Chapter 28 Chapter 15 5

Bloom (Coolly puts a gold half-pound on the table between Bello and Flory.) That's it, allow me. (He picks up the one pound note.) Ten times three.We owe nothing. [681] Bella (Admiringly) You're crafty, cocky old fellow.I want to kiss you. Zoe (pointing) Him?As deep as a bucket well. (Lynch bends down to kiss Kitty lying on her back on the sofa. Bloom walks up to Stephen with the pound note.) Bloom this is yours. stephen How is this going?A man in a trance [682] or a beggar in a trance [683]. (He pulls out his pocket again and takes out a handful of coins. Something drops.) Dropped.

Bloom (Squats down, picks up a box of matches, and hands it to Stephen.) This. stephen Hyosung [684].thanks. Bloom (Gently) You might as well leave that cash to me for safekeeping.Why overpay? stephen (Give him all the coins.) Be fair before being generous. [685] Bloom I'm going to do this, but is it a wise way? (He counts.) One, seven, eleven, and five.six.eleven.I am not responsible for what you may have lost. stephen Why do you say it struck eleven o'clock?There is an accent on the penultimate syllable from the ending."A moment in the action [686]," said Lessing. Thirsty Fox. (He laughs.) Granny who buried it. [687} Maybe she died at his hands[688].

Bloom It was one pound, six shillings and elevenpence.Let it be one pound and seven shillings. stephen Whatever it is, it's okay. Bloom That's true, but... stephen (comes to the table) Give me a cigarette. (Throws a cigarette from the sofa onto the table.) So, Georgina.Johnson[689] is dead and married. (A cigarette appears on the table. Stephen looks at it.) Strange.Living room magic.married.Humph. (He strikes a match, lost in mysterious melancholy, and tries to light a cigarette.) Lynch (Looking at him) It'll be easier to light if you bring the match closer. stephen

(brings the match to her eyes) Sharp eyes like a lynx.Need glasses.I broke my glasses yesterday.Sixteen years ago [690].distance.At a glance, they are all flat. (He removes the match. It goes out.) The brain is thinking.Is it near or far. [691] The inescapable form of visual cognition. [692] (He frowned pretending to be mysterious.) Humph.sphinx.The two-backed beast[693] got married in the middle of the night. Zoe The one who married her was a merchant, so he took her away. Flory (nods) Mr. Lamb of London. stephen Lamb of London, who takes away the sins of the world. [694] Lynch (Wraps Kitty on the sofa and intones in a deep voice.) Peace be with me. [695]

(The cigarette slips from Stephen's fingers. Bloom picks it up and throws it behind the grate.) Bloom Don't smoke.you have to eat.That dog I ran into was a horrible thing. (to Zoe) Don't you have anything here? Zoe is he hungry stephen (Holds out a hand to her, smiling, and recites to the tune of "Blood Oath" from "Twilight of the Gods.") The unbearable hunger in the belly, Inquisitive wife, We can't all live. [697] Zoe (Tragically) Hamlet, I am thy father's handcup! [698] (She grabs his hand.) Beautiful man with blue eyes, I want to read palmistry for you. (She points to his forehead.) No wit, no wrinkles. (She counts.) Two, three, Mars Hill [699] shows courage. (Stephen shakes his head.) Not kidding.

Lynch This is the guts of Flaky Lightning.The lad does not tremble with fear. (to Zoe) Who taught you palm reading? Zoe (turns around) Ask me about the balls I don't even have. (to Stephen) You can see it in your face.Eyes, like this. (She looks down, frowning.) Lynch (Laughs and slaps Kitty twice on the bottom.) Like this.ruler. (The ruler snaps twice loudly. The lid of the coffin of the player piano snaps open, and Father Dolan's small, round, bald head pops up like a puppet in a toy box.) Father Dolan Which kid wants a spanking?broke his glasses?Idle, lazy little slob!You can see it in your eyes.

(Don John Commie's head protrudes from the coffin of the player piano: good-natured, benevolent, vice-principal, admonishing.) Don John Comey Here, Father Dolan!Well, I promise Stephen is a very good little boy. [700] Zoe (looks carefully at Stephen's palm) It's a woman's hand. stephen (grunts) Go on.lie down.hug me.caress.I could never make out his handwriting except for his sinful thumbprint on Haddock. [701] Zoe What day is your birthday? stephen Thursday. [702] Today. Zoe Children born on Thursday have a bright future ahead of them. [703] (She traces the lines of his palm.) The lines of fate.Make powerful friends.

