第5章

MrBloomadmiredthecaretaker’sprosperousbulk。Allwanttobeongoodtermswithhim。Decentfellow，JohnO’Connell，realgoodsort。Keys:likeKeyes’sad:nofearofanyonegettingout，nopassoutchecks。Habeatcorpus。Imustseeaboutthatadafterthefuneral。DidIwriteBallsbridgeontheenvelopeItooktocoverwhenshedisturbedmewritingtoMartha？Hopeit’snotchuckedinthedeadletteroffice。Bethebetterofashave。Greysproutingbeard。That’sthefirstsignwhenthehairscomeoutgreyandtempergettingcross。Silverthreadsamongthegrey。Fancybeinghiswife。Wonderhowhehadthegumptiontoproposetoanygirl。Comeoutandliveinthegraveyard。Danglethatbeforeher。Itmightthrillherfirst。Courtingdeath……Shadesofnighthoveringherewithallthedeadstretchedabout。TheshadowsofthetombswhenchurchyardsyawnandDanielO’ConnellmustbeadescendantIsupposewhoisthisusedtosayhewasaqueerbreedymangreatcatholicallthesamelikeabiggiantinthedark。Willo’thewisp。Gasofgraves。Wanttokeephermindoffittoconceiveatall。Womenespeciallyaresotouchy。Tellheraghoststoryinbedtomakehersleep。Haveyoueverseenaghost？Well，Ihave。Itwasapitchdarknight。Theclockwasonthestrokeoftwelve。Stillthey’dkissallrightifproperlykeyedup。WhoresinTurkishgraveyards。Learnanythingiftakenyoung。Youmightpickupayoungwidowhere。Menlikethat。Loveamongthetombstones。Romeo。Spiceofpleasure。Inthemidstofdeathweareinlife。Bothendsmeet。Tantalisingforthepoordead。Smelloffrilledbeefsteakstothestarvinggnawingtheirvitals。Desiretogrigpeople。Mollywantingtodoitatthewindow。Eightchildrenhehasanyway。

Hehasseenafairsharegounderinhistime，lyingaroundhimfieldafterfield。Holyfields。Moreroomiftheyburiedthemstanding。Sittingorkneelingyoucouldn’t。Standing？Hisheadmightcomeupsomedayabovegroundinalandslipwithhishandpointing。Allhoneycombedthegroundmustbe:oblongcells。Andveryneathekeepsittoo，trimgrassandedgings。HisgardenMajorGamblecallsMountJerome。Wellsoitis。Oughttobeflowersofsleep。ChinesecemeterieswithgiantpoppiesgrowingproducethebestopiumMastianskytoldme。TheBotanicGardensarejustoverthere。It’sthebloodsinkingintheearthgivesnewlife。Sameideathosejewstheysaidkilledthechristianboy。Everymanhisprice。Wellpreservedfatcorpsegentleman，epicure，invaluableforfruitgarden。Abargain。BycarcassofWilliamWilkinson，auditorandaccountant，latelydeceased，threepoundsthirteenandsix。Withthanks。

Idaresaythesoilwouldbequitefatwithcorpsemanure，bones，flesh，nails，charnelhouses。Dreadful。Turninggreenandpink，decomposing。Rotquickindampearth。Theleanoldonestougher。Thenakindofatallowykindofacheesy。Thenbegintogetblack，treacleoozingoutofthem。Thendriedup。Deathmoths。Ofcoursethecellsorwhatevertheyaregoonliving。Changingabout。Liveforeverpractically。Nothingtofeedonfeedonthemselves。

Buttheymustbreedadevilofalotofmaggots。Soilmustbesimplyswirlingwiththem。Yourheaditsimplyswurls。Thoseprettylittleseasidegurls。Helookscheerfulenoughoverit。Giveshimasenseofpowerseeingalltheothersgounderfirst。Wonderhowhelooksatlife。Crackinghisjokestoo:warmsthecocklesofhisheart。Theoneaboutthebulletin。Spurgeonwenttoheaven4A。M。thismorning。11P。M。(closingtime)。Notarrivedyet。Peter。Thedeadthemselvesthemenanyhowwouldliketohearanoddjokeorthewomentoknowwhat’sinfashion。Ajuicypearorladies’punch，hot，strongandsweet。Keepoutthedamp。Youmustlaughsometimessobetterdoitthatway。GravediggersinHamlet。Showstheprofoundknowledgeofthehumanheart。Daren’tjokeaboutthedeadfortwoyearsatleast。Demortuisnilnisiprius。Gooutofmourningfirst。Hardtoimaginehisfuneral。Seemsasortofajoke。Readyourownobituarynoticetheysayyoulivelonger。Givesyousecondwind。Newleaseoflife——

Howmanyhaveyoufortomorrow？thecaretakerasked——

Two，CornyKellehersaid。Halftenandeleven。

Thecaretakerputthepapersinhispocket。Thebarrowhadceasedtotrundle。Themournerssplitandmovedtoeachsideofthehole，steppingwithcareroundthegraves。Thegravediggersborethecoffinandsetitsnoseonthebrink，loopingthebandsroundit。

Buryinghim。WecometoburyCaesar。HisidesofMarchorJune。Hedoesn’tknowwhoisherenorcare。

Nowwhoisthatlankylookinggalootoverthereinthemacintosh？NowwhoisheI’dliketoknow？Now，I’dgiveatrifletoknowwhoheis。Alwayssomeoneturnsupyouneverdreamtof。Afellowcouldliveonhislonesomeallhislife。Yes，hecould。Stillhe’dhavetogetsomeonetosodhimafterhediedthoughhecoulddighisowngrave。Wealldo。Onlymanburies。Noantstoo。Firstthingstrikesanybody。Burythedead。SayRobinsonCrusoewastruetolife。WellthenFridayburiedhim。EveryFridayburiesaThursdayifyoucometolookatit。

O，poorRobinsonCrusoe，

Howcouldyoupossiblydoso？

PoorDignam！Hislastlieontheearthinhisbox。Whenyouthinkofthemallitdoesseemawasteofwood。Allgnawedthrough。Theycouldinventahandsomebierwithakindofpanelslidingletitdownthatway。Aybuttheymightobjecttobeburiedoutofanotherfellow’s。They’resoparticular。Laymeinmynativeearth。Bitofclayfromtheholyland。Onlyamotheranddeadbornchildeverburiedintheonecoffin。Iseewhatitmeans。Isee。Toprotecthimaslongaspossibleevenintheearth。TheIrishman’shouseishiscoffin。Enbalmingincatacombs，mummies，thesameidea。

MrBloomstoodfarback，hishatinhishand，countingthebaredheads。Twelve。I’mthirteen。No。Thechapinthemacintoshisthirteen。Death’snumber。Wherethedeucedidhepopoutof？Hewasn’tinthechapel，thatI’llswear。Sillysuperstitionthataboutthirteen。

NicesofttweedNedLamberthasinthatsuit。Tingeofpurple。IhadonelikethatwhenwelivedinLombardstreetwest。Dressyfellowhewasonce。Usedtochangethreesuitsintheday。MustgetthatgreysuitofmineturnedbyMesias。Hello。It’sdyed。HiswifeIforgothe’snotmarriedorhislandladyoughttohavepickedoutthosethreadsforhim。

