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  BELLALooksatthemoney,thenatZoe,FlorryandKitty。Doyouwantthreegirls?It’stenshillingshere。

  STEPHENDelightedly。Ahundredthousandapologies。Hefumblesagainandtakesoutandhandshertwocrowns。Permit,brevimanu,mysightissomewhattroubled。

  BellagoestothetabletocountthemoneywhileStephentalkstohimselfinmonosyllables。Zoeboundsovertothetable。KittyleansoverZoe’sneck。Lynchgetsup,rightshiscapand,claspingKitty’swaist,addshisheadtothegroup。

  FLORRYStrivesheavilytorise。Ow!Myfoot’sasleep。Shelimpsovertothetable。Bloomapproaches。

  BELLA,ZOE。KITTY,LYNCH,BLOOMChatteringandsquabbling。Thegentleman……tenshillings……payingforthethreeallowmeamoment……thisgentlemanpaysseparatewho’stouchingit?……ow……mindwhoyou’repinching……areyoustayingthenightorashorttime?whodid?……you’realiar,excuseme……thegentlemanpaiddownlikeagentleman……drink……it’slongaftereleven。

  STEPHENAtthepianola,makingagestureofabhorrence。Nobottles!What,eleven?Ariddle。

  ZOELiftingupherpettigownandfoldingahalfsovereignintothetopofherstocking。Hardearnedontheflatofmyback。

  LYNCHLiftingKittyfromthetable。Come!

  KITTYWait。Sheclutchesthetwocrowns。

  FLORRYAndme?

  LYNCHHoopla!Heliftshercarriesherandbumpsherdownonthesofa。

  STEPHENThefoxcrew,thecocksflew,ThebellsinheavenWerestrikingeleven。’TistimeforherpoorsoulTogetoutofheaven。

  BLOOMQuietlylaysahalfsovereignonthetablebetweenBellaandFlorry。So。Allowme。Hetakesupthepoundnote。Threetimesten。We’resquare。

  BELLAAdmiringly。You’resuchaslyboots,oldcocky。Icouldkissyou。

  ZOEPoints。Hum?Deepasadrawwell。LynchbendsKittybackoverthesofaandkissesher。BloomgoeswiththepoundnotetoStephen。

  BLOOMThisisyours。

  STEPHENHowisthat?Ledistraitorabsentmindedbeggar。Hefumblesagaininhispocketanddrawsoutahandfulofcoins。Anobjectfalls。Thatfell。

  BLOOMStooping,picksupandhandsaboxofmatches。This。

  STEPHENLucifer。Thanks。

  BLOOMQuietly。Youhadbetterhandoverthatcashtometotakecareof。Whypaymore?

  STEPHENHandshimallhiscoins。Bejustbeforeyouaregenerous。

  BLOOMIwillbutisitwise?Hecounts。One,seven,eleven,andfive。Six。Eleven。Idon’tanswerforwhatyoumayhavelost。

  STEPHENWhystrikingeleven?Proparoxyton。MomentbeforethenextLessingsays。Thirstyfox。Helaughsloudly。Buryinghisgrandmother。Probablyhekilledher。

  BLOOMThatisonepoundsixandeleven。Onepoundseven,say。

  STEPHENDoesn’tmatteraramblingdamn。

  BLOOMNo,but……

  STEPHENComestothetable。Cigarette,please。Lynchtossesacigarettefromthesofatothetable。AndsoGeorginaJohnsonisdeadandmarried。Acigaretteappearsonthetable。Stephenlooksatit。Wonder。Parlourmagic。Married。Hm。Hestrikesamatchandproceedstolightthecigarettewithenigmaticmelancholy。

  LYNCHWatchinghim。Youwouldhaveabetterchanceoflightingitifyouheldthematchnearer。

  STEPHENBringsthematchnearerhiseye。Lynxeye。Mustgetglasses。Brokethemyesterday。Sixteenyearsago。Distance。Theeyeseesallflat。Hedrawsthematchaway。Itgoesout。Brainthinks。Near:far。Ineluctablemodalityofthevisible。Hefrownsmysteriously。Hm。Sphinx。Thebeastthathastwobacksatmidnight。Married。

  ZOEItwasacommercialtravellermarriedherandtookherawaywithhim。

  FLORRYNods。MrLambefromLondon。

  STEPHENLambofLondon,whotakestawaythesinsofourworld。

  LYNCHEmbracingKittyonthesofa,chantsdeeply。Donanobispacem。ThecigaretteslipsfromStephensfingers。Bloompicksitupandthrowsitintothegrate。

  BLOOMDon’tsmoke。Yououghttoeat。CurseddogImet。ToZoe。Youhavenothing?

  ZOEIshehungry?

  STEPHENExtendshishandtohersmilingandchantstotheairofthebloodoathintheDuskoftheGods。

  HangendeHunger,

  FragendeFrau,

  Machtunsallekaput。

  ZOETragically。Hamlet,Iamthyfather’sgimlet!Shetakeshishand。Blueeyedbeauty,I’llreadyourhand。Shepointstohisforehead。Nowit,nowrinkles。Shecounts。Two,three,Mars,that’scourage。Stephenshakeshishead。Nokid。

  LYNCHSheetlightningcourage。Theyouthwhocouldnotshiverandshake。ToZoe。Whotaughtyoupalmistry?

  ZOETurns。AskmyballocksthatIhaven’tgot。ToStephen。Iseeitinyourface。Theeye,likethat。Shefrownswithloweredhead。

  LYNCHLaughing,slapsKittybehindtwice。Likethat。Pandybat。

  Twiceloudlyapandybatcracks,thecoffinofthepianolafliesopen,thebaldlittleroundjack-in-the-boxheadofFatherDolanspringsup。

  FATHERDOLANAnyboywantflogging?Brokehisglasses?Lazyidlelittleschemer。Seeitinyoureye。

  Mild,benign,rectorial,reproving,theheadofDonJohnConmeerisesfromthepianolacoffin。

  DONJOHNCONMEENow,FatherDolan!Now。I’msurethatStephenisaverygoodlittleboy。

  ZOEExaminingStephen’spalm。Woman’shand。

  STEPHENMurmurs。Continue。Lie。Holdme。Caress。InevercouldreadHishandwritingexceptHiscriminalthumbprintonthehaddock。

  ZOEWhatdaywereyouborn?

  STEPHENThursday。Today。

  ZOEThursday’schildhasfartogo。Shetraceslinesonhishand。Lineoffate。Influentialfriends。

  FLORRYPointing。Imagination。

  ZOEMountofthemoon。You’llmeetwitha……Shepeersathishandsabruptly。Iwon’ttellyouwhat’snotgoodforyou。Ordoyouwanttoknow?

  BLOOMDetachesherfingersandoffershispalm。Moreharmthangood。Here。Readmine。

  BELLAShow。SheturnsupBloom’shand。Ithoughtso。Knobbyknuckles,forthewomen。

  ZOEPeeringatBloom’spalm。Gridiron。Travelsbeyondtheseaandmarrymoney。

  BLOOMWrong。

  ZOEQuickly。O,Isee。Shortlittlefinger。Henpeckedhusband。Thatwrong?

