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  Becauseofthesuretyofthesenseoftouchinhisfirmfullmasculinefemininepassiveactivehand。

  Whatqualitydidithishandpossessbutwithwhatcounteractinginfluence?

  Theoperativesurgicalqualitybutthathewasreluctanttoshedhumanbloodevenwhentheendjustifiedthemeans,preferringintheirnaturalorder,heliotherapy,psychophysicotherapeutics,osteopathicsurgery。

  WhatlayunderexposureonthelowermiddleanduppershelvesofthekitchendresseropenedbyBloom?

  Onthelowershelffiveverticalbreakfastplates,sixhorizontalbreakfastsaucersonwhichrestedinvertedbreakfastcups,amoustachecup,uninverted,andsaucerofCrownDerby,fourwhitegoldrimmedeggcups,andopenshammypursedisplayingcoins,mostlycopper,andaphialofaromaticvioletcomfits。Onthemiddleshelfachippedeggcupcontainingpepper,adrumoftablesalt,fourconglomeratedblackolivesinoleaginouspaper,anemptypotofPlumtree’spottedmeat,anovalwickerbasketbeddedwithfibreandcontainingoneJerseypear,ahalfemptybottleofWilliamGilbeyandCo’swhiteinvalidport,halfdisrobedofitsswatheofcoralpinktissuepaper,apacketofEpps’ssolublecocoa,fiveouncesofAnneLynch’schoiceteaat2/-perlb。inacrinkledleadpaperbag,acylindricalcanistercontainingthebestcrystallisedlumpsugar,twoonions,onethelarger,Spanish,entire,theother,smaller,Irish,bisectedwithaugmentedsurfaceandmoreredolent,ajarofIrishModelDairy’scream,ajugofbrowncrockerycontaininganogginandaquarterofsouredadulteratedmilk,convertedbyheatintowater,acidulousserumandsemisolidifiedcurds,whichaddedtothequantitysubtractedforMrBloom’sandMrsFleming’sbreakfastsmadeoneimperialpint,thetotalquantityoriginallydelivered,twocloves,ahalfpennyandasmalldishcontainingasliceoffreshribsteak。Ontheuppershelfabatteryofjamjarsofvarioussizesandproveniences。

  Whatattractedhisattentionlyingontheapronofthedresser?

  Fourpolygonalfragmentsoftwolaceratedscarletbettingtickets,numbered887,886。

  Whatreminiscencestemporarilycorrugatedhisbrow?

  Reminiscencesofcoincidences,truthstrangerthanfiction,preindicativeoftheresultoftheGoldCupflathandicap,theofficialanddefinitiveresultofwhichhehadreadintheEveningTelegraph,latepinkedition,inthecabman’sshelter,atButtbridge。

  Wherehadpreviousintimationsoftheresult,effectedorprojected,beenreceivedbyhim?

  InBernardKiernan’slicensedpremises8,9and10LittleBritainstreet:inDavidByrne’slicensedpremises,14Dukestreet:inO’Connellstreetlower,outsideGrahamLemon’swhenadarkmanhadplacedinhishandathrowawaysubsequentlythrownaway,advertisingElijah,restorerofthechurchinZion:inLincolnplaceoutsidethepremisesofF。W。SwenyandCoLimiteddispensingchemists,when,whenFrederickM。BantamLyonshadrapidlyandsuccessivelyrequested,perusedandrestitutedthecopyofthecurrentissueoftheFreeman’sJournalandNationalPresswhichhehadbeenabouttothrowawaysubsequentlythrownaway,hehadproceededtowardstheorientaledificeoftheTurkishandWarmBaths,11Leinsterstreet,withthelightofinspirationshininginhiscountenanceandbearinginhisarmsthesecretoftherace,graveninthelanguageofprediction。

  Whatqualifyingconsiderationsallayedhisperturbations?

  Thedifficultiesofinterpretationsincethesignificanceofanyeventfolloweditsoccurrenceasvariablyastheacousticreportfollowedtheelectricaldischargeandofcounterestimatingagainstanactuallossbyfailuretointerpretthetotalsumofpossiblelossesproceedingoriginallyfromasuccessfulinterpretation。

  Hismood?

  Hehidnotrisked,hedidnotexpect,hehadnotbeendisappointed,hewassatisfied。

  Whatsatisfiedhim?

  Tohavesustainednopositiveloss。Tohavebroughtapositivegaintoothers。Lighttothegentiles。

  HowdidBloomprepareacollationforagentile?

  Hepouredintotwoteacupstwolevelspoonfuls,fourinall,ofEpps’ssolublecocoaandproceededaccordingtothedirectionsforuseprintedonthelabel,toeachaddingaftersufficienttimeforinfusiontheprescribedingredientsfordiffusioninthemannerandinthequantityprescribed。

  Whatsupererogatorymarksofspecialhospitalitydidthehostshowhisguest?

  RelinquishinghissymposiarchalrighttothemoustachecupofimitationCrownDerbypresentedtohimbyhisonlydaughter,MillicentMilly,hesubstitutedacupidenticalwiththatofhisguestandservedextraordinarilytohisguestand,inreducedmeasure,tohimselftheviscouscreamordinarilyreservedforthebreakfastofhiswifeMarionMolly。

  Wastheguestconsciousofanddidheacknowledgethesemarksofhospitality?

  HisattentionwasdirectedtothembyhishostjocoselyandheacceptedthemseriouslyastheydrankinjocoserioussilenceEpps’smassproduct,thecreaturecocoa。

  Weretheremarksofhospitalitywhichhecontemplatedbutsuppressed,reservingthemforanotherandforhimselfonfutureoccasionstocompletetheactbegun?

  Thereparationofafissureofthelengthof11/2inchesintherightsideofhisguest’sjacket。Agifttohisguestofoneofthefourlady’shandkerchiefs,ifandwhenascertainedtobeinapresentablecondition。

  Whodrankmorequickly?

  Bloom,havingtheadvantageoftensecondsattheinitiationadtaking,fromtheconcavesurfaceofaspoonalongthehandleofwhichasteadyflowofheatwasconducted,threesipstohisopponent’sone,sixtotwo,ninetothree。

  Whatcerebrationaccompaniedhisfrequentativeact?

  ConcludingbyinspectionbuterroneouslythathissilentcompanionwasengagedinmentalcompositionhereflectedonthepleasuresderivedfromliteratureofinstructionratherthanofamusementashehimselfhadappliedtotheworksofWilliamShakespearemorethanonceforthesolutionofdifficultproblemsinimaginaryorreallife。

  Hadhefoundtheirsolution?

  Inspiteofcarefulandrepeatedreadingofcertainclassicalpassages,aidedbyaglossary,hehadderivedimperfectconvictionfromthetext,theanswersnotbearingonallpoints。

  Whatlinesconcludedhisfirstpieceoforiginalversewrittenbyhim,potentialpoet,attheageof11in1877ontheoccasionoftheofferingofthreeprizesat10/-,5/-and2/6respectivelybytheShamrock,aweeklynewspaper?

