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Becauseofthesuretyofthesenseoftouchinhisfirmfullmasculinefemininepassiveactivehand。

Whatqualitydidit(hishand)possessbutwithwhatcounteractinginfluence？

Theoperativesurgicalqualitybutthathewasreluctanttoshedhumanbloodevenwhentheendjustifiedthemeans，preferringintheirnaturalorder，heliotherapy，psychophysicotherapeutics，osteopathicsurgery。

WhatlayunderexposureonthelowermiddleanduppershelvesofthekitchendresseropenedbyBloom？

Onthelowershelffiveverticalbreakfastplates，sixhorizontalbreakfastsaucersonwhichrestedinvertedbreakfastcups，amoustachecup，uninverted，andsaucerofCrownDerby，fourwhitegoldrimmedeggcups，andopenshammypursedisplayingcoins，mostlycopper，andaphialofaromaticvioletcomfits。Onthemiddleshelfachippedeggcupcontainingpepper，adrumoftablesalt，fourconglomeratedblackolivesinoleaginouspaper，anemptypotofPlumtree’spottedmeat，anovalwickerbasketbeddedwithfibreandcontainingoneJerseypear，ahalfemptybottleofWilliamGilbeyandCo’swhiteinvalidport，halfdisrobedofitsswatheofcoralpinktissuepaper，apacketofEpps’ssolublecocoa，fiveouncesofAnneLynch’schoiceteaat2/-perlb。inacrinkledleadpaperbag，acylindricalcanistercontainingthebestcrystallisedlumpsugar，twoonions，onethelarger，Spanish，entire，theother，smaller，Irish，bisectedwithaugmentedsurfaceandmoreredolent，ajarofIrishModelDairy’scream，ajugofbrowncrockerycontaininganogginandaquarterofsouredadulteratedmilk，convertedbyheatintowater，acidulousserumandsemisolidifiedcurds，whichaddedtothequantitysubtractedforMrBloom’sandMrsFleming’sbreakfastsmadeoneimperialpint，thetotalquantityoriginallydelivered，twocloves，ahalfpennyandasmalldishcontainingasliceoffreshribsteak。Ontheuppershelfabatteryofjamjarsofvarioussizesandproveniences。

Whatattractedhisattentionlyingontheapronofthedresser？

Fourpolygonalfragmentsoftwolaceratedscarletbettingtickets，numbered887，886。

Whatreminiscencestemporarilycorrugatedhisbrow？

Reminiscencesofcoincidences，truthstrangerthanfiction，preindicativeoftheresultoftheGoldCupflathandicap，theofficialanddefinitiveresultofwhichhehadreadintheEveningTelegraph，latepinkedition，inthecabman’sshelter，atButtbridge。

Wherehadpreviousintimationsoftheresult，effectedorprojected，beenreceivedbyhim？

InBernardKiernan’slicensedpremises8，9and10LittleBritainstreet:inDavidByrne’slicensedpremises，14Dukestreet:inO’Connellstreetlower，outsideGrahamLemon’swhenadarkmanhadplacedinhishandathrowaway(subsequentlythrownaway)，advertisingElijah，restorerofthechurchinZion:inLincolnplaceoutsidethepremisesofF。W。SwenyandCo(Limited)dispensingchemists，when，whenFrederickM。(Bantam)Lyonshadrapidlyandsuccessivelyrequested，perusedandrestitutedthecopyofthecurrentissueoftheFreeman’sJournalandNationalPresswhichhehadbeenabouttothrowaway(subsequentlythrownaway)，hehadproceededtowardstheorientaledificeoftheTurkishandWarmBaths，11Leinsterstreet，withthelightofinspirationshininginhiscountenanceandbearinginhisarmsthesecretoftherace，graveninthelanguageofprediction。

Whatqualifyingconsiderationsallayedhisperturbations？

Thedifficultiesofinterpretationsincethesignificanceofanyeventfolloweditsoccurrenceasvariablyastheacousticreportfollowedtheelectricaldischargeandofcounterestimatingagainstanactuallossbyfailuretointerpretthetotalsumofpossiblelossesproceedingoriginallyfromasuccessfulinterpretation。

Hismood？

Hehidnotrisked，hedidnotexpect，hehadnotbeendisappointed，hewassatisfied。

Whatsatisfiedhim？

Tohavesustainednopositiveloss。Tohavebroughtapositivegaintoothers。Lighttothegentiles。

HowdidBloomprepareacollationforagentile？

Hepouredintotwoteacupstwolevelspoonfuls，fourinall，ofEpps’ssolublecocoaandproceededaccordingtothedirectionsforuseprintedonthelabel，toeachaddingaftersufficienttimeforinfusiontheprescribedingredientsfordiffusioninthemannerandinthequantityprescribed。

