Ithinkyou’regettingonverynicely。Justmixupamixtureoftheolologicophilolological。Mingo，minxi，mictum，mingere。
Provethathewasajew，JohnEglintondared，expectantly。YourdeanofstudiesholdshewasaholyRoman。
Sufflaminandussum。
HewasmadeinGermany，Stephenreplied，asthechampionFrenchpolisherofItalianscandals。
Amyriadmindedman，MrBestreminded。Coleridgecalledhimmyriadminded。
Amplius。Insocietatehumanahocestmaximenecessariumutsitamicitiaintermultos。
SaintThomas，Stephenbegan……
Orapronobis，MonkMulligangroaned，sinkingtoachair。
Therehekeenedawailingrune。
Poguemahone！Asushlamachree！It’sdestroyedwearefromthisday！It’sdestroyedwearesurely！
Allsmiledtheirsmiles。
SaintThomas，Stephen，smiling，said，whosegorbelliedworksIenjoyreadingintheoriginal，writingofincestfromastandpointdifferentfromthatofthenewVienneseschoolMrMageespokeof，likensitinhiswiseandcuriouswaytoanavariceoftheemotions。Hemeansthatthelovesogiventoonenearinbloodiscovetouslywithheldfromsomestrangerwho，itmaybe，hungersforit。Jews，whomchristianstaxwithavarice，areofallracesthemostgiventointer-marriage。Accusationsaremadeinanger。Thechristianlawswhichbuiltupthehoardsofthejewsforwhom，asforthelollards，stormwasshelterboundtheiraffectionstoowithhoopsofsteel。WhetherthesebesinsorvirtuesoldNobodaddywilltellusatdoomsdayleet。Butamanwhoholdssotightlytowhathecallshisrightsoverwhathecallshisdebtswillholdtightlyalsotowhathecallshisrightsoverherwhomhecallshiswife。Nosirsmileneighbourshallcovethisoxorhiswifeorhismanservantorhismaidservantorhisjackass。
Orhisjennyass，BuckMulliganantiphoned。
GentleWillisbeingroughlyhandled，gentleMrBestsaidgently。
WhichWill？gaggedsweetlyBuckMulligan。Wearegettingmixed。
Thewilltolive，JohnEglintonphilosophised，forpoorAnn，Will’swidow，isthewilltodie。
Requiescat！Stephenprayed。Whatofallthewilltodo？
Ithasvanishedlongago……Shelieslaidoutinstarkstiffnessinthatsecondbestbed，themobledqueen，eventhoughyouprovethatabedinthosedayswasasrareasamotorcarisnowandthatitscarvingswerethewonderofsevenparishes。
InoldageshetakesupwithgospellersonestayedatNewPlaceanddrankaquartofsackthetownpaidforbutinwhichbedhesleptitskillsnottoaskandheardshehadasoul。ShereadorhadreadtoherhischapbookspreferringthemtotheMerryWivesand，loosinghernightlywatersonthejordan，shethoughtoverHooksandEyesforBelievers’BreechesandThemostSpiritualSnuffboxtoMaketheMostDevoutSoulsSneeze。Venushadtwistedherlipsinprayer。Agenbiteofinwit：remorseofconscience。Itisanageofexhaustedwhoredomgropingforitsgod。
Historyshowsthattobetrue，inquitEglintonusChronolologos。
Theagessucceedoneanother。Butwehaveitonhighauthoritythataman’sworstenemiesshallbethoseofhisownhouseandfamily。IfeelthatRussellisright。Whatdowecareforhiswifeandfather？Ishouldsaythatonlyfamilypoetshavefamilylives。Falstaffwasnotafamilyman。Ifeelthatthefatknightishissupremecreation。
Lean，helayback。Shy，denythykindred，theuncoguid。Shysuppingwiththegodless，hesneaksthecup。AsireinUltonianAntrimbadeithim。Visitshimhereonquarterdays。MrMagee，sir，there’sagentlemantoseeyou。Me？Sayshe’syourfather，sir。GivememyWordsworth。EnterMageeMorMatthew，aruggedroughrugheadedkern，instrosserswithabuttonedcodpiece，hisnetherstocksbemiredwithclauberoftenforests，awandofwildinginhishand。
Yourown？Heknowsyouroldfellow。Thewidower。