  Anambitiontosquint

  Atmyversesinprint

  Makesmehopethatfortheseyou’llfindroom。

  Ifyousocondescend

  Thenpleaseplaceattheend

  Thenameofyourstruly,L。Bloom。

  Didhefindfourseparatingforcesbetweenhistemporaryguestandhim?

  Name,age,race,creed。

  Whatanagramshadhemadeonhisnameinyouth?

  LeopoldBloom

  Ellpodbomool

  Molldopeloob。

  Bolloedoom

  OldOllebo,M。P。

  WhatacrosticupontheabbreviationofhisfirstnamehadhekineticpoetsenttoMissMarionTweedyonthe14February1888?

  Poetsofthavesunginrhyme

  Ofmusicsweettheirpraisedivine。

  Letthemhymnitninetimesnine。

  Bearerfarthansongorwine,

  Youaremine。Theworldismine。

  WhathadpreventedhimfromcompletingatopicalsongmusicbyR。G。Johnstonontheeventsofthepast,orfixturesfortheactualyears,entitledIfBrianBorucouldbutcomebackandseeoldDublinnow,commissionedbyMichaelGunn,lesseeoftheGaietyTheatre,46,47,48,49SouthKingstreet,andtobeintroducedintothesixthscene,thevalleyofdiamonds,ofthesecondedition30January1893ofthegrandannualChristmaspantomimeSinbadtheSailorwrittenbyGreenleafWhittier,scenerybyGeorgeA。JacksonandCecilHicks,costumesbyMrsandMissWhelan,producedbyR。Shelton26December1892underthepersonalsupervisionofMrsMichaelGunn,balletsbyJessieNoir,harlequinadebyThomasOttoandsungbyNellyBouveristprincipalgirl?

  Firstly,oscillationbetweeneventsofimperialandoflocalinterest,theanticipateddiamondjubileeofQueenVictoriaborn1820,acceded1837andtheposticipatedopeningofthenewmunicipalfishmarket:secondly,apprehensionofoppositionfromextremecirclesonthequestionsoftherespectivevisitsofTheirRoyalHighnesses,thedukeandduchessofYorkreal,andofHisMajestyKingBrianBoruimaginary;thirdly,aconflictbetweenprofessionaletiquetteandprofessionalemulationconcerningtherecenterectionsoftheGrandLyricHallonBurghQuayandtheTheatreRoyalinHawkinsstreet:fourthly,distractionresultantfromcompassionforNellyBouverist’snon-intellectual,non-political,nontopicalexpressionofcountenanceandconcupiscencecausedbyNellyBouverist’srevelationsofwhitearticlesofnonintellectual,non-political,non-topicalunderclothingwhilesheNellyBouveristwasinthearticles:fifthly,thedifficultiesoftheselectionofappropriatemusicandhumorousallusionsfromEverybody’sBookofJokes1,000pagesandalaughineveryone;sixthly,therhymeshomophonousandcacophonous,associatedwiththenamesofthenewlordmayor,DanielTallon,thenewhighsheriff,ThomasPileandthenewsolicitorgeneral,DunbarPlunketBarton。

  Whatrelationexistedbetweentheirages?

  16yearsbeforein1888whenBloomwasofStephen’spresentageStephenwas6。16yearsafterin1920whenStephenwouldbeofBloom’spresentageBloomwouldbe54。In1936whenBloomwouldbe70andStephen54theiragesinitiallyintheratioof16to0wouldbeas171/2to131/2,theproportionincreasingandthedisparitydiminishingaccordingasarbitraryfutureyearswereadded,foriftheproportionexistingin1883hadcontinuedimmutable,conceivingthattobepossible,tillthen1904whenStephenwas22Bloomwouldbe374andin1920whenStephenwouldbe38,asBloomthenwas,Bloomwouldbe646whilein1952whenStephenwouldhaveattainedthemaximumpostdiluvianageof70Bloom,being1190yearsalivehavingbeenbornintheyear714,wouldhavesurpassedby221yearsthemaximumantediluvianage,thatofMethusalah,969years,while,ifStephenwouldcontinuetoliveuntilhewouldattainthatageintheyear3072A。D。,Bloomwouldhavebeenobligedtohavebeenalive83,300years,havingbeenobligedtohavebeenbornintheyear81,396B。C。

  Whateventsmightnullifythesecalculations?

  Thecessationofexistenceofbothoreither,theinaugurationofaneweraorcalendar,theannihilationoftheworldandconsequentexterminationofthehumanspecies,inevitablebutimpredictable。

  Howmanypreviousencountersprovedtheirpreexistingacquaintance?

  Two。ThefirstinthelilacgardenofMatthewDillon’shouse,MedinaVilla,Kimmageroad,Roundtown,in1887,inthecompanyofStephen’smother,Stephenbeingthenoftheageof5andreluctanttogivehishandinsalutation。ThesecondinthecoffeeroomofBreslin’shotelonarainySundayintheJanuaryof1892,inthecompanyofStephen’sfatherandStephen’sgranduncle,Stephenbeingthen5yearsolder。

  DidBloomaccepttheinvitationtodinnergiventhenbythesonandafterwardssecondedbythefather?

  Verygratefully,withgratefulappreciation,withsincereappreciativegratitude,inappreciativelygratefulsincerityofregret,hedeclined。

  Didtheirconversationonthesubjectofthesereminiscencesrevealathirdconnectinglinkbetweenthem?

  MrsRiordan,awidowofindependentmeans,hadresidedinthehouseofStephen’sparentsfrom1September1888to29December1891andhadalsoresidedduringtheyears1892,1893and1894intheCityArmsHotelownedbyElizabethO’Dowdof54Prussiastreetwhereduringpartsoftheyears1893and1894shehadbeenaconstantinformantofBloomwhoresidedalsointhesamehotel,beingatthattimeaclerkintheemploymentofJosephCuffeof5SmithfieldforthesuperintendenceofsalesintheadjacentDublinCattlemarketontheNorthCircularroad。

  Hadheperformedanyspecialcorporalworkofmercyforher?

  Hehadsometimespropelledheronwarmsummerevenings,aninfirmwidowofindependent,iflimitedmeans,inherconvalescentbathchairwithslowrevolutionsofitswheelsasfarasthecorneroftheNorthCircularroadoppositeMrGavinLow’splaceofbusinesswhereshehadremainedforacertaintimescanningthroughhisonelensedbinocularfieldglassesunrecognisablecitizensontramcars,roadsterbicycles,equippedwithinflatedpneumatictyres,hackneycarriages,tandems,privateandhiredlandaus,dogcarts,ponytrapsandbrakespassingfromthecitytothePhoenixParkandviceversa。

  Whycouldhethensupportthathisvigilwiththegreaterequanimity?

  Becauseinmiddleyouthhehadoftensatobservingthrougharondelofbossedglassofamulticolouredpanethespectacleofferedwithcontinualchangesofthethoroughfarewithout,pedestrians,quadrupeds,velocipedes,vehicles,passingslowly,quickly,evenly,roundandroundandroundtherimofaroundprecipitousglobe。

  Whatdistinctdifferentmemorieshadeachofhernoweightyearsdeceased?