Whatsupererogatorymarksofspecialhospitalitydidthehostshowhisguest？

RelinquishinghissymposiarchalrighttothemoustachecupofimitationCrownDerbypresentedtohimbyhisonlydaughter，Millicent(Milly)，hesubstitutedacupidenticalwiththatofhisguestandservedextraordinarilytohisguestand，inreducedmeasure，tohimselftheviscouscreamordinarilyreservedforthebreakfastofhiswifeMarion(Molly)。

Wastheguestconsciousofanddidheacknowledgethesemarksofhospitality？

HisattentionwasdirectedtothembyhishostjocoselyandheacceptedthemseriouslyastheydrankinjocoserioussilenceEpps’smassproduct，thecreaturecocoa。

Weretheremarksofhospitalitywhichhecontemplatedbutsuppressed，reservingthemforanotherandforhimselfonfutureoccasionstocompletetheactbegun？

Thereparationofafissureofthelengthof11/2inchesintherightsideofhisguest’sjacket。Agifttohisguestofoneofthefourlady’shandkerchiefs，ifandwhenascertainedtobeinapresentablecondition。

Whodrankmorequickly？

Bloom，havingtheadvantageoftensecondsattheinitiationadtaking，fromtheconcavesurfaceofaspoonalongthehandleofwhichasteadyflowofheatwasconducted，threesipstohisopponent’sone，sixtotwo，ninetothree。

Whatcerebrationaccompaniedhisfrequentativeact？

ConcludingbyinspectionbuterroneouslythathissilentcompanionwasengagedinmentalcompositionhereflectedonthepleasuresderivedfromliteratureofinstructionratherthanofamusementashehimselfhadappliedtotheworksofWilliamShakespearemorethanonceforthesolutionofdifficultproblemsinimaginaryorreallife。

Hadhefoundtheirsolution？

Inspiteofcarefulandrepeatedreadingofcertainclassicalpassages，aidedbyaglossary，hehadderivedimperfectconvictionfromthetext，theanswersnotbearingonallpoints。

Whatlinesconcludedhisfirstpieceoforiginalversewrittenbyhim，potentialpoet，attheageof11in1877ontheoccasionoftheofferingofthreeprizesat10/-，5/-and2/6respectivelybytheShamrock，aweeklynewspaper？

Anambitiontosquint

Atmyversesinprint

Makesmehopethatfortheseyou’llfindroom。

Ifyousocondescend

Thenpleaseplaceattheend

Thenameofyourstruly，L。Bloom。

Didhefindfourseparatingforcesbetweenhistemporaryguestandhim？

Name，age，race，creed。

Whatanagramshadhemadeonhisnameinyouth？

LeopoldBloom

Ellpodbomool

Molldopeloob。

Bolloedoom

OldOllebo，M。P。

Whatacrosticupontheabbreviationofhisfirstnamehadhe(kineticpoet)senttoMissMarionTweedyonthe14February1888？

Poetsofthavesunginrhyme

Ofmusicsweettheirpraisedivine。

Letthemhymnitninetimesnine。

Bearerfarthansongorwine，

Youaremine。Theworldismine。

Whathadpreventedhimfromcompletingatopicalsong(musicbyR。G。Johnston)ontheeventsofthepast，orfixturesfortheactualyears，entitledIfBrianBorucouldbutcomebackandseeoldDublinnow，commissionedbyMichaelGunn，lesseeoftheGaietyTheatre，46，47，48，49SouthKingstreet，andtobeintroducedintothesixthscene，thevalleyofdiamonds，ofthesecondedition(30January1893)ofthegrandannualChristmaspantomimeSinbadtheSailor(writtenbyGreenleafWhittier，scenerybyGeorgeA。JacksonandCecilHicks，costumesbyMrsandMissWhelan，producedbyR。Shelton26December1892underthepersonalsupervisionofMrsMichaelGunn，balletsbyJessieNoir，harlequinadebyThomasOtto)andsungbyNellyBouveristprincipalgirl？

Firstly，oscillationbetweeneventsofimperialandoflocalinterest，theanticipateddiamondjubileeofQueenVictoria(born1820，acceded1837)andtheposticipatedopeningofthenewmunicipalfishmarket:secondly，apprehensionofoppositionfromextremecirclesonthequestionsoftherespectivevisitsofTheirRoyalHighnesses，thedukeandduchessofYork(real)，andofHisMajestyKingBrianBoru(imaginary)；thirdly，aconflictbetweenprofessionaletiquetteandprofessionalemulationconcerningtherecenterectionsoftheGrandLyricHallonBurghQuayandtheTheatreRoyalinHawkinsstreet:fourthly，distractionresultantfromcompassionforNellyBouverist’snon-intellectual，non-political，nontopicalexpressionofcountenanceandconcupiscencecausedbyNellyBouverist’srevelationsofwhitearticlesofnonintellectual，non-political，non-topicalunderclothingwhileshe(NellyBouverist)wasinthearticles:fifthly，thedifficultiesoftheselectionofappropriatemusicandhumorousallusionsfromEverybody’sBookofJokes(1，000pagesandalaughineveryone)；sixthly，therhymeshomophonousandcacophonous，associatedwiththenamesofthenewlordmayor，DanielTallon，thenewhighsheriff，ThomasPileandthenewsolicitorgeneral，DunbarPlunketBarton。

