenapwithcareonhiscoatsleeve。Heclappedthehatonhisheadagain——
It’sallrightnow，MartinCunninghamsaid。
JohnHenryMentonjerkedhisheaddowninacknowledgment——
Thankyou，hesaidshortly。
Theywalkedontowardsthegates。MrBloom，chapfallen，drewbehindafewpacessoasnottooverhear。Martinlayingdownthelaw。Martincouldwindasappyheadlikethatroundhislittlefingerwithouthisseeingit。
Oystereyes。Nevermind。Besorryafterperhapswhenitdawnsonhim。Getthepulloverhimthatway。
Thankyou。Howgrandwearethismorning。
Aeolus
IntheHeartoftheHibernianMetropolis
BEFORENELSON’SPILLARTRAILSSLOWED，SHUNTED，CHANGEDTROLLEY，startedforBlackrock，KingstownandDalkey，Clonskea，RathgarandTerenure，PalmerstonparkandupperRathmines，SandymountGreen，Rathmines，RingsendandSandymountTower，Harold’sCross。ThehoarseDublinUnitedTramwayCompany’stimekeeperbawledthemoff:——
RathgarandTerenure！——
Comeon，SandymountGreen！
Rightandleftparallelclangingringingadoubledeckerandasingledeckmovedfromtheirrailheads，swervedtothedownline，glidedparallel——
Start，Palmerstonpark！
TheWeareroftheCrown
Undertheporchofthegeneralpostofficeshoeblackscalledandpolished。ParkedinNorthPrince’sstreetHisMajesty’svermilionmailcars，bearingontheirsidestheroyalinitials，E。R。，receivedloudlyflungsacksofletters，postcards，lettercards，parcels，insuredandpaid，forlocal，provincial，Britishandoverseasdelivery。
GentlemenofthePress
GrossbooteddraymenrolledbarrelsdullthuddingoutofPrince’sstoresandbumpedthemuponthebreweryfloat。OnthebreweryfloatbumpeddullthuddingbarrelsrolledbygrossbooteddraymenoutofPrince’sstores——
ThereitisRedMurraysaid。AlexanderKeyes——
Justcutitout，willyou？MrBloomsaid，andI’lltakeitroundtotheTelegraphoffice。
The-doorofRuttledge’sofficecreakedagain。DavyStephens，minuteinalargecapecoat，asmallfelthatcrowninghisringlets，passedoutwitharollofpapersunderhiscape，aking’scourier。
RedMurray’slongshearsslicedouttheadvertisementfromthenewspaperinfourcleanstrokes。Scissorsandpaste——
I’llgothroughtheprintingworks，MrBloomsaid，takingthecutsquare——
Ofcourse，ifhewantsapar，RedMurraysaidearnestly，apenbehindhisear，wecandohimone——
Right，MrBloomsaidwithanod。I’llrubthatin。We。
WilliamBrayden，Esquire，ofOaklands，Sandymount
RedMurraytouchedMrBloom’sarmwiththeshearsandwhispered:——
Brayden。
MrBloomturnedandsawtheliveriedporterraisehisletteredcapasastatelyfigureenteredbetweenthenewsboardsoftheWeeklyFreemanandNationalPressandtheFreeman’sJournalandNationalPress。DullthuddingGuinness’sbarrels。Itpassedstatelyupthestaircasesteeredbyanumbrella，asolemnbeardframedface。Thebroadclothbackascendedeachstep:back。Allhisbrainsareinthenapeofhisneck，SimonDedalussays。Weltsoffleshbehindonhim。Fatfoldsofneck，fat，neck，fat，neck——
Don’tyouthinkhisfaceislikeOurSaviour？RedMurraywhispered。
ThedoorofRuttledge’sofficewhispered:ee:cree。Theyalwaysbuildonedooroppositeanotherforthewindto。Wayin。Wayout。
OurSaviour:beardframedovalface:talkingintheduskMary，Martha。Steeredbyanumbrellaswordtothefootlights:Mariothetenor——
OrlikeMario，MrBloomsaid——
Yes，RedMurrayagreed。ButMariowassaidtobethepictureofOurSaviour。
JesusMariowithrougycheeks，doubletandspindlelegs。Handonhisheart。InMartha。
Co-omethoulostone，
Co-omethoudearone。
TheCrozierandthePen——
Hisgracephoneddowntwicethismorning，RedMurraysaidgravely。
Theywatchedtheknees，legs，bootsvanish。Neck。
Atelegramboysteppedinnimbly，threwanenvelopeonthecounterandsteppedoffposthastewithaword——
Freeman！
MrBloomsaidslowly:——
