Whatcomfortedhismisapprehension?
Thatasacompetentkeylesscitizenhehadproceededenergeticallyfromtheunknowntotheknownthroughtheincertitudeofthevoid。
Inwhatorderofprecedence,withwhatattendantceremonywastheexodusfromthehouseofbondagetothewildernessofinhabitationeffected?LightedCandleinStickbornebyBLOOM。
DiaconalHatonAshplantbornebySTEPHEN。
Withwhatintonationsecretoofwhatcommemorativepsalm?
The113th,modusperegrinus:InexituIsraë;ldeEgypto:domusJacobdepopulobarbaro。
Whatdideachdoatthedoorofegress?
Bloomsetthecandlestickonthefloor。Stephenputthehatonhishead。
Forwhatcreaturewasthedoorofegressadoorofingress?
Foracat。
Whatspectacleconfrontedthemwhenthey,firstthehost,thentheguest,emergedsilently,doublydark,fromobscuritybyapassagefromtherereofthehouseintothepenumbraofthegarden?
Theheaventreeofstarshungwithhumidnightbluefruit。
WithwhatmeditationsdidBloomaccompanyhisdemonstrationtohiscompanionofvariousconstellations?
Meditationsofevolutionincreasinglyvaster:ofthemooninvisibleinincipentlunation,approachingperigee:oftheinfinitelattiginousscintillatinguncondensedmilkyway,discerniblebydaylightbyanobserverplacedatthelowerendofacylindricalverticalshaft5000ftdeepsunkfromthesurfacetowardsthecentreoftheearth:ofSiriusalphainCanisMajor10lightyears57,000,000,000,000milesdistantandinvolume900
timesthedimensionofourplanet:ofArcturus:oftheprecessionofequinoxes:
ofOrionwithbeltandsextuplesunthetaandnebulainwhich100ofoursolarsystemscouldbecontained:ofmoribundandofnascentnewstarssuchasNovain1901:ofoursystemplungingtowardstheconstellationofHercules:oftheparallaxorparallacticdriftofsocalledfixedstars,inrealityevermovingfromimmeasurablyremoteeonstoinfinitelyremotefuturesincomparisonwithwhichtheyears,threescoreandten,ofallottedhumanlifeformedaparenthesisofinfinitesimalbrevity。
Werethereobversemeditationsofinvolutionincreasinglylessvast?
Oftheeonsofgeologicalperiodsrecordedinthestratificationsoftheearth:ofthemyriadminuteentomologicalorganicexistencesconcealedincavitiesoftheearth,beneathremovablestones,inhivesandmounds,ofmicrobes,germs,bacteria,bacilli,spermatozoa:oftheincalculabletrillionsofbillionsofmillionsofimperceptiblemoleculescontainedbycohesionofmolecularaffinityinasinglepinhead:oftheuniverseofhumanserumconstellatedwithredandwhitebodies,themselvesuniversesofvoidspaceconstellatedwithotherbodies,each,incontinuity,itsuniverseofdivisiblecomponentbodiesofwhicheachwasagaindivisibleindivisionsofredivisiblecomponentbodies,dividendsanddivisorseverdiminishingwithoutactualdivisiontill,iftheprogresswerecarriedfarenough,noughtnowherewasneverreached。
Whydidhenotelaboratethesecalculationstoamorepreciseresult?
Becausesomeyearspreviouslyin1886whenoccupiedwiththeproblemofthequadratureofthecirclehehadlearnedoftheexistenceofanumbercomputedtoarelativedegreeofaccuracytobeofsuchmagnitudeandofsomanyplaces,e。g。,the9thpowerofthe9thpowerof9,that,theresulthavingbeenobtained,33closelyprintedvolumesof1000pageseachofinnumerablequiresandreamsofIndiapaperwouldhavetoberequisitionedinordertocontainthecompletetaleofitsprintedintegersofunits,tens,hundreds,thousands,tensofthousands,hundredsofthousands,millions,tensofmillions,hundredsofmillions,billions,thenucleusofthenebulaofeverydigitofeveryseriescontainingsuccinctlythepotentialityofbeingraisedtotheutmostkineticelaborationofanypowerofanyofitspowers。
Didhefindtheproblemoftheinhabitabilityoftheplanetsandtheirsatellitesbyarace,giveninspecies,andofthepossiblesocialandmoralredemptionofsaidracebyaredeemer,easierofsolution?
