第91章

DISTANTVOICESDublin’sburning！Dublin’sburning！Onfire，onfire！

(Brimstonefiresspringup。Densecloudsrollpast。HeavyGatlinggunsboom。Pandemonium。Troopsdeploy。Gallopofhoofs。Artillery。Hoarsecommands。Bellsclang。Backersshout。Drunkardsbawl。Whoresscreech。Foghornshoot。Criesofvalour。Shrieksofdying。Pikesclashoncuirasses。Thievesrobtheslain。Birdsofprey，wingingfromthesea，risingfrommarshlands，swoopingfromeyries，hoverscreaming，gannets，connorants，vultures，goshawks，climbingwoodcocks，peregrines，merlin，blackgrouse，seaeagles，gulls，albatrosses，barnaclegeese。Themidnightsunisdarkened。Theearthtrembles。

ThedeadofDublinfromProspectandMountJeromeinwhitesheepskinovercoatsandblackgoat-fellcloaksariseandappeartomany。Achasmopenswithanoiselessyawn。TomRochford，winnerinathletessingletandbreeches，arrivesattheheadofthenationalhurdlehandicapandleapsintothevoid。Heisfollowedbyaraceofrunnersandleapers。Inwildattitudestheyspringfromthebrink。Theirbodiesplunge。FactorylasseswithfancyclothestossredhotYorkshirebaraabombs。Societyladieslifttheirskirtsabovetheirheadstoprotectthemselves。laughingwitchesinredcuttysarksridethroughtheaironbroomsticks。Quakerlysterplastersblisters。

Itrainsdragon’steeth。Armedheroesspringupfromfurrows。Theyexchangeinamitythepassofknightsoftheredcrossandfightduelswithcavalrysabres：WolfeToneagainstHenryGrattan，SmithO’BrienagainstDanielO’Connell，MichaelDavittagainstIsaacButt，JustinM’CarthyagainstParnell，ArthurGriffithagainstJohnRedmondJohnO’LearyagainstliarO’Johnny，lordEdwardFitzgeraldagainstlordGeraldFitzedward，TheO’DonoghueoftheGlensagainstTheGlensofTheDonoghue。Onaneminence，thecentreoftheearth，risesthefieldaltarofSaintBarbara。Blackcandlesrisefromitsgospelandepistlehorns。Fromthehighbarbicansofthetowertwoshaftsoflightfallonthesmokepalledaltarstone。OnthealtarstoneMrsMinaPurefoy，goddessofunreason，liesnaked，fettered，achalicerestingonherswollenbelly。FatherMalachiO’Flynn，inalongpetticoatandreversedchasuble，histwoleftfeetbacktothefront，celebratescampmash。TheReverendMrHughC。HainesloveMA。inaplaincassockandmortarboard，hisheadandcollarbacktothefront，holdsoverthecelebrantsheadanopenumbrella。)

FATHERMALACHIO’FLYNNIntroiboadaltarediaboli。

THEREVERENDMRHAINESLOVETothedevilwhichhathmadegladmyyoungdays。

FATHERMALACHIO’FLYNN(Takesfromthechaliceandelevatesablooddrippinghost。)CorpusMeum。

THEREVERENDMRHAINESLOVE(Raiseshighbehindthecelebrant’spetticoats，revealinghisgreybarehairybuttocksbetweenwhichacarrotisstuck。)

Mybody。

THEVOICEOFALLTHEDAMNEDHtengierTnetopinmoDogDrolehtrot，Aiulella！

(FromonhighthevoiceofAdonaicalls。)

ADONAIDooooooooooog！

THEVOICEOFALLTHEBLESSEDAlleluia，fortheLordGodOmnipotentreigneth！

(FromonhighthevoiceofAdonaicalls。)

ADONAIGoooooooooood！

(InstridentdiscordpeasantsandtownsmenofmangeandGreenfactionssingKickthePopeandDaily，dailysingtoMary。)

PRIVATECARR(Withferociousarticulation。)I’lldohimin，sohelpmefuckingChrist！I’llwringthebastardfucker’sbleedingblastedfuckingwindpipe！

OLDGUMMYGRANNY(ThrustsadaggertowardsStephen’shand。)Removehim，acushla。At8。35a。m。youwillbeinheavenandIrelandwillbefree。

(Sheprays。)OgoodGod，takehim！

BLOOM(RunstoLynch。)Can’tyougethimaway？

LYNCHHelikesdialectic，theuniversallanguage。Kitty！(ToBloom。)

Gethimaway，you。Hewon’tlistentome。(HedragsKi