第46章

Beaming。LydiaforLidwellsqueakscarcelyhearsoladylikethemuseunsqueakedarayofhope。

Marthaitis。Coincidence。Justgoingtowrite。Lionel’ssong。

Lovelynameyouhave。Can’twrite。Acceptmylittlepres。Playonherheartstringspursestringstoo。She’sa。Icalledyounaughtyboy。Stillthename：Martha。

Howstrange！Today。

ThevoiceofLionelreturned，weakerbutunwearied。ItsangagaintoRichiePoldyLydiaLidwellalsosangtoPatopenmouthearwaiting，towait。Howfirsthesawthatformendearing，howsorrowseemedtopart，howlook，form，wordcharmedhimGouldLidwell，wonPatBloom’sheart。

WishIcouldseehisface，though。Explainbetter。WhythebarberinDrago’salwayslookedmyfacewhenIspokehisfaceintheglass。Stillhearitbetterherethaninthebarthoughfarther。

Eachgracefullook……

FirstnightwhenfirstIsawheratMatDillon’sinTerenure。Yellow，blacklaceshewore。Musicalchairs。Wetwothelast。Fate。Afterher。

Fate。Roundandroundslow。Quickround。Wetwo。Alllooked。Halt。Downshesat。Alloustedlooked。Lipslaughing。Yellowknees。

Charmedmyeye……

Singing。Waitingshesang。Iturnedhermusic。Fullvoiceofperfumeofwhatperfumedoesyourlilactrees。BosomIsaw，bothfull，throatwarbling。FirstIsaw。Shethankedme。Whydidsheme？Fate。Spanishyeyes。

UnderapeartreealonepatiothishourinoldMadridonesideinshadowDoloresshedolores。Atme。Luring。Ah，alluring。

Martha！Ah，Martha！

QuittingalllanguorLionelcriedingrief，incryofpassiondominanttolovetoreturnwithdeepeningyetwithrisingchordsofharmony。Incryoflionellonelinessthatsheshouldknow，mustMarthafeel。Foronlyherhewaited。Where？Heretheretrythereherealltrywhere。Somewhere。

Co-me，thoulostone！

Co-methoudearone！

Alone。Onelove。Onehope。Onecomfortme。Martha，chestnote，return。

Come！

Itsoared，abird，ithelditsflight，aswiftpurecry，soarsilverorbitleapedserene，speeding，sustained，tocome，don’tspinitouttoolonglongbreathhebreathlonglife，soaringhigh，highresplendent，aflame，crowned，highintheeffulgencesymbolistic，high，oftheetherealbosom，high，ofthehighvastirradiationeverywhereallsoaringallaroundabouttheall，theendlessnessnessness……

Tome！

Siopold！

Consumed。

Come。Wellsung。Allclapped。Sheoughtto。Come。Tome，tohim，toher，youtoo，me，us。

Bravo！Clapclap。Goodman，Simon。Clappyclapclap。Encore！Clapclipclap。

Soundasabell。Bravo，Simon！Clapclopclap。Encore，enclap，said，cried，clappedall，BenDollard，LydiaDouce，GeorgeLidwell，Pat，Mina，twogentlemenwithtwotankards，Cowley，firstgentwithtankandbronzeMissDouceandgoldMissMina。

BlazesBoylan’ssmarttanshoescreakedonthebarfloor，saidbefore。

JinglebymonumentsofsirJohnGray，HoratioonehandledNelson，reverendfatherTheobaldMatthew，jauntedassaidbeforejustnow。Atrot，inheat，heatseated。Cloche。Sonnezla。Cloche。Sonnezla。SlowerthemarewentupthehillbytheRotunda，Rutlandsquare。TooslowforBoylan，blazesBoylan，impatienceBoylan，joggledthemare。

AnafterclangofCowley’schordsclosed，diedontheairmadericher。

AndRichieGouldingdrankhisPowerandLeopoldBloomhisciderdrank，LidwellhisGuinness，secondgentlemansaidtheywouldpartakeoftwotankardsifshedidnotmind。MissKennedysmirked，disserving，corallips，atfirst，atsecond。Shedidnotmind。

Sevendaysinjail，BenDollardsaid，onbreadandwater。Thenyou’dsing，Simon，likeagardenthrush。

LionelSimon，singer，laughed。FatherBobCowleyplayed。MinaKennedyserved。Secondgentlemanpaid。TomKernanstruttedin；Lydia，admired，admired。ButBloomsangdumb。

Admiring。

Richie，admiring，descantedonthatman’sgloriousvoice。Herememberedonenightlongago。Neverforgetthatnight。Sisang’Twasrankandfame：inNedLambert’s’twas。GoodGodheneverheardinallhislifeanotelikethatheneverdidthenfal