Ofadifferentorderofdifficulty。Consciousthatthehumanorganism,normallycapableofsustaininganatmosphericpressureof19tons,whenelevatedtoaconsiderablealtitudeintheterrestrialatmospheresufferedwitharithmeticalprogressionofintensity,accordingasthelineofdemarcationbetweentroposphereandstratospherewasapproximated,fromnasalhemorrhage,impededrespirationandvertigo,whenproposingthisproblemforsolutionhehadconjecturedasaworkinghypothesiswhichcouldnotbeprovedimpossiblethatamoreadaptableanddifferentlyanatomicallyconstructedraceofbeingsmightsubsistotherwiseunderMartian,Mercurial,Veneral,Jovian,Saturnian,NeptunianorUraniansufficientandequivalentconditions,thoughanapogeanhumanityofbeingscreatedinvaryingformswithfinitedifferencesresultingsimilartothewholeandtooneanotherwouldprobablythereashereremaininalterablyandinalienablyattachedtovanities,tovanitiesofvanitiesandallthatisvanity。
Andtheproblemofpossibleredemption?
Theminorwasprovedbythemajor。
Whichvariousfeaturesoftheconstellationswereinturnconsidered?
Thevariouscolourssignificantofvariousdegreesofvitalitywhite,yellow,crimson,vermilion,cinnabar:theirdegreesofbrilliancy:theirmagnitudesrevealeduptoandincludingthe7th:theirpositions:thewaggoner’sstar:Walsinghamway:thechariotofDavid:theannularcincturesofSaturn:
thecondensationofspiralnebulaeintosuns:theinterdependentgyrationsofdoublesuns:theindependentsynchronousdiscoveriesofGalileo,SimonMarius,Piazzi,LeVerrier,Herschel,Galle:thesystematisationsattemptedbyBodeandKeplerofcubesofdistancesandsquaresoftimesofrevolution:
thealmostinfinitecompressibilityofhirsutecometsandtheirvastellipticalegressiveandreentrantorbitsfromperiheliontoaphelion:thesiderealoriginofmeteoricstones:theLibyanfloodsonMarsabouttheperiodofthebirthoftheyoungerastroscopist:theannualrecurrenceofmeteoricshowersabouttheperiodofthefeastofS。Lawrencemartyr,10August:
themonthlyrecurrenceknownasthenewmoonwiththeoldmooninherarms:
thepositedinfluenceofcelestialonhumanbodies:theappearanceofastar1stmagnitudeofexceedingbrilliancydominatingbynightanddayanewluminoussungeneratedbythecollisionandamalgamationinincandescenceoftwononluminousexsunsabouttheperiodofthebirthofWilliamShakespeareoverdeltaintherecumbentneversettingconstellationofCassiopeiaandofastar2ndmagnitudeofsimilaroriginbutlesserbrilliancywhichhadappearedinanddisappearedfromtheconstellationoftheCoronaSeptentrionalisabouttheperiodofthebirthofLeopoldBloomandofotherstarsofpresumably
similaroriginwhichhadeffectivelyorpresumablyappearedinanddisappearedfromtheconstellationofAndromedaabouttheperiodofthebirthofStephenDedalus,andinandfromtheconstellationofAurigasomeyearsafterthebirthanddeathofRudolphBloom,junior,andinandfromotherconstellationssomeyearsbeforeorafterthebirthordeathofotherpersons:theattendantphenomenaofeclipses,solarandlunar,fromimmersiontoemersion,abatementofwind,transitofshadow,taciturnityofwingedcreatures,emergenceofnocturnalorcrepuscularanimals,persistenceofinfernallight,obscurityofterrestrialwaters,pallorofhumanbeings。
HisBloom’slogicalconclusion,havingweighedthematterandallowingforpossibleerror?
Thatitwasnotaheaventree,notaheavengrot,notaheavenbeast,notaheavenman。ThatitwasaUtopia,therebeingnoknownmethodfromtheknowntotheunknown:aninfinity,renderableequallyfinitebythesuppositionsprobableappositionofoneormorebodiesequallyofthesameandofdifferentmagnitudes:amobilityofillusoryformsimmobilisedinspace,remobilisedinair:apastwhichpossiblyhadceasedtoexistasapresentbeforeitsfuturespectatorshadenteredactualpresentexistence。
Washemoreconvincedoftheestheticvalueofthespectacle?
Indubitablyinconsequenceofthereiteratedexamplesofpoetsinthedeliriumofthefrenzyofattachmentorintheabasementofrejectioninvokingardentsympatheticconstellationsorthefrigidityofthesatelliteoftheirplanet。
Didhethenacceptasanarticleofbeliefthetheoryofastrologicalinfluencesuponsublunarydisasters?
Itseemedtohimaspossibleofproofasofconfutationandthenomenclatureemployedinitsselenographicalchartsasattributabletoverifiableintuitionastofallaciousanalogy:thelakeofdreams,theseaofrains,thegulfofdews,theoceanoffecundity。
Whatspecialaffinitiesappearedtohimtoexistbetweenthemoonandwoman?