  BlackLiz,ahugeroosterhatchinginachalkedcircle,rises,stretchesherwingsandclucks。

  BLACKLIZGara。Klook。Klook。Klook。

  Shesidlesfromhernewlaideggandwaddlesoff。

  BLOOMPointstohishand。Thatwealthereisanaccident。Fellandcutittwenty-twoyearsago。Iwassixteen。

  ZOEIsee,saystheblindman。Tellusnews。

  STEPHENSee?Movestoonegreatgoal。Iamtwentytwotoo。SixteenyearsagoItwentytwotumbled,twentytwoyearsagohesixteenfelloffhishobbyhorse。Hewinces。Hurtmyhandsomewhere。Mustseeadentist。Money?

  ZoewhisperstoFlorry。Theygiggle。Bloomreleaseshishandandwritesidlyonthetableinbackhand,pencillingslowcurves。

  FLORRYWhat?

  Ahackneycarnumberthreehundredandtwentyfour,withagallantbuttockedmare,drivenbyJamesBarton,HarmonyAvenue,Donnybrook,trotspast。BlazesBoylanandLenehansprawlswayingonthesideseats。TheOrmondbootscrouchesbehindontheaxle。SadlyoverthecrossblindLydiaDouceandMinaKennedygaze。

  THEBOOTSJogging,mocksthemwiththumbandwrigglingwormfingers。Haw,haw,haveyouthehorn?

  Bronzebygoldtheywhisper。

  ZOEToFlorry。Whisper。

  Theywhisperagain。

  OverthewellofthecarBlazesBoylanleans,hisboaterstrawsetsideways,aredflowerinhismouth。Lenehan,inayachtsman’scapandwhiteshoes,officiouslydetachesalonghairfromBlazesBoylansshoulder。

  LENEHANHo!WhatdoIherebehold?Wereyoubrushingthecobwebsoffafewquims?

  BOYLANSeated,smiles。Pluckingaturkey。

  LENEHANAgoodnight’swork。

  BOYLANHoldingupfourthickbluntungulatedfingers,winks。BlazesKate!Uptosampleoryourmoneyback。Heholdsoutaforefinger。Smellthat。

  LENEHANSmellsgleefully。Ah!Lobsterandmayonnaise。Ah!

  ZOEANDFLORRYLaughtogether。Hahahaha。

  BOYLANbumpssurelyfromthecarandcallsloudlyforalltohear。Hello,Bloom!MrsBloomupyet?

  BLOOMInaflunkey’splumplushcoatandkneebreeches,buffstockingsandpowderedwig。I’mafraidnot,sir,thelastarticles……

  BOYLANTosseshimsixpence。Here,tobuyyourselfaginandsplash。HehangshishatsmartlyonapegofBloom’santleredhead。Showmein。Ihavealittleprivatebusinesswithyourwife。Youunderstand?

  BLOOMThankyou,sir。Yes,sir,MadamTweedyisinherbath,sir。

  MARIONHeoughttofeelhimselfhighlyhonoured。Sheplopssplashingoutofthewater。Raoul,darling,comeanddryme。I’minmypelt。Onlymynewhatandacarriagesponge。

  BOYLANAmerrytwinkleinhiseye。Topping!

  BELLAWhat?Whatisit?

  Zoewhisperstoher。

  MARIONLethimlook,thepishogue!Pimp!Andscourgehimself!I’llwritetoapowerfulprostituteorBartholomona,thebeardedwoman,toraisewealsoutonhimaninchthickandmakehimbringmebackasignedandstampedreceipt。

  BELLALaughing。Hohohoho。

  BOYLANToBloom,overhisshoulder。YoucanapplyyoureyetothekeyholeandplaywithyourselfwhileIjustgothroughherafewtimes。

  BLOOMThankyou,sir,Iwill,sir。MayIbringtwomenchumstowitnessthedeedandtakeasnapshot?Heholdsanointmentjar。Vaseline,sir?Orangeflower?……Lukewarmwater?……

  KITTYFromthesofa。Tellus,Florry。Tellus。What。

  Florrywhisperstoher。Whisperinglovewordsmurmurlip-lappingloudly,poppysmicplopslop。

  MINAKENNEDYHereyesupturned。O,itmustbelikethescentofgeraniumsandlovelypeaches!O,hesimplyidoliseseverybitofher!Stucktogether!Coveredwithkisses!

  LYDIADOUCEHermouthopening。Yumyum。O,he’scarryingherroundtheroomdoingit!Rideacockhorse。YoucouldheartheminParisandNewYork。Likemouthfulsofstrawberriesandcream。

  KITTYLaughing。Heeheehee。

  BOYLAN’SVOICESweetly,hoarsely,inthepitofhisstomach。Ah!Gooblazqrukbrukarchkrasht!

  MARION’SVOICEHoarsely,sweetlyrisingtoherthroat。O!Weeshwashtkissima,pooisthnapoohuck!

  BLOOMHiseyeswildlydilated,claspshimselfShow!Hide!Show!Ploughher!More!Shoot!

  BELLA,ZOE,FLORRY。KITTYHoho!Haha!Heehee!

  LYNCHPoints。Themirroruptonature。Helaughs。Huhuhuhuhuhu。

  StephenandBloomgazeinthemirror。ThefaceofWilliamShakespeare,beardless,appearsthere,rigidinfacialparalysis,crownedbythereflectionofthereindeerantleredhatrackinthehall。

  SHAKESPEAREIndignifiedventriloquy。’Tistheloudlaughbespeaksthevacantmind。ToBloom。Thouthoughtestashowthouwastestinvisible。Gaze。Hecrowswithablackcapon’slaugh。Iagogo!HowmyOldfellowchokithisThursdaymomun。Iagogogo!

  BLOOMSmilesyellowlyatthewhores。WhenwillIhearthejoke?

  ZOEBeforeyou’retwicemarriedandonceawidower。

  BLOOMLapsesarecondoned。EventhegreatNapoleon,whenmeasurementsweretakenneartheskinafterhisdeath……

  MrsDignam,widowwoman,hersnubnoseandcheeksflushedwithdeathtalk,tearsandTunny’stawnysherry,hurriesbyinherweeds,herbonnetawry,rougingandpowderinghercheeks,lipsandnose,apenchivvyingherbroodofcygnets。Beneathherskirtappearherlatehusband’severydaytrousersandturnedupboots,laceeights。SheholdsaScottishwidow’sinsurancepolicyandlacemarqueeumbrellaunderwhichherbroodrunswithher,Patsyhoppingononeshortfoot,hiscollarloose,ahankofporksteaksdangling,Freddywhimpering,Susywithacryingcodsmouth,Alicestrugglingwiththebaby。Shecuffsthemon,herstreamersflauntingaloft。

  FREDDYAh,ma,you’redraggingmealong!

  SUSYMamma,thebeefteaisfizzingover!

  SHAKESPEAREWithparalyticrage。Wedasecawhokillafarst。

  ThefaceofMartinCunningham,bearded,refeaturesShakespearesbeardlessface。Themarqueeumbrellaswaysdrunkenly,thechildrenrunaside。UndertheumbrellaappearsMrsCunninghaminMerryWidowhatandkimonogown。Sheglidessidlingandbowing,twistingjapanesily。

  MRSCUNNINGHAMSings。AndtheycallmethejewelofAsia。

  MARTINCUNNINGHAM

  Gazesonherimpassive。Immense!Mostbloodyawfuldemirep!

