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  Whatechoesofthatsoundwerebybothandeachheard?

  ByStephen:Liliatarutilantium。Turmacircumdet。

  Iubilantiumtevirginum。Chorusexcipiat。ByBloom:Heigho,heigho,Heigho,heigho。WhereweretheseveralmembersofthecompanywhichwithBloomthatdayatthebiddingofthatpealhadtravelledfromSandymountinthesouthtoGlasnevininthenorth?

  MartinCunninghaminbed,JackPowerinbed,SimonDedalusinbed,TomKernaninbed,NedLambertinbed,JoeHynesinbed,JohnHenryMentoninbed,BernardCorriganinbed,PatsyDignaminbed,PaddyDignaminthegrave。

  Alone,whatdidBloomhear?

  Thedoublereverberationofretreatingfeetontheheavenbornearth,thedoublevibrationofajew’sharpintheresonantlane。

  Alone,whatdidBloomfeel?

  Thecoldofinterstellarspace,thousandsofdegreesbelowfreezingpointortheabsolutezeroofFahrenheit,CentigradeorRéaumur:

  theincipientintimationsofproximatedawn。

  Ofwhatdidbellchimeandhandtouchandfootstepandlonechillremindhim?

  Ofcompanionsnowinvariousmannersindifferentplacesdefunct:PercyApjohnkilledinaction,ModderRiver,PhilipGilliganphthisis,JervisStreethospital,MatthewF。Kaneaccidentaldrowning,DublinBay,PhilipMoiselpyemia,Heytesburystreet,MichaelHartphthisis,MaterMisericordi&Aelig;

  hospital,PatrickDignamapoplexy,Sandymount。

  Whatprospectofwhatphenomenainclinedhimtoremain?

  Thedisparitionofthreefinalstars,thediffusionofday-break,theapparitionofanewsolardisk。

  Hadheeverbeenaspectatorofthosephenomena?

  Once,in1887afteraprotractedperformanceofcharadesinthehouseofLukeDoyle,Kimmage,hehadawaitedwithpatiencetheapparitionofthediurnalphenomenon,seatedonawall,hisgazeturnedinthedirectionofMizrach,theeast。

  Herememberedtheinitialparaphenomena?

  Moreactiveair,amatutinaldistantcock,ecclesiasticalclocksatvariouspoints,avinemusic,theisolatedtreadofanearlywayfarer,thevisiblediffusionofthelightofaninvisibleluminousbody,thefirstgoldenlimboftheresurgentsunperceptiblelowonthehorizon。

  Didheremain?

  Withdeepinspirationhereturned,retraversingthegarden,reenteringthepassage,reclosingthedoor。Withbriefsuspirationhereassumedthecandle,reascendedthestairs,reapproachedthedoorofthefrontroom,hallfloor,andreentered。

  Whatsuddenlyarrestedhisingress?

  Therighttemporallobeofthehollowsphereofhiscraniumcameintocontactwithasolidtimberanglewhere,aninfinitesimalbutsensiblefractionofasecondlater,apainfulsensationwaslocatedinconsequenceofantecedentsensationstransmittedandregistered。

  Describethealterationseffectedinthedispositionofthearticlesoffurnitures?

  AsofaupholsteredinpruneplushhadbeentranslocatedfromoppositethedoortotheinglesidenearthecompactlyfurledUnionJackanalterationwhichhehadfrequentlyintendedtoexecute:theblueandwhitecheckerinlaidmajolicatoppedtablehadbeenplacedoppositethedoorintheplacevacatedbythepruneplushsofa:thewalnutsideboardaprojectingangleofwhichhadmomentarilyarrestedhisingresshadbeenmovedfromitspositionbesidethedoortoamoreadvantageousbutmoreperilouspositioninfrontofthedoor:twochairshadbeenmovedfromrightandleftoftheinglesidetothepositionoriginallyoccupiedbytheblueandwhitecheckerinlaidmajolicatoppedtable。

  Describethem。

  One:asquatstuffedeasychairwithstoutarmsextendedandbackslantedtotherere,which,repelledinrecoil,hadthenupturnedanirregularfringeofarectangularrugandnowdisplayedonitsamplyupholsteredseatacentraliseddiffusinganddiminishingdiscolouration。Theother:

  aslendersplayfootchairofglossycanecurves,placeddirectlyoppositetheformer,itsframefromtoptoseatandfromseattobasebeingvarnisheddarkbrown,itsseatbeingabrightcircleofwhiteplaitedrush。

  Whatsignificancesattachedtothesetwochairs?

