第98章

BLOOM(Indalmaticandpurplemantle，tothebishopofDownandConnorwithdignity。)Thanks，somewhateminentsir。

WILLIAM，ARCHBISHOPOFARMAGH(Inpurplestockandshovelhat。)

WillyoutoyourpowercauselawandmercytobeexecutedinallyourjudgmentsinIrelandandterritoriesthereuntobelonging？

BLOOM(Placinghisrighthandonhistesticles，swears。)SomaytheCreatordealwithme。AllthisIpromisetodo。

MICHAEL，ARCHBISHOPOFARMAGH(PoursacruseofhairoiloverBloom’shead。)Gaudiummagnumannuntiovobis。Habemuscarneficem。Leopold，Patrick，Andrew，David，George，bethouanointed！

(Bloomassumesamantleofclothofgoldandputsonarubyring。

Heascendsandstandsonthestoneofdestiny。Therepresentativepeersputonatthesametimetheirtwentyeightcrowns。JoybellsringinChristchurch，SaintPatrick’s，George’sandgayMalahide。Mirusbazaarfireworksgoupfromallsideswithsymbolicalphallopyrotechnicdesigns。Thepeersdohomage，onebyone，approachingandgenuflecting。)

THEPEERSIdobecomeyourliegemanoflifeandlimbtoearthlyworship。

(BloomholdsuphisrighthandonwhichsparklestheKoh-i-Noordiamond。

Hispalfreyneighs。Immediatesilence。Wirelessintercontinentalandinterplanetarytransmittersaresetforreceptionofmessage。)

BLOOMMysubjects！WeherebynominateourfaithfulchargerCopulaFelixhereditaryGrandVizierandannouncethatwehavethisdayrepudiatedourformerspouseandhavebestowedourroyalhandupontheprincessSelene，thesplendourofnight。

(TheformermorganaticspouseofBloomishastilyremovedintheBlackMaria。TheprincessSelene，inmoonbluerobes，asilvercrescentonherhead，descendsfromaSedanchairbornebytwogiants。Anoutburstofcheering。)

JOHNHOWARDPARNELL(Raisestheroyalstandard。)IllustriousBloom！Successortomyfamousbrother！

BLOOM(EmbracesJohnHowardParnell。)Wethankyoufromourheart，John，forthisrightroyalwelcometogreenErin，thepromisedlandofourcommonancestors。

(Thefreedomofthecityispresentedtohimembodiedinacharter。

ThekeysofDublin，crossedonacrimsoncushion，aregiventohim。Heshowsallthatheiswearinggreensocks。)

TOMKERNANYoudeserveit，yourhonour。

BLOOMOnthisdaytwentyyearsagoweovercamethehereditaryenemyatLadysmith。Ourhowitzersandcamelswivelgunsplayedonhislineswithtellingeffect。Halfaleagueonward！Theycharge！Allislostnow！Doweyield？No！Wedrivethemheadlong！Lo！Wecharge！DeployingtotheleftourlighthorsesweptacrosstheheightsofPlevnaand，utteringtheirwarcry，BonafideSabaoth，sabredtheSaracengunnerstoaman。

THECHAPELOFFREEMANTYPESETTERSHear！Hear！

JOHNWYSENOLANThere’sthemanthatgotawayJamesStephens。

ABLUECOATSCHOOLBOYBravo！

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(