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!
InstridentdiscordpeasantsandtownsmenofmangeandGreenfactionssingKickthePopeandDaily,dailysingtoMary。