第48章
加入书架 A- A+
点击下载App,搜索"ULYSSES",免费读到尾

  Aliquidofwombofwomaneyeballgazedunderafenceoflashes,calmly,hearing。Seerealbeautyoftheeyewhenshenotspeaks。Onyonderriver。

  Ateachslowsatinyheavingbosom’swaveherheavingembonredroseroseslowly,sankredrose。Heartbeatsherbreath:breaththatislife。Andallthetinytinyfernfoilstrembledofmaidenhair。

  Butlook。Thebrightstarsfade。Orose!Castille。Themorn。Ha。Lidwell。

  Forhimthennotfor。Infatuated。Ilikethat?Seeherfromherethough。

  Poppedcorks,splashesofbeerfroth,stacksofempties。

  OnthesmoothjuttingbeerpulllaidLydiahandlightly,plumply,leaveittomyhands。Alllostinpityforcroppy。Fro,to:to,fro:overthepolishedknobsheknowshiseyes,myeyes,hereyesherthumbandfingerpassedinpity:passed,repassedand,gentlytouching,thenslidsosmoothly,slowlydown,acoolfirmwhiteenamelbatonprotrudingthroughtheirslidingring。

  Withacockwithacarra。

  Tap。Tap。Tap。

  Iholdthishouse。Amen。Hegnashedinfury。Traitorsswing。

  Thechordsconsented。Verysadthing。Buthadtobe。

  Getoutbeforetheend。Thanks,thatwasheavenly。Where’smyhat。Passbyher。CanleavethatFreeman。LetterIhave。Supposeshewerethe?No。Walk,walk,walk。LikeCashelBoyloConnoroCoyloTisdallMauriceTisntdallFarrell,Waaaaaaalk。

  Well,Imustbe。Areyouoff?Yrfmstbyes。Blmstup。O’erryehighblue。

  Bloomstoodup。Ow。Soapfeelingratherstickybehind。Musthavesweated:

  music。Thatlotion,remember。Well,solong。Highgrade。Cardinside,yes。

  BydeafPatinthedoorway,strainingear,Bloompassed。

  AtGenevabarrackthatyoungmandied。AtPassagewashisbodylaid。

  Dolor!O,hedolores!Thevoiceofthemournfulchantercalledtodolorousprayer。

  Byrose,bysatinybosom,bythefondlinghand,byslops,byempties,bypoppedcorks,greetingingoing,pasteyesandmaidenhair,bronzeandfaintgoldindeepseashadow,wentBloom,softBloom,IfeelsolonelyBloom。

  Tap。Tap。Tap。

  Prayforhim,prayedthebassofDollard。Youwhohearinpeace。Breatheaprayer,dropatear,goodmen,goodpeople。Hewasthecroppyboy。

  ScaringeavesdroppingbootscroppybootsboyBloomintheOrmondhallwayheardgrowlsandroarsofbravo,fatback-slapping,theirbootsalltreading,bootsnotthebootstheboy。Generalchorusoffforaswilltowashitdown。GladIavoided。

  Comeon,Ben,SimonDedalussaid。ByGod,you’reasgoodaseveryouwere。

  Better,saidTomginKernan。Mosttrenchantrenditionofthatballad,uponmysoulandhonouritis。

  Lablache,saidFatherCowley。

  BenDollardbulkilycachuchadtowardsthebar,mightilypraisefedandallbigroseate,onheavyfootedfeet,hisgoutyfingersnakkeringcastagnettesintheair。

  BigBenadenDollard。BigBenben。BigBenben。

  Rrr。

  Anddeepmovedall,Simontrumpingcompassionfromfoghornnose,alllaughing,theybroughthimforth,BenDollard,inrightgoodcheer。

  You’relookingrubicund,GeorgeLidwellsaid。

  MissDoucecomposedherrosetowait。

  Benmachree,saidMrDedalus,clappingBen’sfatbackshoulderblade。

  Fitasafiddle,onlyhehasalotofadiposetissueconcealedabouthisperson。

  Rrrrrrsss。

  Fatofdeath,Simon,BenDollardgrowled。

  Richieriftinthelutealonesat:Goulding,Collis,Ward。Uncertainlyhewaited。UnpaidPattoo。

  Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。

  MissMinaKennedybroughtnearherlipstoearoftankardone。

  MrDollard,theymurmuredlow。

  Dollard,murmuredtankard。

  Tankonebelieved:MissKennwhenshe:thatdollhewas:shedoll:thetank。

  Hemurmuredthatheknewthename。Thenamewasfamiliartohim,thatistosay。ThatwastosayhehadheardthenameofDollard,wasit?Dollard,yes。

  Yes,herlipssaidmoreloudly,MrDollard。Hesangthatsonglovely,murmuredMina。AndThelastroseofsummerwasalovelysong。Minalovedthatsong。TankardlovedthesongthatMina。

  ’TisthelastroseofsummerDollardleftBloomfeltwindwoundroundinside。

  Gassythingthatcider:bindingtoo。Wait。PostofficenearReubenJ’soneandeightpencetoo。Getshutofit。DodgeroundbyGreekstreet。WishIhadn’tpromisedtomeet。Freerinair。Music。Getsonyournerves。Beerpull。

  Herhandthatrocksthecradlerulesthe。BenHowth。Thatrulestheworld。

  Far。Far。Far。Far。

  Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。

  UpthequaywentLionelleopold,naughtyHenrywithletterforMady,withsweetsofsinwithfrilliesforRaoulwithmethimpikehoseswentPoldyon。

  Tapblindwalkedtappingbythetapthecurbstonetapping,tapbytap。

  Cowley,hestuntshimselfwithit;kindofdrunkenness。Bettergivewayonlyhalfwaythewayofamanwithamaid。Instanceenthusiasts。Allears。Notloseademisemiquaver。Eyesshut。Headnoddingintime。Dotty。

  Youdaren’tbudge。Thinkingstrictlyprohibited。Alwaystalkingshop。Fiddlefaddleaboutnotes。

  Allakindofattempttotalk。Unpleasantwhenitstopsbecauseyouneverknowexac。OrganinGardinerstreet。OldGlynnfiftyquidayear。

  Queerupthereinthecockloftalonewithstopsandlocksandkeys。Seatedalldayattheorgan。Maunderonforhours,talkingtohimselfortheotherfellowblowingthebellows。Growlangry,thenshriekcursingwanttohavewaddingorsomethinginhisnodon’tshecried,thenallofasoftsuddenweelittleweelittlepippywind。

  Pwee!Aweelittlewindpipedeeee。InBloom’slittlewee。

  Washe?MrDedalussaid,returning,withfetchedpipe。IwaswithhimthismorningatpoorlittlePaddyDignam’s……

  Ay,theLordhavemercyonhim。

  Bythebythere’satuningforkinthereonthe……

  Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。

  Thewifehasafinevoice。Orhad。What?Lidwellasked。

  O,thatmustbethetuner,LydiasaidtoSimonlionelfirstIsaw,forgotitwhenhewashere。

  BlindhewasshetoldGeorgeLidwellsecondIsaw。Andplayedsoexquisitely,treattohear。Exquisitecontrast:bronzelidminagold。

  Shout!BenDollardshouted,pouring。Singout!

  ’lldo!criedFatherCowley。

  Rrrrrr。

  IfeelIwant……

  Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。

  Very,MrDedalussaid,staringhardataheadlesssardine。

  Underthesandwichbelllayonabierofbreadonelast,onelonely,lastsardineofsummer。Bloomalone。

  Very,hestared。Thelowerregister,forchoice。

  Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。Tap。

  BloomwentbyBarry’s。WishIcould。Wait。ThatwonderworkerifIhad。

  Twentyfoursolicitorsinthatonehouse。Litigation。Loveoneanother。

  Pilesofparchment。MessrsPickandPockethavepowerofattorney。Goulding,Collis,Ward。

  Butforexamplethechapthatwallopsthebigdrum。Hisvocation:MickyRooney’sband。Wonderhowitfirststruckhim。Sittingathomeafterpig’scheekandcabbagenursingitinthearmchair。Rehearsinghisbandpart。

  Pom。Pompedy。Jollyforthewife。Asses’skins。Weltthemthroughlife,thenwallopafterdeath。Pom。Wallop。SeemstobewhatyoucallyashmakorImeankismet。Fate。