Herantiquityinprecedingandsurvivingsuccessivetelluriangenerations:
hernocturnalpredominance:hersatelliticdependence:herluminaryreflection:
herconstancyunderallherphases,rising,andsettingbyherappointedtimes,waxingandwaning:theforcedinvariabilityofheraspect:herindeterminateresponsetoinaffirmativeinterrogation:herpotencyovereffluentandrefluentwaters:herpowertoenamour,tomortify,toinvestwithbeauty,torenderinsane,toincitetoandaiddelinquency:thetranquilinscrutabilityofhervisage:theterribilityofherisolateddominantimplacableresplendentpropinquity:heromensoftempestandofcalm:thestimulationofherlight,hermotionandherpresence:theadmonitionofhercraters,heraridseas,hersilence:hersplendour,whenvisible:herattraction,wheninvisible。
WhatvisibleluminoussignattractedBloom’s,whoattractedStephen’sgaze?
InthesecondstoreyrereofhisBloom’shousethelightofaparaffinoillampwithobliqueshadeprojectedonascreenofrollerblindsuppliedbyFrankO’Hara,windowblind,curtainpoleandrevolvingshuttermanufacturer,16Aungierstreet。
Howdidheelucidatethemysteryofaninvisibleperson,hiswifeMarionMollyBloom,denotedbyavisiblesplendidsign,alamp?
Withindirectanddirectverbalallusionsoraffirmations:withsubduedaffectionandadmiration:withdescription:withimpediment:withsuggestion。
Boathenweresilent?
Silent,eachcontemplatingtheotherinbothmirrorsofthereciprocalfleshoftheirhisnothisfellowfaces。
Weretheyindefinitelyinactive?
AtStephen’ssuggestion,atBloom’sinstigationboth,firstStephen,thenBloom,inpenumbraurinated,theirsidescontiguous,theirorgansofmicturitionreciprocallyrenderedinvisiblebymanualcircumposition,theirgazes,firstBloom’s,thenStephen’s,elevatedtotheprojectedluminousandsemiluminousshadow。
Similarly?
Thetrajectoriesoftheir,firstsequent,thensimultaneous,urinationsweredissimilar:Bloom’slonger,lessirruent,intheincompleteformofthebifurcatedpenultimatealphabeticalletterwhoinhisultimateyearatHighSchool1880hadbeencapableofattainingthepointofgreatestaltitudeagainstthewholeconcurrentstrengthoftheinstitution,210
scholars:Stephen’shigher,moresibilant,whointheultimatehoursofthepreviousdayhadaugmentedbydiureticconsumptionaninsistentvesicalpressure。
Whatdifferentproblemspresentedthemselvestoeachconcerningtheinvisibleaudiblecollateralorganoftheother?
ToBloom:theproblemsofirritability,tumescence,rigidity,reactivity,dimension,sanitariness,pelosity。ToStephen:theproblemofthesacerdotalintegrityofJesuscircumcised1stJanuary,holidayofobligationtohearmassandabstainfromunnecessaryservileworkandtheproblemastowhetherthedivineprepuce,thecarnalbridalringoftheholyRomancatholicapostolicchurch,conservedinCalcata,weredeservingofsimplehyperdulyorofthefourthdegreeoflatriaaccordedtotheabscissionofsuchdivineexcrescencesashairandtoenails。
Whatcelestialsignwasbybothsimultaneouslyobserved?
AstarprecipitatedwithgreatapparentvelocityacrossthefirmamentfromVegaintheLyreabovethezenithbeyondthestargroupoftheTressofBerenicetowardsthezodiacalsignofLeo。
Howdidthecentripetalremaineraffordegresstothecentrifugaldeparter?
Byinsertingthebarrelofanarruginatedmalekeyintheholeofanunstablefemalelock,obtainingapurchaseonthebowofthekeyandturningitswardsfromrighttoleft,withdrawingaboltfromitsstaple,pullinginwardspasmodicallyanobsolescentunhingeddoorandrevealinganapertureforfreeegressandfreeingress。
Howdidtheytakeleave,oneoftheother,inseparation?
Standingperpendicularatthesamedoorandondifferentsidesofitsbase,thelinesoftheirvaledictoryarms,meetingatanypointandforminganyanglelessthanthesumoftworightangles。
Whatsoundaccompaniedtheunionoftheirtangent,thedisunionoftheirrespectivelycentrifugalandcentripetalhands?
ThesoundofthepealofthehourofthenightbythechimeofthebellsinthechurchofSaintGeorge。