第86章

(Thesoundofawaterfallisheardinbrightcascade。)

THEWATERFALLPoulaphoucaPoulaphoucaPoulaphoucaPoulaphouca。THEYEWS(Minglingtheirboughs。)Listen。Whisper。Sheisright，oursister。WegrewbyPoulaphoucawaterfall。Wegaveshadeonlanguoroussummerdays。

JOHNWYSENOLAN(Inthebackground，inIrishNationalForester’suniform，doffshisplumedhat。)Prosper！Giveshadeonlanguorousdays，treesofIreland！

THEYEWS(Murmuring。)WhocametoPoulaphoucawiththehighschoolexcursion？Wholefthisnutquestingclassmatestoseekourshade？

BLOOM(Pigeonbreasted，bottleshouldered，padded，innondescriptjuvenilegreyandblackstripedsuit，toosmallforhim，whitetennisshoes，borderedstockingswithturnovertops，andaredschoolcapwithbadge。)Iwasinmyteens，agrowingboy。Alittlethensufficed，ajoltingcar，theminglingodoursoftheladies’cloakroomandlavatory，thethrongpennedtightontheoldRoyalstairs，fortheylovecrushes，instinctsoftheherd，andthedarksexsmellingtheatreunbridlesvice。Evenapricelistoftheirhosiery。Andthentheheat。Thereweresunspotsthatsummer。Endofschool。Andtipsycake。Halcyondays。

(HalcyonDays，highschoolboysinblueandwhitefootballjerseysandshorts，MasterDonaldTurnbull，MasterAbrahamChatterton，MasterOwenGoldberg，MasterJackMeredith，MasterPercyApjohn，standinaclearingofthetreesandshouttoMasterLeopoldBloom。)

THEHALCYONDAYSMackerel！Liveusagain。Hurray！

(Theycheer。)

BLOOM(Hobbledehoy，warmgloved，mammamufflered，stunnedwithspentsnowballs，strugglestorise。)Again！Ifeelsixteen！Whatalark！

Let’sringallthebellsinMontagueStreet。(Hecheersfeebly。)

HurrayfortheHighSchool！

THEECHOFool！

THEYEWS(Rustling。)Sheisright，oursister。Whisper。(Whisperedkissesareheardinallthewood。Facesofhamadryadspeepoutfromthebolesandamongtheleavesandbreakblossomingintobloom。)Whoprofanedoursilentshade？

THENYMPH(Coylythroughpartingfingers。)There！Intheopenair？

THEYEWS(Sweepingdownward。)Sister，yes。Andonourvirginsward。

THEWATERFALLPoulaphoucaPoulaphoucaPhoucaphoucaPhoucaphouca。THENYMPH(Withwidefingers。)O！Infamy！

BLOOMIwasprecocious。Youth。Thefauns。Isacrificedtothegodoftheforest。Theflowersthatbloominthespring。Itwaspairingtime。

Capillaryattractionisanaturalphenomenon。LottyClarke，flaxenhaired，Isawathernighttoilettethroughill-closedcurtains，withpoorpapa’soperaglasses。Thewantonategrasswildly。SherolleddownhillatRialtoBridgetotemptmewithherflowofanimalspirits。SheclimbedtheircrookedtreeandI……Asaintcouldn’tresistit。Thedemonpossessedme。Besides，whosaw？

(StaggeringBob，awhitepolledcalfthrustsaruminatingheadwithhumidnostrilsthroughthefoliage。)

STAGGERINGBOBMe。Mesee。

BLOOMSimplysatisfyinganeed。(Withpathos。)NogirlwouldwhenIwentgirling。Toougly。Theywouldn’tplay。

(HighonBenHowththroughrhododendronsanannygoatpasses，plumpuddered，buttytailed，droppingcurvants。)

THENANNYGOAT(Bleats。)Megegaggegg！Nannannanny！

BLOOM(Hatless，flushed，coveredwithburnofthistledownandgotrepine。)

Regularlyengaged。Circumstancesaltercases。(Hegazesintentlydownwardsonthewater。)Thirtytwoheadoverheelspersecond。Pressnightmare。

GiddyElijah。Fallfromcliff。Sadendofgovernmentprinter’sclerk。(ThroughsilversilentsummerairthedummyofBloom，rolledinamummy，rollsrotatinglyfromtheLion’sHeadcliffintothepurpleWaitingwaters。)

THEDUMMYMUMMYBbbbblllllbbblblodschbg？

(FaroutinthebaybetweenBaileyandKishlightstheErin’sKingsails，sendingabroadeningplumeofcoalsmokefromherfunneltowardstheland。)

COUNCILLORNANNETI(Aloneondeck，indarkalpac