  STEPHENEtexaltabunturcornuaiusti。Queenslaywithprizebulls。RememberPasiphaeforwhoselustmygrandoldgrossfathermadethefirstconfessionbox。ForgetnotMadamGrisselSteevensnorthesuinescionsofthehouseofLambert。AndNoahwasdrunkwithwine。Andhisarkwasopen。

  BELLANoneofthathere。Cometothewrongshop。

  LYNCHLethimalone。He’sbackfromParis。

  ZOERunstoStephenandlinkshim。Ogoon!Giveussomeparleyvoo。

  Stephenclapshatonheadandleapsovertothefireplace,wherehestandswithshruggedshoulders,finnyhandsoutspread,apaintedsmileonhisface。

  LYNCHPommellingonthesofa。RmmRmmRmmRrrrrrmmmmm。

  STEPHENGobbles,withmarionettejerks。Thousandplacesofentertainmenttoexpensesyoureveningswithlovelyladiessalingglovesandotherthingsperhapsherheartbeerchopsperfectfashionablehouseveryeccentricwherelotscocottesbeautifuldressedmuchaboutprincesseslikearedancingcancanandwalkingthereparisianclowneriesextrafoolishforbachelorsforeignsthesameiftalkingapoorenglishhowmuchsmarttheyareonthingsloveandsensationsvoluptuous。Mistersveryselectsforispleasuremusttovisitheavenandhellshowwithmortuarycandlesandtheytearssilverwhichoccureverynight。Perfectlyshockingterrificofreligion’sthingsmockeryseeninuniversalworld。Allchicwomanswhicharrivefullofmodestythendisrobeandsquealloudtoseevampiremandebauchnunveryfreshyoungwithdessoustroublants。Heclockshistongueloudly。Ho,lala!Cepifqu’ila!

  LYNCHVivelevampire!

  THEWHORESBravo!Parleyvoo!

  STEPHENGrimacingwithheadback,laughsloudly,clappinghimselfGreatsuccessoflaughing。Angelsmuchprostituteslikeandholyapostlesbigdamnruffians。Demimondainesnicelyhandsomesparklingofdiamondsveryamiablecosturned。Ordoyouarefondbetterwhatbelongstheymodernspleasureturpitudeofoldmans?HepointsabouthimwithgrotesquegestureswhichLynchandthewhoresreplyto。Caoutchoucstatuewomanreversibleorlifesizetompeeptomsvirginsnuditiesverylesbicthekissfivetentimes。Entergentlementoseeinmirrorseverypositionstrapezesallthatmachinetherebesidesalsoifdesireactawfullybestialbutcher’sboypollutesinwarmvealliveroromeletteonthebellypiècedeShakespeare。

  BELLAClappingherbelly,sinksbackonthesofawithashoutoflaughter。Anomeletteonthe……Ho!ho!ho!ho!……Omeletteonthe……

  STEPHENMincingly。Iloveyou,Sirdarling。Speakyouenglishmantonguefordoubleententecordiale。Oyes,monloup。Howmuchcost?Waterloo。Watercloset。Heceasessuddenlyandholdsupaforefinger。

  BELLALaughing。Omelette……

  THEWHORESLaughing。Encore!Encore!

  STEPHENMarkme。Idreamtofawatermelon。

  ZOEGoabroadandloveaforeignlady。

  LYNCHAcrosstheworldforawife。

  FLORRYDreamsgobycontraries。

  STEPHENExtendinghisarms。Itwashere。Streetofharlots。InSerpentineAvenueBeelzebubshowedmeher,afubsywidow。Where’stheredcarpetspread?

  BLOOMApproachingStephen。Look。

  STEPHENNo,Iflew。Myfoesbeneathme。Andevershallbe。Worldwithoutend。Hecries。Pater!Free!

  BLOOMIsay,look……

  STEPHENBreakmyspirit,willhe?Omerdealors!Hecries,hisvulturetalonssharpened。Hola!Hillyho!

  SimonDedalus’voicehilloesinanswer,somewhatsleepybutready。

  SIMONThat’sallright。Heswoopsuncertainlythroughtheair,wheeling,utteringcriesofheartening,onstrongponderousbuzzardwings。Ho,boy!Areyougoingtowin?Hoop!Pschatt!Stablewiththosehalfcastes。Wouldn’tletthemwithinthebawlofanass。Headup!Keepourflagflying!Aneaglegulesvolantinafieldargentdisplayed。Ulsterkingatarms!haihoop!Hemakesthebeagle’scallgivingtongue。Bulbul!Burblblbrurblbl!Hai,boy!

  Thefrondsandspacesofthewallpaperfilerapidlyacrosscountry。Astoutfoxdrawnfromcovert,brushpointed,havingburiedhisgrandmother,runsswiftfortheopen,bright-eyed,seekingbadgerearth,undertheleaves。Thepackofstaghoundsfollows,nosetotheground,sniffingtheirquarry,beaglebaying,burblbrblngtobeblooded。WardUnionhuntsmenandhuntswomenlivewiththem,hotforakill。FromSixMilePoint,Flathouse,NineMileStonefollowthefootpeoplewithknottysticks,salmongaffs,lassos,flockmasterswithstockwhips,bearbaiterswithtomtoms,toreadorswithbullswords,greynegroeswavingtorches。Thecrowdbowlsofdicers,crownandanchorplayers,thimbleriggers,broadsmen。Crowsandtouts,hoarsebookiesinhighwizardhatsclamourdeafeningly。

  THECROWD

  Cardoftheraces。Racingcard!

  Tentoonethefield!

  Tommyontheclayhere!

  Tommyontheclay!

  Tentoonebarone。

  Tentoonebarone。

  TryyourluckonspinningJenny!

  Tentoonebarone!

  Sellthemonkey,boys!

  Sellthemonkey!

  I’llgivetentoone!

  Tentoonebarone!

  Adarkhorse,riderless,boltslikeaphantompastthewinningpost,hismanemoonfoaming,hiseyeballsstars。Thefieldfollows,abunchofbuckingmounts。Skeletonhorses:Sceptre,MaximumtheSecond,Zinfandel,theDukeofWestminstersShotover,Repulse,theDukeofBeauforts’Ceylon,prixdeParis。Dwarfsridethem,rustyarmoured,leaping,leapingintheirsaddles。inadrizzleofrain,onabroken-windedisabellenag,CockoftheNorth,thefavourite,honeycap,greenjacket,orangesleeves,GarrettDeasyup,grippingthereins,ahockeystickattheready。Hisnag,stumblingonwhitegaiteredfeet,jogsalongtherockyroad。

  THEORANGELODGESJeering。Getdownandpush,mister。lap!You’llbehomethenight!

  GARRETTDEASYBoltupright,hisnailscrapedfaceplasteredwithpostagestamps,brandisheshishockeystick,hisblueeyesflashingintheprismofthechandelierashismountlopesbyataschoolinggallop。Perviasrectas!

  Ayokeofbucketsleopardsalloverhimandhisrearingnag,atorrentofmuttonbrothwithdancingcoinsofcarrots,barley,onions,turnips,potatoes。

  THEGREENLODGESSoftday,sirJohn!Softday,yourhonour!

  PrivateCarr,PrivateComptonandCissyCaffreypassbeneaththewindows,singingindiscord。

  STEPHENHark!Ourfriend,noiseinthestreet!

  ZOEHoldsupherhand。Stop!

