第34章

Ithinkyou’regettingonverynicely。Justmixupamixtureoftheolologicophilolological。Mingo，minxi，mictum，mingere。

Provethathewasajew，JohnEglintondared，expectantly。YourdeanofstudiesholdshewasaholyRoman。

Sufflaminandussum。

HewasmadeinGermany，Stephenreplied，asthechampionFrenchpolisherofItalianscandals。

Amyriadmindedman，MrBestreminded。Coleridgecalledhimmyriadminded。

Amplius。Insocietatehumanahocestmaximenecessariumutsitamicitiaintermultos。

SaintThomas，Stephenbegan……

Orapronobis，MonkMulligangroaned，sinkingtoachair。

Therehekeenedawailingrune。

Poguemahone！Asushlamachree！It’sdestroyedwearefromthisday！It’sdestroyedwearesurely！

Allsmiledtheirsmiles。

SaintThomas，Stephen，smiling，said，whosegorbelliedworksIenjoyreadingintheoriginal，writingofincestfromastandpointdifferentfromthatofthenewVienneseschoolMrMageespokeof，likensitinhiswiseandcuriouswaytoanavariceoftheemotions。Hemeansthatthelovesogiventoonenearinbloodiscovetouslywithheldfromsomestrangerwho，itmaybe，hungersforit。Jews，whomchristianstaxwithavarice，areofallracesthemostgiventointer-marriage。Accusationsaremadeinanger。Thechristianlawswhichbuiltupthehoardsofthejews(forwhom，asforthelollards，stormwasshelter)boundtheiraffectionstoowithhoopsofsteel。WhetherthesebesinsorvirtuesoldNobodaddywilltellusatdoomsdayleet。Butamanwhoholdssotightlytowhathecallshisrightsoverwhathecallshisdebtswillholdtightlyalsotowhathecallshisrightsoverherwhomhecallshiswife。Nosirsmileneighbourshallcovethisoxorhiswifeorhismanservantorhismaidservantorhisjackass。

Orhisjennyass，BuckMulliganantiphoned。

GentleWillisbeingroughlyhandled，gentleMrBestsaidgently。

WhichWill？gaggedsweetlyBuckMulligan。Wearegettingmixed。

Thewilltolive，JohnEglintonphilosophised，forpoorAnn，Will’swidow，isthewilltodie。

Requiescat！Stephenprayed。Whatofallthewilltodo？

Ithasvanishedlongago……Shelieslaidoutinstarkstiffnessinthatsecondbestbed，themobledqueen，eventhoughyouprovethatabedinthosedayswasasrareasamotorcarisnowandthatitscarvingswerethewonderofsevenparishes。

Inoldageshetakesupwithgospellers(onestayedatNewPlaceanddrankaquartofsackthetownpaidforbutinwhichbedhesleptitskillsnottoask)andheardshehadasoul。ShereadorhadreadtoherhischapbookspreferringthemtotheMerryWivesand，loosinghernightlywatersonthejordan，shethoughtoverHooksandEyesforBelievers’BreechesandThemostSpiritualSnuffboxtoMaketheMostDevoutSoulsSneeze。Venushadtwistedherlipsinprayer。Agenbiteofinwit：remorseofconscience。Itisanageofexhaustedwhoredomgropingforitsgod。

Historyshowsthattobetrue，inquitEglintonusChronolologos。

Theagessucceedoneanother。Butwehaveitonhighauthoritythataman’sworstenemiesshallbethoseofhisownhouseandfamily。IfeelthatRussellisright。Whatdowecareforhiswifeandfather？Ishouldsaythatonlyfamilypoetshavefamilylives。Falstaffwasnotafamilyman。Ifeelthatthefatknightishissupremecreation。

Lean，helayback。Shy，denythykindred，theuncoguid。Shysuppingwiththegodless，hesneaksthecup。AsireinUltonianAntrimbadeithim。Visitshimhereonquarterdays。MrMagee，sir，there’sagentlemantoseeyou。Me？Sayshe’syourfather，sir。GivememyWordsworth。EnterMageeMorMatthew，aruggedroughrugheadedkern，instrosserswithabuttonedcodpiece，hisnetherstocksbemiredwithclauberoftenforests，awandofwildinginhishand。

Yourown？Heknowsyouroldfellow。Thewidower。

HurryingtohersqualiddeathlairfromgayPari