Flory (pointing) Imaginative. Zoe Moon Hill.You're going to meet a... (Suddenly looking at his hands) It's not a good omen for you, I won't tell you.Don't you want to know? Bloom (Pulls away her fingers, spreads out his palm) There is more danger than danger.Here, look for me. belo Let me see. (Turns Bloom's hand over.) Just as I expected: knuckles, for women. Zoe (Gazes at Bloom's palm) Like a wire lattice.Fly across the ocean and marry for money. Bloom wrong. Zoe (quickly) Oh, I see.The little finger is short.Henpeck.Isn't it right? (The big hen Heliza[70 4] was hatching her eggs in the chalk-drawn circle. Now she stood up, flapped her wings and croaked.)

Helize Gala.Kaluha.Kaluha.Kaluha. (It leaves the newly laid egg and waddles away.) Bloom (points to his hand) This scar is a scar.It fell and scratched twenty-two years ago.I was sixteen at the time. Zoe The blind man said: I understand, tell us something. stephen Understand?Towards a great goal. [705] I am twenty-two years old.Sixteen years ago, I stumbled at the age of twenty-two.Twenty-two years ago, at the age of sixteen, he fell off his rocking horse. (He flinches.) I hurt something on my hand.Gotta go see a dentist.Where is the money? (Zoe and Flory whisper. They giggle. Bloom draws his hand back and writes with his pencil on the table with his backhand in a gentle curve.)

Flory how? (The cab No. 324 of James Barton of Dorneybrook-Harmony Street is drawn by a mare trotting with a strong rear. Boylan and Lenehan Lying sprawled on the seats on either side, dangling.[706] Ormond's shoe-shiner huddled on the rear axle. Lydia Douce and Mina Kennedy halfway through the curtain stares sadly.) shoe shine waiter (Jumps, thumbs out and worm-like wriggling fingers, taunting the women.) Ho, ho, do you have horns? (Blonde and brunette whisper.) Zoe (to Flory) Whispering. (Blazes Boylan leans against the back of the carriage seat. He wears a flat straw hat on one side and holds a red flower in his mouth. Lenehan, in a yachtsman's cap and white shoes, is nosy from the Blazes Boylan's long hair plucked from the shoulder of his coat.)

Linehan Ho!What did I see?Are you brushing cobwebs off of pussies? boylan (satisfied, smiles) I'm pulling turkey feathers. [707] Linehan Enough for you for a whole night. boylan (Puts out four thick fingers forming obtuse angles and winks.) Let Kate go crazy[708]!If it is different from the sample, it will still be refunded. (He puts his little finger across.) Smell it. Linehan (sniffing happily) Ah!Like lobster with mayonnaise.what! Zoe and Flory (Laughing together) Hahahaha. boylan (Jumps out of the carriage briskly, shouting loudly within earshot of all) Hey, Bloom!Is Mrs Bloom dressed yet? Bloom (In burgundy plush tunic and breeches, buff stockings, and powdered wig, like a servant's.) Not as if yet, sir.A few things are missing... boylan (Throws him a sixpence) Well, go get a gin and soda. (Deftly hangs the hat on the pronged antlers of Bloom's head.) Show me the way.I have a little personal business with your wife, you understand, Bloom Thank you, sir.yes sir.Mrs. Tweedy is in the bath, sir. marion He should be very honored. (She comes out, splashing the water.) Raoul[709] Darling, come and dry me off.I'm naked.I don't wear anything but a new hat and the sponge I always carry around. boylan (eyes twinkle happily) Couldn't be better! Bella What?what happened? (Zoe whispers to her.) marion Let him watch, demon possessed [710]!Male whore!He should whip himself!I will write to the powerful whore Bartolomona, a bearded woman, to leave him with welts an inch thick, and ask him to bring me back a signed and stamped note. [711] Bella (laughing) Hehehehe. boylan (turning sideways to Bloom) I'll fuck her a few times.In the meantime, you can put your eyes on the keyhole and fuck yourself. Bloom Thank you, sir, and I will obey, sir.Can I bring two buddies to see and take a snapshot? (holds a jar of ointment) Vaseline, sir?What about neroli oil? ... lukewarm water? Kitty (from the sofa) Tell us, Flory, tell us.what…… (Florie chatters with her. He whispers love words, and smacks his lips loudly, smack, smack, smack) mina kennedy (rolling her eyes up) Oh, it must smell like geraniums and lovely peaches!Oh, he literally worshiped