MrBloomturnedandsawtheliveriedporterraisehisletteredcapasastatelyfigureenteredbetweenthenewsboardsoftheWeeklyFreemanandNationalPressandtheFreeman’sJournalandNationalPress。
DullthuddingGuinness’sbarrels。Itpassedstatelyupthestaircasesteeredbyanumbrella，asolemnbeardframedface。Thebroadclothbackascendedeachstep：back。Allhisbrainsareinthenapeofhisneck，SimonDedalussays。Weltsoffleshbehindonhim。Fatfoldsofneck，fat，neck，fat，neck。
Don’tyouthinkhisfaceislikeOurSaviour？RedMurraywhispered。
ThedoorofRuttledge’sofficewhispered：ee：cree。Theyalwaysbuildonedooroppositeanotherforthewindto。Wayin。Wayout。
OurSaviour：beardframedovalface：talkingintheduskMary，Martha。
Steeredbyanumbrellaswordtothefootlights：Mariothetenor。
OrlikeMario，MrBloomsaid。
Yes，RedMurrayagreed。ButMariowassaidtobethepictureofOurSaviour。
JesusMariowithrougycheeks，doubletandspindlelegs。Handonhisheart。InMartha。Co-omethoulostone，Co-omethoudearone。TheCrozierandthePenHisgracephoneddowntwicethismorning，RedMurraysaidgravely。
Theywatchedtheknees，legs，bootsvanish。Neck。
Atelegramboysteppedinnimbly，threwanenvelopeonthecounterandsteppedoffposthastewithaword。
Freeman！
MrBloomsaidslowly：
Well，heisoneofoursavioursalso。
Ameeksmileaccompaniedhimasheliftedthecounterflap，ashepassedinthroughthesidedoorandalongthewarmdarkstairsandpassage，alongthenowreverberatingboards。Butwillhesavethecirculation？Thumping，thumping。
Hepushedintheglassswingdoorandentered，steppingoverstrewnpackingpaper。ThroughalaneofclankingdrumshemadehiswaytowardsNannetti’sreadingcloset。WithUnfeignedRegretitisweannouncetheofamostrespectedDublinBurgessHynesheretoo：accountofthefuneralprobably。Thumpingthump。ThismorningtheremainsofthelateMrPatrickDignam。Machines。Smashamantoatomsiftheygothimcaught。Ruletheworldtoday。Hismachineriesarepeggingawaytoo。Likethese，gotoutofhand：fermenting。Workingaway，tearingaway。Andthatoldgreyrattearingtogetin。HowaGreatDailyOrganisturnedoutMrBloomhaltedbehindtheforeman’ssparebody，admiringaglossycrown。
Strangeheneversawhisrealcountry。Irelandmycountry。MemberforCollegegreen。Heboomedthatworkadayworkertackforallitwasworth。
It’stheadsadsidefeaturessellaweeklynotthestalenewsintheofficialgazette。QueenAnneisdead。Publishedbyauthorityintheyearonethousandand。DemesnesituateinthetownlandofRosenallis，baronyofTinnachinch。
ToallwhomitmayconcernschedulepursuanttostatuteshowingreturnofnumberofmulesandjennetsexportedfromBallina。Naturenotes。Cartoons。
PhilBlake’sweeklyPatandBullstory。Uncle’Toby’spagefortinytots。
Countrybumpkin’squeries。DearMrEditor，whatisagoodcureforflatulence？
I’dlikethatpart。Learnalotteachingothers。ThepersonalnoteM。A。
P。Mainlyallpictures。Shapelybathersongoldenstrand。World’sbiggestballoon。Doublemarriageofsisterscelebrated。Twobridegroomslaughingheartilyateachother。Cupranitoo，printer。MoreIrishthantheIrish。
Themachinesclankedinthreefourtime。Thump，thump，thurap。Nowifhegotparalysedthereandnooneknewhowtostopthemthey’dclankonandonthesame，printitoverandoverandupandback。Monkeydoodlethewholething。Wantacoolhead。
Well，getitintotheeveningedition，councillor，Hynessaid。
Soonbecallinghimmylordmayor。LongJohnisbackinghimtheysay。
Theforeman，withoutanswering，scribbledpressonacornerofthesheetandmadeasigntoatypesetter。Hehandedthesheetsilentlyoverthedirtyglassscreen。
Right：thanks，Hynessaidmovingoff。
MrBloomstoodinhisway。
Ifyouwanttodrawthecashierisjustgoingtolunch，hesaid，pointingbackwardwithhisthumb。
Didyou？Hynesasked。
Mm，MrBloomsaid。Looksharpandyou’llcatchhim。
Thanks，oldman，Hynessaid。I’lltaphimtoo。