  Theolder,herbeziquecardsandcounters,herSkyeterrier,hersuppositionswealth,herlapsesofresponsivenessandincipientcatarrhaldeafness:theyounger,herlampofcolzaoilbeforethestatueoftheImmaculateConception,hergreenandmaroonbrushesforCharlesStewartParnellandforMichaelDavitt,hertissuepapers。

  Weretherenomeansstillremainingtohimtoachievetherejuvenationwhichthesereminiscencesdivulgedtoayoungercompanionrenderedthemoredesirable?

  Theindoorexercises,formerlyintermittentlypractised,subsequentlyabandoned,prescribedinEugenSandow’sPhysicalStrengthandHowToObtainItwhich,designedparticularlyforcommercialmenengagedinsedentaryoccupations,weretobemadewithmentalconcentrationinfrontofamirrorsoastobringintoplaythevariousfamiliesofmusclesandproducesuccessivelyapleasantrelaxationandthemostpleasantrepristinationofjuvenileagility。

  Hadanyspecialagilitybeenhisinearlieryouth?

  ThoughringweightliftinghadbeenbeyondhisstrengthandthefullcirclegyrationbeyondhiscourageyetasaHighSchoolscholarhehadexcelledinhistableandprotractedexecutionofthehalflevermovementontheparallelbarsinconsequenceofhisabnormallydevelopedabdominalmuscles。

  Dideitheropenlyalludetotheirracialdifference?

  Neither。

  What,reducedtotheirsimplestreciprocalform,wereBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen’sthoughtsaboutBloomandBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen’sthoughtsaboutBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen?

  Hethoughtthathethoughtthathewasajewwhereasheknewthatheknewthatheknewthathewasnot。

  What,theenclosuresofreticenceremoved,weretheirrespectiveparentages?

  Bloom,onlybornmaletransubstantialheirofRudolfViragsubsequentlyRudolfBloomofSzombathely,Vienna,Budapest,Milan,LondonandDublinandofEllenHiggins,seconddaughterofJuliusHigginsbornKarolyandFannyHigginsbornHegarty;Stephen,eldestsurvivingmaleconsubstantialheirofSimonDedalusofCorkandDublinandofMary,daughterofRichardandChristinaGouldingbornGrier。

  HadBloomandStephenbeenbaptised,andwhereandbywhom,clericorlayman?

  BloomthreetimesbythereverendMrGilmerJohnstonM。A。aloneintheprotestantchurchofSaintNicolasWithout,Coombe;byJamesO’Connor,PhilipGilliganandJamesFitzpatrick,together,underapumpinthevillageofSwords;andbythereverendCharlesMaloneC。C。,inthechurchoftheThreePatrons,Rathgar。StephenoncebythereverendCharlesMalone,C。C。,alone,inthechurchoftheThreePatrons,Rathgar。

  Didtheyfindtheireducationalcareerssimilar?

  SubstitutingStephenforBloomStoomwouldhavepassedsuccessivelythroughadame’sschoolandthehighschool。SubstitutingBloomforStephenBlephenwouldhavepassedsuccessivelythroughthepreparatory,junior,middleandseniorgradesoftheintermediateandthroughthematriculation,firstarts,secondartsandartsdegreecourseoftheroyaluniversity。

  WhydidBloomrefrainfromstatingthathehadfrequentedtheuniversityoflife?

  BecauseofhisfluctuatingincertitudeastowhetherthisobservationhadorhadnotbeenalreadymadebyhimtoStephenorbyStephentohim。

  Whattwotemperamentsdidtheyindividuallyrepresent?

  Thescientific。Theartistic。

  WhatproofsdidBloomadducetoprovethathistendencywastowardsapplied,ratherthantowardspure,science?

  Certainpossibleinventionsofwhichhehadcogitatedwhenreclininginastateofsupinerepletiontoaiddigestion,stimulatedbyhisappreciationoftheimportanceofinventionsnowcommonbutoncerevolutionaryforexample,theaeronauticparachute,thereflectingtelescope,thespiralcorkscrew,thesafetypin,themineralwatersiphon,thecanallockwithwinchandsluice,thesuctionpump。

  Weretheseinventionsprincipallyintendedforanimprovedschemeofkindergarten?

  Yes,renderingobsoletepopguns,elasticairbladders,gamesofhazard,catapults。TheycomprisedastronomicalkaleidoscopesexhibitingthetwelveconstellationsofthezodiacfromAriestoPisces,miniaturemechanicalorreries,arithmeticalgelatinelozenges,geometricaltocorrespondwithzoologicalbiscuits,globemapplayingballs,historicallycostumeddolls。

  Whatalsostimulatedhiminhiscogitations?

  ThefinancialsuccessachievedbyEphraimMarksandCharlesA。James,theformerbyhis1d。bazaarat42George’sstreet,South,thelatterathis61/2d。shopandworld’sfancyfairandwaxworkexhibitionat30Henrystreet,admission2d。,children1d。;andtheinfinitepossibilitieshithertounexploitedofthemodernartofadvertisementifcondensedintriliteralmonoidealsymbols,verticallyofmaximumvisibilitydivined,horizontallyofmaximumlegibilitydecipheredandofmagnetisingefficacytoarrestinvoluntaryattention,tointerest,toconvince,todecide。

  Suchas?

  K。11。Kino’s111-Trousers。

  HouseofKeys。AlexanderJ。Keyes。

  Suchasnot?

  Lookatthislongcandle。CalculatewhenitburnsoutandyoureceivegratisIpairofourspecialnon-compoboots,guaranteedIcandlepower。Address:BarclayandCook,18TalbotStreet。

  BacilikilInsectPowder。

  VeribestBootBlacking。

  UwantitCombinedpockettwobladepenknifewithcorkscrew,nailfileandpipecleaner。

  Suchasnever?

  WhatishomewithoutPlumtree’sPottedMeat?

  Incomplete。

  Withitanabodeofbliss。

  ManufacturedbyGeorgePlumtree,23Merchants’quay,Dublin,putupin4oz。pots,andinsertedbyCouncillorJosephP。Nannetti,M。P。,RotundaWard,19Hardwickestreet,undertheobituarynoticesandanniversariesofdeceases。ThenameonthelabelisPlumtree。Aplumtreeisameatpot,registeredtrademark。Bewareofimitations。Peatmot。Trumplee。Montpat。Plamtroo。

  WhichexampledidheadducetoinduceStephentodeducethatoriginality,thoughproducingitsownreward,doesnotinvariablyconducetosuccess?

  Hisownideatedandrejectedprojectofanilluminatedshowcart,drawnbyabeastofburden,inwhichtwosmartlydressedgirlsweretobeseatedengagedinwriting。

  WhatsuggestedscenewasthenconstructedbyStephen?