  Tap。Tap。Astripling,blind,withatappingcane,cametaptaptappingbyDaly’swindowwhereamermaid,hairallstreamingbuthecouldn’tsee,blewwhiffsofamermaidblindcouldn’t,mermaidcoolestwhiffofall。

  Instruments。Abladeofgrass,shellofherhands,thenblow。Evencombandtissuepaperyoucanknockatuneoutof。MollyinhershiftinLombardstreetwest,hairdown。Isupposeeachkindoftrademadeitsown,don’tyousee?Hunterwithahorn。Haw。Haveyouthe?Cloche。Sonnezla!Shepherdhispipe。Policemanawhistle。Locksandkeys!Sweep!Fouro’clock’sall’swell!Sleep!Allislostnow。Drum?Pompedy。Wait,Iknow。Towncrier,bumbailiff。LongJohn。Wakenthedead。Pom。Dignam。Poorlittlenominedomine。

  Pom。Itismusic,Imeanofcourseit’sallpompompomverymuchwhattheycalldacapo。Stillyoucanhear。Aswemarchwemarchalong,marchalong。Pom。

  Imustreally。Fff。NowifIdidthatatabanquet。JustaquestionofcustomshahofPersia。Breatheaprayer,dropatear。Allthesamehemusthavebeenabitofanaturalnottoseeitwasayeomancap。Muffledup。Wonderwhowasthatchapatthegraveinthebrownmackin。O,thewhoreofthelane!

  AfrowsywhorewithblackstrawsailorhataskewcameglazilyinthedayalongthequaytowardsMrBloom。Whenfirsthesawthatformendearing。

  Yes,itis。Ifeelsolonely。Wetnightinthelane。Horn。Whohadthe?

  Heehaw。Shesaw。Offherbeathere。Whatisshe?Hopeshe。Psst!Anychanceofyourwash。KnewMolly。Hadmedecked。Stoutladydoesbewithyouinthebrowncostume。Putyouoffyourstroke。Thatappointmentwemade。Knowingwe’dnever,wellhardlyever。Toodeartooneartohomesweethome。Seesme,doesshe?Looksafrightintheday。Facelikedip。Damnher!O,well,shehastoliveliketherest。Lookinhere。

  InLionelMarks’santiquesaleshopwindowhaughtyHenryLionelLeopolddearHenryFlowerearnestlyMrLeopoldBloomenvisagedcandlestickmelodeonoozingmaggotyblowbags。Bargain:sixbob。Mightlearntoplay。Cheap。

  Letherpass。Courseeverythingisdearifyoudon’twantit。That’swhatgoodsalesmanis。Makeyoubuywhathewantstosell。ChapsoldmetheSwedishrazorheshavedmewith。Wantedtochargemefortheedgehegaveit。She’spassingnow。Sixbob。

  Mustbetheciderorperhapstheburgund。

  Nearbronzefromanearneargoldfromafartheychinkedtheirclinkingglassesall,brighteyedandgallant,beforebronzeLydia’stemptinglastroseofsummer,roseofCastille。FirstLid,De,Cow,Ker,Doll,afifth:

  Lidwell,SiDedalus,BobCowley,KernanandBigBenDollard。

  Tap。AyouthenteredalonelyOrmondhall。

  BloomviewedagallantpicturedheroinLionelMarks’swindow。RobertEmmet’slastwords。Sevenlastwords。OfMeyerbeerthatis。

  Truemenlikeyoumen。

  Ay,ay,Ben。

  Willliftyourglasswithus。

  Theylifted。

  Tschink。Tschunk。

  Tip。Anunseeingstriplingstoodinthedoor。Hesawnotbronze。Hesawnotgold。NorBennorBobnorTomnorSinorGeorgenortanksnorRichienorPat。Heeheeheehee。Hedidnotsee。

  Seabloom,greaseabloomviewedlastwords。Softly。Whenmycountrytakesherplaceamong。

  Prrprr。

  Mustbethebur。

  Fff。Oo。Rrpr。

  Nationsoftheearth。No-onebehind。She’spassed。Thenandnottillthen。Tram。Kran,kran,kran。Goodoppor。Coming。Krandlkrankran。

  I’msureit’stheburgund。Yes。One,two。Letmyepitaphbe。Karaaaaaaa。Written。Ihave。

点击下载App,搜索"ULYSSES",免费读到尾