Well，heisoneofoursavioursalso。
Ameeksmileaccompaniedhimasheliftedthecounterflap，ashepassedinthroughthesidedoorandalongthewarmdarkstairsandpassage，alongthenowreverberatingboards。Butwillhesavethecirculation？Thumping，thumping。
Hepushedintheglassswingdoorandentered，steppingoverstrewnpackingpaper。ThroughalaneofclankingdrumshemadehiswaytowardsNannetti’sreadingcloset。
WithUnfeignedRegretitisweannouncetheofamostrespectedDublinBurgess
Hynesheretoo:accountofthefuneralprobably。Thumpingthump。ThismorningtheremainsofthelateMrPatrickDignam。Machines。Smashamantoatomsiftheygothimcaught。Ruletheworldtoday。Hismachineriesarepeggingawaytoo。Likethese，gotoutofhand:fermenting。Workingaway，tearingaway。Andthatoldgreyrattearingtogetin。
HowaGreatDailyOrganisturnedout
MrBloomhaltedbehindtheforeman’ssparebody，admiringaglossycrown。
Strangeheneversawhisrealcountry。Irelandmycountry。MemberforCollegegreen。Heboomedthatworkadayworkertackforallitwasworth。It’stheadsadsidefeaturessellaweeklynotthestalenewsintheofficialgazette。QueenAnneisdead。Publishedbyauthorityintheyearonethousandand。DemesnesituateinthetownlandofRosenallis，baronyofTinnachinch。ToallwhomitmayconcernschedulepursuanttostatuteshowingreturnofnumberofmulesandjennetsexportedfromBallina。Naturenotes。Cartoons。PhilBlake’sweeklyPatandBullstory。Uncle’Toby’spagefortinytots。Countrybumpkin’squeries。DearMrEditor，whatisagoodcureforflatulence？I’dlikethatpart。Learnalotteachingothers。ThepersonalnoteM。A。P。Mainlyallpictures。Shapelybathersongoldenstrand。World’sbiggestballoon。Doublemarriageofsisterscelebrated。Twobridegroomslaughingheartilyateachother。Cupranitoo，printer。MoreIrishthantheIrish。
Themachinesclankedinthreefourtime。Thump，thump，thurap。Nowifhegotparalysedthereandnooneknewhowtostopthemthey’dclankonandonthesame，printitoverandoverandupandback。Monkeydoodlethewholething。Wantacoolhead——
Well，getitintotheeveningedition，councillor，Hynessaid。
Soonbecallinghimmylordmayor。LongJohnisbackinghimtheysay。
Theforeman，withoutanswering，scribbledpressonacornerofthesheetandmadeasigntoatypesetter。Hehandedthesheetsilentlyoverthedirtyglassscreen——
Right:thanks，Hynessaidmovingoff。
MrBloomstoodinhisway——
Ifyouwanttodrawthecashierisjustgoingtolunch，hesaid，pointingbackwardwithhisthumb——
Didyou？Hynesasked——
Mm，MrBloomsaid。Looksharpandyou’llcatchhim——
Thanks，oldman，Hynessaid。I’lltaphimtoo。
HehurriedoneagerlytowardstheFreeman’sJournal。
ThreebobIlenthiminMeagher’s。Threeweeks。Thirdhint。
WeseetheCanvasseratwork
MrBloomlaidhiscuttingonMrNannetti’sdesk——
Excuseme，councillor，hesaid。Thisad，yousee。Keyes，youremember。
MrNannetticonsideredthecuttingawhileandnodded——
HewantsitinforJuly，MrBloomsaid。
Hedoesn’thearit。Nannan。Ironnerves。
Theforemanmovedhispenciltowardsit——
Butwait，MrBloomsaid。Hewantsitchanged。Keyes，yousee。Hewantstwokeysatthetop。
Hellofarackettheymake。MaybeheunderstandswhatI。
Theforemanturnedroundtohearpatientlyand，liftinganelbow，begantoscratchslowlyinthearmpitofhisalpacajacket——
Likethat，MrBloomsaid，crossinghisforefingersatthetop。
Lethimtakethatinfirst。
MrBloom，glancingsidewaysupfromthecrosshehadmade，sawtheforeman’ssallowface，thinkhehasatouchofjaundice，andbeyondtheobedientreelsfeedinginhugewebsofpaper。Clankit。Clankit。Milesofitunreeled。Whatbecomesofitafter？O，wrapupmeat，parcels:varioususes，thousandandonethings。
Slippinghiswordsdeftlyintothepausesoftheclankinghedrewswiftlyonthescarred-woodwork。
