Nobrowbeatinghim。Hehadhisanswerpatforeverything。Libertyandexaltationofourholymotherthechurch。Thedoctorsofthechurch：theymappedoutthewholetheologyofit。
Thepriestprayed：
BlessedMichael，archangel，defendusinthehourofconflict。BeoursafeguardagainstthewickednessandsnaresofthedevilmayGodrestrainhim，wehumblypray：anddothou，Oprinceoftheheavenlyhost，bythepowerofGodthrustSatandowntohellandwithhimthoseotherwickedspiritswhowanderthroughtheworldfortheruinofsouls。
Thepriestandthemassboystoodupandwalkedoff。Allover。Thewomenremainedbehind：thanksgiving。
Betterbeshovingalong。BrotherBuzz。Comearoundwiththeplateperhaps。
PayyourEasterduty。
Hestoodup。Hello。Werethosetwobuttonsofmywaistcoatopenallthetime。Womenenjoyit。Annoyedifyoudon’t。Why-didn’tyoutellmebefore。Nevertellyou。Butwe。Excuse，miss，there’sawhh！justawhh！
fluff。Ortheirskirtbehind，placketunhooked。Glimpsesofthemoon。Stilllikeyoubetteruntidy。Goodjobitwasn’tfarthersouth。Hepassed，discreetlybuttoning，downtheaisleandoutthroughthemaindoorintothelight。
Hestoodamomentunseeingbythecoldblackmarblebowlwhilebeforehimandbehindtwoworshippersdippedfurtivehandsinthelowtideofholywater。Trams：acarofPrescott’sdyeworks：awidowinherweeds。NoticebecauseI’minmourningmyself。Hecoveredhimself。Howgoesthetime？
Quarterpast。Timeenoughyet。Bettergetthatlotionmadeup。Whereisthis？Ahyes，thelasttime。Sweny’sinLincolnplace。Chemistsrarelymove。Theirgreenandgoldbeaconjarstooheavytostir。HamiltonLong’s，foundedintheyearoftheflood。Huguenotchurchyardnearthere。Visitsomeday。
HewalkedsouthwardalongWestlandrow。Buttherecipeisintheothertrousers。O，andIforgotthatlatchkeytoo。Borethisfuneralaffair。
Owell，poorfellow，it’snothisfault。WhenwasitIgotitmadeuplast？
Wait。IchangedasovereignIremember。Firstofthemonthitmusthavebeenorthesecond。Ohecanlookitupintheprescriptionsbook。
Thechemistturnedbackpageafterpage。Sandyshrivelledsmellheseemstohave。Shrunkenskull。Andold。Questforthephilosopher’sstone。Thealchemists。Drugsageyouaftermentalexcitement。Lethargythen。Why？
Reaction。Alifetimeinanight。Graduallychangesyourcharacter。Livingallthedayamongherbs，ointments，disinfectants。Allhisalabasterlilypots。
Mortarandpestle。Aq。Dist。Fol。Laur。TeVirid。Smellalmostcureyoulikethedentist’sdoorbell。Doctorwhack。Heoughttophysichimselfabit。Electuaryoremulsion。Thefirstfellowthatpickedanherbtocurehimselfhadabitofpluck。Simples。Wanttobecareful。Enoughstuffheretochloroformyou。Test：turnsbluelitmuspaperred。Chloroform。Overdoseoflaudanum。Sleepingdraughts。Lovephiltres。Paragoricpoppysyrupbadforcough。Clogstheporesorthephlegm。Poisonstheonlycures。Remedywhereyouleastexpectit。Cleverofnature。
Aboutafortnightago，sir？
Yes，MrBloomsaid。
Hewaitedbythecounter，inhalingthekeenreekofdrugs，thedustydrysmellofspongesandloofahs。Lotoftimetakenuptellingyourachesandpains。
Sweetalmondoilandtinctureofbenzoin，MrBloomsaid，andthenorangeflowerwater……
Itcertainlydidmakeherskinsodelicatewhitelikewax。
Andwhitewaxalso，hesaid。
Bringsoutthedarknessofhereyes。Lookingatme，thesheetuptohereyes，Spanish，smellingherself，whenIwasfixingthelinksinmycuffs。Thosehomelyrecipesareoftenthebest：strawberriesfortheteeth：
nettlesandrainwater：oatmealtheysaysteepedinbuttermilk。Skinfood。
Oneoftheoldqueen’ssons，dukeofAlbanywasit？hadonlyoneskin。
Leopoldyes。Threewehave。Warts，bunionsandpimplestomakeitworse。
Butyouwantaperfumetoo。Whatperfumedoesyour？Peaud’Espagne。