HehurriedoneagerlytowardstheFreeman’sJournal。
ThreebobIlenthiminMeagher’s。Threeweeks。Thirdhint。WeseetheCanvasseratworkMrBloomlaidhiscuttingonMrNannetti’sdesk。
Excuseme，councillor，hesaid。Thisad，yousee。Keyes，youremember。
MrNannetticonsideredthecuttingawhileandnodded。
HewantsitinforJuly，MrBloomsaid。
Hedoesn’thearit。Nannan。Ironnerves。
Theforemanmovedhispenciltowardsit。
Butwait，MrBloomsaid。Hewantsitchanged。Keyes，yousee。Hewantstwokeysatthetop。
Hellofarackettheymake。MaybeheunderstandswhatI。
Theforemanturnedroundtohearpatientlyand，liftinganelbow，begantoscratchslowlyinthearmpitofhisalpacajacket。
Likethat，MrBloomsaid，crossinghisforefingersatthetop。
Lethimtakethatinfirst。
MrBloom，glancingsidewaysupfromthecrosshehadmade，sawtheforeman’ssallowface，thinkhehasatouchofjaundice，andbeyondtheobedientreelsfeedinginhugewebsofpaper。Clankit。Clankit。Milesofitunreeled。
Whatbecomesofitafter？O，wrapupmeat，parcels：varioususes，thousandandonethings。
Slippinghiswordsdeftlyintothepausesoftheclankinghedrewswiftlyonthescarred-woodwork。HouseofKeyesLikethat，see。Twocrossedkeyshere。Acircle。ThenherethenameAlexanderKeyes，tea，wineandspiritmerchant。Soon。
Betternotteachhimhisownbusiness。
Youknowyourself，councillor，justwhathewants。Thenroundthetopinleaded：thehouseofkeys。Yousee？Doyouthinkthat’sagoodidea？
Theforemanmovedhisscratchinghandtohislowerribsandscratchedtherequietly。
Theidea，MrBloomsaid，isthehouseofkeys。Youknow，councillor，theManxparliament。Innuendoofhomerule。Tourists，youknow，fromtheisleofMan。Catchestheeye，yousee。Canyoudothat？
Icouldaskhimperhapsabouthowtopronouncethatvoglio。Butthenifhedidn’tknowonlymakeitawkwardforhim。Betternot。
Wecandothat，theforemansaid。Haveyouthedesign？
Icangetit，MrBloomsaid。ItwasinaKilkennypaper。Hehasahousetheretoo。I’lljustrunoutandaskhim。Well，youcandothatandjustalittleparcallingattention。Youknowtheusual。Highclasslicensedpremises。Longfeltwant。Soon。
Theforemanthoughtforaninstant。
Wecandothat，hesaid。Lethimgiveusathreemonths’renewal。
Atypesetterbroughthimalimpgalleypage。Hebegantocheckitsilently。
MrBloomstoodby，hearingtheloudthrobsofcranks，watchingthesilenttypesettersattheircases。OrthographicalWanttobesureofhisspelling。Prooffever。MartinCunninghamforgottogiveushisspellingbeeconundrumthismorning。Itisamusingtoviewtheunparonearalleledembarratwoarsisit？doubleessmentofaharassedpedlarwhilegaugingauthesymmetryofapeeledpearunderacemeterywall。Silly，isn’tit？Cemeteryputinofcourseonaccountofthesymmetry。
Icouldhavesaidwhenheclappedonhistopper。Thankyou。Ioughttohavesaidsomethingaboutanoldhatorsomething。No，Icouldhavesaid。Looksasgoodasnewnow。Seehisphizthen。
Sllt。Thenethermostdeckofthefirstmachinejoggedforwardsitsflyboardwithslitthefirstbatchofquirefoldedpapers。Sllt。Almosthumanthewayitsllttocallattention。Doingitslevelbesttospeak。Thatdoortooslitcreaking，askingtobeshut。Everythingspeaksinitsownway。
Sllt。NotedChurchmananOccasionalContributorTheforemanhandedbackthegalleypagesuddenly，saying：
Wait。Where’sthearchbishop’sletter？It’stoberepeatedintheTelegraph。Where’swhat’shisname？
Helookedabouthimroundhisloudunansweringmachines。
Monks，sir？avoiceaskedfromthecastingbox。
Ay。Where’sMonks？
Monks！
MrBloomtookuphiscutting。Timetogetout。
ThenI’llgetthedesign，MrNannetti，hesaid，andyou’llgiveitagoodplaceIknow。
Monks！
Yes，sir。
Threemonths’renewal。Wanttogetsomewindoffmychestfirst。Tryitanyhow。RubinAugust：goodidea：horseshowmonth。Ballsbridge。Touristsoverfortheshow。ADayfatherHewalkedonthroughthecaseroom，passinganoldman，bowed，spectacled，aproned。OldMonks，thedayfather。Queerlotofstuffhemusthaveputthroughhishandsinhistime：obituarynotices，pubs’ads，speeches，divorcesuits，founddrowned。Nearingtheendofhistethernow。Soberseriousmanwithabitinthesavings-bankI’dsay。Wifeagoodcookandwasher。