  Significancesofsimilitude,ofposture,ofsymbolism,ofcircumstantialevidence,oftestimonialsupermanence。

  Whatoccupiedthepositionoriginallyoccupiedbythesideboard?

  AverticalpianoCadbywithexposedkeyboard,itsclosedcoffinsupportingapairoflongyellowladies’glovesandanemeraldashtraycontainingfourconsumedmatches,apartlyconsumedcigaretteandtwodiscolouredendsofcigarettes,itsmusicrestsupportingthemusicinthekeyofG

  naturalforvoiceandpianoofLove’sOldSweetSongwordsbyG。

  CliftonBingham,composedbyJ。L。Molloy,sungbyMadamAntoinetteSterling

  openatthelastpagewiththefinalindicationsadlibitum,forte,pedal,animato,sustained,pedal,ritirando,close。

  WithwhatsensationsdidBloomcontemplateinrotationtheseobjects?

  Withstrain,elevatingacandlestick:withpain,feelingonhisrighttempleacontusedtumescence:withattention,focusinghisgazeonalargedullpassiveandslenderbrightactive:withsolicitation,bendinganddownturningtheupturnedrugfringe:withamusement,rememberingDrMalachiMulligan’sschemeofcolourcontainingthegradationofgreen:withpleasure,repeatingthewordsandantecedentactandperceivingthroughvariouschannelsofinternalsensibilitytheconsequentandconcomitanttepidpleasantdiffusionofgradualdiscolouration。

  Hisnextproceeding?

  Fromanopenboxonthemajolicatoppedtableheextractedablackdiminutivecone,oneinchinheight,placeditonitscircularbaseonasmalltinplate,placedhiscandlestickontherightcornerofthemantelpiece,producedfromhiswaistcoatafoldedpageofprospectusillustratedentitledAgendathNetaim,unfoldedthesame,examineditsuperficially,rolleditintoathincylinder,igniteditinthecandleflame,applieditwhenignitedtotheapexoftheconetillthelatterreachedthestageofrutilance,placedthecylinderinthebasinofthecandlestickdisposingitsunconsumedpartinsuchamannerastofacilitatetotalcombustion。

  Whatfollowedthisoperation?

  Thattruncatedconicalcratersummitofthediminutivevolcanoemittedaverticalandserpentinefumeredolentofaromaticorientalincense。

  Whathomotheticobjects,otherthanthecandlestick,stoodonthemantelpiece?

  AtimepieceofstriatedConnemaramarble,stoppedatthehourof4。46

  a。m。onthe21March1896,matrimonialgiftofMatthewDillon:adwarftreeofglacialarborescenceunderatransparentbellshade,matrimonialgiftofLukeandCarolineDoyle:anembalmedowl,matrimonialgiftofAldermanJohnHooper。

  WhatinterchangesoflookstookplacebetweenthesethreeobjectsandBloom?

  Inthemirrorofthegiltborderedpierglasstheundecoratedbackofthedwarftreeregardedtheuprightbackoftheembalmedowl。BeforethemirrorthematrimonialgiftofAldermanJohnHooperwithaclearmelancholywisebrightmotionlesscompassionategazeregardedBloomwhileBloomwithobscuretranquilprofoundmotionlesscompassionatedgazeregardedthematrimonialgiftofLukeandCarolineDoyle。

  Whatcompositeasymmetricalimageinthemirrorthenattractedhisattention?

  Theimageofasolitaryipsorelativemutablealiorelativeman。

  Whysolitaryipsorelative?Brothersandsistershadhenone,Yetthatman’sfatherwashisgrandfather’sson。

  Whymutablealiorelative?

  Frominfancytomaturityhehadresembledhismaternalprocreatrix。

  Frommaturitytosenilityhewouldincreasinglyresemblehispaternalcreator。

  Whatfinalvisualimpressionwascommunicatedtohimbythemirror?

