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
Gazesonherimpassive。Immense!Mostbloodyawfuldemirep!
STEPHENEtexaltabunturcornuaiusti。Queenslaywithprizebulls。
RememberPasiphaeforwhoselustmygrandoldgrossfathermadethefirstconfessionbox。ForgetnotMadamGrisselSteevensnorthesuinescionsofthehouseofLambert。AndNoahwasdrunkwithwine。Andhisarkwasopen。
BELLANoneofthathere。Cometothewrongshop。
LYNCHLethimalone。He’sbackfromParis。
ZOERunstoStephenandlinkshim。Ogoon!Giveussomeparleyvoo。
Stephenclapshatonheadandleapsovertothefireplace,wherehestandswithshruggedshoulders,finnyhandsoutspread,apaintedsmileonhisface。
LYNCHPommellingonthesofa。RmmRmmRmmRrrrrrmmmmm。
STEPHENGobbles,withmarionettejerks。Thousandplacesofentertainmenttoexpensesyoureveningswithlovelyladiessalingglovesandotherthingsperhapsherheartbeerchopsperfectfashionablehouseveryeccentricwherelotscocottesbeautifuldressedmuchaboutprincesseslikearedancingcancanandwalkingthereparisianclowneriesextrafoolishforbachelorsforeignsthesameiftalkingapoorenglishhowmuchsmarttheyareonthingsloveandsensationsvoluptuous。Mistersveryselectsforispleasuremusttovisitheavenandhellshowwithmortuarycandlesandtheytearssilverwhichoccureverynight。Perfectlyshockingterrificofreligion’sthingsmockeryseeninuniversalworld。Allchicwomanswhicharrivefullofmodestythendisrobeandsquealloudtoseevampiremandebauchnunveryfreshyoungwithdessoustroublants。Heclockshistongueloudly。Ho,lala!Cepifqu’ila!
LYNCHVivelevampire!
THEWHORESBravo!Parleyvoo!
STEPHENGrimacingwithheadback,laughsloudly,clappinghimself
Greatsuccessoflaughing。Angelsmuchprostituteslikeandholyapostlesbigdamnruffians。Demimondainesnicelyhandsomesparklingofdiamondsveryamiablecosturned。Ordoyouarefondbetterwhatbelongstheymodernspleasureturpitudeofoldmans?HepointsabouthimwithgrotesquegestureswhichLynchandthewhoresreplyto。Caoutchoucstatuewomanreversibleorlifesizetompeeptomsvirginsnuditiesverylesbicthekissfivetentimes。Entergentlementoseeinmirrorseverypositionstrapezesallthatmachinetherebesidesalsoifdesireactawfullybestialbutcher’sboypollutesinwarmvealliveroromeletteonthebellypiè;cedeShakespeare。
BELLAClappingherbelly,sinksbackonthesofawithashoutoflaughter。Anomeletteonthe……Ho!ho!ho!ho!……Omeletteonthe……
STEPHENMincingly。Iloveyou,Sirdarling。Speakyouenglishmantonguefordoubleententecordiale。Oyes,monloup。
Howmuchcost?Waterloo。Watercloset。Heceasessuddenlyandholdsupaforefinger。
BELLALaughing。Omelette……
THEWHORESLaughing。Encore!Encore!
STEPHENMarkme。Idreamtofawatermelon。
ZOEGoabroadandloveaforeignlady。
LYNCHAcrosstheworldforawife。
FLORRYDreamsgobycontraries。
STEPHENExtendinghisarms。Itwashere。Streetofharlots。
InSerpentineAvenueBeelzebubshowedmeher,afubsywidow。Where’stheredcarpetspread?
BLOOMApproachingStephen。Look。
STEPHENNo,Iflew。Myfoesbeneathme。Andevershallbe。Worldwithoutend。Hecries。Pater!Free!
BLOOMIsay,look……
STEPHENBreakmyspirit,willhe?Omerdealors!Hecries,hisvulturetalonssharpened。Hola!Hillyho!
SimonDedalus’voicehilloesinanswer,somewhatsleepybutready。
SIMONThat’sallright。Heswoopsuncertainlythroughtheair,wheeling,utteringcriesofheartening,onstrongponderousbuzzardwings。Ho,boy!Areyougoingtowin?Hoop!Pschatt!Stablewiththosehalfcastes。
Wouldn’tletthemwithinthebawlofanass。Headup!Keepourflagflying!
Aneaglegulesvolantinafieldargentdisplayed。Ulsterkingatarms!
haihoop!Hemakesthebeagle’scallgivingtongue。Bulbul!Burblblbrurblbl!
Hai,boy!
Thefrondsandspacesofthewallpaperfilerapidlyacrosscountry。
Astoutfoxdrawnfromcovert,brushpointed,havingburiedhisgrandmother,runsswiftfortheopen,bright-eyed,seekingbadgerearth,undertheleaves。
Thepackofstaghoundsfollows,nosetotheground,sniffingtheirquarry,beaglebaying,burblbrblngtobeblooded。WardUnionhuntsmenandhuntswomenlivewiththem,hotforakill。FromSixMilePoint,Flathouse,NineMileStonefollowthefootpeoplewithknottysticks,salmongaffs,lassos,flockmasterswithstockwhips,bearbaiterswithtomtoms,toreadorswithbullswords,greynegroeswavingtorches。Thecrowdbowlsofdicers,crownandanchorplayers,thimbleriggers,broadsmen。Crowsandtouts,hoarsebookiesinhighwizardhatsclamourdeafeningly。
THECROWDCardoftheraces。Racingcard!