HurryingtohersqualiddeathlairfromgayParisonthequaysideItouchedhishand。Thevoice，newwarmth，speaking。DrBobKennyisattendingher。
Theeyesthatwishmewell。Butdonotknowme。
Afather，Stephensaid，battlingagainsthopelessness，isanecessaryevil。Hewrotetheplayinthemonthsthatfollowedhisfather’sdeath。
Ifyouholdthathe，agreyingmanwithtwomarriageabledaughters，withthirtyfiveyearsoflife，nelmezzodelcammindinostravita，withfiftyofexperience，isthebeardlessundergraduatefromWittenbergthenyoumustholdthathisseventyyearoldmotheristhelustfulqueen。No。
ThecorpseofJohnShakespearedoesnotwalkthenight。Fromhourtohouritrotsandrots。Herests，disarmedoffatherhood，havingdevisedthatmysticalestateuponhisson。Boccaccio’sCalandrinowasthefirstandlastmanwhofelthimselfwithchild。Fatherhood，inthesenseofconsciousbegetting，isunknowntoman。Itisamysticalestate，anapostolicsuccession，fromonlybegettertoonlybegotten。OnthatmysteryandnotonthemadonnawhichthecunningItalianintellectflungtothemobofEuropethechurchisfoundedandfoundedirremovablybecausefounded，liketheworld，macro-
andmicrocosm，uponthevoid。Uponincertitude，uponunlikelihood。Amormatris，subjectiveandobjectivegenitive，maybetheonlytruethinginlife。Paternitymaybealegalfiction。Whoisthefatherofanysonthatanysonshouldlovehimorheanyson？
Whatthehellareyoudrivingat？
Iknow。Shutup。Blastyou！Ihavereasons。
Amplius。Adhuc。Iterum。Postea。
Areyoucondemnedtodothis？
Theyaresunderedbyabodilyshamesosteadfastthatthecriminalannalsoftheworld，stainedwithallotherincestsandbestialities，hardlyrecorditsbreach。Sonswithmothers，sireswithdaughters，lesbicsisters，lovesthatdarenotspeaktheirname，nephewswithgrandmothers，jailbirdswithkeyholes，queenswithprizebulls。Thesununbornmarsbeauty：born，hebringspain，dividesaffection，increasescare。Heisamale：hisgrowthishisfather’sdecline，hisyouthhisfather’senvy，hisfriendhisfather’senemy。
InrueMonsieur-le-PrinceIthoughtit。
Whatlinkstheminnature？Aninstantofblindrut。AmIfather？
IfIwere？
Shrunkenuncertainhand。
Sabellius，theAfrican，subtlestheresiarchofallthebeastsofthefield，heldthattheFatherwasHimselfHisOwnSon。ThebulldogofAquin，withwhomnowordshallbeimpossible，refuteshim。Well：ifthefatherwhohasnotasonbenotafathercanthesonwhohasnotafatherbeason？WhenRutlandbaconsouthamptonshakespeareoranotherpoetofthesamenameinthecomedyoferrorswroteHamlethewasnotthefatherofhisownsonmerelybut，beingnomoreason，hewasandfelthimselfthefatherofallhisrace，thefatherofhisowngrandfather，thefatherofhisunborngrandsonwho，bythesametoken，neverwasbornfornature，asMrMageeunderstandsher，abhorsperfection。
Eglintoneyes，quickwithpleasure，lookedupshybrightly。Gladlyglancing，amerrypuritan，throughthetwistedeglantine。
Flatter。Rarely。ButFlatter。
Himselfhisownfather，Sonmulligantoldhimself。Wait。Iambigwithchild。Ihaveanunbornchildinmybrain。PallasAthena！Aplay！
Theplay’sthething！Letmeparturiate！
Heclaspedhispaunchbrowwithbothbirthaidinghands。
Asforhisfamily，Stephensaid，hismother’snamelivesintheforestofArden。HerdeathbroughtfromhimthescenewithVolumniainCoriolanus。
Hisboyson’sdeathisthedeathsceneofyoungArthurinKingJohn。
Hamlet，theblackprince，isHamnetShakespeare。WhothegirlsinTheTempest，inPericles，inWinter’sTaleareweknow。WhoCleopatra，fleshpotofEgypt，andCressidandVenusarewemayguess。Butthereisanothermemberofhisfamilywhoisrecorded。
Theplotthickens，JohnEglintonsaid。
