第111章

CORNYKELLEHERSureitwasBehan，ourjarveythere，thattoldmeafterweleftthetwocommercialsinMrsCohen’sandItoldhimtopullupandgotofftosee。(Helaughs。)Soberhearsedriversaspecialty。WillIgivehimalifthome？Wheredoeshehangout？SomewhereinCabra，what？

BLOOMNo，inSandycove，Ibelieve，fromwhatheletdrop。

(Stephen，prone，breathestothestars。CornyKelleherasquint，drawlsatthehorse。Bloomingloom，loomsdown。)

CORNYKELLEHER(Scratcheshisnape。)Sandycove！(HebendsdownandcallstoStephen。)Eh！(Hecallsagain。)Eh！He’scoveredwithshavingsanyhow。Takecaretheydidn’tliftanythingoffhim。

BLOOMNo，no，no。Ihavehismoneyandhishathereandstick。

CORNYKELLEHERAhwell，he’llgetoverit。Nobonesbroken。Well，I’llshovealong。(Helaughs。)I’vearendezvousinthemorning。Buryingthedead。Safehome！

THEHORSE(Neighs。)Hohohohohome。

BLOOMGoodnight。I’lljustwaitandtakehimalonginafew……

(CornyKelleherreturnstotheoutsidecarandmountsit。Thehorseharnessjingles。)

CORNYKELLEHER(Fromthecar，standing。)Night。

BLOOMNight。

(Thejarveychucksthereinsandraiseshiswhipencouragingly。Thecarandhorsebackslowly，awkwardlyandturn。CornyKelleheronthesideseatswayshisheadtoandfroinsignofmirthatBloomsplight。Thejarveyjoinsinthemutepantomimicmerrimentnoddingfromthefartherseat。Bloomshakeshisheadinmutemirthfulreply。WiththumbandpalmCornyKelleherreassuresthatthetwobobbieswillallowthesleeptocontinueforwhatelseistobedone。WithaslownodBloomconveyshisgratitudeasthatisexactlywhatStephenneeds。Thecarjinglestooraloomroundthecornerofthetooraloomlane。CornyKelleheragainreassuraloomswithhishand。

BloomwithhishandassuraloomsCornyKelleherthatheisreassuraloomtay。

Thetinklinghoofsandjinglingharnessgrowfainterwiththeirtooralooloolooloolay。Bloom，holdinginhishandStephenshatfestoonedwithshavingsandashplant，standsirresolute。Thenhebendstohimandshakeshimbytheshoulder。)

BLOOMEh！Ho！(Thereisnoanswerhebendsagain。)MrDedalus！

(Thereisnoanswer。)Thenameifyoucall。Somnambulist。(Hebendsagainand，hesitating，bringshismouthnearthefaceoftheprostrateform。)Stephen！(Thereisnoanswer。Hecallsagain。)Stephen！

STEPHEN(Groans。)Who？Blackpanthervampire。(Hesighsandstretcheshimselfthenmurmursthicklywithprolongedvowels。)Who……

drive……Fergusnow。Andpierce……wood’swovenshade？……

(Heturnsonhisleftside，sighing，doublinghimselftogether。)

BLOOMPoetry。Welleducated。Pity。(HebendsagainandundoesthebuttonsofStephen’swaistcoat。)Tobreathe。(HebrushesthewoodshavingsfromStephen’sclotheswithlighthandsandfingers。)Onepoundseven。Nothurtanyhow。(Helistens。)What！

(Murmurs。)……shadows……thewoods……whitebreast……dim……(Hestretchesouthisarms，sighsagainandcurlshisbody。Bloomholdinghishatandashplantstandserect。Adogbarksinthedistance。Bloomtightensandloosenshisgripontheashplant。HelooksdownonStephen’sfaceandform。)

BLOOM(Communeswiththenight。)Faceremindsmeofhispoormother。Intheshadywood。Thedeepwhitebreast。Ferguson，IthinkIcaught。

Agirl。Somegirl。Bestthingcouldhappenhim……(Hemurmurs。)……

swearthatIwillalwayshail，everconceal，neverreveal，anypartorparts，artorarts……(Hemurmurs。)intheroughsandsofthesea。

acabletow’slengthfromtheshore……wherethetideebbs……andflows……

(Silent，thoughtful，alert，hestandsonguard，hisfingersathislipsintheattitudeofsecretmaster。Againstthedarkwallafigureappearsslowly，afairyboyofeleven，achangeling，kidnapped，dressedinanEtonsuitwithglassshoesandalittlebronzehelmet，holdingabookinhishand。Hereadsfromrighttoleftinaudibly，smiling，kissingthepage。)

BLOOM(Wonderstruck，callsinaudibly。)Rudy！

RUDY(GazesunseeingintoBloom’seyesandgoesonreading，kissing，smiling。Hehasadelicatemauveface。Onhissuithehasdiamondandrubybuttons。Inhisfreelefthandheholdsaslimivorycanewithaviolethowknot。Awhitelambkinpeepsoutofhiswaistcoatpocket。)

JOYCE：Ulysses，EumaeusEumaeusPREPARATORYTOANYTHINGELSEMRBLOOMBRUSHEDOFFTHEGREATERbulkoftheshavingsan