Whatrelationexistedbetweentheirages？

16yearsbeforein1888whenBloomwasofStephen’spresentageStephenwas6。16yearsafterin1920whenStephenwouldbeofBloom’spresentageBloomwouldbe54。In1936whenBloomwouldbe70andStephen54theiragesinitiallyintheratioof16to0wouldbeas171/2to131/2，theproportionincreasingandthedisparitydiminishingaccordingasarbitraryfutureyearswereadded，foriftheproportionexistingin1883hadcontinuedimmutable，conceivingthattobepossible，tillthen1904whenStephenwas22Bloomwouldbe374andin1920whenStephenwouldbe38，asBloomthenwas，Bloomwouldbe646whilein1952whenStephenwouldhaveattainedthemaximumpostdiluvianageof70Bloom，being1190yearsalivehavingbeenbornintheyear714，wouldhavesurpassedby221yearsthemaximumantediluvianage，thatofMethusalah，969years，while，ifStephenwouldcontinuetoliveuntilhewouldattainthatageintheyear3072A。D。，Bloomwouldhavebeenobligedtohavebeenalive83，300years，havingbeenobligedtohavebeenbornintheyear81，396B。C。

Whateventsmightnullifythesecalculations？

Thecessationofexistenceofbothoreither，theinaugurationofaneweraorcalendar，theannihilationoftheworldandconsequentexterminationofthehumanspecies，inevitablebutimpredictable。

Howmanypreviousencountersprovedtheirpreexistingacquaintance？

Two。ThefirstinthelilacgardenofMatthewDillon’shouse，MedinaVilla，Kimmageroad，Roundtown，in1887，inthecompanyofStephen’smother，Stephenbeingthenoftheageof5andreluctanttogivehishandinsalutation。ThesecondinthecoffeeroomofBreslin’shotelonarainySundayintheJanuaryof1892，inthecompanyofStephen’sfatherandStephen’sgranduncle，Stephenbeingthen5yearsolder。

DidBloomaccepttheinvitationtodinnergiventhenbythesonandafterwardssecondedbythefather？

Verygratefully，withgratefulappreciation，withsincereappreciativegratitude，inappreciativelygratefulsincerityofregret，hedeclined。

Didtheirconversationonthesubjectofthesereminiscencesrevealathirdconnectinglinkbetweenthem？

MrsRiordan，awidowofindependentmeans，hadresidedinthehouseofStephen’sparentsfrom1September1888to29December1891andhadalsoresidedduringtheyears1892，1893and1894intheCityArmsHotelownedbyElizabethO’Dowdof54Prussiastreetwhereduringpartsoftheyears1893and1894shehadbeenaconstantinformantofBloomwhoresidedalsointhesamehotel，beingatthattimeaclerkintheemploymentofJosephCuffeof5SmithfieldforthesuperintendenceofsalesintheadjacentDublinCattlemarketontheNorthCircularroad。

Hadheperformedanyspecialcorporalworkofmercyforher？

Hehadsometimespropelledheronwarmsummerevenings，aninfirmwidowofindependent，iflimitedmeans，inherconvalescentbathchairwithslowrevolutionsofitswheelsasfarasthecorneroftheNorthCircularroadoppositeMrGavinLow’splaceofbusinesswhereshehadremainedforacertaintimescanningthroughhisonelensedbinocularfieldglassesunrecognisablecitizensontramcars，roadsterbicycles，equippedwithinflatedpneumatictyres，hackneycarriages，tandems，privateandhiredlandaus，dogcarts，ponytrapsandbrakespassingfromthecitytothePhoenixParkandviceversa。

Whycouldhethensupportthathisvigilwiththegreaterequanimity？

Becauseinmiddleyouthhehadoftensatobservingthrougharondelofbossedglassofamulticolouredpanethespectacleofferedwithcontinualchangesofthethoroughfarewithout，pedestrians，quadrupeds，velocipedes，vehicles，passingslowly，quickly，evenly，roundandroundandroundtherimofaroundprecipitousglobe。