every part of her, tightly together [712]!Kiss all over! Lydia Douce (opens mouth) It's delicious, it's delicious. [713] Oh, he was doing it while holding her around the room!riding a rocking horse.They do it, and you can hear it even in Paris and New York.It's like having your mouth full of strawberries and cream. Kitty (Laughs) Hee hee hee. boylan's voice (sweet and hoarse, from the pit of the chest) Ah!God Blazer cluck cluck cluck cluck clasht! marion's voice (Hoarse and sweet, gushes out of throat) Hey Shivashit Kiss na poo yee na poo huh huh! Bloom (opens eyes wildly, folds elbows) Show up!Hide!show up!Till her!Come on!shoot! Bello, Zoe, Flory, Kitty ho ho!Ha ha!hey-hey! Lynch (pointing) A mirror reflecting nature[714]. (He laughs.) Chi Chi Chi Chi! (Stephen and Bloom stare into the mirror. There appears the beardless face of William Shakespeare. It is paralyzed and rigid, and the reflection of the multi-pronged reindeer-horn hat stand in the hall is overhead.) Shakespeare (Major ventriloquist) Loud laughter is a reflection of the emptiness of the heart. [715] (to Bloom) You think people can't see you.Check it out. (He laughs and crows like a black capon.) Iagogo!How my old buddy strangled his Thursday Mona[717].Iago Gugu! Bloom (smiles timidly at the three bitches) When will I hear the joke? Zoe Before you were married twice and widowered once. Bloom Be tolerant of mistakes.Even the great Napoleon, when he was naked and measured after his death[718]  … (Widowed Mrs. Dignam weeps as she speaks of the dead, and drinks Tenney's tawny sherry, which flushes her snub nose and cheeks. She is in mourning, crooked hat, lipstick, powdered face, hurrying like a mother swan driving a flock of cygnets.[720] From under the skirt peeped out her late husband's usual trousers and the Oversized eight-inch boot. She carried a policy from the Scottish Widows Insurance Company[721] and carried a large parasol. Her brood of chicks ran behind her under the umbrella. Hopping up and down in front, loose neck, holding a pork chop in hand. Freddie sobbing. Susie's mouth was like a weeping cod. Alice struggled to hold a doll. She snapped Hitting the children, urging them to move forward, the black veil fluttering high.) freddy Ah, Mom, don't pull me like that! susie Mom, the beef tea[722] is all out! Shakespeare (with the wrath of a stroke patient) Kill the first husband first, then marry the second[723]. (Shakespeare's beardless face becomes Martin Cunningham's bearded face. The parasol dangles as if drunk. The children dodge. Mrs. Cunningham wears the Merry Widow's hat. 724], in a kimono-style dressing gown, under an umbrella. She twirls like a Japanese, bows, and slips sideways.) Mrs Cunningham (Sing) They call me the jewel of Asia. [725] Martin Cunningham (stares at her impassively) My fellow!The most vicious and obnoxious bitches! stephen Only the horns of the righteous will be exalted. [726] Queens sleep with good bulls.Remember: My fat old grandfather built the first confessional because of Pacifie's debauchery. [727] Don't forget Mrs. Grisel Stevens[728], and don't forget the pigs and grandsons of the Lamberts[729].Noah got drunk[730].His ark[731] is open. Bella Don't do that here.You got it wrong. Lynch let him go.He came back from Paris. Zoe (Runs to Stephen and takes his arm.) Oh, go on!Say a few words of French to us. (Stephen puts on his hat hastily, and sprints to the fireplace, where he stands shrugging. He spreads his finned hands, and smiles forcedly.) Lynch (Pounds the sofa repeatedly with his fist) Moo moo, moo, moo. stephen (Walking and chattering like a marionette) There are a thousand places of entertainment where you and the lovely ladies will spend your evenings.They sell you gloves and other things, maybe even hearts.In all the fashionable and very novel beer halls, many beautifully dressed princess-like courtesans danced the cancan[732] and performed a particularly ridiculous Parisian burlesque for foreign bachelors.Although they spoke bad English, they were very proficient in being coquettish and lewd.Gentlemen who are particularly picky about travel must see their show of heaven and hell under the light of funeral candles that flow silver tears.