Thecoffindivedoutofsight，easeddownbythemenstraddledonthegravetrestles。Theystruggledupandout:andalluncovered。Twenty。

Pause。

Ifwewereallsuddenlysomebodyelse。

Farawayadonkeybrayed。Rain。Nosuchass。Neverseeadeadone，theysay。Shameofdeath。Theyhide。Alsopoorpapawentaway。

Gentlesweetairblewroundthebaredheadsinawhisper。Whisper。Theboybythegraveheadheldhiswreathwithbothhandsstaringquietlyintheblackopenspace。MrBloommovedbehindtheportlykindlycaretaker。Wellcutfrockcoat。Weighingthemupperhapstoseewhichwillgonext。Wellitisalongrest。Feelnomore。It’sthemomentyoufeel。Mustbedamnedunpleasant。Can’tbelieveitatfirst。Mistakemustbe:someoneelse。Trythehouseopposite。Wait，Iwantedto。Ihaven’tyet。Thendarkeneddeathchamber。Lighttheywant。Whisperingaroundyou。Wouldyouliketoseeapriest？Thenramblingandwandering。Deliriumallyouhidallyourlife。Thedeathstruggle。Hissleepisnotnatural。Presshislowereyelid。Watchingishisnosepointedishisjawsinkingarethesolesofhisfeetyellow。Pullthepillowawayandfinishitoffonthefloorsincehe’sdoomed。Devilinthatpictureofsinner’sdeathshowinghimawoman。Dyingtoembraceherinhisshirt。actofLucia。ShallInevermorebeholdthee？Bam！expires。Goneatlast。Peopletalkaboutyouabit:forgetyou。Don’tforgettoprayforhim。Rememberhiminyourprayers。EvenParnell。Ivydaydyingout。Thentheyfollow:droppingintoaholeoneaftertheother。

Weareprayingnowforthereposeofhissoul。Hopingyou’rewellandnotinhell。Nicechangeofair。Outofthefryingpanoflifeintothefireofpurgatory。

Doesheeverthinkoftheholewaitingforhimself？Theysayyoudowhenyoushiverinthesun。Someonewalkingoverit。Callboy’swarning。Nearyou。MineovertheretowardsFinglas，theplotIbought。Mammapoormamma，andlittleRudy。

Thegravediggerstookuptheirspadesandflungheavyclodsofclayinonthecoffin。MrBloomturnedhisface。Andifhewasaliveallthetime？Whew！ByJingo，thatwouldbeawful！No，no:heisdead，ofcourse。Ofcourseheisdead。Mondayhedied。Theyoughttohavesomelawtopiercetheheartandmakesureoranelectricclockoratelephoneinthecoffinandsomekindofacanvasairhole。Flagofdistress。Threedays。Ratherlongtokeeptheminsummer。Justaswelltogetshutofthemassoonasyouaresurethere’sno。

Theclayfellsofter。Begintobeforgotten。Outofsight，outofmind。

Thecaretakermovedawayafewpacesandputonhishat。Hadenoughofit。Themournerstookheartofgrace，onebyone，coveringthemselveswithoutshow。MrBloomputonhishatandsawtheportlyfiguremakeitswaydeftlythroughthemazeofgraves。Quietly，sureofhisground，hetraversedthedismalfields。

Hynesjottingdownsomethinginhisnotebook。Ah，thenames。Butheknowsthemall。No:comingtome——

Iamjusttakingthenames，Hynessaidbelowhisbreath。Whatisyourchristianname？I’mnotsure——

L，MrBloomsaid。Leopold。AndyoumightputdownM’Coy’snametoo。Heaskedmeto。

Charley，Hynessaidwriting。Iknow。HewasontheFreemanonce。

SohewasbeforehegotthejobinthemorgueunderLouisByrne。Goodideaapostmortemfordoctors。Findoutwhattheyimaginetheyknow。HediedofaTuesday。Gottherun。Levantedwiththecashofafewads。Charley，you’remydarling。Thatwaswhyheaskedmeto。Owell，doesnoharm。Isawtothat，M’Coy。Thanks，oldchap:muchobliged。Leavehimunderanobligation:costsnothing——

Andtellus，Hynessaid，doyouknowthatfellowinthe，fellowwasoverthereinthe。

Helookedaround——

Macintosh。Yes，Isawhim，MrBloomsaid。Whereishenow？——

M’Intosh，Hynessaid，scribbling，Idon’tknowwhoheis。Isthathisname？

Hemovedaway，lookingabouthim——

No，MrBloombegan，turningandstopping。Isay，Hynes！

Didn’thear。What？Wherehashedisappearedto？Notasign。Wellofallthe。Hasanybodyhereseen？Kayeedoubleell。Becomeinvisible。GoodLord，whatbecameofhim？

AseventhgravediggercamebesideMrBloomtotakeupanidlespade——

O，excuseme！

Hesteppedasidenimbly。

Clay，brown，damp，begantobeseeninthehole。Itrose。Nearlyover。Amoundofdampclodsrosemore，rose，andthegravediggersrestedtheirspades。Alluncoveredagainforafewinstants。Theboyproppedhiswreathagainstacorner:thebrother-in-lawhisonalump。Thegravediggersputontheircapsandcarriedtheirearthyspadestowardsthebarrow。Thenknockedthebladeslightlyontheturf:clean。Onebenttopluckfromthehaftalongtuftofgrass。One，leavinghismates，walkedslowlyonwithshoulderedweapon，itsbladeblueglancing。Silentlyatthegraveheadanothercoiledthecoffinband。Hisnavelcord。Thebrother-in-law，turningaway，placedsomethinginhisfreehand。Thanksinsilence。Sorry，sir:trouble。Headshake。Iknowthat。Foryourselvesjust。

Themournersmovedawayslowly，withoutaim，bydeviouspaths，stayingawhiletoreadanameonatomb——

Letusgoroundbythechief’sgrave，Hynessaid。Wehavetime——

Letus，MrPowersaid。

Theyturnedtotheright，followingtheirslowthoughts。WithaweMrPower’sblankvoicespoke:——

Somesayheisnotinthatgraveatall。Thatthecoffinwasfilledwithstones。Thatonedayhewillcomeagain。

Hynesshookhishead——

Parnellwillnevercomeagain，hesaid。He’sthere，allthatwasmortalofhim。Peacetohisashes。