HouseofKeyes——
Likethat，see。Twocrossedkeyshere。Acircle。ThenherethenameAlexanderKeyes，tea，wineandspiritmerchant。Soon。
Betternotteachhimhisownbusiness——
Youknowyourself，councillor，justwhathewants。Thenroundthetopinleaded:thehouseofkeys。Yousee？Doyouthinkthat’sagoodidea？
Theforemanmovedhisscratchinghandtohislowerribsandscratchedtherequietly——
Theidea，MrBloomsaid，isthehouseofkeys。Youknow，councillor，theManxparliament。Innuendoofhomerule。Tourists，youknow，fromtheisleofMan。Catchestheeye，yousee。Canyoudothat？
Icouldaskhimperhapsabouthowtopronouncethatvoglio。Butthenifhedidn’tknowonlymakeitawkwardforhim。Betternot——
Wecandothat，theforemansaid。Haveyouthedesign？——
Icangetit，MrBloomsaid。ItwasinaKilkennypaper。Hehasahousetheretoo。I’lljustrunoutandaskhim。Well，youcandothatandjustalittleparcallingattention。Youknowtheusual。Highclasslicensedpremises。Longfeltwant。Soon。
Theforemanthoughtforaninstant——
Wecandothat，hesaid。Lethimgiveusathreemonths’renewal。
Atypesetterbroughthimalimpgalleypage。Hebegantocheckitsilently。MrBloomstoodby，hearingtheloudthrobsofcranks，watchingthesilenttypesettersattheircases。
Orthographical
Wanttobesureofhisspelling。Prooffever。MartinCunninghamforgottogiveushisspellingbeeconundrumthismorning。Itisamusingtoviewtheunparonearalleledembarratwoarsisit？doubleessmentofaharassedpedlarwhilegaugingauthesymmetryofapeeledpearunderacemeterywall。Silly，isn’tit？Cemeteryputinofcourseonaccountofthesymmetry。
Icouldhavesaidwhenheclappedonhistopper。Thankyou。Ioughttohavesaidsomethingaboutanoldhatorsomething。No，Icouldhavesaid。Looksasgoodasnewnow。Seehisphizthen。
Sllt。Thenethermostdeckofthefirstmachinejoggedforwardsitsflyboardwithslitthefirstbatchofquirefoldedpapers。Sllt。Almosthumanthewayitsllttocallattention。Doingitslevelbesttospeak。Thatdoortooslitcreaking，askingtobeshut。Everythingspeaksinitsownway。Sllt。
NotedChurchmananOccasionalContributor
Theforemanhandedbackthegalleypagesuddenly，saying:——
Wait。Where’sthearchbishop’sletter？It’stoberepeatedintheTelegraph。Where’swhat’shisname？
Helookedabouthimroundhisloudunansweringmachines——
Monks，sir？avoiceaskedfromthecastingbox——
Ay。Where’sMonks？——
Monks！
MrBloomtookuphiscutting。Timetogetout——
ThenI’llgetthedesign，MrNannetti，hesaid，andyou’llgiveitagoodplaceIknow——
Monks！——
Yes，sir。
Threemonths’renewal。Wanttogetsomewindoffmychestfirst。Tryitanyhow。RubinAugust:goodidea:horseshowmonth。Ballsbridge。Touristsoverfortheshow。
ADayfather
Hewalkedonthroughthecaseroom，passinganoldman，bowed，spectacled，aproned。OldMonks，thedayfather。Queerlotofstuffhemusthaveputthroughhishandsinhistime:obituarynotices，pubs’ads，speeches，divorcesuits，founddrowned。Nearingtheendofhistethernow。Soberseriousmanwithabitinthesavings-bankI’dsay。Wifeagoodcookandwasher。Daughterworkingthemachineintheparlour。PlainJane，nodamnnonsense。
AnditwastheFeastofthePassover
Hestayedinhiswalktowatchatypesetterneatlydistributingtype。Readsitbackwardsfirst。Quicklyhedoesit。Mustrequiresomepracticethat。mangiD。kcirtaP。Poorpapawithhishagadahbook，readingbackwardswithhisfingertome。Pessach。NextyearinJerusalem。Dear，Odear！AllthatlongbusinessaboutthatbroughtusoutofthelandofEgyptandintothehouseofbondagealleluia。ShemaIsraelAdonaiElohenu。No，that’stheother。Thenthetwelvebrothers，Jacob’ssons。Andthenthelambandthecatandthedogandthestickandthewaterandthebutcherandthentheangelofdeathkillsthebutcherandhekillstheoxandthedogkillsthecat。Soundsabitsillytillyoucometolookintoitwell。Justiceitmeansbutit’severybodyeatingeveryoneelse。That’swhatlifeisafterall。Howquicklyhedoesthatjob。Practicemakesperfect。Seemstoseewithhisfingers。
