第79章

ANOLDRESIDENTYou’reacredittoyourcountry，sir，that’swhatyouare。

ANAPPLEWOMANHe’samanlikeIrelandwants。

BLOOMMybelovedsubjects，aneweraisabouttodawn。I，Bloom，tellyouverilyitisevennowathand。Yea，onthewordofaBloom，yeshallerelongenterintothegoldencitywhichistobe，thenewBloomusalemintheNovaHiberniaofthefuture。

(Thirtytwoworkmenwearingrosettes，fromallthecountiesofIreland，undertheguidanceofDerwanthebuilderconstructthenewBloomusalem。

Itisacolossaledifice，withcrystalroofbuiltintheshapeofahugeporkkidney，containingfortythousandrooms。Inthecourseofitsextensionseveralbuildingsandmonumentsaredemolished。Governmentofficesaretemporarilytransferredtorailwaysheds。Numeroushousesarerazedtotheground。Theinhabitantsarelodgedinbarrelsandboxes，allmarkedinredwiththeletters：L。B。Severalpaupersfallfromaladder。ApartofthewallsofDublin，crowdedwithloyalsightseers，collapses。)

THESIGHTSEERS(Dying)Morituritesalutant。(Theydie。)

(Amaninabrownmacintoshspringsupthroughatrap-door。HepointsanelongatedfingeratBloom。)

THEMANINTHEMACINTOSHDon’tyoubelieveawordheSays。ThatmanisLeopoldM’Intosh，thenotoriousfireraiser。HisrealnameisHiggins。

BLOOMShoothim！Dogofachristian！SomuchforM’Intosh！

(Acannonshot。Themaninthemacintoshdisappears。Bloomwithhissceptrestrikesdownpoppies。Theinstantaneousdeathsofmanypowerfulenemies，graziers，membersofparliament，membersofstandingcommittees，arereported。Bloom’sbodyguarddistributeMaundymoney，commemorationmedals，loavesandfishes，temperancebadges，expensiveHenryClaycigars，freecowbonesforsoup，rubberpreservatives，insealedenvelopestiedwithgoldthread，butterscotch，pineapplerock，billetsdouxintheformofcockedhats，readymadesuits，porringersoftoadinthehole，bottlesofJeyes’Fluid，purchasestamps，40days’indulgences，spuriouscoins，dairyfedporksausages，theatrepasses，seasonticketsavailableforalltramlines，couponsoftheroyalandprivilegedHungarianlottery，pennydinnercounters，cheapreprintsoftheWorld’sTwelveWorstBooks：FroggyandFritz(politic)，CareoftheBaby(infantilic)，SoMealsfor7/6(culinic)，WasJesusaSunMyth？(historic)，ExpelthatPain(medic)，Infant’sCompendiumoftheUniverse(cosmic)，Let’sAllChortle(hilaric)，Canvasser’sVadeMecum(journalic)，love-lettersofMotherAssistant(erotic)，Who’sWhoinSpace(astric)，SongsthatReachedOurHeart(melodic)，Pennywise’sWaytoWealth(parsimonic)。Ageneralrushandscramble。WomenpressforwardtotouchthehemofBloom’srobe。TheladyGwendolenDubedatburststhroughthethrong，leapsonhishorseandkisseshimonbothcheeksamidgreatacclamation。Amagnesiumflashlightphotographistaken。Babesandsucklingsareheldup。)

THEWOMENLittlefather！Littlefather！

THEBABESANDSUCKLINGSClapclaphandstillPoldycomeshome，CakesinhispocketforLeoalone。(Bloom，bendingdown，pokesBabyBoardmangentlyinthestomach。)

BABYBOARDMAN(Hiccups，curdledmilkflowingfromhismouth。)

Hajajaja。

BLOOM(Shakinghandswithablindstripling。)MymorethanBrother！

(Placinghisarmsroundtheshouldersofanoldcouple。)Dearoldfriends！(Heplayspussyfourcornerswithraggedboysandgirls。)

Peep！Bopeep！(Hewheelstwinsinaperambulator。)Ticktacktwowouldyousetashoe？

(Heperformsjuggler’stricks，drawsred，orange，yellow，green，blue，indigoandvioletsilkhandkerchiefsfromhismouth。)Roygbiv。32feetpersecond。(Heconsolesawidow。)Absencemakestheheartgrowyounger。(HedancestheHighlandflingwithgrotesqueantics。)Legit，yedevils！(Hekissesthebedsoresofapalsiedveteran。)Honourablewounds！(Hetripsupafatpoliceman。)U。p。：up。U。p。：up