MrBloomwalkedunheededalonghisgrovebysaddenedangels，crosses，brokenpillars，familyvaults，stonehopesprayingwithupcasteyes，oldIreland’sheartsandhands。Moresensibletospendthemoneyonsomecharityfortheliving。Prayforthereposeofthesoulof。Doesanybodyreally？Planthimandhavedonewithhim。Likedownacoalshoot。Thenlumpthemtogethertosavetime。Allsouls’day。TwentyseventhI’llbeathisgrave。Tenshillingsforthegardener。Hekeepsitfreeofweeds。Oldmanhimself。Bentdowndoublewithhisshearsclipping。Neardeath’sdoor。Whopassedaway。Whodepartedthislife。Asiftheydiditoftheirownaccord。Gottheshove，allofthem。Whokickedthebucket。Moreinterestingiftheytoldyouwhattheywere。Soandso，wheelwright。Itravelledforcorklino。Ipaidfiveshillingsinthepound。Orawoman’swithhersaucepan。IcookedgoodIrishstew。EulogyinacountrychurchyarditoughttobethatpoemofwhoseisitWordsworthorThomasCampbell。Enteredintoresttheprotestantsputit。OldDrMurren’s。Thegreatphysiciancalledhimhome。Wellit’sGod’sacreforthem。Nicecountryresidence。Newlyplasteredandpainted。IdealspottohaveaquietsmokeandreadtheChurchTimes。Marriageadstheynevertrytobeautify。Rustywreathshungonknobs，garlandsofbronzefoil。Bettervaluethatforthemoney。Still，theflowersaremorepoetical。Theothergetsrathertiresome，neverwithering。Expressesnothing。Immortelles。

Abirdsattamelyperchedonapoplarbranch。Likestuffed。LiketheweddingpresentaldermanHoopergaveus。Hu！Notabudgeoutofhim。Knowstherearenocatapultstoletflyathim。Deadanimalevensadder。Silly-Millyburyingthelittledeadbirdinthekitchenmatchbox，adaisychainandbitsofbrokenchainiesonthegrave。

TheSacredHeartthatis:showingit。Heartonhissleeve。

Oughttobesidewaysandreditshouldbepaintedlikearealheart。Irelandwasdedicatedtoitorwhateverthat。Seemsanythingbutpleased。Whythisinfliction？Wouldbirdscomethenandpeckliketheboywiththebasketoffruitbuthesaidnobecausetheyoughttohavebeenafraidoftheboy。Apollothatwas。

Howmany！AllthesehereoncewalkedroundDublin。Faithfuldeparted。Asyouarenowsooncewerewe。

Besideshowcouldyouremembereverybody？Eyes，walk，voice。Well，thevoice，yes:gramophone。Haveagramophoneineverygraveorkeepitinthehouse。AfterdinneronaSunday。PutonpooroldgreatgrandfatherKraahraark！Hellohellohelloamawfullygladkraarkawfullygladaseeragainhellohelloamarawfkopthsth。Remindyouofthevoicelikethephotographremindsyouoftheface。Otherwiseyoucouldn’trememberthefaceafterfifteenyears，say。Forinstancewho？ForinstancesomefellowthatdiedwhenIwasinWisdomHely’s。

Rtststr！Arattleofpebbles。Wait。Stop。

Helookeddownintentlyintoastonecrypt。Someanimal。Wait。Therehegoes。

Anobesegreyrattoddledalongthesideofthecrypt，movingthepebbles。Anoldstager:greatgrandfather:heknowstheropes。Thegreyalivecrusheditselfinundertheplinth，wriggleditselfinunderit。Goodhidingplacefortreasure。

Wholivesthere？ArelaidtheremainsofRobertEmery。RobertEmmetwasburiedherebytorchlight，wasn’the？Makinghisrounds。

Tailgonenow。

Oneofthosechapswouldmakeshortworkofafellow。Pickthebonescleannomatterwhoitwas。Ordinarymeatforthem。Acorpseismeatgonebad。Wellandwhat’scheese？Corpseofmilk。IreadinthatVoyagesinChinathattheChinesesayawhitemansmellslikeacorpse。Cremationbetter。Priestsdeadagainstit。Devillingfortheotherfirm。WholesaleburnersandDutchovendealers。Timeoftheplague。Quicklimefeverpitstoeatthem。Lethalchamber。Ashestoashes。Orburyatsea。WhereisthatParseetowerofsilence？Eatenbybirds。Earth，fire，water。Drowningtheysayisthepleasantest。Seeyourwholelifeinaflash。Butbeingbroughtbacktolifeno。Can’tburyintheairhowever。Outofaflyingmachine。Wonderdoesthenewsgoaboutwheneverafreshoneisletdown。Undergroundcommunication。Welearnedthatfromthem。Wouldn’tbesurprised。Regularsquarefeedforthem。Fliescomebeforehe’swelldead。GotwindofDignam。Theywouldn’tcareaboutthesmellofit。Saltwhitecrumblingmushofcorpse:smell，tastelikerawwhiteturnips。

Thegatesglimmeredinfront:stillopen。Backtotheworldagain。Enoughofthisplace。Bringsyouabitnearereverytime。timeIwasherewasMrsSinico’sfuneral。Poorpapatoo。Thelovethatkills。AndevenscrapinguptheearthatnightwithalanternlikethatcaseIreadoftogetatfreshburiedfemalesorevenputrefiedwithrunninggravesores。Giveyouthecreepsafterabit。Iwillappeartoyouafterdeath。Youwillseemyghostafterdeath。Myghostwillhauntyouafterdeath。Thereisanotherworldafterdeathnamedhell。Idonotlikethatotherworldshewrote。NomoredoI。Plentytoseeandhearandfeelyet。Feellivewarmbeingsnearyou。Letthemsleepintheirmaggotybeds。Theyarenotgoingtogetmethisinnings。Warmbeds:warmfullbloodedlife。

MartinCunninghamemergedfromasidepath，talkinggravely。

Solicitor，Ithink。Iknowhisface。Menton。JohnHenry，solicitor，commissionerforoathsandaffidavits。DignamusedtobeInhisoffice。MatDillon’slongago。JollyMatconvivialevenings。Coldfowl，cigars，theTantalusglasses。Heartofgoldreally。Yes，Menton。GothisragoutthateveningonthebowlinggreenbecauseIsailedinsidehim。Pureflukeofmine:thebias。Whyhetooksucharooteddisliketome。Hateatfirstsight。MollyandFloeyDillonlinkedunderthelilactree，laughing。Fellowalwayslikethat，mortifiedifwomenareby。

Gotadingeinthesideofhishat。Carriageprobably——

Excuseme，sir，MrBloomsaidbesidethem。

Theystopped——

Yourhatisalittlecrushed，MrBloomsaid，pointing。

JohnHenryMentonstaredathimforaninstantwithoutmoving——

There，MartinCunninghamhelped，pointingalso。

JohnHenryMentontookoffhishat，bulgedoutthedingeandsmoothedthenapwithcareonhiscoatsleeve。Heclappedthehatonhisheadagain——

It’sallrightnow，MartinCunninghamsaid。

JohnHenryMentonjerkedhisheaddowninacknowledgment——

Thankyou，hesaidshortly。

Theywalkedontowardsthegates。MrBloom，chapfallen，drewbehindafewpacessoasnottooverhear。Martinlayingdownthelaw。Martincouldwindasappyheadlikethatroundhislittlefingerwithouthisseeingit。

Oystereyes。Nevermind。Besorryafterperhapswhenitdawnsonhim。Getthepulloverhimthatway。