MrBloompassedonoutoftheclankingnoisesthroughthegalleryontothelanding。NowamIgoingtotramitoutallthewayandthencatchhimoutperhaps？Betterphonehimupfirst。Number？SameasCitron’shouse。Twentyeight。Twentyeightdoublefour。
Onlyoncemorethatsoap
Hewentdownthehousestaircase。Whothedeucescrawledalloverthesewallswithmatches？Looksasiftheydiditforabet。Heavygreasysmelltherealwaysisinthoseworks。LukewarmglueinThom’snextdoorwhenIwasthere。
Hetookouthishandkerchieftodabhisnose。Citronlemon？Ah，thesoapIputthere。Loseitoutofthatpocket。Puttingbackhishandkerchiefhetookoutthesoapandstoweditaway，buttonedintothehippocketofhistrousers。
Whatperfumedoesyourwifeuse？Icouldgohomestill:tram:somethingIforgot。Justtoseebeforedressing。No。Here。No。
AsuddenscreechoflaughtercamefromtheEveningTelegraphoffice。Knowwhothatis。What’sup？Popinaminutetophone。NedLambertitis。
Heenteredsoftly。
Erin，GreenGemoftheSilverSea——
Theghostwalks，professorMacllughmurmuredsoftly，biscuitfullytothedustywindowpane。
MrDedalus，staringfromtheemptyfireplaceatNedLambert’squizzingface，askedofitsourly:——
AgonisingChrist，wouldn’titgiveyouaheartburnonyourarse？
NedLambert，seatedonthetable，readon:——
Oragain，notethemeanderingsofsomepurlingrillasitbabblesonitsway，fannedbygentlestzephyrstho’quarrellingwiththestonyobstacles，tothetumblingwatersofNeptune’sbluedomain，midmossybanks，playedonbytheglorioussunlightor’neaththeshadowscasto’eritspensivebosombytheoverarchingleafageofthegiantsoftheforest。Whataboutthat，Simon？heaskedoverthefringeofhisnewspaper。How’sthatforhigh？——
Changinghisdrink，MrDedalussaid。
NedLambert，laughing，struckthenewspaperonhisknees，repeating:——
Thepensivebosomandtheoverarsingleafage。Oboys！Oboys！——
AndXenophonlookeduponMarathon，MrDedalussaid，lookingagainonthefireplaceandtothewindow，andMarathonlookedonthesea——
Thatwilldo，professorMacHughcriedfromthewindow。Idon’twanttohearanymoreofthestuff。
Heateoffthecrescentofwaterbiscuithehadbeennibblingand，hungered，madereadytonibblethebiscuitinhisotherhand。
Highfalutinstuff。Bladderbags。NedLambertistakingadayoffIsee。Ratherupsetsaman’sdayafuneraldoes。Hehasinfluencetheysay。OldChatterton，thevice-chancellor，ishisgranduncleorhisgreatgranduncle。Closeonninetytheysay。Subleaderforhisdeathwrittenthislongtimeperhaps。Livingtospitethem。Mightgofirsthimself。Johnny，makeroomforyouruncle。TherighthonourableHedgesEyreChatterton。Daresayhewriteshimanoddshakychequeortwoongaledays。Windfallwhenhekicksout。Alleluia——
Justanotherspasm，NedLambertsaid——
Whatisit？MrBloomasked——
ArecentlydiscoveredfragmentofCicero’s，professorMacHughansweredwithpompoftone。Ourlovelyland。
ShortbuttothePoint——
Whoseland？MrBloomsaidsimply——
Mostpertinentquestion，theprofessorsaidbetweenhischews。Withanaccentonthewhose——
DanDawson’sland，MrDedalussaid——
Isithisspeechlastnight？MrBloomasked。
NedLambertnodded——
Butlistentothis，hesaid。
ThedoorknobhitMrBloominthesmallofthebackasthedoorwaspushedin——
Excuseme，J。J。O’Molloysaid，entering。
MrBloommovednimblyaside——
Ibegyours，hesaid——
Goodday，Jack——
Comein。Comein——
Goodday——
Howareyou，Dedalus？——
Well。Andyourself？
J。J。O’Molloyshookhishead。
Sad
