第19章

Charley，Hynessaidwriting。Iknow。HewasontheFreemanonce。

SohewasbeforehegotthejobinthemorgueunderLouisByrne。Goodideaapostmortemfordoctors。Findoutwhattheyimaginetheyknow。HediedofaTuesday。Gottherun。Levantedwiththecashofafewads。Charley，you’remydarling。Thatwaswhyheaskedmeto。Owell，doesnoharm。I

sawtothat，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。IreadinthatVoyagesinChinathattheChinesesayawhilemansmellslikeacorpse。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。LasttimeIwasherewasMrsSinico’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。

JOYCE：Ulysses，AeolusAeolusIntheHeartoftheHibernianMetropolisBEFORENELSON’SPILLARTRAILSSLOWED，SHUNTED，CHANGEDTROLLEY，startedforBlackrock，KingstownandDalkey，Clonskea，RathgarandTerenure，PalmerstonparkandupperRathmines，SandymountGreen，Rathmines，RingsendandSandymountTower，Harold’sCross。ThehoarseDublinUnitedTramwayCompany’stimekeeperbawledthemoff：

RathgarandTerenure！

Comeon，SandymountGreen！

Rightandleftparallelclangingringingadoubledeckerandasingledeckmovedfromtheirrailheads，swervedtothedownline，glidedparallel。

Start，Palmerstonpark！TheWeareroftheCrownUndertheporchofthegeneralpostofficeshoeblackscalledandpolished。

ParkedinNorthPrince’sstreetHisMajesty’svermilionmailcars，bearingontheirsidestheroyalinitials，E。R。，receivedloudlyflungsacksofletters，postcards，lettercards，parcels，insuredandpaid，forlocal，provincial，Britishandoverseasdelivery。GentlemenofthePressGrossbooteddraymenrolledbarrelsdullthuddingoutofPrince’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，SandymountRedMurraytouchedMrBloom’sarmwiththeshearsandwhispered：

Brayden。