Thequakerlibrarian，quaking，tiptoedin，quake，hismask，quake，withhaste，quake，quack。
Doorclosed。Cell。Day。
Theylist。Three。They。
Iyouhethey。
Come，mess。STEPHENHehadthreebrothers，Gilbert，Edmund，Richard。GilbertinhisoldagetoldsomecavaliershegotapassfornowtfromMaisterGathereronetimemasshedidandheseenhisbrudMaisterWulltheplaywriterupinLunnoninawrastlingplaywudamanon’sback。TheplayhousesausagefilledGilbert’ssoul。Heisnowhere：butanEdmundandaRichardarerecordedintheworksofsweetWilliam。
MAGEEGLINJOHNNames！What’sinaname？
BESTThatismyname，Richard，don’tyouknow。IhopeyouaregoingtosayagoodwordforRichard，don’tyouknow，formysake。Laughter。
BUCKMULLIGANPiano，diminuendo。ThenoutspokemedicalDickTohiscomrademedicalDavy……STEPHENInhistrinityofblackWills，thevillainshakebags，Iago，RichardCrookback，EdmundinKingLear，twobearthewickeduncles’names。
Nay，thatlastplaywaswrittenorbeingwrittenwhilehisbrotherEdmundlaydyinginSouthwark。
BESTIhopeEdmundisgoingtocatchit。Idon’twantRichard，myname。Laughter。
QUAKERLYSTERAtempo。Buthethatfilchesfrommemygoodname……
STEPHENStringendo。Hehashiddenhisownname，afairname，William，intheplays，asuperhere，aclownthere，asapainterofoldItalysethisfaceinadarkcornerofhiscanvas。HehasrevealeditinthesonnetswherethereisWillinoverplus。LikeJohnO’Gaunthisnameisdeartohim，asdearasthecoatofarmshetoadiedfor，onabendsableaspearorsteeledargent，honorificabilitudinitatibus，dearerthanhisgloryofgreatestshakesceneinthecountry。What’sinaname？Thatiswhatweaskourselvesinchildhoodwhenwewritethenamethatwearetoldisours。Astar，adaystar，afiredrakeroseathisbirth。Itshonebydayintheheavensalone，brighterthanVenusinthenight，andbynightitshoneoverdeltainCassiopeia，therecumbentconstellationwhichisthesignatureofhisinitialamongthestars。Hiseyeswatchedit，lowlyingonthehorizon，eastwardofthebear，ashewalkedbytheslumberoussummerfieldsatmidnight，returningfromShotteryandfromherarms。Bothsatisfied。Itoo。
Don’ttellthemhewasnineyearsoldwhenitwasquenched。
Andfromherarms。
Waittobewooedandwon。Ay，meacock。Whowillwooyou？
Readtheskies。Autontimerumenos。BonusStephanoumenos。Where’syourconfiguration？Stephen，Stephen，cutthebreadeven。S。D。：suadonna。Già；：dilui。Gelindorisolvedinonamar。S。D。
Whatisthat，MrDedalus？thequakerlibrarianasked。Wasitacelestialphenomenon？
Astarbynight，Stephensaid，apillarofthecloudbyday。
Whatmore’stospeak？
Stephenlookedonhishat，hisstick，hisboots。
Stephanos，mycrown。Mysword。Hisbootsarespoilingtheshapeofmyfeet。Buyapair。Holesinmysocks。Handkerchieftoo。
Youmakegooduseofthename，JohnEglintonallowed。Yourownnameisstrangeenough。Isupposeitexplainsyourfantasticalhumour。
Me，MageeandMulligan。
Fabulousartificer，thehawklikeman。Youflew。Whereto？Newhaven-Dieppe，steeragepassenger。Parisandback。Lapwing。Icarus。Pater，ait。
Seabedabbled，fallen，weltering。Lapwingyouare。Lapwinghe。
MrBest’seagerquietlyliftedhisbooktosay：
That’sveryinterestingbecausethatbrothermotive，don’tyouknow，wefindalsointheoldIrishmyths。Justwhatyousay。ThethreebrothersShakespeare。InGrimmtoo，don’tyouknow，thefairytales。Thethirdbrotherthatmarriesthesleepingbeautyandwinsthebestprize。
BestofBestbrothers。Good，better，best。
Thequakerlibrarianspringhaltednear。
Ishouldliketoknow，hesaid，whichbrotheryou……Iunderstandyoutosuggesttherewasmisconductwithoneofthebrothers……ButperhapsIamanticipating？