Thankyou。Howgrandwearethismorning。

Aeolus

IntheHeartoftheHibernianMetropolis

BEFORENELSON’SPILLARTRAILSSLOWED，SHUNTED，CHANGEDTROLLEY，startedforBlackrock，KingstownandDalkey，Clonskea，RathgarandTerenure，PalmerstonparkandupperRathmines，SandymountGreen，Rathmines，RingsendandSandymountTower，Harold’sCross。ThehoarseDublinUnitedTramwayCompany’stimekeeperbawledthemoff:——

RathgarandTerenure！——

Comeon，SandymountGreen！

Rightandleftparallelclangingringingadoubledeckerandasingledeckmovedfromtheirrailheads，swervedtothedownline，glidedparallel——

Start，Palmerstonpark！

TheWeareroftheCrown

Undertheporchofthegeneralpostofficeshoeblackscalledandpolished。ParkedinNorthPrince’sstreetHisMajesty’svermilionmailcars，bearingontheirsidestheroyalinitials，E。R。，receivedloudlyflungsacksofletters，postcards，lettercards，parcels，insuredandpaid，forlocal，provincial，Britishandoverseasdelivery。

GentlemenofthePress

GrossbooteddraymenrolledbarrelsdullthuddingoutofPrince’sstoresandbumpedthemuponthebreweryfloat。OnthebreweryfloatbumpeddullthuddingbarrelsrolledbygrossbooteddraymenoutofPrince’sstores——

ThereitisRedMurraysaid。AlexanderKeyes——

Justcutitout，willyou？MrBloomsaid，andI’lltakeitroundtotheTelegraphoffice。

The-doorofRuttledge’sofficecreakedagain。DavyStephens，minuteinalargecapecoat，asmallfelthatcrowninghisringlets，passedoutwitharollofpapersunderhiscape，aking’scourier。

RedMurray’slongshearsslicedouttheadvertisementfromthenewspaperinfourcleanstrokes。Scissorsandpaste——

I’llgothroughtheprintingworks，MrBloomsaid，takingthecutsquare——

Ofcourse，ifhewantsapar，RedMurraysaidearnestly，apenbehindhisear，wecandohimone——

Right，MrBloomsaidwithanod。I’llrubthatin。We。

WilliamBrayden，Esquire，ofOaklands，Sandymount

RedMurraytouchedMrBloom’sarmwiththeshearsandwhispered:——

Brayden。

MrBloomturnedandsawtheliveriedporterraisehisletteredcapasastatelyfigureenteredbetweenthenewsboardsoftheWeeklyFreemanandNationalPressandtheFreeman’sJournalandNationalPress。DullthuddingGuinness’sbarrels。Itpassedstatelyupthestaircasesteeredbyanumbrella，asolemnbeardframedface。Thebroadclothbackascendedeachstep:back。Allhisbrainsareinthenapeofhisneck，SimonDedalussays。Weltsoffleshbehindonhim。Fatfoldsofneck，fat，neck，fat，neck——

Don’tyouthinkhisfaceislikeOurSaviour？RedMurraywhispered。

ThedoorofRuttledge’sofficewhispered:ee:cree。Theyalwaysbuildonedooroppositeanotherforthewindto。Wayin。Wayout。

OurSaviour:beardframedovalface:talkingintheduskMary，Martha。Steeredbyanumbrellaswordtothefootlights:Mariothetenor——

OrlikeMario，MrBloomsaid——

Yes，RedMurrayagreed。ButMariowassaidtobethepictureofOurSaviour。

JesusMariowithrougycheeks，doubletandspindlelegs。Handonhisheart。InMartha。

Co-omethoulostone，

Co-omethoudearone。

TheCrozierandthePen——

Hisgracephoneddowntwicethismorning，RedMurraysaidgravely。

Theywatchedtheknees，legs，bootsvanish。Neck。

Atelegramboysteppedinnimbly，threwanenvelopeonthecounterandsteppedoffposthastewithaword——

Freeman！

MrBloomsaidslowly:——

Well，heisoneofoursavioursalso。

Ameeksmileaccompaniedhimasheliftedthecounterflap，ashepassedinthroughthesidedoorandalongthewarmdarkstairsandpassage，alongthenowreverberatingboards。Butwillhesavethecirculation？Thumping，thumping。

Hepushedintheglassswingdoorandentered，steppingoverstrewnpackingpaper。ThroughalaneofclankingdrumshemadehiswaytowardsNannetti’sreadingcloset。

WithUnfeignedRegretitisweannouncetheofamostrespectedDublinBurgess

Hynesheretoo:accountofthefuneralprobably。Thumpingthump。ThismorningtheremainsofthelateMrPatrickDignam。Machines。Smashamantoatomsiftheygothimcaught。Ruletheworldtoday。Hismachineriesarepeggingawaytoo。Likethese，gotoutofhand:fermenting。Workingaway，tearingaway。Andthatoldgreyrattearingtogetin。

HowaGreatDailyOrganisturnedout

MrBloomhaltedbehindtheforeman’ssparebody，admiringaglossycrown。

Strangeheneversawhisrealcountry。Irelandmycountry。MemberforCollegegreen。Heboomedthatworkadayworkertackforallitwasworth。It’stheadsadsidefeaturessellaweeklynotthestalenewsintheofficialgazette。QueenAnneisdead。Publishedbyauthorityintheyearonethousandand。DemesnesituateinthetownlandofRosenallis，baronyofTinnachinch。ToallwhomitmayconcernschedulepursuanttostatuteshowingreturnofnumberofmulesandjennetsexportedfromBallina。Naturenotes。Cartoons。PhilBlake’sweeklyPatandBullstory。Uncle’Toby’spagefortinytots。Countrybumpkin’squeries。DearMrEditor，whatisagoodcureforflatulence？I’dlikethatpart。Learnalotteachingothers。ThepersonalnoteM。A。P。Mainlyallpictures。Shapelybathersongoldenstrand。World’sbiggestballoon。Doublemarriageofsisterscelebrated。Twobridegroomslaughingheartilyateachother。Cupranitoo，printer。MoreIrishthantheIrish。

Themachinesclankedinthreefourtime。Thump，thump，thurap。Nowifhegotparalysedthereandnooneknewhowtostopthemthey’dclankonandonthesame，printitoverandoverandupandback。Monkeydoodlethewholething。Wantacoolhead——

Well，getitintotheeveningedition，councillor，Hynessaid。

Soonbecallinghimmylordmayor。LongJohnisbackinghimtheysay。

Theforeman，withoutanswering，scribbledpressonacornerofthesheetandmadeasigntoatypesetter。Hehandedthesheetsilentlyoverthedirtyglassscreen——

Right:thanks，Hynessaidmovingoff。

MrBloomstoodinhisway——

Ifyouwanttodrawthecashierisjustgoingtolunch，hesaid，pointingbackwardwithhisthumb——