  PRIVATECARR,PRIVATECOMPTONandCISSYCAFFREY

  YetI’veasorta

  Yorkshirerelishfor……

  ZOEThat’sme。Sheclapsherhands。Dance!Dance!Sherunstothepianola。Whohastwopence?

  BLOOMWho’ll。

  LYNCHHandinghercoins。Here。

  STEPHENCrackinghisfingersimpatiently。Quick!Quick!Where’smyaugur’srod?Herunstothepianoandtakeshisashplant,beatinghisfootintripudium。

  ZOETurnsthedrumhandle。There。

  Shedropstwopenniesintheslot。Glowpinkandvioletlightsstartforth。Thedrumturnspurringinlowhesitationwaltz。ProfessorGoodwin,inabowknottedperiwig,incourtdress,wearingastainedinvernesscape,bentintwofromincredibleage,tottersacrosstheroom,hishandsfluttering。Hesitstinilyonthepianostoolandliftsandbeatshandlesssticksofarmsonthekeyboard,noddingwithdamselsgrace,hisbowknotbobbing。

  ZOETwirlsaroundherselfheeltapping。Dance。Anybodyhereforthere?Who’lldance?

  Thepianola,withchanginglights,playsinwaltztimethepreludetoMyGirl’saYorkshireGirl。StephenthrowshisashplantonthetableandseizesZoearoundthewaist。FlorryandBellapushthetabletowardsthefireplace。Stephen,aimingZoewithexaggeratedgrace,beginstowaltzheraroundtheroom。Hersleeve,fallingfromgracingarms,revealsawhitefleshflowerofvaccination。Bloomstandsaside。Betweenthecurtains,ProfessorMaginniinsertsalegonthetoepointofwhichspinsasilkhat。Withadeftkick,hesendsitspinningtohiscrownandjauntyhattedskatesin。Hewearsaslatefrockcoatwithclaretsilklapels,ago-etofcreamtulle,agreenlowcutwaistcoat,stockcollarwithwhitekerchieftightlavendertrousers,patentpumpsandcanarygloves。Inhisbuttonholeisadahlia。Hetwirlsinreverseddirectionsacloudedcane,thenwedgesittightinhisoxter。Heplacesahandlimplyonhisbreastbone,bowsandfondleshisflowerandbuttons。

  MAGINNIThepoetryofmotion,artofcallisthenics。NoconnectionwithMadamLeggetByrne’sorLevinstone’s。Fancydressballsarranged。Deportment。TheKattyLannersteps。So。Watchme!Myterpsichoreanabilities。Heminuetsforwardthreepacesontrippingbee’sfeet。Toutlemondeanavant!Révérence!Toutlemondeenplace!

  Thepreludeceases。ProfessorGoodwin,beatingvaguearms,shrivels,shrinks,hislivecapefallingaboutthestool。Theair,infirmerwaltztime,pounds。StephenandZoecirclefreely。Thelightschange,glow,fade,gold,rose,violet。

  THEPIANOLATwoyoungfellowsweretalkingabouttheirgirls,girls,girls,Sweetheartsthey’dleftbehind。

  Fromacornerthemorninghoursrunout,goldhaired,slim,ingirlishblue,waspwaisted,withinnocenthands。Nimblytheydance,twirlingtheirskippingropes。Thehoursofnoonfollowinambergold。Laughinglinked,highhaircombsflashing,theycatchthesuninmockingmirrors,liftingtheirarms。

  MAGINNIClipclapsglovesilenthands。Carré!Avantdeux!Breatheevenly!Balance!

  Themorningandnoonhourswaltzintheirplaces,turning,advancingtoeachother,shapingtheircurves,bowingvisavis。Cawaliersbehindthemarchandsuspendtheirarms,withhandsdescendingto,touching,risingfromtheirshoulders。

  HOURSYoumaytouchmy。

  CAVALIERSMayItouchyour?

  HOURSO,butlightly!

  CAVALIERSO,solightly!

  THEPIANOLAMylittleshylittlelasshasawaist。

  ZoeandStephenturnboldlywithlooserswing。Thetwilighthoursadvance,fromlonglandshadows,dispersed,lagging,languideyed,theircheeksdelicatewithcipriaandfalsefaintbloom。Theyareingreygauzewithdarkbatsleevesthatflutterinthelandbreeze。

  MAGINNIAvant!huit!Traversé!Salut!Coursdemains!Croisé!

  Theeighthoursstealtothelastplace。Morning,noonandtwilighthoursretreatbeforethem。Theyaremasked,withdaggeredhairandbraceletsofdullbells。Weary,theycurchycurchyunderveils。

  THEBRACELETSHeigho!Heigho!

  ZOETwisting,herhandtoherbrow。O!

  MAGINNILostiroirs!Cha?nededames!Lacorbeille!Dosàdos!

  Arabesquingwearily,theyweaveapatternonthefloor,weaving,unweaving,curtseying,twisting,simplyswirling。

  ZOEI’mgiddy。

  Shefreesherselfdroopsonachair,StephenseizesFlorryandturnswithher。

  MAGINNIBoulangère!Losronds!Losponts!Chevauxdebois!Escargots!

  Twining,receding,withinterchanginghands,thenighthourslink,eachwitharchingarms,inamosaicofmovements。StephenandFlorryturncumbrously。

  MAGINNIDansezavecvosdames!Changesdedames!Donneslepetitbouquetavotredame!Remerciez!

  THEPIANOLA

  Best,bestofall,

  Baraabum!

  KITTYJumpsup。O,theyplayedthatonthehobbyhorsesattheMirusbazaar!

  SherunstoStephen。HeleavesFlorrybrusquelyandseizesKitty。Ascreamingbittern’sharshhighwhistleshrieks。GroangrousegurglingToft’scumbersomewhirligigturnsslowlytheroomrightroundabouttheroom。

  THEPIANOLAMygirl’saYorkshiregirl。

  ZOEYorkshirethroughandthrough。Comeonall!

  SheseizesFlorryandwaltzesher。

  STEPHENPasseul!

  HewheelsKittyintoLynch’sarm’s,snatchesuphisashplantfromthetableandtakesthefloor。Allwheel,whirl,waltz,twirl。Bloombella,Kittylynch,Florryzoe,jujubywomen。Stephenwithhatashplantfrogsplitsinmiddlehighkickswithskykickingmouthshuthandclasppartunderthigh,withclangtinkleboomhammertallyhohornblowerbluegreenyellowflashes。Toft’scumbersometurnswithhobbyhorseridersfromgildedsnakesdangled,bowelsfandangoleapingspurnsoilfootandfallagain。

  THEPIANOLA

  Thoughshe’safactorylass

  Andwearsnofancyclothes。

  Closeclutchedswiftswifterwithglareblareflarescuddingtheyscotlootshootlumberingby。Baraabum!

  TUTTIEncore!Bis!Bravo!Encore!

  SIMONThinkofyourmother’speople!

  STEPHENDanceofdeath。

  Bangfreshbarangbangoflacquey’sbell,horse,nag,steerpiglings,ConmeeonChristasslamecrutchandlegsailorincockboatarmfoldedropepullinghitchingstamphornpipe’throughandthrough,Baraabum!Onnags,hogs,bellhorses,Gadareneswine,Cornyincoffin。SteelsharkstoneonehandledNelson,twotrickiesFrauenzimmerplumstainedfrompramfallingbawling。Gum,he’sachampion。Fusebluepeerfrombarrelrev。evensongloveonhackneyjauntBlazesblindcoddoubledbicyclersDillywithsnowcakenofancyclothes。Theninlastwiswitchbacklumberingupanddownbumpmashtubsortofviceroyandreinerelishfortublumberbumpshirerose。Baraabum!