[733]That was held every night.There is no more ghastly and shocking mockery of religion in the whole world than this.All those dainty women, coming in demurely, stripping off and screaming, watching that man dressed as a vampire rape a very young and tender nun with a disheveled shirt. (Smacking tongue loudly) Oh!Look at his big nose! Lynch Long live vampires! [735] whores speak French well! stephen (Laughs on his back, grimaces, applauds himself) Laughing big.There are angels who look like sisters, and holy apostles who are villains.Some high-ranking whores dress very nicely, wearing bright crystals and sparkling diamonds.Or, do you prefer the obscenity of old people, which is arguably a modernist delight? (He gestures around with grotesque gestures, to which Lynch and the whores respond.) Five or ten kisses on a flip-flop elastic rubber doll or a very voluptuous full-length nude virgin.Come in, gentlemen, and see the writhing poses of these puppets in the mirror.For something even more satisfying, there's the butcher's boy masturbating on his belly with lukewarm tripe or a Shakespeare[736] omelet[737]. Bella (Pats stomach, sinks back into sofa, laughs loudly.) The omelet is on the... ho!Ho!Ho!Ho! ...the omelette is placed in the... stephen (hesitatingly) I love you, dear sir.In order to achieve a sincere mutual understanding[738], let me speak your English.Oh yes, my wolf. [739] How much will it cost.Waterloo.flush toilet. (He stops abruptly and holds out a pinky finger.) belo (laughs) Omelet... whores (laughs) Another one!another one! stephen Listen carefully.I dreamed of a watermelon. Zoe That means going overseas and falling in love with a foreign woman. Lynch In order to find a wife, to travel around the world. Flory Dreams are the opposite of reality. stephen (spreads arms) Right here.Whore Street. [740] On the Snakeroot Boulevard, the Demon Lord showed me her—a squat widow. [741] Where is the red carpet? Bloom (approaching Stephen) Look... stephen No, I flew.My enemies are below me. [742] To die forever, and to the world of the world. [743] Father [744]! free! Bloom hello you... stephen Is he trying to demoralize me?oh fuck! [745] (His vulture talons sharpened, he cries.) Hey, ho, ho! [746] (Simon Dedalus's voice. Drowsy, but timely "heh, heh.") Simon OK (He spreads his strong, heavy vulture wings and clumsily descends from the air in circles, clumsily croaking manly.) Oh, son!Are you going to win?Ho!Pooh!Just hang out with those bastards.Keep them away from you.Hold your head up!Let our flag fly!The pattern is a red eagle flying on the silver ground.King of Ulster in armor!Keho! (He imitates the bark of a harrier when he finds game.) Baby, baby, baby!Nuufununufunufulu!hey son! (Leaf patterns and background colors on the wallpaper move swiftly across the field. A fat fox, driven out of hiding, just after burying grandma[747], tail raised, eyes gleaming sharply, in the Searching for a badger's burrow under the leaves. A pack of deerhounds follows. Nose sticking to the ground, sniffing the scent of prey and barking bloodthirstyly. The hunters and huntresses of the hospital club[748] Moving with them, hunting vigorously, followed by hunters from Six Mile Head, Flat House,[749] and Nine Mile Cairn,[750] carrying knotted with sticks, pitchforks, salmon hooks, and nooses; and shepherds with whips, bear jugglers with long drums, matadors with bullswords, and seasoned negroes swinging torches. gamblers, anchor-throwers[751], cup-players[752] and cheaters at cards, yelling. Thieves' watchers and hoarse bookmakers in magician's hats people, yelling deafeningly.) the masses The program sheet for the horse race.List of Horse Racing! The unpopular horse is ten Bo Yi! There is money to be made here!Business is profitable! One in ten Bo, except one! [753] Spin Jenny[754] and bump your luck! One in ten Bo, except one! Selling monkeys [755]! I'll give you a chance! One in ten Bo, except one! (A black horse without a rider, with its mane dripping with sweat in the moonlight and its eyes shining like stars, rushed past the finish line like a ghost. The unpopular horses hopped and hopped in groups and followed behind. The lean The horses, "Battle of Power", "Maxime II", "Zinfandel", the Duke of Westminster's "Leaping", "Frustration", the Duke of Beaufort's Paris Prize-winning "Ceylon" [756] The dwarves in their rusty armour, mounted their horses and leaped and leaped in their saddles. In the pattering rain came the rear on the popular horse Cork of the North.