Cleverestfellowatthejuniorbarheusedtobe。Declinepoorchap。Thathecticflushspellsfinisforaman。Touchandgowithhim。What’sinthewind，Iwonder。Moneyworry——
Oragainifwebutclimbtheserriedmountainpeaks——
You’relookingextra——
Istheeditortobeseen？J。J。O’Molloyasked，lookingtowardstheinnerdoor——
Verymuchso，professorMacHughsaid。Tobeseenandheard。He’sinhissanctumwithLenehan。
J。J。O’MolloystrolledJotheslopingdeskandbegantoturnbackthepinkpagesofthefile。
Practicedwindling。Amighthavebeen。Losingheart。Gambling。Debtsofhonour。Reapingthewhirlwind。UsedtogetgoodretainersfromD。andT。Fitzgerald。Theirwigstoshowtheirgreymatter。BrainsontheirsleevelikethestatueinGlasnevin。BelievehedoessomeliteraryworkfortheExpresswithGabrielConroy。Wellreadfellow。MylesCrawfordbeganontheIndependent。Funnythewaythosenewspapermenveeraboutwhentheygetwindofanewopening。Weathercocks。Hotandcoldinthesamebreath。Wouldn’tknowwhichtobelieve。Onestorygoodtillyouhearthenext。Goforoneanotherbaldheadedinthepapersandthenallblowsover。Hailfellowwellmetthenextmoment——
Ah，listentothisforGod’ssake，NedLambertpleaded。Oragainifwebutclimbtheserriedmountainpeaks——
Bombast！theprofessorbrokeintestily。Enoughoftheinflatedwindbag！——
Peaks，NedLambertwenton，toweringhighonhigh，tobatheoursouls，asitwere——
Bathehislips，MrDedalussaid。BlessedandeternalGod！Yes？Ishetakinganythingforit？——
As’twere，inthepeerlesspanoramaofIreland’sportfolio，unmatched，despitetheirwellpraisedprototypesinothervauntedprizeregions，forverybeauty，ofboskygroveandundulatingplainandlusciouspasturelandofvernalgreen，steepedinthetranscendenttranslucentglowofourmildmysteriousIrishtwilight……
HisNativeDoric——
Themoon，professorMacHughsaid。HeforgotHamlet——
Thatmantlesthevistafarandwideandwaittilltheglowingorbofthemoonshinesforthtoirradiatehersilvereffulgence——
O！MrDedaluscried，givingventtoahopelessgroan，shiteandonions！That’lldo，Ned。Lifeistooshort。
Hetookoffhissilkhatand，blowingoutimpatientlyhisbushymoustache，welshcombedhishairwithrakingfingers。
NedLamberttossedthenewspaperaside，chucklingwithdelight。AninstantafterahoarsebarkoflaughterburstoverprofessorMacHugh’sunshavenblack-spectacledface——
DoughyDaw！hecried。
WhatWetherupsaid
Allveryfinetojeeratitnowincoldprintbutitgoesdownlikehotcakethatstuff。Hewasinthebakerylinetoowasn’the？WhytheycallhimDoughyDaw。Featheredhisnestwellanyhow。Daughterengagedtothatchapintheinlandrevenueofficewiththemotor。Hookedthatnicely。Entertainmentsopenhouse。Bigblowout。Wetherupalwayssaidthat。Getagripofthembythestomach。
Theinnerdoorwasopenedviolentlyandascarletbeakedface，crestedbyacomboffeatheryhair，thrustitselfin。Theboldblueeyesstaredaboutthemandtheharshvoiceasked:——
Whatisit？——
Andherecomestheshamsquirehimself，professorMacHughsaidgrandly——
Getououthat，youbloodyoldpedagogue！theeditorsaidinrecognition——
Come，Ned，MrDedalussaid，puttingonhishat。Imustgetadrinkafterthat——
Drink！theeditorcried。Nodrinksservedbeforemass——
Quiterighttoo，MrDedalussaid，goingout。Comeon，Ned。
NedLambertsidleddownfromthetable。Theeditor’sblueeyesrovedtowardsMrBloom’sface，shadowedbyasmile——
Willyoujoinus，Myles？NedLambertasked。
MemorableBattlesRecalled——
NorthCorkmilitia！theeditorcried，stridingtothemantelpiece。Wewoneverytime！NorthCorkandSpanishofficers！——
Wherewasthat，Myles？NedLambertaskedwithareflectiveglanceathistoecaps——
InOhio！theeditorshouted——
Soitwas，begad，NedLambertagreed。
Passingout，hewhisperedtoJ。J。O’Molloy:——
Incipientjigs。Sadcase——
Ohio！theeditorcrowedinhightreblefromhisupliftedscarletface。MyOhio！——