  Thecouplesfallaside。Stephenwhirlsgiddily。Roomwhirlsback。Eyesclosed,hetotters。Redrailsflyspacewards。Starsallaroundsunsturnroundabout。Brightmidgesdanceonwall。Hestopsdead。

  STEPHENHo!

  Stephen’smother,emaciated,risesstarkthroughthefloorinlepergreywithawreathoffadedorangeblossomsandatornbridalveil,herfacewornandnoseless,greenwithgravemould。Herhairisscantandlank。ShefixesherbluecircledholloweyesocketsonStephenandopenshertoothlessmouthutteringasilentword。Achoirofvirginsandconfessorssingvoicelessly。

  THECHOIR

  Liliatarutilantiumteconfessorum……

  Iubilantiumtevirginum……

  FromthetopofatowerBuckMulligan,inparticolouredjester’sdressofpuceandyellowandclown’scapwithcurlingbell,standsgapingather,asmokingbutteredsplitsconeinhishand。

  BUCKMULLIGANShe’sbeastlydead。Thepityofit!Mulliganmeetstheafflictedmother。Heupturnshiseyes。MercurialMalachi。

  THEMOTHERWiththesubtlesmileofdeath’smadness。IwasoncethebeautifulMayGoulding。Iamdead。

  STEPHENHorrorstruck。Lemur,whoareyou?Whatbogeyman’strickisthis?

  BUCKMULLIGANShakeshiscurlingcapbell。Themockeryofit!Kinchkilledherdogsbodybitchbody。Shekickedthebucket。Tearsofmoltenbutterfallfromhiseyesintothescone。Ourgreatsweetmother!Epioinopaponton。

  THEMOTHERComesnearer,breathinguponhimsoftlyherbreathofwettedashes。Allmustgothroughit,Stephen。Morewomenthanmenintheworld。Youtoo。Timewillcome。

  STEPHENChokingwithfright,remorseandhorror。TheysaidIkilledyou,mother。Heoffendedyourmemory。Cancerdidit,notI。Destiny。

  THEMOTHERAgreenrillofbiletricklingfromasideofhermouth。Yousangthatsongtome。Love’sbittermystery。

  STEPHENEagerly。Tellmetheword,mother,ifyouknownow。Thewordknowntoallmen。

  THEMOTHERWhosavedyouthenightyoujumpedintothetrainatDalkeywithPaddyLee?Whohadpityforyouwhenyouweresadamongthestrangers?Prayerisallpowerful。PrayerforthesufferingsoulsintheUrsulinemanual,andfortydays’indulgence。Repent,Stephen。

  STEPHENTheghoul!Hyena!

  THEMOTHERIprayforyouinmyotherworld。GetDillytomakeyouthatboiledriceeverynightafteryourbrainwork。YearsandyearsIlovedyou,Omyson,myfirstborn,whenyoulayinmywomb。

  ZOEFanningherselfwiththegratefan。I’mmelting!

  FLORRYPointstoStephenLook!He’swhite。

  BLOOMGoestothewindowtoopenitmore。Giddy。

  THEMOTHERWithsmoulderingeyes。Repent!O,thefireofhell!

  STEPHENPanting。Thecorpsechewer!Rawheadandbloodybones!

  THEMOTHERHerfacedrawingnearandnearer,sendingoutanashenbreath。Beware!Sheraisesherblackened,witheredrightarmslowlytowardsStephen’sbreastwithoutstretchedfingers。Beware!God’shand!AgreencrabwithmalignantredeyessticksdeepitsgrinningclawsinStephen’sheart。

  STEPHENStrangledwithrage。Shite!Hisfeaturesgrowdrawnandgreyandold。

  BLOOMAtthewindow。What?

  STEPHENAhnon,parexemple!Theintellectualimagination!Withmeallornotatall。Nonserviam!

  FLORRYGivehimsomecoldwater。Wait。Sherushesout。

  THEMOTHERWringsherhandsslowly,moaningdesperately。OSacredHeartofJesus,havemercyonhim!Savehimfromhell,OdivineSacredHeart!

  STEPHENNo!No!No!Breakmyspiritallofyouifyoucan!I’llbringyoualltoheel!

  THEMOTHERIntheagonyofherdeathrattle。HavemercyonStephen,Lord,formysake!Inexpressiblewasmyanguishwhenexpiringwithlove,griefandagonyonMountCalvary。

  STEPHENNothung!

  Hehitshisashplanthighwithbothhandsandsmashesthechandelier。Time’slividfinalflameleapsand,inthefollowingdarkness,ruinofallspace,shatteredglassandtopplingmasonry。

  THEGASJETPwfungg!

  BLOOMStop!

  LYNCHRushesforwardandseizesStephen’shand。Here!Holdon!Don’trunamok!

  BELLAPolice!

  Stephen,abandoninghisashplant,hisheadandarmsthrownbackstark,beatsthegroundandfleesfromtheroompastthewhoresatthedoor。

  BELLAScreams。Afterhim!

  Thetwowhoresrushtothehalldoors。LynchandKittyandZoestampedefromtheroom。Theytalkexcitedly。Bloomfollows,returns。

  THEWHORESJammedinthedoorway,pointing。Downthere。

  ZOEPointing。There。There’ssomethingup。

  BELLAWhopaysforthelamp?SheseizesBloom’scoattail。There。Youwerewithhim。Thelamp’sbroken。

  BLOOMRushestothehall,rushesback。Whatlamp,woman?

  AWHOREHetorehiscoat。

  BELLAHereyeshardwithangerandcupidity,points。Who’stopayforthat?TenShillings。You’reawitness。

  BLOOMSnatchesupStephen’sashplant。Me?Tenshillings?Haven’tyouliftedenoughoffhim?Didn’the……

  BELLALoudly。Here,noneofyourtalltalk。Thisisn’tabrothel。Atenshillinghouse。

  BLOOMHishandunderthelamp,pullsthechain。Pulling,thegasjetlightsupacrushedmauvepurpleshade。Heraisestheashplant。Onlythechimney’sbroken。Hereisallhe……

  BELLAShrinksbackandscreams。Jesus!Don’t!

  BLOOMWardingoffablow。Toshowyouhowhehitthepaper。There’snotasixpenceworthofdamagedone。Tenshillings!

  FLORRYWithaglassofwaterenters。Whereishe?

  BELLADoyouwantmetocallthepolice?

  BLOOMO,Iknow。Bulldogonthepremises。Buthe’saTrinitystudent。Patronsofyourestablishment。Gentlementhatpaytherent。Hemakesamasonicsign。KnowwhatImean?Nephewofthevice-chancellor。Youdon’twantascandal。

  BELLAAngrily。Trinity!Comingdownhereraggingaftertheboatracesandpayingnothing。Areyoumycommanderhere?Whereishe?I’llchargehim。Disgracehim,Iwill。Sheshouts。Zoe!Zoe!

  BLOOMUrgently。AndifitwereyourownsoninOxford!Warningly。Iknow。

  BELLAAlmostspeechless。Whoareyouincog?