Daughterworkingthemachineintheparlour。PlainJane，nodamnnonsense。AnditwastheFeastofthePassoverHestayedinhiswalktowatchatypesetterneatlydistributingtype。Readsitbackwardsfirst。Quicklyhedoesit。Mustrequiresomepracticethat。
mangiD。kcirtaP。Poorpapawithhishagadahbook，readingbackwardswithhisfingertome。Pessach。NextyearinJerusalem。Dear，Odear！AllthatlongbusinessaboutthatbroughtusoutofthelandofEgyptandintothehouseofbondagealleluia。ShemaIsraelAdonaiElohenu。No，that’stheother。Thenthetwelvebrothers，Jacob’ssons。Andthenthelambandthecatandthedogandthestickandthewaterandthebutcherandthentheangelofdeathkillsthebutcherandhekillstheoxandthedogkillsthecat。Soundsabitsillytillyoucometolookintoitwell。Justiceitmeansbutit’severybodyeatingeveryoneelse。That’swhatlifeisafterall。Howquicklyhedoesthatjob。Practicemakesperfect。Seemstoseewithhisfingers。
MrBloompassedonoutoftheclankingnoisesthroughthegalleryontothelanding。NowamIgoingtotramitoutallthewayandthencatchhimoutperhaps？Betterphonehimupfirst。Number？SameasCitron’shouse。
Twentyeight。Twentyeightdoublefour。OnlyoncemorethatsoapHewentdownthehousestaircase。Whothedeucescrawledalloverthesewallswithmatches？Looksasiftheydiditforabet。Heavygreasysmelltherealwaysisinthoseworks。LukewarmglueinThom’snextdoorwhenIwasthere。
Hetookouthishandkerchieftodabhisnose。Citronlemon？Ah，thesoapIputthere。Loseitoutofthatpocket。Puttingbackhishandkerchiefhetookoutthesoapandstoweditaway，buttonedintothehippocketofhistrousers。
Whatperfumedoesyourwifeuse？Icouldgohomestill：tram：somethingIforgot。Justtoseebeforedressing。No。Here。No。
AsuddenscreechoflaughtercamefromtheEveningTelegraphoffice。Knowwhothatis。What’sup？Popinaminutetophone。NedLambertitis。
Heenteredsoftly。Erin，GreenGemoftheSilverSeaTheghostwalks，professorMacllughmurmuredsoftly，biscuitfullytothedustywindowpane。
MrDedalus，staringfromtheemptyfireplaceatNedLambert’squizzingface，askedofitsourly：
AgonisingChrist，wouldn’titgiveyouaheartburnonyourarse？
NedLambert，seatedonthetable，readon：
Oragain，notethemeanderingsofsomepurlingrillasitbabblesonitsway，fannedbygentlestzephyrstho’quarrellingwiththestonyobstacles，tothetumblingwatersofNeptune’sbluedomain，midmossybanks，playedonbytheglorioussunlightor’neaththeshadowscasto’eritspensivebosombytheoverarchingleafageofthegiantsoftheforest。
Whataboutthat，Simon？heaskedoverthefringeofhisnewspaper。How’sthatforhigh？
Changinghisdrink，MrDedalussaid。
NedLambert，laughing，struckthenewspaperonhisknees，repeating：
Thepensivebosomandtheoverarsingleafage。Oboys！Oboys！
AndXenophonlookeduponMarathon，MrDedalussaid，lookingagainonthefireplaceandtothewindow，andMarathonlookedonthesea。
Thatwilldo，professorMacHughcriedfromthewindow。Idon’twanttohearanymoreofthestuff。
Heateoffthecrescentofwaterbiscuithehadbeennibblingand，hungered，madereadytonibblethebiscuitinhisotherhand。
Highfalutinstuff。Bladderbags。NedLambertistakingadayoffIsee。
Ratherupsetsaman’sdayafuneraldoes。Hehasinfluencetheysay。OldChatterton，thevice-chancellor，ishisgranduncleorhisgreatgranduncle。
Closeonninetytheysay。Subleaderforhisdeathwrittenthislongtimeperhaps。Livingtospitethem。Mightgofirsthimself。Johnny，makeroomforyouruncle。TherighthonourableHedgesEyreChatterton。Daresayhewriteshimanoddshakychequeortwoongaledays。Windfallwhenhekicksout。Alleluia。
Justanotherspasm，NedLambertsaid。