Didyou？Hynesasked——

Mm，MrBloomsaid。Looksharpandyou’llcatchhim——

Thanks，oldman，Hynessaid。I’lltaphimtoo。

HehurriedoneagerlytowardstheFreeman’sJournal。

ThreebobIlenthiminMeagher’s。Threeweeks。Thirdhint。

WeseetheCanvasseratwork

MrBloomlaidhiscuttingonMrNannetti’sdesk——

Excuseme，councillor，hesaid。Thisad，yousee。Keyes，youremember。

MrNannetticonsideredthecuttingawhileandnodded——

HewantsitinforJuly，MrBloomsaid。

Hedoesn’thearit。Nannan。Ironnerves。

Theforemanmovedhispenciltowardsit——

Butwait，MrBloomsaid。Hewantsitchanged。Keyes，yousee。Hewantstwokeysatthetop。

Hellofarackettheymake。MaybeheunderstandswhatI。

Theforemanturnedroundtohearpatientlyand，liftinganelbow，begantoscratchslowlyinthearmpitofhisalpacajacket——

Likethat，MrBloomsaid，crossinghisforefingersatthetop。

Lethimtakethatinfirst。

MrBloom，glancingsidewaysupfromthecrosshehadmade，sawtheforeman’ssallowface，thinkhehasatouchofjaundice，andbeyondtheobedientreelsfeedinginhugewebsofpaper。Clankit。Clankit。Milesofitunreeled。Whatbecomesofitafter？O，wrapupmeat，parcels:varioususes，thousandandonethings。

Slippinghiswordsdeftlyintothepausesoftheclankinghedrewswiftlyonthescarred-woodwork。

HouseofKey(e)s——

Likethat，see。Twocrossedkeyshere。Acircle。ThenherethenameAlexanderKeyes，tea，wineandspiritmerchant。Soon。

Betternotteachhimhisownbusiness——

Youknowyourself，councillor，justwhathewants。Thenroundthetopinleaded:thehouseofkeys。Yousee？Doyouthinkthat’sagoodidea？

Theforemanmovedhisscratchinghandtohislowerribsandscratchedtherequietly——

Theidea，MrBloomsaid，isthehouseofkeys。Youknow，councillor，theManxparliament。Innuendoofhomerule。Tourists，youknow，fromtheisleofMan。Catchestheeye，yousee。Canyoudothat？

Icouldaskhimperhapsabouthowtopronouncethatvoglio。Butthenifhedidn’tknowonlymakeitawkwardforhim。Betternot——

Wecandothat，theforemansaid。Haveyouthedesign？——

Icangetit，MrBloomsaid。ItwasinaKilkennypaper。Hehasahousetheretoo。I’lljustrunoutandaskhim。Well，youcandothatandjustalittleparcallingattention。Youknowtheusual。Highclasslicensedpremises。Longfeltwant。Soon。

Theforemanthoughtforaninstant——

Wecandothat，hesaid。Lethimgiveusathreemonths’renewal。

Atypesetterbroughthimalimpgalleypage。Hebegantocheckitsilently。MrBloomstoodby，hearingtheloudthrobsofcranks，watchingthesilenttypesettersattheircases。

Orthographical

Wanttobesureofhisspelling。Prooffever。MartinCunninghamforgottogiveushisspellingbeeconundrumthismorning。Itisamusingtoviewtheunparonearalleledembarratwoarsisit？doubleessmentofaharassedpedlarwhilegaugingauthesymmetryofapeeledpearunderacemeterywall。Silly，isn’tit？Cemeteryputinofcourseonaccountofthesymmetry。

Icouldhavesaidwhenheclappedonhistopper。Thankyou。Ioughttohavesaidsomethingaboutanoldhatorsomething。No，Icouldhavesaid。Looksasgoodasnewnow。Seehisphizthen。

Sllt。Thenethermostdeckofthefirstmachinejoggedforwardsitsflyboardwithslitthefirstbatchofquirefoldedpapers。Sllt。Almosthumanthewayitsllttocallattention。Doingitslevelbesttospeak。Thatdoortooslitcreaking，askingtobeshut。Everythingspeaksinitsownway。Sllt。

NotedChurchmananOccasionalContributor

Theforemanhandedbackthegalleypagesuddenly，saying:——

Wait。Where’sthearchbishop’sletter？It’stoberepeatedintheTelegraph。Where’swhat’shisname？

Helookedabouthimroundhisloudunansweringmachines——

Monks，sir？avoiceaskedfromthecastingbox——

Ay。Where’sMonks？——

Monks！

MrBloomtookuphiscutting。Timetogetout——

ThenI’llgetthedesign，MrNannetti，hesaid，andyou’llgiveitagoodplaceIknow——

Monks！——

Yes，sir。

Threemonths’renewal。Wanttogetsomewindoffmychestfirst。Tryitanyhow。RubinAugust:goodidea:horseshowmonth。Ballsbridge。Touristsoverfortheshow。

ADayfather

Hewalkedonthroughthecaseroom，passinganoldman，bowed，spectacled，aproned。OldMonks，thedayfather。Queerlotofstuffhemusthaveputthroughhishandsinhistime:obituarynotices，pubs’ads，speeches，divorcesuits，founddrowned。Nearingtheendofhistethernow。Soberseriousmanwithabitinthesavings-bankI’dsay。Wifeagoodcookandwasher。Daughterworkingthemachineintheparlour。PlainJane，nodamnnonsense。

AnditwastheFeastofthePassover

Hestayedinhiswalktowatchatypesetterneatlydistributingtype。Readsitbackwardsfirst。Quicklyhedoesit。Mustrequiresomepracticethat。mangiD。kcirtaP。Poorpapawithhishagadahbook，readingbackwardswithhisfingertome。Pessach。NextyearinJerusalem。Dear，Odear！AllthatlongbusinessaboutthatbroughtusoutofthelandofEgyptandintothehouseofbondagealleluia。ShemaIsraelAdonaiElohenu。No，that’stheother。Thenthetwelvebrothers，Jacob’ssons。Andthenthelambandthecatandthedogandthestickandthewaterandthebutcherandthentheangelofdeathkillsthebutcherandhekillstheoxandthedogkillsthecat。Soundsabitsillytillyoucometolookintoitwell。Justiceitmeansbutit’severybodyeatingeveryoneelse。That’swhatlifeisafterall。Howquicklyhedoesthatjob。Practicemakesperfect。Seemstoseewithhisfingers。

MrBloompassedonoutoftheclankingnoisesthroughthegalleryontothelanding。NowamIgoingtotramitoutallthewayandthencatchhimoutperhaps？Betterphonehimupfirst。Number？SameasCitron’shouse。Twentyeight。Twentyeightdoublefour。

Onlyoncemorethatsoap

Hewentdownthehousestaircase。Whothedeucescrawledalloverthesewallswithmatches？Looksasiftheydiditforabet。Heavygreasysmelltherealwaysisinthoseworks。LukewarmglueinThom’snextdoorwhenIwasthere。

Hetookouthishandkerchieftodabhisnose。Citronlemon？Ah，thesoapIputthere。Loseitoutofthatpocket。Puttingbackhishandkerchiefhetookoutthesoapandstoweditaway，buttonedintothehippocketofhistrousers。

Whatperfumedoesyourwifeuse？Icouldgohomestill:tram:somethingIforgot。Justtoseebeforedressing。No。Here。No。

AsuddenscreechoflaughtercamefromtheEveningTelegraphoffice。Knowwhothatis。What’sup？Popinaminutetophone。NedLambertitis。