[757][ Garrett Deasy of the panting grey-yellow rogue. He wears a honey-coloured cap and a green jacket with orange sleeves. He holds the reins in one hand and the hockey stick in the other as he strikes a pose. The crocodile's lame Wearing white leggings on his limp limbs, he walked dangerously[758] all the way, and walked slowly.) Members of the Orange Band Party[759] branch (Laughing) Master, come down and push.It's the last lap!You won't be home until night! Garrett Dish (Standing upright, nail-scratched face covered in postage stamps, hockey stick swung, blue eyes gleaming in the brilliant light of the chandelier, galloping past at a horse's pace.) Go the right way! [760] (A pair of buckets overturned on top of him and the hind-footed ponies, floating coins of carrot, barley, onion, turnip, potato mutton juice pouring down.) Members of the [761] branch of the Green Party Rainy day, Sir John!Rainy day!Your Mightiness! (Private Carl, Soldier Compton and Sissy Caffrey pass under the window, singing out of tune.) stephen listen!Our friends, the shouting in the street[762]. Zoe (raises a hand) Stop! Soldier Carl, Soldier Compton and Sissy Caffrey But I have a preference, Against Yorkshire...[763] Zoe That refers to me. (She claps her hands.) Dance!Dance! (She runs to the player piano.) Who has twopence? Bloom Who wants to...? Lynch (hands her the coin) Here. stephen (puckering fingers impatiently) Quick!quick!Where's my fortune teller's staff[764]? (Runs to the piano, takes up his ash cane, and does a solemn sacrificial dance[765] to time.) Zoe (Turning the handle of the player piano) Come on. (She drops twopence into the slot. Gold, pink and violet beams shoot out. The cylinder gurgles and waltzes hesitantly in low notes. Professor Goodwin[766] Wearing a wig tied in a slipknot and a frock coat and a stained cloak with shoulder pads, he was staggeringly old, bent in half, with trembling hands, and staggered across the room. Poor him sitting on the piano bench, nodding with girlish delicacy, Slipknot quivering, beating the keys with his handsless, mallet-like arms.) Zoe (Clicks on heels and spins around.) Dance.Anyone here want to dance?Whoever dances, clear the table. (Under the changing lights, the player piano plays the overture to My Love Is a Yorkshire Girl to waltz time. Stephen throws his ash cane on the table and wraps his arms around Zoe's.) Waist. Flory and Bello pushed the table towards the fireplace. Stephen put his arms around Zoe with exaggerated grace and waltzed around the room. Bloom stands aside. Makini[ 767 ] The teacher sticks a foot out from between the curtains, and the top hat twirls on the tip of the toe. He kicks it expertly and the hat twirls He flew over his head. He slid smoothly into the house in his bliss. He was wearing a dark blue-gray gown with fuchsia silk lapels, a cream choker, and a waistcoat with an open neckline. Low-cut, snow-white wide collar tied into a bow, lavender leggings, pumps on patent leather pumps, and bright yellow gloves on his hands. There is a large dahlia in the buttonhole. Spinning a cloud-patterned cane in the opposite direction, and clamping it tightly under his arm, he puts one hand lightly on his breastbone, bows deeply, and plays with flowers and buttons.) Makini The poetry of movement, the art of calisthenics.Nothing to do with Lady Leggett Byrne or Livingston[768].A masquerade party was also arranged.Be dignified [769].Katie Lannell [770] dance steps.Well, watch me well!Watch out for my dancing skills. (He takes three small steps forward with the lightness of a bee.) Onwards, everybody!bow!On your marks! [771] (The overture ends. Professor Goodwin beats the time with his arms absently, dwindles and dries up, and his cloak falls like a living thing around the piano bench. The main theme becomes clearer, the rhythm of the waltz. Stephen and Zoe free Swirling freely. The light is now golden, now rose, now violet, changing gradually brighter and darker.) automatic piano Two boys talking of their girl, girl, girl, The sweetheart they left behind...