  Solitaryhotelinmountainpass。Autumn。Twilight。Firelit。Indarkcorneryoungmanseated。Youngwomanenters。Restless。Solitary。Shesits。Shegoestowindow。Shestands。Shesits。Twilight。Shethinks。Onsolitaryhotelpapershewrites。Shethinks。Shewrites。Shesighs。Wheelsandhoofs。Shehurriesout。Hecomesfromhisdarkcorner。Heseizessolitarypaper。Heholdsittowardsfire。Twilight。Hereads。Solitary

  What?

  Insloping,uprightandbackhands:Queen’shotel,Queen’shotel,Queen’sHo……

  WhatsuggestedscenewasthenreconstructedbyBloom?

  TheQueen’sHotel,Ennis,County,Glare,whereRudolphBloomRudolfViragdiedontheeveningofthe27June1886,atsomehourunstated,inconsequenceofanoverdoseofmonkshoodaconiteselfadministeredintheformofaneuralgicliniment,composedof2partsofaconitelinimentto1ofchloroformlinimentpurchasedbyhimat10。20a。m。onthemorningof27June1886atthemedicalhallofFrancisDennehy,17Churchstreet,Ennisafterhaving,thoughnotinconsequenceofhaving,purchasedat3。15p。m。ontheafternoonof27June1886anewboaterstrawhat,extrasmartafterhaving,thoughnotinconsequenceofhaving,purchasedatthehourandintheplaceaforesaid,thetoxinaforesaid,atthegeneraldraperystoreofJamesCullen,4Mainstreet,Ennis。

  Didheattributethishomonymitytoinformationorcoincidenceorintuition?

  Coincidence。

  Didhedepictthesceneverballyforhisguesttosee?

  Hepreferredhimselftoseeanother’sfaceandlistentoanother’swordsbywhichpotentialnarrationwasrealisedandkinetictemperamentrelieved。

  Didheseeonlyasecondcoincidenceinthesecondscenenarratedtohim,describedbythenarratorasAPisgahSightofPalestineorTheParableofthePlums?

  It,withtheprecedingsceneandwithothersunnarratedbutexistentbyimplication,towhichaddessaysonvarioussubjectsormoralapothegmse。g。MyFavouriteHeroorProcrastinationistheThiefofTimecomposedduringschoolyears,seemedtohimtocontaininitselfandinconjunctionwiththepersonalequationcertainpossibilitiesoffinancial,social,personalandsexualsuccess,whetherspeciallycollectedandselectedasmodelpedagogicthemesofcentpercentmeritfortheuseofpreparatoryandjuniorgradestudentsorcontributedinprintedform,followingtheprecedentofPhilipBeaufoyorDoctorDickorHeblon’sStudiesinBlue,toapublicationofcertifiedcirculationandsolvencyoremployedverballyasintellectualstimulationforsympatheticauditors,tacitlyappreciativeofsuccessfulnarrativeandconfidentlyaugurativeofsuccessfulachievement,duringtheincreasinglylongernightsgraduallyfollowingthesummersolsticeonthedaybutthreefollowing,videlict,Tuesday,21JuneS。AloysiusGonzaga,sunrise3。33a。m。,sunset8。29p。m。

  Whichdomesticproblemasmuchas,ifnotmorethan,anyotherfrequentlyengagedhismind?

  Whattodowithourwives。

  Whathadbeenhishypotheticalsingularsolutions?

  Parlourgamesdominos,halma,tiddledywinks,spillikins,cupandball,nap,spoilfive,bezique,twentyfive,beggarmyneighbour,draughts,chessorbackgammon:embroidery,darningorknittingforthepoliceaidedclothingsociety:musicalduets,mandolineandguitar,pianoandflute,guitarandpiano:legalscriveneryorenvelopeaddressing:biweeklyvisitstovarietyentertainments:commercialactivityaspleasantlycommandingandpleasinglyobeyedmistressproprietressinacooldairyshoporwarmcigardivan:theclandestinesatisfactionoferoticirritationinmasculinebrothels,stateinspectedandmedicallycontrolled:socialvisits,atregularinfrequentpreventedintervalsandwithregularfrequentpreventivesuperintendence,toandfromfemaleacquaintancesofrecognisedrespectabilityinthevicinity:coursesofeveninginstructionspeciallydesignedtorenderliberalinstructionagreeable。

  Whatinstancesofdeficientmentaldevelopmentinhiswifeinclinedhiminfavourofthelastmentionedninthsolution?

  IndisoccupiedmomentsshehadmorethanoncecoveredasheetofpaperwithsignsandhieroglyphicswhichshestatedwereGreekandIrishandHebrewcharacters。ShehadinterrogatedconstantlyatvaryingintervalsastothecorrectmethodofwritingthecapitalinitialofthenameofacityinCanada,Quebec。Sheunderstoodlittleofpoliticalcomplications,internal,orbalanceofpower,external。Incalculatingtheaddendaofbillsshefrequentlyhadrecoursetodigitalaid。Aftercompletionoflaconicepistolarycompositionssheabandonedtheimplementofcalligraphyintheencausticpigmentexposedtothecorrosiveactionofcopperas,greenvitriolandnutgall。Unusualpolysyllablesofforeignoriginsheinterpretedphoneticallyorbyfalseanalogyorbyboth:metempsychosismethimpikehoses,aliasamendaciouspersonmentionedinsacredScripture。

  Whatcompensatedinthefalsebalanceofherintelligencefortheseandsuchdeficienciesofjudgmentregardingpersons,placesandthings?

  Thefalseapparentparallelismofallperpendiculararmsofallbalances,provedtruebyconstruction。Thecounterbalanceofherproficiencyofjudgmentregardingoneperson,provedtruebyexperiment。

  Howhadheattemptedtoremedythisstateofcomparativeignorance?

  Variously。Byleavinginaconspicuousplaceacertainbookopenatacertainpage:byassuminginher,whenalludingexplanatorily,latentknowledge:byopenridiculeinherpresenceofsomeabsentother’signorantlapse。

  Withwhatsuccesshadheattempteddirectinstruction?

  Shefollowednotall,apartofthewhole,gaveattentionwithinterest,comprehendedwithsurprise,withcarerepeated,withgreaterdifficultyremembered,forgotwithease,withmisgivingreremembered,rerepeatedwitherror。

  Whatsystemhadprovedmoreeffective?

  Indirectsuggestionimplicatingself-interest。

  Example?

  Shedislikedumbrellawithrain,helikedwomanwithumbrella,shedislikednewhatwithrain,helikedwomanwithnewhat,heboughtnewhatwithrain,shecarriedumbrellawithnewhat。

  Acceptingtheanalogyimpliedinhisguest’sparablewhichexamplesofpostexiliceminencedidheadduce?

  Threeseekersofthepuretruth,MosesofEgypt,MosesMaimonides,authorofMoreNeubkimGuideofthePerplexedandMosesMendelssohnofsucheminencethatfromMosesofEgypttoMosesMendelssohntherearosenonelikeMosesMaimonides。

  Whatstatementwasmade,undercorrection,byBloomconcerningafourthseekerofpuretruth,bynameAristotle,mentioned,withpermission,byStephen?