Heenteredsoftly。

Erin，GreenGemoftheSilverSea——

Theghostwalks，professorMacllughmurmuredsoftly，biscuitfullytothedustywindowpane。

MrDedalus，staringfromtheemptyfireplaceatNedLambert’squizzingface，askedofitsourly:——

AgonisingChrist，wouldn’titgiveyouaheartburnonyourarse？

NedLambert，seatedonthetable，readon:——

Oragain，notethemeanderingsofsomepurlingrillasitbabblesonitsway，fannedbygentlestzephyrstho’quarrellingwiththestonyobstacles，tothetumblingwatersofNeptune’sbluedomain，midmossybanks，playedonbytheglorioussunlightor’neaththeshadowscasto’eritspensivebosombytheoverarchingleafageofthegiantsoftheforest。Whataboutthat，Simon？heaskedoverthefringeofhisnewspaper。How’sthatforhigh？——

Changinghisdrink，MrDedalussaid。

NedLambert，laughing，struckthenewspaperonhisknees，repeating:——

Thepensivebosomandtheoverarsingleafage。Oboys！Oboys！——

AndXenophonlookeduponMarathon，MrDedalussaid，lookingagainonthefireplaceandtothewindow，andMarathonlookedonthesea——

Thatwilldo，professorMacHughcriedfromthewindow。Idon’twanttohearanymoreofthestuff。

Heateoffthecrescentofwaterbiscuithehadbeennibblingand，hungered，madereadytonibblethebiscuitinhisotherhand。

Highfalutinstuff。Bladderbags。NedLambertistakingadayoffIsee。Ratherupsetsaman’sdayafuneraldoes。Hehasinfluencetheysay。OldChatterton，thevice-chancellor，ishisgranduncleorhisgreatgranduncle。Closeonninetytheysay。Subleaderforhisdeathwrittenthislongtimeperhaps。Livingtospitethem。Mightgofirsthimself。Johnny，makeroomforyouruncle。TherighthonourableHedgesEyreChatterton。Daresayhewriteshimanoddshakychequeortwoongaledays。Windfallwhenhekicksout。Alleluia——

Justanotherspasm，NedLambertsaid——

Whatisit？MrBloomasked——

ArecentlydiscoveredfragmentofCicero’s，professorMacHughansweredwithpompoftone。Ourlovelyland。

ShortbuttothePoint——

Whoseland？MrBloomsaidsimply——

Mostpertinentquestion，theprofessorsaidbetweenhischews。Withanaccentonthewhose——

DanDawson’sland，MrDedalussaid——

Isithisspeechlastnight？MrBloomasked。

NedLambertnodded——

Butlistentothis，hesaid。

ThedoorknobhitMrBloominthesmallofthebackasthedoorwaspushedin——

Excuseme，J。J。O’Molloysaid，entering。

MrBloommovednimblyaside——

Ibegyours，hesaid——

Goodday，Jack——

Comein。Comein——

Goodday——

Howareyou，Dedalus？——

Well。Andyourself？

J。J。O’Molloyshookhishead。

Sad

Cleverestfellowatthejuniorbarheusedtobe。Declinepoorchap。Thathecticflushspellsfinisforaman。Touchandgowithhim。What’sinthewind，Iwonder。Moneyworry——

Oragainifwebutclimbtheserriedmountainpeaks——

You’relookingextra——

Istheeditortobeseen？J。J。O’Molloyasked，lookingtowardstheinnerdoor——

Verymuchso，professorMacHughsaid。Tobeseenandheard。He’sinhissanctumwithLenehan。

J。J。O’MolloystrolledJotheslopingdeskandbegantoturnbackthepinkpagesofthefile。

Practicedwindling。Amighthavebeen。Losingheart。Gambling。Debtsofhonour。Reapingthewhirlwind。UsedtogetgoodretainersfromD。andT。Fitzgerald。Theirwigstoshowtheirgreymatter。BrainsontheirsleevelikethestatueinGlasnevin。BelievehedoessomeliteraryworkfortheExpresswithGabrielConroy。Wellreadfellow。MylesCrawfordbeganontheIndependent。Funnythewaythosenewspapermenveeraboutwhentheygetwindofanewopening。Weathercocks。Hotandcoldinthesamebreath。Wouldn’tknowwhichtobelieve。Onestorygoodtillyouhearthenext。Goforoneanotherbaldheadedinthepapersandthenallblowsover。Hailfellowwellmetthenextmoment——

Ah，listentothisforGod’ssake，NedLambertpleaded。Oragainifwebutclimbtheserriedmountainpeaks——

Bombast！theprofessorbrokeintestily。Enoughoftheinflatedwindbag！——

Peaks，NedLambertwenton，toweringhighonhigh，tobatheoursouls，asitwere——

Bathehislips，MrDedalussaid。BlessedandeternalGod！Yes？Ishetakinganythingforit？——

As’twere，inthepeerlesspanoramaofIreland’sportfolio，unmatched，despitetheirwellpraisedprototypesinothervauntedprizeregions，forverybeauty，ofboskygroveandundulatingplainandlusciouspasturelandofvernalgreen，steepedinthetranscendenttranslucentglowofourmildmysteriousIrishtwilight……

HisNativeDoric——

Themoon，professorMacHughsaid。HeforgotHamlet——

Thatmantlesthevistafarandwideandwaittilltheglowingorbofthemoonshinesforthtoirradiatehersilvereffulgence——

O！MrDedaluscried，givingventtoahopelessgroan，shiteandonions！That’lldo，Ned。Lifeistooshort。

Hetookoffhissilkhatand，blowingoutimpatientlyhisbushymoustache，welshcombedhishairwithrakingfingers。

NedLamberttossedthenewspaperaside，chucklingwithdelight。AninstantafterahoarsebarkoflaughterburstoverprofessorMacHugh’sunshavenblack-spectacledface——

DoughyDaw！hecried。

WhatWetherupsaid

Allveryfinetojeeratitnowincoldprintbutitgoesdownlikehotcakethatstuff。Hewasinthebakerylinetoowasn’the？WhytheycallhimDoughyDaw。Featheredhisnestwellanyhow。Daughterengagedtothatchapintheinlandrevenueofficewiththemotor。Hookedthatnicely。Entertainmentsopenhouse。Bigblowout。Wetherupalwayssaidthat。Getagripofthembythestomach。

Theinnerdoorwasopenedviolentlyandascarletbeakedface，crestedbyacomboffeatheryhair，thrustitselfin。Theboldblueeyesstaredaboutthemandtheharshvoiceasked:——

Whatisit？——

Andherecomestheshamsquirehimself，professorMacHughsaidgrandly——

Getououthat，youbloodyoldpedagogue！theeditorsaidinrecognition——

Come，Ned，MrDedalussaid，puttingonhishat。Imustgetadrinkafterthat——

Drink！theeditorcried。Nodrinksservedbeforemass——

Quiterighttoo，MrDedalussaid，goingout。Comeon，Ned。

NedLambertsidleddownfromthetable。Theeditor’sblueeyesrovedtowardsMrBloom’sface，shadowedbyasmile——

Willyoujoinus，Myles？NedLambertasked。

MemorableBattlesRecalled——

NorthCorkmilitia！theeditorcried，stridingtothemantelpiece。Wewoneverytime！NorthCorkandSpanishofficers！——