[772] (The morning hours[773] come running out of the corner. Blonde hair, slim sandals, girly blue dresses, wasp waists, white hands. They dance vigorously, swinging skipping ropes The noon-hours are in amber gold. They laugh, arm in arm, their combs high on their heads gleaming, and arms raised to catch the sun in mocking mirrors[774]. ) Makini (patting his gloved hand, which makes no sound) Set up a square formation!Advance in pairs! [775] Breathe steadily!Keep your body balanced! [776] (The morning hours and the noon hours waltz on the spot, twirling, approaching each other, twisting, bowing to each other. The partners standing behind them arch their arms, supporting, Suddenly, he puts his hand on their shoulders, strokes them, and lifts them up again.) Timers you can touch my... courteous male dancers Can I touch your...? Timers Oh, take it easy! courteous dancers Ah, gently! automatic piano The waist of my shy chick...[777] (Zoe and Stephen sway more slowly, whirling wildly. The twilight hours appear in the long shadows cast on the ground, moving forward. Dragging, scattershot, eyes glazed, cheeks Subtly painted with henna dye, giving it an artificial rosy blush. They are dressed in gray mesh, with black bat sleeves fluttering in the land-to-sea breeze.) Makini Four pairs go forward!face to face!Nod!Switch hands!Switch directions! [778] (The hours of night crept up to the last place one by one. The hours of morning, noon, and evening receded before them. They wore masks, daggers in their hair, and bells made a low voice bracelets. Exhausted, they curtsy through veils.) bracelets Hi ho!Hi ho! Zoe (twirling around, building an arbor with hands) Oh! Makini In the middle!Women holding hands making chains!In the shape of a basket!back to back! [779] (They bent their bodies forward tiredly, landed on the ground with one foot, stretched back with the other, and stretched their hands back and forth, forming patterns on the floor. After weaving, they unwrapped, curtseyed, twirled and danced, almost forming a swirl. ) Zoe I'm dizzy! (She breaks free and collapses on a chair. Stephen grabs Flory and spins with her.) Makini Knead bread!circle!Hand bridge!rocking horse!Spiral! [780] (The night hours twist and loose, alternately holding each other back and forth, arching their arms in a mosaic of motions. Stephen and Flory twirling awkwardly.) Makini Dance with your girlfriend!Switch partners!Send a small bouquet to your girlfriend!Thank each other! [781] automatic piano It's beautiful, it's beautiful, Come on! Kitty (jumps up) Oh, that's the one playing on the merry-go-round at the Miles Bazaar! (She runs towards Stephen. He leaves Flory abruptly and grabs Kitty again. A plover shrieks piercingly like a whistle. Toft's lumbering merry-go-round, moaning and rattling, Spins slowly to the right, circling the room.) automatic piano My girl is a Yorkshire girl. Zoe A real Yorkshire girl! [782] Let's all dance! (She grabs Flory and waltzes with her.) stephen solo! (He spins Kitty into Lynch's arms, grabs his ash cane from the table, and joins in the dance. They all whirl and waltz: Bloom and Bello, Kitty With Lynch, Flory and Zoe, women chewing date-flavored gum. Stephen wears a hat, holds an ash stick, and spreads his feet like a frog, aiming at the air, kicking neither high nor low feet. He shut his mouth, and put his half-closed hands under his thighs. The mallets clang, the horns hoot. The blue, green, yellow flashes. Toft's heavy wooden horse spins The riders hang dangling from the gilded snake. The guts dance fandengo[783], kicking up the dirt, stamping the time with their feet, and then stop.) automatic piano Although she is a factory girl. But don't wear fancy clothes. [784] (They hug each other tightly, and in the blinding, brilliant, flickering light, quickly, faster, whoosh, whoosh, fly by, the footsteps are heavy and loud. Boom!) all another one!another one! [785] Wonderful!another one! Simon Think about it for your mother's natal family! stephen The dance of death. (Clang, and the clerk's hand-bell clang again. Horses, ponies, oxen, piglets, Father Commee on a Christian donkey[786], lame sailors on crutches folded arms in the skiff, Pulling, limping, stomping, dancing the whole horn dance[787]. Boom! Riding slugs, barrows, horses with bell crotches, jalar[788] pigs, corny[789] in In the coffin. The steel shark[790], the one-armed Nelson of stone, and the two cunning sluts[791] rolled out of the pram[792] with plum juice all over their bodies. O God, he was incomparable.