  Thattheseekermentionedhadbeenapupilofarabbinicalphilosopher,nameuncertain。

  Wereotheranapocryphalillustrioussonsofthelawandchildrenofaselectedorrejectedracementioned?

  FelixBartholdyMendelssohncomposer,BaruchSpinozaphilosopher,Mendozapugilist,FerdinandLassallereformer,duellist。

  WhatfragmentsofversefromtheancientHebrewandancientIrishlanguageswerecitedwithmodulationsofvoiceandtranslationoftextsbyguesttohostandbyhosttoguest?

  ByStephen:suil,suil,suilarun,suilgosiocairagus,suilgocuinwalk,walk,walkyourway,walkinsafety,walkwithcare。

  ByBloom:Kifeloch,harimonrakatejchm’baadl’zamatejchthytempleamidthyhairisasasliceofpomegranate。

  Howwasaglyphiccomparisonofthephonicsymbolsofbothlanguagesmadeinsubstantiationoftheoralcomparison?

  Onthepenultimateblankpageofabookofinferiorliterarystyle,entitledSweetsofSinproducedbyBloomandsomanipulatedthatitsfrontcovercameincontactwiththesurfaceofthetablewithapencilsuppliedbyStephenStephenwrotetheIrishcharactersforgee,eh,dee,em,simpleandmodified,andBloominturnwrotetheHebrewcharactersghimel,aleph,dalethandintheabsenceofmemasubstitutedgoph,explainingtheirarithmeticalvaluesasordinalandcardinalnumbers,videlicet3,1,4and100。

  Wastheknowledgepossessedbybothofeachoftheselanguages,theextinctandtherevived,theoreticalorpractical?

  Theoretical,beingconfinedtocertaingrammaticalrulesofaccidenceandsyntaxandpracticallyexcludingvocabulary。

  Whatpointsofcontactexistedbetweentheselanguagesandbetweenthepeopleswhospokethem?

  Thepresenceofgutturalsounds,diacriticaspirations,epentheticandservilelettersinbothlanguages:theirantiquity,bothhavingbeentaughtontheplainofShinar242yearsafterthedelugeintheseminaryinstitutedbyFeniusFarsaigh,descendantofNoah,progenitorofIsrael,andascendantofHeberandHeremon,progenitorsofIreland:theirarcheological,genealogical,hagiographical,exegetical,homilectic,toponomastic,historicalandreligiousliteraturescomprisingtheworksofrabbisandculdees,Torah,TalmudMischnaandGhemaraMassor,Pentateuch,BookoftheDunCow,BookofBallymote,GarlandofHowth,BookofKells:theirdispersal,persecution,survivalandrevival:theisolationoftheirsynagogicalandecclesiasticalritesinghettoS。Mary’sAbbeyandmasshouseAdamandEve’stavern:theproscriptionoftheirnationalcostumesinpenallawsandJewishdressacts:therestorationinChananDavidofZionandthepossibilityofIrishpoliticalautonomyordevolution。

  WhatanthemdidBloomchantpartiallyinanticipationofthatmultiple,ethnicallyirreductibleconsummation?

  Kolodbalejwawpnimali

  Nefesch,jehudi,homijah。

  Whywasthechantarrestedattheconclusionofthisfirstdistich?

  Inconsequenceofdefectivemnemotechnic。

  Howdidthechantercompensateforthisdeficiency?Byaperiphrasticversionofthegeneraltext。

  Inwhatcommonstudydidtheirmutualreflectionsmerge?

  TheincreasingsimplificationtraceablefromtheEgyptianepigraphichieroglyphstotheGreekandRomanalphabetsandtheanticipationofmodernstenographyandtelegraphiccodeinthecuneiforminscriptionsSemiticandthevirgularquinquecostateoghamwritingCeltic。

  Didtheguestcomplywithhishost’srequest?

  Doubly,byappendinghissignatureinIrishandRomancharacters。

  WhatwasStephen’sauditivesensation?

  Heheardinaprofoundancientmaleunfamiliarmelodytheaccumulationofthepast。

  WhatwasBloom’svisualsensation?

  Hesawinaquickyoungmalefamiliarformthepredestinationofafuture。

  WhatwereStephen’sandBloom’squasisimultaneousvolitionalquasisensationsofconcealedidentities?

  Visually,Stephen’s:Thetraditionalfigureofhypostasis,depictedbyJohannesDamascenus,LentulusRomanusandEpiphaniusMonachusasleucodermic,sesquipedalianwithwinedarkhair。

  Auditively,Bloom’s:Thetraditionalaccentoftheecstasyofcatastrophe。

  WhatfuturecareershadbeenpossibleforBloominthepastandwithwhatexemplars?

  Inthechurch,Roman,Anglican,orNonconformist:exemplars,theveryreverendJohnConmeeS。J。,thereverendT。Salmon,D。D。,provostofTrinitycollege,DrAlexanderJ。Dowie。Atthebar,EnglishorIrish:exemplars,SeymourBushe,K。C。,RufusIsaacs,K。C。Onthestage,modernorShakespeareanexemplars,CharlesWyndham,highcomedian,OsmondTearle1901,exponentofShakespeare。

  Didthehostencouragehisguesttochantinamodulatedvoiceastrangelegendonanalliedtheme?

  Reassuringly,theirplacewherenonecouldhearthemtalkbeingsecluded,reassured,thedecoctedbeverages,allowingforsubsolidresidualsedimentofamechanicalmixture,waterplussugarpluscreampluscocoa,havingbeenconsumed。

  Recitethefirstmajorpartofthischantedlegend?

  dLittleHarryHughesandhisschoolfellowsallWentoutfortoplayball

  AndtheveryfirstballlittleHarryHughesplayed

  Hedroveito’erthejew’sgardenwall。

  AndtheverysecondballlittleHarryHughesplayed

  Hebrokethejew’swindowsall。

  HowdidthesonofRudolphreceivethisfirstpart?

  Withunmixedfeeling。Smiling,ajew,heheardwithpleasureandsawtheunbrokenkitchenwindow。

  Recitethesecondpartminorofthelegend。

  Thenouttherecamethejew’sdaughter

  Andshealldressedingreen。

  `Comeback,comeback,youprettylittleboy,

  Andplayyourballagain。’

  `Ican’tcomebackandIwon’tcomeback

  Withoutmyschoolfellowsall,

  Forifmymasterhedidhear

  He’dmakeitasorryball。’

  Shetookhimbythelilywhitehand

  Andledhimalongthehall

  Untilsheledhimtoaroom

  Wherenonecouldhearhimcall。

  Shetookapenknifeoutofherpocket

  Andcutoffhislittlehead,

  Andnowhe’llplayhisballnomore

  Forheliesamongthedead。

  HowdidthefatherofMillicentreceivethissecondpart?

  Withmixedfeelings。Unsmiling,heheardandsawwithwonderajew’sdaughter,alldressedingreen。

  CondenseStephen’scommentary。

  Oneofall,theleastofall,isthevictimpredestined。Oncebyinadvertence,twicebydesignhechallengeshisdestiny。Itcomeswhenheisabandonedandchallengeshimreluctantand,asanapparitionofhopeandyouthholdshimunresisting。Itleadshimtoastrangehabitation,toasecretinfidelapartment,andthere,implacable,immolateshim,consenting。

  Whywasthehostvictimpredestinedsad?

