第83章

ZOETherewasapriestdownheretwonightsagotodohisbitofbusinesswithhiscoatbuttonedup。Youneedn’ttrytohide，Isaystohim。Iknowyou’veaRomancollar。

VIRAGPerfectlylogicalfromhisstandpoint。Fallofman。(Harshly，hispupilswaxing。)Tohellwiththepope！Nothingnewunderthesun。

IamtheViragwhodisclosedthesexsecretsofmonksandmaidens。WhyIlefttheChurchofRome。ReadthePriest，theWomanandtheConfessional。

Penrose。FlippertyJippert。(Hewriggles。)Woman，undoingwithsweetpudorherbeltofrushrope，offersherallmoistyonitoman’slingam。Shorttimeaftermanpresentswomanwithpiecesofjunglemeat。Womanshowsjoyandcoversherselfwithfeatherskins。Manlovesheryonifiercelywithbiglingam，thestiffone。(Hecries。)Coactusvolui。Thengiddywomanwillrunabout。Strongmangraspswoman’swrist。Womansqueals，bites，spucks。Man，nowfierceangry，strikeswoman’sfatyadgana。(Hechaseshistail。)Piffpaff！Popo！(Hestops，sneezes。)Pchp！(Heworrieshisbutt。)Prrrrrht！

LYNCHIhopeyougavethegoodfatherapenance。Ninegloriasforshootingabishop。

ZOE(Spoutswalrussmokethroughhernostrils。)Hecouldn’tgetaconnection。Only，youknow，sensation。Adryrush。

BLOOMPoorman！

ZOE(Lightly。)Onlyforwhathappenedhim。

BLOOMHow？

VIRAG(Adiabolicrictusofblackluminositycontractinghisvisage，craneshisscraggyneckforward。Heliftsamooncalfnozzleandhowls。)

VerfluchteGoim！Hehadafather，fortyfathers。Heneverexisted。

PigGod！Hehadtwoleftfeet。HewasJudasIacchias，aLibyaneunuch，thepope’sbastard。(Heleansoutontorturedforepaws，elbowsbentrigid，hiseyeagonisinginhisflatskullneckandyelpsoverthemuteworld。)Asonofawhore。Apocalypse。

KITTYAndMaryShortallthatwasinthelockwiththepoxshegotfromJimmyPidgeoninthebluecapshadachildoffhimthatcouldn’tswallowandwassmotheredwiththeconvulsionsinthemattressandweallsubscribedforthefuneral。

PHILIPDRUNK(Gravely。)Quivousamisdanscettefichueposition，Philippe？

PHILIPSOBER(Gaily。)C’é；taitlesacré；pigeon，Philippe。

(Kittyunpinsherhatandsetsitdowncalmly，pattingherhennahair。Andaprettier，adaintierheadofwinsomecurlswasneverseenonawhoresshoulders。Lynchputsonherhat。Shewhipsitoff。)

LYNCH(Laughs。)AndtosuchdelightshasMetchnikoffinoculatedanthropoidapes。

FLORRY(Nods。)Locomotorataxy。

ZOE(Gaily。)O，mydictionary。

LYNCHThreewisevirgins。

VIRAG(Agueshaken，profuseyellowspawnfoamingoverhisbonyepilepticlips。)Shesoldlovephiltres，whitewax，orangeflower。Panther，theRomancenturion，pollutedherwithhisgenitories。(Hesticksoutaflickeringphosphorescentscorpiontongue，hishandonhisfork。)Messiah！

Hebursthertympanum。(Withgibberingbaboon’scrieshejerkshishipsinthecynicalspasm。)Hik！Hek！Hak！Hok！Huk！Kok！Kuk！

(BenJumboDollard，rubicund，musclebound，hairynostrilled，hugebearded，cabbageeared，shaggychested，shockmaned，fatpapped，standsforth，hisloinsandgenitalstightenedintoapairofblackbathingbagslops。)

BENPOLLARD(Nakkeringcastanetbonesinhishugepaddedpaws，yodelsjoviallyinbasebarreltone。)Whenloveabsorbsmyardentsoul。

(Thevirgins，NurseCallanandNurseQuigley，burstthroughtheringkeepersandtheropesandmobhimwithopenarms。)

THEVIRGINS(Gushingly。)BigBen！BenMacChree！

AVOICEHoldthatfellowwiththebadbreeches。

BENDOLLARD(Smiteshisthighinabundantlaughter。)Holdhimnow。

HENRY(Caressingonhisbreastaseveredfemalehead，murmurs。)

Thineheart，minelove。(Hepluckshislutestrings。)WhenfirstIsaw。

VIRAG(Sloughinghisskins，hismultitudinousplumagemoulting。)

Rats！(Heyawns；showingacoalblackthroatandcloseshisjawsbyanupwardpushofhisparchmentroll。)AfterhavingsaidwhichIto