Wherewasthat，Myles？NedLambertaskedwithareflectiveglanceathistoecaps——

InOhio！theeditorshouted——

Soitwas，begad，NedLambertagreed。

Passingout，hewhisperedtoJ。J。O’Molloy:——

Incipientjigs。Sadcase——

Ohio！theeditorcrowedinhightreblefromhisupliftedscarletface。MyOhio！——

APerfectcretic！theprofessorsaid。Long，shortandlong。

O，HarpEolian

Hetookareelofdentalflossfromhiswaistcoatpocketand，breakingoffapiece，twangeditsmartlybetweentwoandtwoofhisresonantunwashedteeth——

Bingbang，bangbang。

MrBloom，seeingthecoastclear，madefortheinnerdoor——

Justamoment，MrCrawford，hesaid。Ijustwanttophoneaboutanad。

Hewentin——

Whataboutthatleaderthisevening？professorMacHughasked，comingtotheeditorandlayingafirmhandonhisshoulder——

That’llbeallright，MylesCrawfordsaidmorecalmly。Neveryoufret。Hello，Jack。That’sallright——

Goodday，Myles。J。J。O’Molloysaid，lettingthepagesheheldsliplimplybackonthefile。IsthatCanadaswindlecaseontoday？

Thetelephonewhirredinside——

Twentyeight……No，twenty……Doublefour。Yes。

SpottheWinner

LenehancameoutoftheinnerofficewithSportstissues——

WhowantsadeadcertfortheGoldcup？heasked。SceptrewithO。Maddenup。

Hetossedthetissuesontothetable。

Screamsofnewsboysbarefootinthehallrushednearandthedoorwasflungopen——

Hush，Lenehansaid。Ihearfeetstoops。

ProfessorMacHughstrodeacrosstheroomandseizedthecringingurchinbythecollarastheothersscamperedoutofthehallanddownthesteps。Thetissuesrustledupinthedraught，floatedsoftlyintheairbluescrawlsandunderthetablecametoearth——

Itwasn’tme，sir。Itwasthebigfellowshovedme，sir——

Throwhimoutandshutthedoor，theeditorsaid。There’sahurricaneblowing。

Lenehanbegantopawthetissuesupfromthefloor，gruntingashestoopedtwice——

Waitingfortheracingspecial，sir，thenewsboysaid。ItwasPatFarrelshovedme，sir。

Hepointedtotwofacespeeringinroundthedoor-frame——

Him，sir——

Outofthiswithyou，professorMacHughsaidgruffly。

Hehustledtheboyoutandbangedthedoorto。

J。J。O’Molloyturnedthefilescrackinglyover，murmuring，seeking:——

Continuedonpagesix，columnfour——

Yes……EveningTelegraphhere，MrBloomphonedfromtheinneroffice。Istheboss……？Yes，Telegraph……Towhere？……Aha！Whichauctionrooms？……Aha！Isee……Right。I’llcatchhim。

ACollisionensues

Thebellwhirredagainasherangoff。HecameinquicklyandbumpedagainstLenehanwhowasstrugglingupwiththesecondtissue——

Pardon，monsieur，Lenehansaid，clutchinghimforaninstantandmakingagrimace——

Myfault，MrBloomsaid，sufferinghisgrip。Areyouhurt？I’minahurry——

Knee，Lenehansaid。

Hemadeacomicfaceandwhined，rubbinghisknee——

TheaccumulationoftheannoDomini——

Sorry，MrBloomsaid。

Hewenttothedoorand，holdingitajar，paused。J。J。O’Molloyslappedtheheavypagesover。Thenoiseoftwoshrillvoices，amouthorgan，echoedinthebarehallwayfromthenewsboyssquattedonthedoorsteps:

WearetheboysofWexford

Whofoughtwithheartandhand。

ExitBloom——

I’mjustrunningroundtoBachelor’swalk，MrBloomsaid，aboutthisadofKeyes’s。Wanttofixitup。Theytellmehe’sroundthereinDillon’s。

Helookedindecisivelyforamomentattheirfaces。Theeditorwho，leaningagainstthemantelshelf，hadproppedhisheadonhishandsuddenlystretchedforthanarmamply——

Begone！hesaid。Theworldisbeforeyou——

Backinnotime，MrBloomsaid，hurryingout。

J。J。O’MolloytookthetissuesfromLenehan’shandandreadthem，blowingthemapartgently，withoutcomment——

He’llgetthatadvertisement，theprofessorsaid，staringthroughhisblackrimmedspectaclesoverthecrossblind。Lookattheyoungscampsafterhim——

Show！Where？Lenehancried，runningtothewindow。

AStreetCortege

BothsmiledoverthecrossblindatthefileofcaperingnewsboysinMrBloom’swake，thelastzigzaggingwhiteonthebreezeamockingkite，atailofwhitebowknots——

Lookattheyoungguttersnipebehindhimhueandcry，Lenehansaid，andyou’llkick。O，myribrisible！Takingoffhisflatspaugsandthewalk。Smallnines。Stealuponlarks。

HebegantomazurkainswiftcaricatureacrosstheflooronslidingfeetpastthefireplacetoJ。J。O’Molloywhoplacedthetissuesinhisreceivinghands——

What’sthat？MylesCrawfordsaidwithastart。Wherearetheothertwogone？——

Who？theprofessorsaid，turning。They’regoneroundtotheOvalforadrink。PaddyHooperistherewithJackHall。Cameoverlastnight——

Comeonthen，MylesCrawfordsaid。Where’smyhat？

Hewalkedjerkilyintotheofficebehind，partingtheventofhisjacket，jinglinghiskeysinhisbackpocket。Theyjingledthenintheairandagainstthewoodashelockedhisdeskdrawer——

He’sprettywellon，professorMacHughsaidinalowvoIce——

Seemstobe，J。J。O’Molloysaid，takingoutacigarettecaseinmurmuringmeditation，butitisnotalwaysasitseems。Whohasthemostmatches？

TheCalumetofPeace

Heofferedacigarettetotheprofessorandtookonehimself。Lenehanpromptlystruckamatchforthemandlittheircigarettesinturn。J。J。O’Molloyopenedhiscaseagainandofferedit——

Thankyvous，Lenehansaid，helpinghimself。

Theeditorcamefromtheinneroffice，astrawhatawryonhisbrow。Hedeclaimedinsong，pointingsternlyatprofessorMacHugh:

’Twasrankandfamethattemptedthee，

’Twasempirecharmedthyheart。

Theprofessorgrinned，lockinghislonglips——

Eh？YoubloodyoldRomanempire？MylesCrawfordsaid。

Hetookacigarettefromtheopencase。Lenehan，lightingitforhimwithquickgrace，said:——

Silenceformybrandnewriddle！——

Imperiumromanum，J。J。O’Molloysaidgently。ItsoundsnoblerthanBritishorBrixton。Thewordremindsonesomehowoffatinthefire。

MylesCrawfordblewhisfirstpuffviolentlytowardstheceiling——

That’sit，hesaid。Wearethefat。YouandIarethefatinthefire。Wehaven’tgotthechanceofasnowballinhell。