APerfectcretic！theprofessorsaid。Long，shortandlong。
O，HarpEolian
Hetookareelofdentalflossfromhiswaistcoatpocketand，breakingoffapiece，twangeditsmartlybetweentwoandtwoofhisresonantunwashedteeth——
Bingbang，bangbang。
MrBloom，seeingthecoastclear，madefortheinnerdoor——
Justamoment，MrCrawford，hesaid。Ijustwanttophoneaboutanad。
Hewentin——
Whataboutthatleaderthisevening？professorMacHughasked，comingtotheeditorandlayingafirmhandonhisshoulder——
That’llbeallright，MylesCrawfordsaidmorecalmly。Neveryoufret。Hello，Jack。That’sallright——
Goodday，Myles。J。J。O’Molloysaid，lettingthepagesheheldsliplimplybackonthefile。IsthatCanadaswindlecaseontoday？
Thetelephonewhirredinside——
Twentyeight……No，twenty……Doublefour。Yes。
SpottheWinner
LenehancameoutoftheinnerofficewithSportstissues——
WhowantsadeadcertfortheGoldcup？heasked。SceptrewithO。Maddenup。
Hetossedthetissuesontothetable。
Screamsofnewsboysbarefootinthehallrushednearandthedoorwasflungopen——
Hush，Lenehansaid。Ihearfeetstoops。
ProfessorMacHughstrodeacrosstheroomandseizedthecringingurchinbythecollarastheothersscamperedoutofthehallanddownthesteps。Thetissuesrustledupinthedraught，floatedsoftlyintheairbluescrawlsandunderthetablecametoearth——
Itwasn’tme，sir。Itwasthebigfellowshovedme，sir——
Throwhimoutandshutthedoor，theeditorsaid。There’sahurricaneblowing。
Lenehanbegantopawthetissuesupfromthefloor，gruntingashestoopedtwice——
Waitingfortheracingspecial，sir，thenewsboysaid。ItwasPatFarrelshovedme，sir。
Hepointedtotwofacespeeringinroundthedoor-frame——
Him，sir——
Outofthiswithyou，professorMacHughsaidgruffly。
Hehustledtheboyoutandbangedthedoorto。
J。J。O’Molloyturnedthefilescrackinglyover，murmuring，seeking:——
Continuedonpagesix，columnfour——
Yes……EveningTelegraphhere，MrBloomphonedfromtheinneroffice。Istheboss……？Yes，Telegraph……Towhere？……Aha！Whichauctionrooms？……Aha！Isee……Right。I’llcatchhim。
ACollisionensues
Thebellwhirredagainasherangoff。HecameinquicklyandbumpedagainstLenehanwhowasstrugglingupwiththesecondtissue——
Pardon，monsieur，Lenehansaid，clutchinghimforaninstantandmakingagrimace——
Myfault，MrBloomsaid，sufferinghisgrip。Areyouhurt？I’minahurry——
Knee，Lenehansaid。
Hemadeacomicfaceandwhined，rubbinghisknee——
TheaccumulationoftheannoDomini——
Sorry，MrBloomsaid。
Hewenttothedoorand，holdingitajar，paused。J。J。O’Molloyslappedtheheavypagesover。Thenoiseoftwoshrillvoices，amouthorgan，echoedinthebarehallwayfromthenewsboyssquattedonthedoorsteps:
WearetheboysofWexford
Whofoughtwithheartandhand。
ExitBloom——
I’mjustrunningroundtoBachelor’swalk，MrBloomsaid，aboutthisadofKeyes’s。Wanttofixitup。Theytellmehe’sroundthereinDillon’s。
Helookedindecisivelyforamomentattheirfaces。Theeditorwho，leaningagainstthemantelshelf，hadproppedhisheadonhishandsuddenlystretchedforthanarmamply——
Begone！hesaid。Theworldisbeforeyou——
Backinnotime，MrBloomsaid，hurryingout。
J。J。O’MolloytookthetissuesfromLenehan’shandandreadthem，blowingthemapartgently，withoutcomment——
He’llgetthatadvertisement，theprofessorsaid，staringthroughhisblackrimmedspectaclesoverthecrossblind。Lookattheyoungscampsafterhim——
Show！Where？Lenehancried，runningtothewindow。
AStreetCortege
BothsmiledoverthecrossblindatthefileofcaperingnewsboysinMrBloom’swake，thelastzigzaggingwhiteonthebreezeamockingkite，atailofwhitebowknots——
Lookattheyoungguttersnipebehindhimhueandcry，Lenehansaid，andyou’llkick。O，myribrisible！Takingoffhisflatspaugsandthewalk。Smallnines。Stealuponlarks。