Whatdistinctdifferentmemorieshadeachofhernoweightyearsdeceased？

Theolder，herbeziquecardsandcounters，herSkyeterrier，hersuppositionswealth，herlapsesofresponsivenessandincipientcatarrhaldeafness:theyounger，herlampofcolzaoilbeforethestatueoftheImmaculateConception，hergreenandmaroonbrushesforCharlesStewartParnellandforMichaelDavitt，hertissuepapers。

Weretherenomeansstillremainingtohimtoachievetherejuvenationwhichthesereminiscencesdivulgedtoayoungercompanionrenderedthemoredesirable？

Theindoorexercises，formerlyintermittentlypractised，subsequentlyabandoned，prescribedinEugenSandow’sPhysicalStrengthandHowToObtainItwhich，designedparticularlyforcommercialmenengagedinsedentaryoccupations，weretobemadewithmentalconcentrationinfrontofamirrorsoastobringintoplaythevariousfamiliesofmusclesandproducesuccessivelyapleasantrelaxationandthemostpleasantrepristinationofjuvenileagility。

Hadanyspecialagilitybeenhisinearlieryouth？

ThoughringweightliftinghadbeenbeyondhisstrengthandthefullcirclegyrationbeyondhiscourageyetasaHighSchoolscholarhehadexcelledinhistableandprotractedexecutionofthehalflevermovementontheparallelbarsinconsequenceofhisabnormallydevelopedabdominalmuscles。

Dideitheropenlyalludetotheirracialdifference？

Neither。

What，reducedtotheirsimplestreciprocalform，wereBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen’sthoughtsaboutBloomandBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen’sthoughtsaboutBloom’sthoughtsaboutStephen？

Hethoughtthathethoughtthathewasajewwhereasheknewthatheknewthatheknewthathewasnot。

What，theenclosuresofreticenceremoved，weretheirrespectiveparentages？

Bloom，onlybornmaletransubstantialheirofRudolfVirag(subsequentlyRudolfBloom)ofSzombathely，Vienna，Budapest，Milan，LondonandDublinandofEllenHiggins，seconddaughterofJuliusHiggins(bornKaroly)andFannyHiggins(bornHegarty)；Stephen，eldestsurvivingmaleconsubstantialheirofSimonDedalusofCorkandDublinandofMary，daughterofRichardandChristinaGoulding(bornGrier)。

HadBloomandStephenbeenbaptised，andwhereandbywhom，clericorlayman？

Bloom(threetimes)bythereverendMrGilmerJohnstonM。A。aloneintheprotestantchurchofSaintNicolasWithout，Coombe；byJamesO’Connor，PhilipGilliganandJamesFitzpatrick，together，underapumpinthevillageofSwords；andbythereverendCharlesMaloneC。C。，inthechurchoftheThreePatrons，Rathgar。Stephen(once)bythereverendCharlesMalone，C。C。，alone，inthechurchoftheThreePatrons，Rathgar。

Didtheyfindtheireducationalcareerssimilar？

SubstitutingStephenforBloomStoomwouldhavepassedsuccessivelythroughadame’sschoolandthehighschool。SubstitutingBloomforStephenBlephenwouldhavepassedsuccessivelythroughthepreparatory，junior，middleandseniorgradesoftheintermediateandthroughthematriculation，firstarts，secondartsandartsdegreecourseoftheroyaluniversity。

WhydidBloomrefrainfromstatingthathehadfrequentedtheuniversityoflife？

BecauseofhisfluctuatingincertitudeastowhetherthisobservationhadorhadnotbeenalreadymadebyhimtoStephenorbyStephentohim。

Whattwotemperamentsdidtheyindividuallyrepresent？

Thescientific。Theartistic。

WhatproofsdidBloomadducetoprovethathistendencywastowardsapplied，ratherthantowardspure，science？

Certainpossibleinventionsofwhichhehadcogitatedwhenreclininginastateofsupinerepletiontoaiddigestion，stimulatedbyhisappreciationoftheimportanceofinventionsnowcommonbutoncerevolutionaryforexample，theaeronauticparachute，thereflectingtelescope，thespiralcorkscrew，thesafetypin，themineralwatersiphon，thecanallockwithwinchandsluice，thesuctionpump。

Weretheseinventionsprincipallyintendedforanimprovedschemeofkindergarten？

Yes，renderingobsoletepopguns，elasticairbladders，gamesofhazard，catapults。TheycomprisedastronomicalkaleidoscopesexhibitingthetwelveconstellationsofthezodiacfromAriestoPisces，miniaturemechanicalorreries，arithmeticalgelatinelozenges，geometricaltocorrespondwithzoologicalbiscuits，globemapplayingballs，historicallycostumeddolls。

Whatalsostimulatedhiminhiscogitations？

Thefinancialsuccessachi