TheGrandeurthatwasRome——

Waitamoment，professorMacHughsaid，raisingtwoquietclaws。Wemustn’tbeledawaybywords，bysoundsofwords。WethinkofRome，imperial，imperious，imperative。

Heextendedelocutionaryarmsfromfrayedstainedshirtcuffs，pausing:——

Whatwastheircivilisation？Vast，Iallow:butvile。Cloac&Aelig；:sewers。TheJewsinthewildernessandonthemountaintopsaid:Itismeettobehere。LetusbuildanaltartoJehovah。TheRoman，liketheEnglishmanwhofollowsinhisfootsteps，broughttoeverynewshoreonwhichhesethisfoot(onourshoreheneversetit)onlyhiscloacalobsession。Hegazedabouthiminhistogaandhesaid:Itismeettobehere。Letusconstructawatercloset——

Whichtheyaccordinglydiddo，Lenehansaid。Ouroldancientancestors，aswereadinthefirstchapterofGuinness’s，werepartialtotherunningstream——

Theywerenature’sgentlemen，J。J。O’Molloymurmured。ButwehavealsoRomanlaw——

AndPontiusPilateisitsprophet，professorMacHughresponded——

DoyouknowthatstoryaboutchiefBaronPalles？J。J。O’Molloyasked。Itwasattheroyaluniversitydinner。Everythingwasgoingswimmingly——

Firstmyriddle，Lenehansaid。Areyouready？

MrO’MaddenBurke，tallincopiousgreyofDonegaltweed，cameinfromthehallway。StephenDedalus，behindhim，uncoveredasheentered——

Entrez，mesenfants！Lenehancried——

Iescortasuppliant，MrO’MaddenBurkesaidmelodiously。YouthledbyExperiencevisitsNotoriety——

Howdoyoudo？theeditorsaid，holdingoutahand。Comein。Yourgovernorisjustgone。？？？

Lenehansaidtoall:——

Silence！Whatoperaresemblesarailwayline？Reflect，ponder，excogitate，reply。

Stephenhandedoverthetypedsheets，pointingtothetitleandsignature——

Who？theeditorasked。

Bittornoff——

MrGarrettDeasy，Stephensaid:——

Thatoldpelters，theeditorsaid。Whotoreit？Washeshorttaken。

Onswiftsailflaming

Fromstormandsouth

Hecomes，palevampire，

Mouthtomymouth——

Goodday，Stephen，theprofessorsaid，comingtopeerovertheirshoulders。Footandmouth？Areyouturned……？

Bullockbefriendingbard。

ShindyinwellknownRestaurant——

Goodday，sir，Stephenanswered，blushing。Theletterisnotmine。MrGarrettDeasyaskedmeto——

O，Iknowhim，MylesCrawfordsaid，andknewhiswifetoo。ThebloodiestoldtartarGodevermade。ByJesus，shehadthefootandmouthdiseaseandnomistake！Thenightshethrewthesoupinthewaiter’sfaceintheStarandGarter。Oho！

Awomanbroughtsinintotheworld。ForHelen，therunawaywifeofMenelaus，tenyearstheGreeks。O’Rourke，princeofBreffni——

Isheawidower？Stephenasked——

Ay，agrassone，MylesCrawfordsaid，hiseyerunningdownthetypescript。Emperor’shorses。Habsburg。AnIrishmansavedhislifeontherampartsofVienna。Don’tyouforget！MaximilianKarlO’Donnell，grafvonTirconnelinIreland。SenthisheirovertomakethekinganAustrianfieldmarshalnow。Goingtobetroublethereoneday。Wildgeese。Oyes，everytime。Don’tyouforgetthat！——

Themootpointisdidheforgetit？J。J。O’Molloysaidquietly，turningahorseshoepaperweight。Savingprincesisathankyoujob。

ProfessorMacHughturnedonhim——

Andifnot？hesaid——

I’lltellyouhowitwas，MylesCrawfordbegan。Hungarianitwasoneday……

LostCausesNobleMarquessmentioned

Wewerealwaysloyaltolostcauses，theprofessorsaid。Successforusisthedeathoftheintellectandoftheimagination。Wewereneverloyaltothesuccessful。Weservethem。IteachtheblatantLatinlanguage。Ispeakthetongueofaracetheacmeofwhosementalityisthemaxim:timeismoney。Materialdomination。Dominus！Lord！Whereisthespirituality？LordJesus！LordSalisbury。Asofainawestendclub。ButtheGreek！

KyrieEleison！

Asmileoflightbrightenedhisdarkrimmedeyes，lengthenedhislonglips——

TheGreek！hesaidagain。Kyrios！Shiningword！ThevowelstheSemiteandtheSaxonknownot。Kyrie！Theradianceoftheintellect。IoughttoprofessGreek，thelanguageofthemind。Kyrieeleison！Theclosetmakerandthecloacamakerwillneverbelordsofourspirit。WeareliegesubjectsofthecatholicchivalryofEuropethatfounderedatTrafalgarandoftheempireofthespirit，notanimperium，thatwentunderwiththeAthenianfleetsat&Aelig；gospotami。Yes，yes。Theywentunder。Pyrrhus，misledbyanoracle，madealastattempttoretrievethefortunesofGreece。Loyaltoalostcause。

Hestrodeawayfromthemtowardsthewindow——

Theywentforthtobattle，MrO’MaddenBurkesaidgreyly，buttheyalwaysfell——

Boohoo！Lenehanweptwithalittlenoise。Owingtoabrickreceivedinthelatterhalfofthematinée。Poor，poor，poorPyrrhus！

HewhisperedthennearStephen’sear:

Lenehan’sLimerick

There’saponderouspunditMacHugh

Whowearsgogglesofebonyhue。

Ashemostlyseesdouble

Towearthemwhytrouble？

Ican’tseetheJoeMiller。Canyou？

InmourningforSallust，Mulligansays。Whosemotherisbeastlydead。

MylesCrawfordcrammedthesheetsintoasidepocket——

That’llbeallright，hesaid。I’llreadtherestafter。That’llbeallright。

Lenehanextendedhishandsinprotest——

Butmyriddle！hesaid。Whatoperaislikearailwayline？——

Opera？MrO’MaddenBurke’ssphinxfacereriddled。

Lenehanannouncedgladly:——

TheRoseofCastille。Seethewheeze？Rowsofcaststeel。Gee！

HepokedMrO’MaddenBurkemildlyinthespleen。MrO’MaddenBurkefellbackwithgraceonhisumbrella，feigningagasp——

Help！hesighed。Ifeelastrongweakness。

Lenehan，risingtotiptoe，fannedhisfacerapidlywiththerustlingtissues。

Theprofessor，returningbywayofthefiles，swepthishandacrossStephen’sandMrO’MaddenBurke’slooseties——

Paris，pastandpresent，hesaid。Youlooklikecommunards——

Likefellowswhohadblownupthebastille，J。J。O’Molloysaidinquietmockery。OrwasityoushotthelordlieutenantofFinlandbetweenyou？Youlookasthoughyouhaddonethedeed。GeneralBobrikoff。