Thatorangeflower。Purecurdsoap。Waterissofresh。Nicesmellthesesoapshave。Timetogetabathroundthecorner。Hammam。Turkish。Massage。
Dirtgetsrolledupinyournavel。Nicerifanicegirldidit。AlsoI
thinkI。YesI。Doitinthebath。CuriouslongingI。Watertowater。Combinebusinesswithpleasure。Pitynotimeformassage。Feelfreshthenallday。
Funeralberatherglum。
Yes，sir，thechemistsaid。Thatwastwoandnine。Haveyoubroughtabottle？
No，MrBloomsaid。Makeitup，please。I’llcalllaterinthedayandI’lltakeoneofthosesoaps。Howmucharethey？
Fourpence，sir。
MrBloomraisedacaketohisnostrils。Sweetlemonywax。
I’lltakethisone，hesaid。Thatmakesthreeandapenny。
Yes，sir，thechemistsaid。Youcanpayalltogether，sir，whenyoucomeback。
Good，MrBloomsaid。
Hestrolledoutoftheshop，thenewspaperbatonunderhisarmpit，thecoolwrapperedsoapinhislefthand。
AthisarmpitBantamLyons’voiceandhandsaid：
Hello，Bloom，what’sthebestnews？Isthattoday’s？Showusaminute。
Shavedoffhismoustacheagain，byJove！Longcoldupperlip。Tolookyounger。Hedoeslookbalmy。YoungerthanIam。
BantamLyons’yellowblacknailedfingersunrolledthebaton。Wantsawashtoo。Takeofftheroughdirt。Goodmorning，haveyouusedPears’soap？
Dandruffonhisshoulders。Scalpwantsoiling。
IwanttoseeaboutthatFrenchhorsethat’srunningtoday，BantamLyonssaid。Wherethebuggerisit？
Herustledthepleatedpages，jerkinghischinonhishighcollar。Barber’sitch。Tightcollarhe’lllosehishair。Betterleavehimthepaperandgetshutofhim。
Youcankeepit，MrBloomsaid。
Ascot。Goldcup。Wait，BantamLyonsmuttered。Halfamo。Maximumthesecond。
Iwasjustgoingtothrowitaway，MrBloomsaid。
BantamLyonsraisedhiseyessuddenlyandleeredweakly。
What’sthat？hissharpvoicesaid。
Isayyoucankeepit，MrBloomanswered。Iwasgoingtothrowitawaythatmoment。
BantamLyonsdoubtedaninstant，leering：thenthrusttheoutspreadsheetsbackonMrBloom’sarms。
I’Ilriskit，hesaid。Here，thanks。
HespedofftowardsConway’scorner。Godspeedscut。
MrBloomfoldedthesheetsagaintoaneatsquareandlodgedthesoapinit，smiling。Sillylipsofthatchap。Betting。Regularhotbedofitlately。Messengerboysstealingtoputonsixpence。Raffleforlargetenderturkey。YourChristmasdinnerforthreepence。JackFlemingembezzlingtogamblethensmuggledofftoAmerica。Keepsahotelnow。Theynevercomeback。FleshpotsofEgypt。
Hewalkedcheerfullytowardsthemosqueofthebaths。Remindyouofamosque，redbakedbricks，theminarets。CollegesportstodayIsee。Heeyedthehorseshoeposteroverthegateofcollegepark：cyclistdoubleduplikeacodinapot。Damnbadad。Nowiftheyhadmadeitroundlikeawheel。Thenthespokes：sports，sports，sports：andthehubbig：college。
Somethingtocatchtheeye。
There’sHornblowerstandingattheporter’slodge。Keephimonhands：
mighttakeaturninthereonthenod。Howdoyoudo，MrHornblower？Howdoyoudo，sir？
Heavenlyweatherreally。Iflifewasalwayslikethat。Cricketweather。
Sitaroundundersunshades。Overafterover。Out。Theycan’tplayithere。
Duckforsixwickets。StillCaptainBullerbrokeawindowintheKildarestreetclubwithaslogtosquareleg。Donnybrookfairmoreintheirline。
AndtheskullswewereacrackingwhenM’Carthytookthefloor。Heatwave。
Won’tlast。Alwayspassing，thestreamoflife，whichinthestreamoflifewetraceisdearerthanthemall。
Enjoyabathnow：cleantroughofwater，coolenamel，thegentletepidstream。Thisismybody。
Heforesawhispalebodyreclinedinitatfull，naked，inawombofwarmth，oiledbyscentedmeltingsoap，softlylaved。Hesawhistrunkandlimbsriprippledoverandsustained，buoyedlightlyupward，lemonyellow：
hisnavel，budofflesh：andsawthedarktangledcurlsofhisbushfloating，floatinghairofthestreamaroundthelimpfatherofthousands，alanguidfloatingflower。
