LYNCHHoopla！Heliftshercarriesherandbumpsherdownonthesofa。
STEPHENThefoxcrew，thecocksflew，ThebellsinheavenWerestrikingeleven。’TistimeforherpoorsoulTogetoutofheaven。
BLOOMQuietlylaysahalfsovereignonthetablebetweenBellaandFlorry。So。Allowme。Hetakesupthepoundnote。Threetimesten。We’resquare。
BELLAAdmiringly。You’resuchaslyboots，oldcocky。Icouldkissyou。
ZOEPoints。Hum？Deepasadrawwell。LynchbendsKittybackoverthesofaandkissesher。BloomgoeswiththepoundnotetoStephen。
BLOOMThisisyours。
STEPHENHowisthat？Ledistraitorabsentmindedbeggar。Hefumblesagaininhispocketanddrawsoutahandfulofcoins。Anobjectfalls。Thatfell。
BLOOMStooping，picksupandhandsaboxofmatches。This。
STEPHENLucifer。Thanks。
BLOOMQuietly。Youhadbetterhandoverthatcashtometotakecareof。Whypaymore？
STEPHENHandshimallhiscoins。Bejustbeforeyouaregenerous。
BLOOMIwillbutisitwise？Hecounts。One，seven，eleven，andfive。Six。Eleven。Idon’tanswerforwhatyoumayhavelost。
STEPHENWhystrikingeleven？Proparoxyton。MomentbeforethenextLessingsays。Thirstyfox。Helaughsloudly。Buryinghisgrandmother。
Probablyhekilledher。
BLOOMThatisonepoundsixandeleven。Onepoundseven，say。
STEPHENDoesn’tmatteraramblingdamn。
BLOOMNo，but……
STEPHENComestothetable。Cigarette，please。Lynchtossesacigarettefromthesofatothetable。AndsoGeorginaJohnsonisdeadandmarried。Acigaretteappearsonthetable。Stephenlooksatit。Wonder。Parlourmagic。Married。Hm。Hestrikesamatchandproceedstolightthecigarettewithenigmaticmelancholy。
LYNCHWatchinghim。Youwouldhaveabetterchanceoflightingitifyouheldthematchnearer。
STEPHENBringsthematchnearerhiseye。Lynxeye。Mustgetglasses。Brokethemyesterday。Sixteenyearsago。Distance。Theeyeseesallflat。Hedrawsthematchaway。Itgoesout。Brainthinks。
Near：far。Ineluctablemodalityofthevisible。Hefrownsmysteriously。
Hm。Sphinx。Thebeastthathastwobacksatmidnight。Married。
ZOEItwasacommercialtravellermarriedherandtookherawaywithhim。
FLORRYNods。MrLambefromLondon。
STEPHENLambofLondon，whotakestawaythesinsofourworld。
LYNCHEmbracingKittyonthesofa，chantsdeeply。Donanobispacem。
ThecigaretteslipsfromStephensfingers。Bloompicksitupandthrowsitintothegrate。
BLOOMDon’tsmoke。Yououghttoeat。CurseddogImet。ToZoe。
Youhavenothing？
ZOEIshehungry？
STEPHENExtendshishandtohersmilingandchantstotheairofthebloodoathintheDuskoftheGods。HangendeHunger，FragendeFrau，Machtunsallekaput。ZOETragically。Hamlet，Iamthyfather’sgimlet！Shetakeshishand。Blueeyedbeauty，I’llreadyourhand。Shepointstohisforehead。Nowit，nowrinkles。Shecounts。Two，three，Mars，that’scourage。Stephenshakeshishead。Nokid。
LYNCHSheetlightningcourage。Theyouthwhocouldnotshiverandshake。
ToZoe。Whotaughtyoupalmistry？
ZOETurns。AskmyballocksthatIhaven’tgot。ToStephen。
Iseeitinyourface。Theeye，likethat。Shefrownswithloweredhead。
LYNCHLaughing，slapsKittybehindtwice。Likethat。Pandybat。
Twiceloudlyapandybatcracks，thecoffinofthepianolafliesopen，thebaldlittleroundjack-in-the-boxheadofFatherDolanspringsup。
FATHERDOLANAnyboywantflogging？Brokehisglasses？Lazyidlelittleschemer。Seeitinyoureye。