  ZOEInthedoorway。There’sarowon。

  BLOOMWhat?Where?Hethrowsashillingonthetableandshouts。That’sforthechimney。Where?Ineedmountainair。Hehurriesoutthroughthehall。Thewhorespoint。Florryfollows,spillingwaterfromhertiltedtumbler。Onthedoorstepallthewhoresclusteredtalkvolubly,pointingtotherightwherethefoghasclearedoffFromtheleftarrivesajinglinghackneycar。Itslowstoinfrontofthehouse。BloomatthehalldoorperceivesCornyKelleherwhoisabouttodismountfromthecarwithtwosilentlechers。Heavertshisface。Bellafromwithinthehallusesonherwhores。Theyblowickylickystickyyumyumkisses。CornyKelleherreplieswithaghostlylewdsmile。Thesilentlechersturntopaythejarvey。ZoeandKittystillpointright。Bloom,partingthemswiftly,drawshiscaliph’shoodandponchoandhurriesdownthestepswithsidewaysface。IncogHarounalBaschid,heflitsbehindthesilentlechersandhastensonbytherailingswithfleetstepofapardstrewingthedragbehindhim,tornenvelopesdrenchedinaniseed。Theashplantmarkshisstride。Apackofbloodhounds,ledbyHornblowerofTrinitybrandishingadogwhipintallyhocapandanoldpairofgreytrousers,followsfromfar,pickingupthescent,nearer,baying,panting,atfault,breakingaway,throwingtheirtongues,bitinghisheels,leapingathistail。Hewalks,runs,zigzags,gallops,lugslaidback。Heispeltedwithgravel,cabbagestumps,biscuitboxes,eggs,potatoes,deadcodfish,womansslipperslappers。Afterhim,freshfound,thehueandcryzigzaggallopsinhotpursuitoffollowmyleader:65C66Cnightwatch,JohnHenryMenton,WisdomHely,V。B。Dillon,CouncillorNannetti,AlexanderKeyes,LarryO’Rourke,JoeCuffe,MrsO’DowdPisserBurke,TheNamelessOne,MrsRiordan,TheCitizen,Garryowen,Whatdoyoucallhim,Strangeface,Fellowthatslike,Sawhimbefore,Chapwith,ChrisCallinan,sirCharlesCameron,BenjaminDollard,Lenehan,Bartelld’Arcy,JoeHynes,redMurray,editorBrayden,T。M。Healy,MrJusticeFitzgibbon,JohnHowardParnell,thereverendTinnedSalmon,ProfessorJoly,MrsBreen,DenisBreen,TheodorePurefoy,MinaPurefoy,theWestlandRowpostmistress,C。P。M’Coy,friendofLyons,HoppyHolohan,maninthestreet,othermaninthestreet,Footballboots,pugnoseddriverrichprotestantlady,DavyByrne,MrsEllenM’Guinness,MrsJoeGallaherGeorgeLidwell,JimmyHenryoncorns,SuperintendentLaracy,FatherCowley,CroftonoutoftheCollectorGenerals,DanDawson,dentalsurgeonBloomwithtweezers,MrsBobDoran,MrsKennefick,MrsWyseNolan,JohnWyseNolan,handsomemamedwomanrubbedagainstwidebehindinClonskeatram,thebooksellerofSweetsofSin,MissDubedatandshedidbedad,MesdamesGeraldandStanislausMoranofRoebuck,themanagingclerkofDrimmiescolonelHayes,Mastiansky,Citron,Penrose,AaronFigatner,MosesHerzog,MichaelE。Geraghty,InspectorTroy,MrsGalbraith,theconstableoffEcclesStreetcornerolddoctorBradywithstethoscope,themysterymanonthebeach,aretrieverMrsMiriamDandradeandallherlovers。

  THEHUEANDCRYHelterskelterelterwelterHe’sBloom!StopBloom!Stopabloom!Stopperrobber!Hi!Hi!Stophimonthecorner!

  AtthecornerofBeaverStreetbeneaththescaffoldingBloompantingstopsonthefringeofthenoisyquarrellingknot,alotnotknowingajotwhathi!hi!rowandwrangleroundthewhowhatbrawlaltogether。

  STEPHENWithelaborategestures,breathingdeeplyandslowly。Youaremyguests。Theuninvited。ByvirtueofthefifthofGeorgeandseventhofEdward。Historytoblame。Fabledbymothersofmemory。

  PRIVATECARRToCissyCaffrey。Washeinsultingyou?

  STEPHENAddressedherinvocativefeminine。Probablyneuter。Ungenitive。

  VOICESNo,hedidn’t。Thegirl’stellinglies。HewasinMrsCohen’s。What’sup?Soldiersandcivilians。

  CISSYCAFFREYIwasincompanywiththesoldiersandtheyleftmetodo-youknowandtheyoungmanranupbehindme。ButI’mfaithfultothemanthat’streatingmethoughI’monlyashillingwhore。

  STEPHENCatchessightofKitty’sandLynch’sheads。Hail,Sisyphus。Hepointstohimselfandtheothers。Poetic。Neopoetic。

  VOICESShe’sfaithfultheman。

  CISSYCAFFREYYes,togowithhim。Andmewithasoldierfriend。

  PRIVATECOMPTONHedoesn’thalfwantathickear,theblighter。Biffhimone,Harry。

  PRIVATECARRToCissy。Washeinsultingyouwhilemeandhimwashavingapiss?

  LORDTENNYSONInUnionJackblazerandcricketflannels,bareheaded,flowingbearded。Their’snottoreasonwhy。

  PRIVATECOMPTONBiffhim,Harry。

  STEPHENToPrivateCompton。Idon’tknowyournamebutyouarequiteright。DoctorSwiftsaysonemaninarmourwillbeattenmenintheirshirts。Shirtissynechdoche。Partforthewhole。

  CISSYCAFFREYTothecrowd。No,Iwaswiththeprivate。

  STEPHENAmiably。Whynot?Theboldsoldierboy。Inmyopinioneveryladyforexample……

  PRIVATECARRHiscapawry,advancingtoStephen。Say,howwoulditbe,governor,ifIwastobashinyourjaw?

  STEPHENLooksupinthesky。How?Veryunpleasant。Nobleartofself-pretence。Personally,Idetestaction。HewaveshishandHandhurtsmeslightly。Enfin,cesontvosoignons。

  ToCissyCaffrey。Sometroubleisonhere。Whatisit,precisely?

  DOLLYGRAYFromherbalconywavesherhandkerchiefgivingthesignoftheheroineofJericho。Rahab。Cook’sson,goodbye。SafehometoDolly。Dreamofthegirlyouleftbehindandshewilldreamofyou。

  Thesoldiersturntheirswimmingeyes。

  BLOOMElbowingthroughthecrowdplucksStephen’ssleevevigorously。Comenow,professor,thatcarmaniswaiting。

  STEPHENTurns。Eh?HedisengageshimselfWhyshouldInotspeaktohimortoanyhumanbeingwhowalksuprightuponthisoblateorange?Hepointshisfinger。I’mnotafraidofwhatIcantalktoifIseehiseye。Retainingtheperpendicular。

  Hestaggersapaceback。

  BLOOMProppinghim。Retainyourown。

  STEPHENLaughsemptily。Mycentreofgravityisdisplaced。Ihaveforgottenthetrick。Letussitdownsomewhereanddiscuss。Struggleforlifeisthelawofexistencebutmodernphilirenists,notablythetsarandthekingofEngland,haveinventedarbitration。Hetapshisbrow。ButinhereitisImustkillthepriestandtheking。

  BIDDYTHECLAPDidyouhearwhattheprofessorsaid?He’saprofessoroutofthecollege。

  CUNTYKATEIdid。Iheardthat。

  BIDDYTHECLAPHeexpresseshimselfwithmuchmarkedrefinementofphraseology。

  CUNTYKATEIndeed,yes。Andatthesametimewithsuchappositetrenchancy。

  PRIVATECARRPullshimselffreeandcomesforward。What’sthatyou’resayingaboutmyking?

