第127章

Whatechoesofthatsoundwerebybothandeachheard？

ByStephen：Liliatarutilantium。Turmacircumdet。

Iubilantiumtevirginum。Chorusexcipiat。ByBloom：Heigho，heigho，Heigho，heigho。WhereweretheseveralmembersofthecompanywhichwithBloomthatdayatthebiddingofthatpealhadtravelledfromSandymountinthesouthtoGlasnevininthenorth？

MartinCunningham(inbed)，JackPower(inbed)，SimonDedalus(inbed)，TomKernan(inbed)，NedLambert(inbed)，JoeHynes(inbed)，JohnHenryMenton(inbed)，BernardCorrigan(inbed)，PatsyDignam(inbed)，PaddyDignam(inthegrave)。

Alone，whatdidBloomhear？

Thedoublereverberationofretreatingfeetontheheavenbornearth，thedoublevibrationofajew’sharpintheresonantlane。

Alone，whatdidBloomfeel？

Thecoldofinterstellarspace，thousandsofdegreesbelowfreezingpointortheabsolutezeroofFahrenheit，CentigradeorRé；aumur：

theincipientintimationsofproximatedawn。

Ofwhatdidbellchimeandhandtouchandfootstepandlonechillremindhim？

Ofcompanionsnowinvariousmannersindifferentplacesdefunct：PercyApjohn(killedinaction，ModderRiver)，PhilipGilligan(phthisis，JervisStreethospital)，MatthewF。Kane(accidentaldrowning，DublinBay)，PhilipMoisel(pyemia，Heytesburystreet)，MichaelHart(phthisis，MaterMisericordi&；Aelig；

hospital)，PatrickDignam(apoplexy，Sandymount)。

Whatprospectofwhatphenomenainclinedhimtoremain？

Thedisparitionofthreefinalstars，thediffusionofday-break，theapparitionofanewsolardisk。

Hadheeverbeenaspectatorofthosephenomena？

Once，in1887afteraprotractedperformanceofcharadesinthehouseofLukeDoyle，Kimmage，hehadawaitedwithpatiencetheapparitionofthediurnalphenomenon，seatedonawall，hisgazeturnedinthedirectionofMizrach，theeast。

Herememberedtheinitialparaphenomena？

Moreactiveair，amatutinaldistantcock，ecclesiasticalclocksatvariouspoints，avinemusic，theisolatedtreadofanearlywayfarer，thevisiblediffusionofthelightofaninvisibleluminousbody，thefirstgoldenlimboftheresurgentsunperceptiblelowonthehorizon。

Didheremain？

Withdeepinspirationhereturned，retraversingthegarden，reenteringthepassage，reclosingthedoor。Withbriefsuspirationhereassumedthecandle，reascendedthestairs，reapproachedthedoorofthefrontroom，hallfloor，andreentered。

Whatsuddenlyarrestedhisingress？

Therighttemporallobeofthehollowsphereofhiscraniumcameintocontactwithasolidtimberanglewhere，aninfinitesimalbutsensiblefractionofasecondlater，apainfulsensationwaslocatedinconsequenceofantecedentsensationstransmittedandregistered。

Describethealterationseffectedinthedispositionofthearticlesoffurnitures？

AsofaupholsteredinpruneplushhadbeentranslocatedfromoppositethedoortotheinglesidenearthecompactlyfurledUnionJack(analterationwhichhehadfrequentlyintendedtoexecute)：theblueandwhitecheckerinlaidmajolicatoppedtablehadbeenplacedoppositethedoorintheplacevacatedbythepruneplushsofa：thewalnutsideboard(aprojectingangleofwhichhadmomentarilyarrestedhisingress)hadbeenmovedfromitspositionbesidethedoortoamoreadvantageousbutmoreperilouspositioninfrontofthedoor：twochairshadbeenmovedfromrightandleftoftheinglesidetothepositionoriginallyoccupiedbytheblueandwhitecheckerinlaidmajolicatoppedtable。

Describethem。

One：asquatstuffedeasychairwithstoutarmsextendedandbackslantedtotherere，which，repelledinrecoil，hadthenupturnedanirregularfringeofarectangularrugandnowdisplayedonitsamplyupholsteredseatacentraliseddiffusinganddiminishingdiscolouration。Theother：

aslendersplayfootchairofglossycanecurves，placeddirectlyoppositetheformer，itsframefromtoptoseatandfromseattobasebeingvarnisheddarkbrown，itsseatbei