HebegantomazurkainswiftcaricatureacrosstheflooronslidingfeetpastthefireplacetoJ。J。O’Molloywhoplacedthetissuesinhisreceivinghands——
What’sthat？MylesCrawfordsaidwithastart。Wherearetheothertwogone？——
Who？theprofessorsaid，turning。They’regoneroundtotheOvalforadrink。PaddyHooperistherewithJackHall。Cameoverlastnight——
Comeonthen，MylesCrawfordsaid。Where’smyhat？
Hewalkedjerkilyintotheofficebehind，partingtheventofhisjacket，jinglinghiskeysinhisbackpocket。Theyjingledthenintheairandagainstthewoodashelockedhisdeskdrawer——
He’sprettywellon，professorMacHughsaidinalowvoIce——
Seemstobe，J。J。O’Molloysaid，takingoutacigarettecaseinmurmuringmeditation，butitisnotalwaysasitseems。Whohasthemostmatches？
TheCalumetofPeace
Heofferedacigarettetotheprofessorandtookonehimself。Lenehanpromptlystruckamatchforthemandlittheircigarettesinturn。J。J。O’Molloyopenedhiscaseagainandofferedit——
Thankyvous，Lenehansaid，helpinghimself。
Theeditorcamefromtheinneroffice，astrawhatawryonhisbrow。Hedeclaimedinsong，pointingsternlyatprofessorMacHugh:
’Twasrankandfamethattemptedthee，
’Twasempirecharmedthyheart。
Theprofessorgrinned，lockinghislonglips——
Eh？YoubloodyoldRomanempire？MylesCrawfordsaid。
Hetookacigarettefromtheopencase。Lenehan，lightingitforhimwithquickgrace，said:——
Silenceformybrandnewriddle！——
Imperiumromanum，J。J。O’Molloysaidgently。ItsoundsnoblerthanBritishorBrixton。Thewordremindsonesomehowoffatinthefire。
MylesCrawfordblewhisfirstpuffviolentlytowardstheceiling——
That’sit，hesaid。Wearethefat。YouandIarethefatinthefire。Wehaven’tgotthechanceofasnowballinhell。
TheGrandeurthatwasRome——
Waitamoment，professorMacHughsaid，raisingtwoquietclaws。Wemustn’tbeledawaybywords，bysoundsofwords。WethinkofRome，imperial，imperious，imperative。
Heextendedelocutionaryarmsfromfrayedstainedshirtcuffs，pausing:——
Whatwastheircivilisation？Vast，Iallow:butvile。Cloac&Aelig；:sewers。TheJewsinthewildernessandonthemountaintopsaid:Itismeettobehere。LetusbuildanaltartoJehovah。TheRoman，liketheEnglishmanwhofollowsinhisfootsteps，broughttoeverynewshoreonwhichhesethisfootonourshoreheneversetitonlyhiscloacalobsession。Hegazedabouthiminhistogaandhesaid:Itismeettobehere。Letusconstructawatercloset——
Whichtheyaccordinglydiddo，Lenehansaid。Ouroldancientancestors，aswereadinthefirstchapterofGuinness’s，werepartialtotherunningstream——
Theywerenature’sgentlemen，J。J。O’Molloymurmured。ButwehavealsoRomanlaw——
AndPontiusPilateisitsprophet，professorMacHughresponded——
DoyouknowthatstoryaboutchiefBaronPalles？J。J。O’Molloyasked。Itwasattheroyaluniversitydinner。Everythingwasgoingswimmingly——
Firstmyriddle，Lenehansaid。Areyouready？
MrO’MaddenBurke，tallincopiousgreyofDonegaltweed，cameinfromthehallway。StephenDedalus，behindhim，uncoveredasheentered——
Entrez，mesenfants！Lenehancried——
Iescortasuppliant，MrO’MaddenBurkesaidmelodiously。YouthledbyExperiencevisitsNotoriety——
Howdoyoudo？theeditorsaid，holdingoutahand。Comein。Yourgovernorisjustgone。？？？
Lenehansaidtoall:——
Silence！Whatoperaresemblesarailwayline？Reflect，ponder，excogitate，reply。
Stephenhandedoverthetypedsheets，pointingtothetitleandsignature——
Who？theeditorasked。
Bittornoff——
MrGarrettDeasy，Stephensaid:——
Thatoldpelters，theeditorsaid。Whotoreit？Washeshorttaken。
Onswiftsailflaming
Fromstormandsouth
Hecomes，palevampire，
Mouthtomymouth——
Goodday，Stephen，theprofessorsaid，comingtopeerovertheirshoulders。Footandmouth？Areyouturned……？