  Hewishedthatataleofadeedshouldbetoldofadeednotbyhimshouldbyhimnotbetold。

  Whywasthehostreluctant,unresistingstill?

  Inaccordancewiththelawoftheconservationofenergy。

  Whywasthehostsecretinfidelsilent?

  Heweighedthepossibleevidencesforandagainstritualmurder:theincitationofthehierarchy,thesuperstitionofthepopulace,thepropagationofrumourincontinuedfractionofveridicity,theenvyofopulence,theinfluenceofretaliation,thesporadicreappearanceofatavisticdelinquency,themitigatingcircumstancesoffanaticism,hypnoticsuggestionandsomnambulism。

  Fromwhichifanyofthesementalorphysicaldisorderswashenottotallyimmune?

  Fromhypnoticsuggestion:once,waking,hehadnotrecognisedhissleepingapartment:morethanonce,waking,hehadbeenforanindefinitetimeincapableofmovingorutteringsounds。Fromsomnambulism:once,sleeping,hisbodyhadrisen,crouchedandcrawledinthedirectionofaheatlessfireand,havingattaineditsdestination,there,curled,unheatedinnightattirehadlain,sleeping。

  Hadthislatteroranycognatephenomenondeclareditselfinanymemberofhisfamily?

  Twice,inHollesstreetandinOntarioterrace,hisdaughterMillicentMillyattheagesof6and8yearshadutteredinsleepanexclamationofterrorandhadrepliedtotheinterrogationsoftwofiguresinnightattirewithavacantmuteexpression。

  Whatotherinfantilememorieshadheofher?

  15June1889。Aquerulousnewbornfemaleinfantcryingtocauseandlessencongestion。AchildrenamedPadneySockssheshookwithshockshermoneybox:countedhisthreefreemoneypennybuttonsone,tloo,tlee:adoll,aboy,asailorshecastaway:blond,bornoftwodark,shehadblondancestry,remote,aviolation,HerrHauptmannHainau,Austrianarmy,proximate,ahallucination,lieutenantMulvey,Britishnavy。

  Whatendemiccharacteristicswerepresent?

  Converselythenasalandfrontalformationwasderivedinadirectlineoflineagewhich,thoughinterrupted,wouldcontinueatdistantintervalstoitsmostdistantintervals。

  Whatmemorieshadheofheradolescence?

  Sherelegatedherhoopandskippingropetoarecess。Ontheduke’slawnentreatedbyanEnglishvisitor,shedeclinedtopermithimtomakeandtakeawayherphotographicimageobjectionnotstated。OntheSouthCircularroadinthecompanyofElsaPotter,followedbyanindividualofsinisteraspect,shewenthalfwaydownStamerstreetandturnedabruptlybackreasonofchangenotstated。Onthevigilofthe15thanniversaryofherbirthshewrotealetterfromMullingar,countyWestmeath,makingabriefallusiontoalocalstudentfacultyandyearnotstated。

  Didthatfirstdivision,portendingaseconddivision,afflicthim?

  Lessthanhehadimagined,morethanhehadhoped。

  Whatseconddeparturewascontemporaneouslyperceivedbyhimsimilarlyifdifferently?

  Atemporarydepartureofhiscat。

  Whysimilarly,whydifferently?

  Similarly,becauseactuatedbyasecretpurposethequestofanewmaleMullingarstudentorofahealingherbvalerian。Differently,becauseofdifferentpossiblereturnstotheinhabitantsortothehabitation。

  Inotherrespectsweretheirdifferencessimilar?

  Inpassivity,ineconomy,intheinstinctoftradition,inunexpectedness。

  As?

  Inasmuchasleaningshesustainedherblondhairforhimtoribbonitforhercf。neckarchingcat。Moreover,onthefreesurfaceofthelakeinStephen’sgreenamidinvertedreflectionsoftreesheruncommentedspit,describingconcentriccirclesofwaterrings,indicatedbytheconstancyofitspermanencethelocusofasomnolentprostratefishcf。mousewatchingcat。Again,inordertorememberthedate,combatants,issueandconsequencesofafamousmilitaryengagementshepulledaplaitofherhaircf。earwashingcat。Furthermore,sillyMilly,shedreamedofhavinghadanunspokenunrememberedconversationwithahorsewhosenamehadbeenJosephtowhomwhichshehadofferedatumblerfuloflemonadewhichithehadappearedtohaveacceptedcf。hearthdreamingcat。Henceinpassivity,ineconomy,intheinstinctoftradition,inunexpectedness,theirdifferencesweresimilar。

  Inwhatwayhadheutilisedgifts1anowl,2aclock,givenasmatrimonialauguries,tointerestandtoinstructher?

  Asobjectlessonstoexplain:1thenatureandhabitsofoviparousanimals,thepossibilityofaerialflight,certainabnormalitiesofvision,thesecularprocessofimbalsamation:2theprincipleofthependulum,exemplifiedinbob,wheelgearandregulator,thetranslationintermsofhumanorsocialregulationofthevariouspositionsclockwiseofmovableindicatorsonanunmovingdial,theexactitudeoftherecurrenceperhourofaninstantineachhour,whenthelongerandtheshorterindicatorwereatthesameangleofinclination,videlicet,55/11minutespasteachhourperhourinarithmeticalprogression。

  Inwhatmannersdidshereciprocate?

  Sheremembered:onthe27thanniversaryofhisbirthshepresentedtohimabreakfastmoustachecupofimitationcrownDerbyporcelainware。Sheprovided:atquarterdayorthereaboutsiforwhenpurchaseshadbeenmadebyhimnotforhersheshowedherselfattentivetohisnecessities,anticipatinghisdesires。Sheadmired:anaturalphenomenonhavingbeenexplainedbyhimnotforhersheexpressedtheimmediatedesiretopossesswithoutgradualacquisitionafractionofhisscience,themoiety,thequarter,athousandthpart。

  WhatproposaldidBloom,diambulist,fatherofMilly,somnambulist,maketoStephen,noctambulist?

  TopassinreposethehoursinterveningbetweenThursdayproperandFridaynormalonanextemporisedcubicleintheapartmentimmediatelyabovethekitchenandimmediatelyadjacenttothesleepingapartmentofhishostandhostess。

  Whatvariousadvantageswouldormighthaveresultedfromaprolongationofsuchextemporisation?

  Fortheguest:securityofdomicileandseclusionofstudy。Forthehost:rejuvenationofintelligence,vicarioussatisfaction。Forthehostess:disintegrationofobsession,acquisitionofcorrectItalianpronunciation。

  Whymighttheseseveralprovisionalcontingenciesbetweenaguestandahostessnotnecessarilyprecludeorbeprecludedbyapermanenteventualityofreconciliatoryunionbetweenaschoolfellowandajew’sdaughter?