Tentoonethefield!
Tommyontheclayhere!
Tommyontheclay!
Tentoonebarone。
Tentoonebarone。
TryyourluckonspinningJenny!
Tentoonebarone!
Sellthemonkey,boys!
Sellthemonkey!
I’llgivetentoone!
Tentoonebarone!Adarkhorse,riderless,boltslikeaphantompastthewinningpost,hismanemoonfoaming,hiseyeballsstars。Thefieldfollows,abunchofbuckingmounts。Skeletonhorses:Sceptre,MaximumtheSecond,Zinfandel,theDukeofWestminstersShotover,Repulse,theDukeofBeauforts’Ceylon,prixdeParis。Dwarfsridethem,rustyarmoured,leaping,leapingintheirsaddles。Lastinadrizzleofrain,onabroken-windedisabellenag,CockoftheNorth,thefavourite,honeycap,greenjacket,orangesleeves,GarrettDeasyup,grippingthereins,ahockeystickattheready。Hisnag,stumblingonwhitegaiteredfeet,jogsalongtherockyroad。
THEORANGELODGESJeering。Getdownandpush,mister。Lastlap!You’llbehomethenight!
GARRETTDEASYBoltupright,hisnailscrapedfaceplasteredwithpostagestamps,brandisheshishockeystick,hisblueeyesflashingintheprismofthechandelierashismountlopesbyataschoolinggallop。Perviasrectas!
Ayokeofbucketsleopardsalloverhimandhisrearingnag,atorrentofmuttonbrothwithdancingcoinsofcarrots,barley,onions,turnips,potatoes。
THEGREENLODGESSoftday,sirJohn!Softday,yourhonour!
PrivateCarr,PrivateComptonandCissyCaffreypassbeneaththewindows,singingindiscord。
STEPHENHark!Ourfriend,noiseinthestreet!
ZOEHoldsupherhand。Stop!
PRIVATECARR,PRIVATECOMPTONandCISSYCAFFREYYetI’veasortaYorkshirerelishfor……ZOEThat’sme。Sheclapsherhands。Dance!Dance!Sherunstothepianola。Whohastwopence?
BLOOMWho’ll。
LYNCHHandinghercoins。Here。
STEPHENCrackinghisfingersimpatiently。Quick!Quick!Where’smyaugur’srod?Herunstothepianoandtakeshisashplant,beatinghisfootintripudium。
ZOETurnsthedrumhandle。There。
Shedropstwopenniesintheslot。Glowpinkandvioletlightsstartforth。Thedrumturnspurringinlowhesitationwaltz。ProfessorGoodwin,inabowknottedperiwig,incourtdress,wearingastainedinvernesscape,bentintwofromincredibleage,tottersacrosstheroom,hishandsfluttering。
Hesitstinilyonthepianostoolandliftsandbeatshandlesssticksofarmsonthekeyboard,noddingwithdamselsgrace,hisbowknotbobbing。
ZOETwirlsaroundherselfheeltapping。Dance。Anybodyhereforthere?Who’lldance?
Thepianola,withchanginglights,playsinwaltztimethepreludetoMyGirl’saYorkshireGirl。StephenthrowshisashplantonthetableandseizesZoearoundthewaist。FlorryandBellapushthetabletowardsthefireplace。Stephen,aimingZoewithexaggeratedgrace,beginstowaltzheraroundtheroom。Hersleeve,fallingfromgracingarms,revealsawhitefleshflowerofvaccination。Bloomstandsaside。Betweenthecurtains,ProfessorMaginniinsertsalegonthetoepointofwhichspinsasilkhat。
Withadeftkick,hesendsitspinningtohiscrownandjauntyhattedskatesin。Hewearsaslatefrockcoatwithclaretsilklapels,ago-etofcreamtulle,agreenlowcutwaistcoat,stockcollarwithwhitekerchieftightlavendertrousers,patentpumpsandcanarygloves。Inhisbuttonholeisadahlia。Hetwirlsinreverseddirectionsacloudedcane,thenwedgesittightinhisoxter。Heplacesahandlimplyonhisbreastbone,bowsandfondleshisflowerandbuttons。
MAGINNIThepoetryofmotion,artofcallisthenics。NoconnectionwithMadamLeggetByrne’sorLevinstone’s。Fancydressballsarranged。Deportment。
TheKattyLannersteps。So。Watchme!Myterpsichoreanabilities。Heminuetsforwardthreepacesontrippingbee’sfeet。Toutlemondeanavant!
Ré;vé;rence!Toutlemondeenplace!
Thepreludeceases。ProfessorGoodwin,beatingvaguearms,shrivels,shrinks,hislivecapefallingaboutthestool。Theair,infirmerwaltztime,pounds。StephenandZoecirclefreely。Thelightschange,glow,fade,gold,rose,violet。
THEPIANOLATwoyoungfellowsweretalkingabouttheirgirls,girls,girls,Sweetheartsthey’dleftbehind。
Fromacornerthemorninghoursrunout,goldhaired,slim,ingirlishblue,waspwaisted,withinnocenthands。Nimblytheydance,twirlingtheirskippingropes。Thehoursofnoonfollowinambergold。Laughinglinked,highhaircombsflashing,theycatchthesuninmockingmirrors,liftingtheirarms。
MAGINNIClipclapsglovesilenthands。Carré;!Avantdeux!Breatheevenly!Balance!