  Theopticalreflectionofseveralinvertedvolumesimproperlyarrangedandnotintheorderoftheircommonletterswithscintillatingtitlesonthetwobookshelvesopposite。Cataloguethesebooks。

  Thorn’sDublinPostOfficeDirectory,1886。

  DenisFlorenceM’Carthy’sPoeticalWorkscopperbeechleafbookmarkatp。5。

  Shakespeare’sWorksdarkcrimsonmorocco,goldtooled。

  TheUsefulReadyReckonerbrowncloth。

  TheSecretHistoryoftheCourtofCharlesIIredcloth,tooledbinding。

  TheChild’sGuidebluecloth。

  WhenWeWereBoysbyWilliamO’BrienM。P。greencloth,slightlyfaded,envelopebookmarkatp。217。

  ThoughtsfromSpinozamaroonleather。

  TheStoryoftheHeavensbySirRobertBallbluecloth。

  Ellis’sThreeTripstoMadagascarbrowncloth,titleobliterated。

  TheStark-MunroLettersbyA。ConanDoyle,propertyoftheCityofDublinPublicLibrary,106CapelStreet,lent21MayWhitsunEve1904,due4June1904,13daysoverdueblackclothbinding,bearingwhiteletternumberticket。

  VoyagesinChinaby`Viator’recoveredwithbrownpaper,redinktitle。

  PhilosophyoftheTalmudsewnpamphlet。

  Lockhart’sLifeofNapoleoncoverwanting,marginalannotations,minimisingvictories,aggrandisingdefeatsoftheprotagonist。

  SollundHabenbyGustavFreytagblackboards,Gothiccharacters,cigarettecouponbookmarkatp。24。

  Hozier’sHistoryoftheRusso-TurkishWarbrowncloth,2volumes,withgummedlabel,GarrisonLibrary,Governor’sParade,Gibraltar,onversoofcover。

  LaurenceBloomfieldinIrelandbyWilliamAllinghamsecondedition,greencloth,gilttrefoildesign,previousowner’snameonrectoofflyleaferased。

  AHandbookofAstronomycover,brownleather,detached,5plates,antiqueletterpresslongprimer,author’sfootnotesnonpareil,marginalcluesbrevier,captionssmallpica。

  TheHiddenLifeofChristblackboards。

  IntheTrackoftheSunyellowcloth,titlepagemissing,recurrenttitleintestation。

  PhysicalStrengthandHowtoObtainItbyEugeneSandowredcloth。

  ShortbutyetPlainElementsofGeometrywritteninFrenchbyF。Ignat。PardiesandrenderedintoEnglifhbyJohnHarrisD。D。London,printedforR。KnaplockattheBifhop’sHeadMDCCXI,withdedicatoryepiftletohisworthyfriendCharlesCox,efquire,MemberofParliamentfortheburghofSouthwarkandhavinginkcalligraphedstatementontheflyleafcertifyingthatthebookwasthepropertyofMichaelGallagher,datedthis10thdayofMay1822andrequeftingtheperfonwhoshouldfindit,ifthebookshouldbeloftorgoaftray,toreftoreittoMichaelGallagher,carpenter,DuferyGate,Ennifcorthy,countyWicklow,thefineftplaceintheworld。

  Whatreflectionsoccupiedhismindduringtheprocessofreversionoftheinvertedvolumes?

  Thenecessityoforder,aplaceforeverythingandeverythinginitsplace:thedeficientappreciationofliteraturepossessedbyfemales:theincongruityofanappleincuneatedinatumblerandofanumbrellainclinedinaclosestool:theinsecurityofhidinganysecretdocumentbehind,beneathorbetweenthepagesofabook。

  Whichvolumewasthelargestinbulk?

  Hozier’sHistoryoftheRusso-TurkishWar。

  WhatamongotherdatadidthesecondvolumeoftheworkInquestioncontain?

  Thenameofadecisivebattleforgotten,frequentlyrememberedbyadecisiveofficer,majorBrianCooperTweedyremembered。

  Why,firstlyandsecondly,didhenotconsulttheworkinquestion?

  Firstly,inordertoexercisemnemotechnic:secondly,becauseafteranintervalofamnesia,whenseatedatthecentraltable,abouttoconsulttheworkinquestion,herememberedbymnemotechnicthenameofthemilitaryengagement,Plevna。

  Whatcausedhimconsolationinhissittingposture?

  Thecandour,nudity,pose,tranquillity,youth,grace,sex,counselofastatueerectinthecentreofthetable,animageofNarcissuspurchasedbyauctionfromP。A。Wren,9Bachelor’sWalk。

  Whatcausedhimirritationinhissittingposture?

  Inhibitorypressureofcollarsize17andwaistcoat5buttons,twoarticlesofclothingsuperfluousinthecostumeofmaturemalesandinelastictoalterationsofmassbyexpansion。

  Howwastheirritationallayed?

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