  Becausethewaytodaughterledthroughmother,thewaytomotherthroughdaughter。

  Towhatinconsequentpolysyllabicquestionofhishostdidtheguestreturnamonosyllabicnegativeanswer?

  IfhehadknownthelateMrsEmilySinico,accidentallykilledatSydneyParaderailwaystation,14October1903。

  Whatinchoatecorollarystatementwasconsequentlysuppressedbythehost?

  AstatementexplanatoryofhisabsenceontheoccasionoftheintermentofMrsMaryDedalus,bornGoulding,26June1903,vigiloftheanniversaryofthedeceaseofRudolphBloombornVirag。

  Wastheproposalofasylumaccepted?

  Promptly,inexplicably,withamicability,gratefullyitwasdeclined。

  Whatexchangeofmoneytookplacebetweenhostandguest?

  Theformerreturnedtothelatter,withoutinterest,asumofmoney?。7s。0。,onepoundsevenshillings,advancedbythelattertotheformer。

  Whatcounterproposalswerealternatelyadvanced,accepted,modified,declined,restatedinotherterms,reaccepted,ratified,reconfirmed?

  ToinaugurateaprearrangedcourseofItalianinstruction,placetheresidenceoftheinstructed。Toinaugurateacourseofvocalinstruction,placetheresidenceoftheinstructress。Toinaugurateaseriesofstatic,semistaticandperipateticintellectualdialogues,placestheresidenceofbothspeakersifbothspeakerswereresidentinthesameplace,theShiphotelandtavern,6LowerAbbeystreetW。andE。Connery,proprietors,theNationalLibraryofIreland,10Kildarestreet,theNationalMaternityHospital,29,30and31Hollesstreet,apublicgarden,thevicinityofaplaceofworship,aconjunctionoftwoormorepublicthoroughfares,thepointofbisectionofarightlinedrawnbetweentheirresidencesifbothspeakerswereresidentindifferentplaces。

  WhatrenderedproblematicforBloomtherealisationofthesemutuallyselfexcludingpropositions?

  Theirreparabilityofthepast:onceataperformanceofAlbertHengler’scircusintheRotunda,Rutlandsquare,Dublin,anintuitiveparticolouredclowninquestofpaternityhadpenetratedfromtheringtoaplaceintheauditoriumwhereBloom,solitary,wasseatedandhadpubliclydeclaredtoanexhilaratedaudiencethatheBloomwashistheclown’spapa。Theimprevidibilityofthefuture:onceinthesummerof1898heBloomhadmarkedaflorin2s。withthreenotchesonthemillededgeandtendereditinpaymentofanaccountduetoandreceivedbyJ。andT。Davy,familygrocers,1CharlemontMall,GrandCanal,forcirculationonthewatersofcivicfinance,forpossible,circuitousordirect,return。

  WastheclownBloom’sson?

  No。

  HadBloom’scoinreturned?

  Never。

  Whywouldarecurrentfrustrationthemoredepresshim?

  Becauseatthecriticalturningpointofhumanexistencehedesiredtoamendmanysocialconditions,theproductofinequalityandavariceandinternationalanimosity。

  Hebelievedthenthathumanlifewasinfinitelyperfectible,eliminatingtheseconditions?

  Thereremainedthegenericconditionsimposedbynatural,asdistinctfromhumanlaw,asintegralpartsofthehumanwhole:thenecessityofdestructiontoprocurealimentarysustenance:thepainfulcharacteroftheultimatefunctionsofseparateexistence,theagoniesofbirthanddeath:themonotonousmenstruationofsimianandparticularlyhumanfemalesextendingfromtheageofpubertytothemenopause:inevitableaccidentsatsea,inminesandfactories:certainverypainfulmaladiesandtheirresultantsurgicaloperations,innatelunacyandcongenitalcriminality,decimatingepidemics:catastrophiccataclysmswhichmaketerrorthebasisofhumanmentality:seismicupheavalstheepicentresofwhicharelocatedindenselypopulatedregions:thefactofvitalgrowth,throughconvulsionsofmetamorphosisfrominfancythroughmaturitytodecay。

  Whydidhedesistfromspeculation?

  Becauseitwasataskforasuperiorintelligencetosubstituteothermoreacceptablephenomenainplaceofthelessacceptablephenomenatoberemoved。

  DidStephenparticipateinhisdejection?

  Heaffirmedhissignificanceasaconsciousrationalanimalproceedingsyllogisticallyfromtheknowntotheunknownandaconsciousrationalreagentbetweenamicro-andamacrocosmineluctablyconstructedupontheincertitudeofthevoid。

  WasthisaffirmationapprehendedbyBloom?

  Notverbally。Substantially。

  Whatcomfortedhismisapprehension?

  Thatasacompetentkeylesscitizenhehadproceededenergeticallyfromtheunknowntotheknownthroughtheincertitudeofthevoid。

  Inwhatorderofprecedence,withwhatattendantceremonywastheexodusfromthehouseofbondagetothewildernessofinhabitationeffected?

  LightedCandleinStickborneby

  BLOOM。

  DiaconalHatonAshplantborneby

  STEPHEN。

  Withwhatintonationsecretoofwhatcommemorativepsalm?

  The113th,modusperegrinus:InexituIsra?ldeEgypto:domusJacobdepopulobarbaro。

  Whatdideachdoatthedoorofegress?

  Bloomsetthecandlestickonthefloor。Stephenputthehatonhishead。

  Forwhatcreaturewasthedoorofegressadoorofingress?

  Foracat。

  Whatspectacleconfrontedthemwhenthey,firstthehost,thentheguest,emergedsilently,doublydark,fromobscuritybyapassagefromtherereofthehouseintothepenumbraofthegarden?

  Theheaventreeofstarshungwithhumidnightbluefruit。

  WithwhatmeditationsdidBloomaccompanyhisdemonstrationtohiscompanionofvariousconstellations?

  Meditationsofevolutionincreasinglyvaster:ofthemooninvisibleinincipentlunation,approachingperigee:oftheinfinitelattiginousscintillatinguncondensedmilkyway,discerniblebydaylightbyanobserverplacedatthelowerendofacylindricalverticalshaft5000ftdeepsunkfromthesurfacetowardsthecentreoftheearth:ofSiriusalphainCanisMajor10lightyears57,000,000,000,000milesdistantandinvolume900timesthedimensionofourplanet:ofArcturus:oftheprecessionofequinoxes:ofOrionwithbeltandsextuplesunthetaandnebulainwhich100ofoursolarsystemscouldbecontained:ofmoribundandofnascentnewstarssuchasNovain1901:ofoursystemplungingtowardstheconstellationofHercules:oftheparallaxorparallacticdriftofsocalledfixedstars,inrealityevermovingfromimmeasurablyremoteeonstoinfinitelyremotefuturesincomparisonwithwhichtheyears,threescoreandten,ofallottedhumanlifeformedaparenthesisofinfinitesimalbrevity。

  Werethereobversemeditationsofinvolutionincreasinglylessvast?