Mild，benign，rectorial，reproving，theheadofDonJohnConmeerisesfromthepianolacoffin。
DONJOHNCONMEENow，FatherDolan！Now。I’msurethatStephenisaverygoodlittleboy。
ZOEExaminingStephen’spalm。Woman’shand。
STEPHENMurmurs。Continue。Lie。Holdme。Caress。InevercouldreadHishandwritingexceptHiscriminalthumbprintonthehaddock。
ZOEWhatdaywereyouborn？
STEPHENThursday。Today。
ZOEThursday’schildhasfartogo。Shetraceslinesonhishand。
Lineoffate。Influentialfriends。
FLORRYPointing。Imagination。
ZOEMountofthemoon。You’llmeetwitha……Shepeersathishandsabruptly。Iwon’ttellyouwhat’snotgoodforyou。Ordoyouwanttoknow？
BLOOMDetachesherfingersandoffershispalm。Moreharmthangood。Here。Readmine。
BELLAShow。SheturnsupBloom’shand。Ithoughtso。Knobbyknuckles，forthewomen。
ZOEPeeringatBloom’spalm。Gridiron。Travelsbeyondtheseaandmarrymoney。
BLOOMWrong。
ZOEQuickly。O，Isee。Shortlittlefinger。Henpeckedhusband。
Thatwrong？
BlackLiz，ahugeroosterhatchinginachalkedcircle，rises，stretchesherwingsandclucks。
BLACKLIZGara。Klook。Klook。Klook。
Shesidlesfromhernewlaideggandwaddlesoff。
BLOOMPointstohishand。Thatwealthereisanaccident。Fellandcutittwenty-twoyearsago。Iwassixteen。
ZOEIsee，saystheblindman。Tellusnews。
STEPHENSee？Movestoonegreatgoal。Iamtwentytwotoo。SixteenyearsagoItwentytwotumbled，twentytwoyearsagohesixteenfelloffhishobbyhorse。
Hewinces。Hurtmyhandsomewhere。Mustseeadentist。Money？
ZoewhisperstoFlorry。Theygiggle。Bloomreleaseshishandandwritesidlyonthetableinbackhand，pencillingslowcurves。
FLORRYWhat？
Ahackneycarnumberthreehundredandtwentyfour，withagallantbuttockedmare，drivenbyJamesBarton，HarmonyAvenue，Donnybrook，trotspast。BlazesBoylanandLenehansprawlswayingonthesideseats。TheOrmondbootscrouchesbehindontheaxle。SadlyoverthecrossblindLydiaDouceandMinaKennedygaze。
THEBOOTSJogging，mocksthemwiththumbandwrigglingwormfingers。
Haw，haw，haveyouthehorn？
Bronzebygoldtheywhisper。
ZOEToFlorry。Whisper。
Theywhisperagain。
OverthewellofthecarBlazesBoylanleans，hisboaterstrawsetsideways，aredflowerinhismouth。Lenehan，inayachtsman’scapandwhiteshoes，officiouslydetachesalonghairfromBlazesBoylansshoulder。
LENEHANHo！WhatdoIherebehold？Wereyoubrushingthecobwebsoffafewquims？
BOYLANSeated，smiles。Pluckingaturkey。
LENEHANAgoodnight’swork。
BOYLANHoldingupfourthickbluntungulatedfingers，winks。
BlazesKate！Uptosampleoryourmoneyback。Heholdsoutaforefinger。
Smellthat。
LENEHANSmellsgleefully。Ah！Lobsterandmayonnaise。Ah！
ZOEANDFLORRYLaughtogether。Hahahaha。
BOYLANbumpssurelyfromthecarandcallsloudlyforalltohear。
Hello，Bloom！MrsBloomupyet？
BLOOMInaflunkey’splumplushcoatandkneebreeches，buffstockingsandpowderedwig。I’mafraidnot，sir，thelastarticles……
BOYLANTosseshimsixpence。Here，tobuyyourselfaginandsplash。HehangshishatsmartlyonapegofBloom’santleredhead。
Showmein。Ihavealittleprivatebusinesswithyourwife。Youunderstand？
BLOOMThankyou，sir。Yes，sir，MadamTweedyisinherbath，sir。
MARIONHeoughttofeelhimselfhighlyhonoured。Sheplopssplashingoutofthewater。Raoul，darling，comeanddryme。I’minmypelt。