JOYCE：Ulysses，HadesHadesMARTINCUNNINGHAM，FIRST，POKEDHISSILKHATTEDHEADINTOthecreakingcarriageand，enteringdeftly，seatedhimself。MrPowersteppedinafterhim，curvinghisheightwithcare。
Comeon，Simon。
Afteryou，MrBloomsaid。
MrDedaluscoveredhimselfquicklyandgotin，saying：
Yes，yes。
Areweallherenow？MartinCunninghamasked。Comealong，Bloom。
MrBloomenteredandsatinthevacantplace。Hepulledthedoortoafterhimandslammedittighttillitshuttight。Hepassedanarmthroughthearmstrapandlookedseriouslyfromtheopencarriagewindowattheloweredblindsoftheavenue。Onedraggedaside：anoldwomanpeeping。
Nosewhiteflattenedagainstthepane。Thankingherstarsshewaspassedover。Extraordinarytheinteresttheytakeinacorpse。Gladtoseeusgowegivethemsuchtroublecoming。Jobseemstosuitthem。Huggermuggerincorners。Slopaboutinslipper-slappersforfearhe’dwake。Thengettingitready。Layingitout。MollyandMrsFlemingmakingthebed。Pullitmoretoyourside。Ourwindingsheet。Neverknowwhowilltouchyoudead。
Washandshampoo。Ibelievetheyclipthenailsandthehair。Keepabitinanenvelope。Growallthesameafter。Uncleanjob。
Allwaited。Nothingwassaid。Stowinginthewreathsprobably。Iamsittingonsomethinghard。Ah，thatsoapinmyhippocket。Bettershiftitoutofthat。Waitforanopportunity。
Allwaited。Thenwheelswereheardfrominfrontturning：thennearer：
thenhorses’hoofs。Ajolt。Theircarriagebegantomove，creakingandswaying。Otherhoofsandcreakingwheelsstartedbehind。Theblindsoftheavenuepassedandnumberninewithitscrapedknocker，doorajar。Atwalkingpace。
Theywaitedstill，theirkneesjogging，tilltheyhadturnedandwerepassingalongthetramtracks。Tritonvilleroad。Quicker。Thewheelsrattledrollingoverthecobbledcausewayandthecrazyglassesshookrattlinginthedoorframes。
Whatwayishetakingus？MrPoweraskedthroughbothwindows。
Irishtown，MartinCunninghamsaid。Ringsend。Brunswickstreet。
MrDedalusnodded，lookingout。
That’safineoldcustom，hesaid。Iamgladtoseeithasnotdiedout。
Allwatchedawhilethroughtheirwindowscapsandhatsliftedbypassers。
Respect。ThecarriageswervedfromthetramtracktothesmootherroadpastWaterylane。MrBloomatgazesawalitheyoungman，cladinmourning，awidehat。
There’safriendofyoursgoneby，Dedalus，hesaid。
Whoisthat？
Yoursonandheir。
Whereishe？MrDedalussaid，stretchingoveracross。
Thecarriage，passingtheopendrainsandmoundsofrippeduproadwaybeforethetenementhouses，lurchedroundthecornerand，swervingbacktothetramtrack，rolledonnoisilywithchatteringwheels。MrDedalusfellback，saying：
WasthatMulligancadwithhim？HisfidusAchates？
No，MrBloomsaid。Hewasalone。
DownwithhisauntSally，Isuppose，MrDedalussaid，theGouldingfaction，thedrunkenlittlecost-drawerandCrissie，papa’slittlelumpofdung，thewisechildthatknowsherownfather。
MrBloomsmiledjoylesslyonRingsendroad。WallaceBrosthebottleworks。
Dodderbridge。
RichieGouldingandthelegalbag。Goulding，CollisandWardhecallsthefirm。Hisjokesaregettingabitdamp。Greatcardhewas。WaltzinginStamerstreetwithIgnatiusGallaheronaSundaymorning，thelandlady’stwohatspinnedonhishead。Outontherampageallnight。Beginningtotellonhimnow：thatbackacheofhis，Ifear。Wifeironinghisback。Thinkshe’llcureitwithpills。Allbreadcrumbstheyare。Aboutsixhundredpercentprofit。
He’sinwithalowdowncrowd，MrDedalussnarled。ThatMulliganisacontaminatedbloodydoubledyedruffianbyallaccounts。HisnamestinksalloverDublin。ButwiththehelpofGodandHisblessedmotherI’Ilmakeitmybusinesstowritealetteroneofthosedaystohismotherorhisauntorwhateversheisthatwillopenhereyeaswideasagate。I`Ilticklehiscatastrophe，believeyoume。