  Oftheeonsofgeologicalperiodsrecordedinthestratificationsoftheearth:ofthemyriadminuteentomologicalorganicexistencesconcealedincavitiesoftheearth,beneathremovablestones,inhivesandmounds,ofmicrobes,germs,bacteria,bacilli,spermatozoa:oftheincalculabletrillionsofbillionsofmillionsofimperceptiblemoleculescontainedbycohesionofmolecularaffinityinasinglepinhead:oftheuniverseofhumanserumconstellatedwithredandwhitebodies,themselvesuniversesofvoidspaceconstellatedwithotherbodies,each,incontinuity,itsuniverseofdivisiblecomponentbodiesofwhicheachwasagaindivisibleindivisionsofredivisiblecomponentbodies,dividendsanddivisorseverdiminishingwithoutactualdivisiontill,iftheprogresswerecarriedfarenough,noughtnowherewasneverreached。

  Whydidhenotelaboratethesecalculationstoamorepreciseresult?

  Becausesomeyearspreviouslyin1886whenoccupiedwiththeproblemofthequadratureofthecirclehehadlearnedoftheexistenceofanumbercomputedtoarelativedegreeofaccuracytobeofsuchmagnitudeandofsomanyplaces,e。g。,the9thpowerofthe9thpowerof9,that,theresulthavingbeenobtained,33closelyprintedvolumesof1000pageseachofinnumerablequiresandreamsofIndiapaperwouldhavetoberequisitionedinordertocontainthecompletetaleofitsprintedintegersofunits,tens,hundreds,thousands,tensofthousands,hundredsofthousands,millions,tensofmillions,hundredsofmillions,billions,thenucleusofthenebulaofeverydigitofeveryseriescontainingsuccinctlythepotentialityofbeingraisedtotheutmostkineticelaborationofanypowerofanyofitspowers。

  Didhefindtheproblemoftheinhabitabilityoftheplanetsandtheirsatellitesbyarace,giveninspecies,andofthepossiblesocialandmoralredemptionofsaidracebyaredeemer,easierofsolution?

  Ofadifferentorderofdifficulty。Consciousthatthehumanorganism,normallycapableofsustaininganatmosphericpressureof19tons,whenelevatedtoaconsiderablealtitudeintheterrestrialatmospheresufferedwitharithmeticalprogressionofintensity,accordingasthelineofdemarcationbetweentroposphereandstratospherewasapproximated,fromnasalhemorrhage,impededrespirationandvertigo,whenproposingthisproblemforsolutionhehadconjecturedasaworkinghypothesiswhichcouldnotbeprovedimpossiblethatamoreadaptableanddifferentlyanatomicallyconstructedraceofbeingsmightsubsistotherwiseunderMartian,Mercurial,Veneral,Jovian,Saturnian,NeptunianorUraniansufficientandequivalentconditions,thoughanapogeanhumanityofbeingscreatedinvaryingformswithfinitedifferencesresultingsimilartothewholeandtooneanotherwouldprobablythereashereremaininalterablyandinalienablyattachedtovanities,tovanitiesofvanitiesandallthatisvanity。

  Andtheproblemofpossibleredemption?

  Theminorwasprovedbythemajor。

  Whichvariousfeaturesoftheconstellationswereinturnconsidered?

  Thevariouscolourssignificantofvariousdegreesofvitalitywhite,yellow,crimson,vermilion,cinnabar:theirdegreesofbrilliancy:theirmagnitudesrevealeduptoandincludingthe7th:theirpositions:thewaggoner’sstar:Walsinghamway:thechariotofDavid:theannularcincturesofSaturn:thecondensationofspiralnebulaeintosuns:theinterdependentgyrationsofdoublesuns:theindependentsynchronousdiscoveriesofGalileo,SimonMarius,Piazzi,LeVerrier,Herschel,Galle:thesystematisationsattemptedbyBodeandKeplerofcubesofdistancesandsquaresoftimesofrevolution:thealmostinfinitecompressibilityofhirsutecometsandtheirvastellipticalegressiveandreentrantorbitsfromperiheliontoaphelion:thesiderealoriginofmeteoricstones:theLibyanfloodsonMarsabouttheperiodofthebirthoftheyoungerastroscopist:theannualrecurrenceofmeteoricshowersabouttheperiodofthefeastofS。Lawrencemartyr,10August:themonthlyrecurrenceknownasthenewmoonwiththeoldmooninherarms:thepositedinfluenceofcelestialonhumanbodies:theappearanceofastar1stmagnitudeofexceedingbrilliancydominatingbynightanddayanewluminoussungeneratedbythecollisionandamalgamationinincandescenceoftwononluminousexsunsabouttheperiodofthebirthofWilliamShakespeareoverdeltaintherecumbentneversettingconstellationofCassiopeiaandofastar2ndmagnitudeofsimilaroriginbutlesserbrilliancywhichhadappearedinanddisappearedfromtheconstellationoftheCoronaSeptentrionalisabouttheperiodofthebirthofLeopoldBloomandofotherstarsofpresumablysimilaroriginwhichhadeffectivelyorpresumablyappearedinanddisappearedfromtheconstellationofAndromedaabouttheperiodofthebirthofStephenDedalus,andinandfromtheconstellationofAurigasomeyearsafterthebirthanddeathofRudolphBloom,junior,andinandfromotherconstellationssomeyearsbeforeorafterthebirthordeathofotherpersons:theattendantphenomenaofeclipses,solarandlunar,fromimmersiontoemersion,abatementofwind,transitofshadow,taciturnityofwingedcreatures,emergenceofnocturnalorcrepuscularanimals,persistenceofinfernallight,obscurityofterrestrialwaters,pallorofhumanbeings。

  HisBloom’slogicalconclusion,havingweighedthematterandallowingforpossibleerror?

  Thatitwasnotaheaventree,notaheavengrot,notaheavenbeast,notaheavenman。ThatitwasaUtopia,therebeingnoknownmethodfromtheknowntotheunknown:aninfinity,renderableequallyfinitebythesuppositionsprobableappositionofoneormorebodiesequallyofthesameandofdifferentmagnitudes:amobilityofillusoryformsimmobilisedinspace,remobilisedinair:apastwhichpossiblyhadceasedtoexistasapresentbeforeitsfuturespectatorshadenteredactualpresentexistence。

  Washemoreconvincedoftheestheticvalueofthespectacle?

  Indubitablyinconsequenceofthereiteratedexamplesofpoetsinthedeliriumofthefrenzyofattachmentorintheabasementofrejectioninvokingardentsympatheticconstellationsorthefrigidityofthesatelliteoftheirplanet。

  Didhethenacceptasanarticleofbeliefthetheoryofastrologicalinfluencesuponsublunarydisasters?

  Itseemedtohimaspossibleofproofasofconfutationandthenomenclatureemployedinitsselenographicalchartsasattributabletoverifiableintuitionastofallaciousanalogy:thelakeofdreams,theseaofrains,thegulfofdews,theoceanoffecundity。

  Whatspecialaffinitiesappearedtohimtoexistbetweenthemoonandwoman?

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