Onlymynewhatandacarriagesponge。
BOYLANAmerrytwinkleinhiseye。Topping！
BELLAWhat？Whatisit？
Zoewhisperstoher。
MARIONLethimlook，thepishogue！Pimp！Andscourgehimself！I’llwritetoapowerfulprostituteorBartholomona，thebeardedwoman，toraisewealsoutonhimaninchthickandmakehimbringmebackasignedandstampedreceipt。
BELLALaughing。Hohohoho。
BOYLANToBloom，overhisshoulder。YoucanapplyyoureyetothekeyholeandplaywithyourselfwhileIjustgothroughherafewtimes。
BLOOMThankyou，sir，Iwill，sir。MayIbringtwomenchumstowitnessthedeedandtakeasnapshot？Heholdsanointmentjar。Vaseline，sir？Orangeflower？……Lukewarmwater？……
KITTYFromthesofa。Tellus，Florry。Tellus。What。
Florrywhisperstoher。Whisperinglovewordsmurmurlip-lappingloudly，poppysmicplopslop。
MINAKENNEDYHereyesupturned。O，itmustbelikethescentofgeraniumsandlovelypeaches！O，hesimplyidoliseseverybitofher！
Stucktogether！Coveredwithkisses！
LYDIADOUCEHermouthopening。Yumyum。O，he’scarryingherroundtheroomdoingit！Rideacockhorse。YoucouldheartheminParisandNewYork。Likemouthfulsofstrawberriesandcream。
KITTYLaughing。Heeheehee。
BOYLAN’SVOICESweetly，hoarsely，inthepitofhisstomach。
Ah！Gooblazqrukbrukarchkrasht！
MARION’SVOICEHoarsely，sweetlyrisingtoherthroat。O！Weeshwashtkissima，pooisthnapoohuck！
BLOOMHiseyeswildlydilated，claspshimselfShow！Hide！Show！
Ploughher！More！Shoot！
BELLA，ZOE，FLORRY。KITTYHoho！Haha！Heehee！
LYNCHPoints。Themirroruptonature。Helaughs。
Huhuhuhuhuhu。
StephenandBloomgazeinthemirror。ThefaceofWilliamShakespeare，beardless，appearsthere，rigidinfacialparalysis，crownedbythereflectionofthereindeerantleredhatrackinthehall。
SHAKESPEAREIndignifiedventriloquy。’Tistheloudlaughbespeaksthevacantmind。ToBloom。Thouthoughtestashowthouwastestinvisible。Gaze。Hecrowswithablackcapon’slaugh。Iagogo！
HowmyOldfellowchokithisThursdaymomun。Iagogogo！
BLOOMSmilesyellowlyatthewhores。WhenwillIhearthejoke？
ZOEBeforeyou’retwicemarriedandonceawidower。
BLOOMLapsesarecondoned。EventhegreatNapoleon，whenmeasurementsweretakenneartheskinafterhisdeath……
MrsDignam，widowwoman，hersnubnoseandcheeksflushedwithdeathtalk，tearsandTunny’stawnysherry，hurriesbyinherweeds，herbonnetawry，rougingandpowderinghercheeks，lipsandnose，apenchivvyingherbroodofcygnets。Beneathherskirtappearherlatehusband’severydaytrousersandturnedupboots，laceeights。SheholdsaScottishwidow’sinsurancepolicyandlacemarqueeumbrellaunderwhichherbroodrunswithher，Patsyhoppingononeshortfoot，hiscollarloose，ahankofporksteaksdangling，Freddywhimpering，Susywithacryingcodsmouth，Alicestrugglingwiththebaby。Shecuffsthemon，herstreamersflauntingaloft。
FREDDYAh，ma，you’redraggingmealong！
SUSYMamma，thebeefteaisfizzingover！
SHAKESPEAREWithparalyticrage。Wedasecawhokillafarst。
ThefaceofMartinCunningham，bearded，refeaturesShakespearesbeardlessface。Themarqueeumbrellaswaysdrunkenly，thechildrenrunaside。
UndertheumbrellaappearsMrsCunninghaminMerryWidowhatandkimonogown。Sheglidessidlingandbowing，twistingjapanesily。
MRSCUNNINGHAMSings。AndtheycallmethejewelofAsia。
MARTINCUNNINGHAM