  EdwardtheSeventhappearsinanarchway。HewearsawhitejerseyonwhichanimageoftheSacredHeartisstitched,withtheinsigniaofGarterandThistle,GoldenFleece,ElephantofDenmark,Skinners’andProbyns’horse,Lincoln’sInnbencherandancientandhonourableartillerycompanyofMassachusetts。Hesucksaredjujube。Heisrobedasagrandelectperfectandsublimemasonwithtrowelandapron,markedmadeinGermany。Inhislefthandheholdsaplasterersbucketonwhichisprinted:Défensed’uriner。Aroarofwelcomegreetshim。

  EDWARDTHESEVENTHSlowly,solemnlybutindistinctly。Peace,perfectpeace。Foridentificationbucketinmyhand。Cheerio,boys。Heturnstohissubjects。Wehavecomeheretowitnessacleanstraightfightandweheartilywishbothmenthebestofgoodluck。Mahakmakaraback。

  HeshakeshandswithPrivateCarr,PrivateCompton,Stephen,BloomandLynch。Generalapplause。EdwardtheSeventhliftsthebucketgraciouslyinacknowledgement。

  PRIVATECARRToStephen。Sayitagain。

  STEPHENNervous,friendly,pullshimselfup。Iunderstandyourpointofview,thoughIhavenokingmyselfforthemoment。Thisistheageofpatentmedicine。Adiscussionisdifficultdownhere。Butthisisthepoint。Youdieforyourcountry,suppose。HeplaceshisarmonPrivateCarr’ssleeve。NotthatIwishitforyou。ButIsay:Letmycountrydieforme。Uptothepresentithasdoneso。Idon’twantittodie。Damndeath。Longlivelife!

  EDWARDTHESEVENTHLevitatesoverheapsofslaininthegarbandwiththehaloofJokingJesus,awhitejujubeinhisphosphorescentface。

  Mymethodsarenewandarecausingsurprise。

  TomaketheblindseeIthrowdustintheireyes。

  STEPHENKingsandunicorns!Hefallsbackapace。Comesomewhereandwe’ll……Whatwasthatgirlsaying?……

  PRIVATECOMPTONEh,Harry,givehimakickintheknackers。StickoneintoJerry。

  BLOOMTotheprivates,softly。Hedoesn’tknowwhathe’ssaying。Takingalittlemorethanisgoodforhim。Absinthe,thegreeneyedmonster。Iknowhim。He’sagentleman,apoet。It’sallright。

  STEPHENNods,smilingandlaughing。Gentleman,patriot,scholarandjudgeofimpostors。

  PRIVATECARRIdon’tgiveabuggerwhoheis。PRIVATECOMPTONWedon’tgiveabuggerwhoheis。

  STEPHENIseemtoannoythem。Greenragtoabull。

  KevinEganofParisinblackSpanishtasselledshirtandpeep-o’-dayboyshatsignstoStephen。

  KEVINEGANH’lo。Bonjour!Thevieilleogressewiththedentsjaunes。

  PatriceEganpeepsfrombehind,hisrabbitfacenibblingaquinceleaf。

  PATRICESocialiste!

  DONEMILEPATRIZIOFRANZRUPERTPOPEHENNESSYInmedievalhauberk,twowildgeesevolantonhishelm,withnobleindignationpointsamailedhandagainsttheprivates。Werethoseeykestofootboden,biggrandporcosofjohnyellowstodoscoveredofgravy!

  BLOOMToStephen。Comehome。You’llgetintotrouble。

  STEPHENSwaying。Idon’tavoidit。Heprovokesmyintelligence。

  BIDDYTHECLAPOneimmediatelyobservesthatheisofpatricianlineage。

  THEVIRAGOGreenabovethered,sayshe。WolfeTone。

  THEBAWDThered’sasgoodasthegreen,andbetter。Upthesoldiers!UpKingEdward!

  AROUGHLaughs。Ay!HandsuptoDeWet。

  THECITIZENWithahugeemeraldmufflerandshillelagh,calls。

  MaytheGodabove

  Senddownacove

  Withteethassharpasrazors

  Toslitthethroat

  OftheEnglishdogs

  ThathangedourIrishleaders。

  THECROPPYBOYTheropenooseroundhisneck,gripesinhisissuingbowelswithbothhands。

  Ibearnohatetoalivingthing,

  Butlovemycountrybeyondtheking。

  RUMBOLD,DEMONBARBERAccompaniedbytwoblackmaskedassistants,advanceswithagladstonebagwhichheopens。Ladiesandgents,cleaverpurchasedbyMrsPearcytoslayMogg。KnifewithwhichVoisindismemberedthewifeofacompatriotandhidremainsinasheetinthecellar,theunfortunatefemale’sthroatbeingcutfromeartoear。PhialcontainingarsenicretrievedfromthebodyofMissBarrowwhichsentSeddontothegallows。

  Hejerkstherope,theassistantsleapatthevictimslegsanddraghimdownward,grunting:thecroppyboystongueprotrudesviolently。

  THECROPPYBOYHorhothohrayhorhother’shest。

  Hegivesuptheghost。Aviolenterectionofthehangedsendsgoutsofspermspoutingthroughhisdeathclothesontothecobblestones。MrsBellingham,MrsYelvertonBarryandtheHonourableMrsMervynTalboysrushforwardwiththeirhandkerchiefstosopitup。

  RUMBOLDI’mnearitmyself。Heundoesthenoose。Ropewhichhangedtheawfulrebel。TenshillingsatimeasappliedtoHisRoyalHighness。Heplungeshisheadintothegapingbellyofthehangedanddrawsouthisheadagainclottedwithcoiledandsmokingentrails。Mypainfuldutyhasnowbeendone。Godsavetheking!

  EDWARDTHESEVENTHDancesslowly,solemnly,rattlinghisbucketandsingswithsoftcontentment。

  Oncoronationday,oncoronationday,

  O,Won’tWehaveamerrytime,

  Drinkingwhisky,beerandwine!

  PRIVATECARRHere。Whatareyousayingaboutmyking?

  STEPHENThrowsuphishands。O,thisistoomonotonous!Nothing。Hewantsmymoneyandmylife,thoughwantmustbehismaster,forsomebrutishempireofhis。MoneyIhaven’t。Hesearcheshispocketsvaguely。Gaveittosomeone。

  PRIVATECARRWhowantsyourbleedingmoney?