Bullockbefriendingbard。
ShindyinwellknownRestaurant——
Goodday，sir，Stephenanswered，blushing。Theletterisnotmine。MrGarrettDeasyaskedmeto——
O，Iknowhim，MylesCrawfordsaid，andknewhiswifetoo。ThebloodiestoldtartarGodevermade。ByJesus，shehadthefootandmouthdiseaseandnomistake！Thenightshethrewthesoupinthewaiter’sfaceintheStarandGarter。Oho！
Awomanbroughtsinintotheworld。ForHelen，therunawaywifeofMenelaus，tenyearstheGreeks。O’Rourke，princeofBreffni——
Isheawidower？Stephenasked——
Ay，agrassone，MylesCrawfordsaid，hiseyerunningdownthetypescript。Emperor’shorses。Habsburg。AnIrishmansavedhislifeontherampartsofVienna。Don’tyouforget！MaximilianKarlO’Donnell，grafvonTirconnelinIreland。SenthisheirovertomakethekinganAustrianfieldmarshalnow。Goingtobetroublethereoneday。Wildgeese。Oyes，everytime。Don’tyouforgetthat！——
Themootpointisdidheforgetit？J。J。O’Molloysaidquietly，turningahorseshoepaperweight。Savingprincesisathankyoujob。
ProfessorMacHughturnedonhim——
Andifnot？hesaid——
I’lltellyouhowitwas，MylesCrawfordbegan。Hungarianitwasoneday……
LostCausesNobleMarquessmentioned
Wewerealwaysloyaltolostcauses，theprofessorsaid。Successforusisthedeathoftheintellectandoftheimagination。Wewereneverloyaltothesuccessful。Weservethem。IteachtheblatantLatinlanguage。Ispeakthetongueofaracetheacmeofwhosementalityisthemaxim:timeismoney。Materialdomination。Dominus！Lord！Whereisthespirituality？LordJesus！LordSalisbury。Asofainawestendclub。ButtheGreek！
KyrieEleison！
Asmileoflightbrightenedhisdarkrimmedeyes，lengthenedhislonglips——
TheGreek！hesaidagain。Kyrios！Shiningword！ThevowelstheSemiteandtheSaxonknownot。Kyrie！Theradianceoftheintellect。IoughttoprofessGreek，thelanguageofthemind。Kyrieeleison！Theclosetmakerandthecloacamakerwillneverbelordsofourspirit。WeareliegesubjectsofthecatholicchivalryofEuropethatfounderedatTrafalgarandoftheempireofthespirit，notanimperium，thatwentunderwiththeAthenianfleetsat&Aelig；gospotami。Yes，yes。Theywentunder。Pyrrhus，misledbyanoracle，madealastattempttoretrievethefortunesofGreece。Loyaltoalostcause。
Hestrodeawayfromthemtowardsthewindow——
Theywentforthtobattle，MrO’MaddenBurkesaidgreyly，buttheyalwaysfell——
Boohoo！Lenehanweptwithalittlenoise。Owingtoabrickreceivedinthelatterhalfofthematinée。Poor，poor，poorPyrrhus！
HewhisperedthennearStephen’sear:
Lenehan’sLimerick
There’saponderouspunditMacHugh
Whowearsgogglesofebonyhue。
Ashemostlyseesdouble
Towearthemwhytrouble？
Ican’tseetheJoeMiller。Canyou？
InmourningforSallust，Mulligansays。Whosemotherisbeastlydead。
MylesCrawfordcrammedthesheetsintoasidepocket——
That’llbeallright，hesaid。I’llreadtherestafter。That’llbeallright。
Lenehanextendedhishandsinprotest——
Butmyriddle！hesaid。Whatoperaislikearailwayline？——
Opera？MrO’MaddenBurke’ssphinxfacereriddled。
Lenehanannouncedgladly:——
TheRoseofCastille。Seethewheeze？Rowsofcaststeel。Gee！
HepokedMrO’MaddenBurkemildlyinthespleen。MrO’MaddenBurkefellbackwithgraceonhisumbrella，feigningagasp——
Help！hesighed。Ifeelastrongweakness。
Lenehan，risingtotiptoe，fannedhisfacerapidlywiththerustlingtissues。
Theprofessor，returningbywayofthefiles，swepthishandacrossStephen’sandMrO’MaddenBurke’slooseties——
Paris，pastandpresent，hesaid。Youlooklikecommunards——
Likefellowswhohadblownupthebastille，J。J。O’Molloysaidinquietmockery。OrwasityoushotthelordlieutenantofFinlandbetweenyou？Youlookasthoughyouhaddonethedeed。GeneralBobrikoff。