  STEPHENTriestomoveoff。WillsomeonetellmewhereIamleastlikelytomeetthesenecessaryevils??asevoitaussiàParis。NotthatI……ButbySaintPatrick!……

  Thewomen’sheadscoalesce。OldGummyGrannyinsugarloafhatappearsseatedonatoadstool,thedeathflowerofthepotatoblightonherbreast。

  STEPHENAha!Iknowyou,grammer!Hamlet,revenge!Theoldsowthateatsherfarrow!

  OLDGUMMYGRANNYRockingtoandfro。Ireland’ssweetheart,thekingofSpain’sdaughter,alanna。Strangersinmyhouse,badmannerstothem!Shekeenswithbansheewoe。Ochone!Ochone!Silkofthekine!Shewails。YoumetwithpooroldIrelandandhowdoesshestand?

  STEPHENHowdoIstandyou?Thehattrick!Where’sthethirdpersonoftheBlessedTrinity?SoggarthAroon?ThereverendCarrionCrow。

  CISSYCAFFREYShrill。Stopthemfromfighting!

  AROUGHOurmenretreated。

  PRIVATECARRTuggingathisbelt。I’llwringtheneckofanybuggersaysawordagainstmyfuckingking。

  BLOOMTerrified。Hesaidnothing。Notaword。Apuremisunderstanding。

  THECITIZENEringobragh!

  MajorTweedyandtheCitizenexhibittoeachothermedals,decorations,trophiesofwarwounds。Bothsalutewithfiercehostility。

  PRIVATECOMPTONGoit,Harry。Dohimoneintheeye。He’saproboer。

  STEPHENDidI?When?

  BLOOMTotheredcoats。WefoughtforyouinSouthAfrica,Irishmissiletroops。Isn’tthathistory?RoyalDublinFusiliers。Honouredbyourmonarch。

  THENAVVYStaggeringpast。O,yes。O,God,yes!O,makethekwawrakrowawr!O!Bo!

  Casquedhalberdiersinarmourthrustforwardapenticeofguttedspearpoints。MajorTweedy,moustachedlikeTurkotheterrible,inbearskincapwithhackleplumeandaccoutrements,withepaulette,giltchevronsandsabretache,hisbreastbrightwithmedals,toestheline。Hegivesthepilgrimwarrior’ssignoftheknightstemplars。

  MAJORTWEEDYGrowlsgruffly。Rorke’sDrift!Up,guards,andatthem!Mahalshalalhashbaz。

  PRIVATECARRI’lldohimin。

  PRIVATECOMPTONWavesthecrowdback。Fairplay,here。Makeableedingbutcher’sshopofthebugger。

  MassedbandsblareGarryowenandGodsavetheking。

  CISSYCAFFREYThey’regoingtofight。Forme!

  CUNTYKATEThebraveandthefair。

  BIDDYTHECLAPMethinksyonsableknightwilljoustitwiththebest。

  CUNTYKATEBlushingdeeply。Nay,Madam。ThegulesdoubletandmerrySaintGeorgeforme!

  STEPHENTheharlot’scryfromstreettostreetShallweaveoldIreland’swindingsheet。

  PRIVATECARRLooseninghisbelt,shouts。I’llwringtheneckofanyfuckingbastardsaysawordagainstmybleedingfuckingking。

  BLOOMShakesCissyCaffrey’sshoulders。Speak,you!Areyoustruckdumb?Youarethelinkbetweennationsandgenerations。Speak,woman,sacredlifegiver。

  CISSYCAFFREYAlarmedseizesPrivateCarr’ssleeve。Amn’tIwithyou?Amn’tIyourgirl?Cissy’syourgirl。Shecries。Police!

  STEPHENEcstatically,toCissyCaffrey。

  Whitethyfambles,redthygan

  Andthyquarronsdaintyis。

  VOICESPolice!

  DISTANTVOICESDublin’sburning!Dublin’sburning!Onfire,onfire!

  Brimstonefiresspringup。Densecloudsrollpast。HeavyGatlinggunsboom。Pandemonium。Troopsdeploy。Gallopofhoofs。Artillery。Hoarsecommands。Bellsclang。Backersshout。Drunkardsbawl。Whoresscreech。Foghornshoot。Criesofvalour。Shrieksofdying。Pikesclashoncuirasses。Thievesrobtheslain。Birdsofprey,wingingfromthesea,risingfrommarshlands,swoopingfromeyries,hoverscreaming,gannets,connorants,vultures,goshawks,climbingwoodcocks,peregrines,merlin,blackgrouse,seaeagles,gulls,albatrosses,barnaclegeese。Themidnightsunisdarkened。Theearthtrembles。ThedeadofDublinfromProspectandMountJeromeinwhitesheepskinovercoatsandblackgoat-fellcloaksariseandappeartomany。Achasmopenswithanoiselessyawn。TomRochford,winnerinathletessingletandbreeches,arrivesattheheadofthenationalhurdlehandicapandleapsintothevoid。Heisfollowedbyaraceofrunnersandleapers。Inwildattitudestheyspringfromthebrink。Theirbodiesplunge。FactorylasseswithfancyclothestossredhotYorkshirebaraabombs。Societyladieslifttheirskirtsabovetheirheadstoprotectthemselves。laughingwitchesinredcuttysarksridethroughtheaironbroomsticks。Quakerlysterplastersblisters。Itrainsdragon’steeth。Armedheroesspringupfromfurrows。Theyexchangeinamitythepassofknightsoftheredcrossandfightduelswithcavalrysabres:WolfeToneagainstHenryGrattan,SmithO’BrienagainstDanielO’Connell,MichaelDavittagainstIsaacButt,JustinM’CarthyagainstParnell,ArthurGriffithagainstJohnRedmondJohnO’LearyagainstliarO’Johnny,lordEdwardFitzgeraldagainstlordGeraldFitzedward,TheO’DonoghueoftheGlensagainstTheGlensofTheDonoghue。Onaneminence,thecentreoftheearth,risesthefieldaltarofSaintBarbara。Blackcandlesrisefromitsgospelandepistlehorns。Fromthehighbarbicansofthetowertwoshaftsoflightfallonthesmokepalledaltarstone。OnthealtarstoneMrsMinaPurefoy,goddessofunreason,liesnaked,fettered,achalicerestingonherswollenbelly。FatherMalachiO’Flynn,inalongpetticoatandreversedchasuble,histwoleftfeetbacktothefront,celebratescampmash。TheReverendMrHughC。HainesloveMA。inaplaincassockandmortarboard,hisheadandcollarbacktothefront,holdsoverthecelebrantsheadanopenumbrella。

  FATHERMALACHIO’FLYNNIntroiboadaltarediaboli。

  THEREVERENDMRHAINESLOVETothedevilwhichhathmadegladmyyoungdays。

  FATHERMALACHIO’FLYNNTakesfromthechaliceandelevatesablooddrippinghost。CorpusMeum。

  THEREVERENDMRHAINESLOVERaiseshighbehindthecelebrant’spetticoats,revealinghisgreybarehairybuttocksbetweenwhichacarrotisstuck。Mybody。

  THEVOICEOFALLTHEDAMNEDHtengierTnetopinmoDogDrolehtrot,Aiulella!

  FromonhighthevoiceofAdonaicalls。

  ADONAIDooooooooooog!

  THEVOICEOFALLTHEBLESSEDAlleluia,fortheLordGodOmnipotentreigneth!

  FromonhighthevoiceofAdonaicalls。

  ADONAIGoooooooooood!

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