[ 793] Nobility out of the cask[794], blue lead[795], Father Love[796] Vespers, Blazes in a buggy, blind[797], crouching like a codfish[798] ] Bikers, Dilly with ice cream cakes[799] and no fancy clothes. Finally, a zigzag dance, slow, heavy steps, up and down, wine barrels[800] thump Crackling. To the taste of Governors and Queens[801], rattling rattling roses. Boom!) (The couples step aside. Stephen dances dizzily, and the room spins backwards. His eyes are closed and his steps falter. The red fence flies off into space. All the stars around the sun circle in great circles. Bright midges dance on the wall. He stops abruptly.) stephen Ho! (Stephen's mother, haggard and stiff, emerges across the floor. In leper gray, with a wreath of withered orange wreaths, and a torn wedding dress. Haggard, noseless, grave-mold Made her green all over. Her long, thinning hair hung loose, and she gazed at Stephen with blue sunken eye sockets, opened her toothless mouth, and spoke a wordless word. The virgin and the priest who listened to the confession The choir sings the silent song.) choir The flock of priests adorned with lights of lilies... The Virgin of Bliss...[802] (Buck Mulligan, in his sepia and buff clown suit and jerk hat with swirly bells, stands staring at her dumbfounded. He breaks it open and butters it in his hand. , steaming sweet scones.) Buck Mulligan She died a terrible death.Pitiful!Mulligan met the unfortunate mother. (He rolls his eyes up.) Mercury Malachi! [803] Mother (with an elusive smile that shows the madness of death) I was once the beautiful May Goulding.I am dead. stephen (shaking with fright) Lemur[804], who are you?No.What kind of ghost trick is this? Buck Mulligan (Rings the swirling bell on his hat) What a mischief!Jin Chi, the little dog[805] killed that bitch.She has her braids up. (Tears of melted butter drip from his eyes onto the sweet scone.) Our great and lovely mother [806!Grape Purple Sea [807]. Mother (comes closer, exhaling softly at him a whiff of wet ashes) Stephen, this is what everybody has to suffer.There are more women than men in the world. [808] You too.The time will come. stephen (Surprise, remorse, and fear overwhelm him.) Mother, they say I killed you.That guy desecrated your memory.Cancer killed you, not me.This is fate. Mother (Green bile drips from side of mouth.) You sang that song to me. "The Bitter Mystery of Love". [809] stephen (Eagerly) Mother, if you know the word now, tell me the word.That's a word everyone knows. [810] Mother Who saved you that night when you and Paddy jumped on the train at Dalkey[811]?When you mourn among strangers, who has pity you?Prayer is omnipotent.Forty days of amnesty can be obtained by reciting the passage for suffering souls in the Prayer Book of Ursuline. [812] Repent, Stephen. stephen Ghouls!hyena! Mother I pray for you in another world[813].Every night after you use up your brain, ask Di Li to cook some rice porridge for you.I have loved you for so many years, ever since I conceived you in my womb.Oh my son, my firstborn. Zoe (fans himself with a big fan) I'm almost melting! Flory (pointing to Stephen) Look!He was pale. Bloom (Goes to the window and opens it wider) It's dizzy. Mother (with a gloomy look in his eyes) Repent!Ah, the flames of hell! stephen (panting) Withstand the fire of eternity[814]!Corpse eaters!Freshly severed heads and bloody bones[815]. Mother (Her face draws closer, breathing wet ashes.) Be careful! (She picks up the blackened, shriveled right arm and stretches her fingers slowly toward Stephen's chest.) Beware of the hand of God! [816] (A green crab with vicious red eyes plunges its baring pincers deep into Stephen's heart.) stephen (Furious, almost smothered, face turns gray and old.) Shit! Bloom (by the window) What's the matter, stephen God, nothing! [817] Rational imagination!For me: it's all or nothing. [818] I do not serve. [819] Flory Give him some cold water.wait a minute. (She runs out quickly.) Mother (wringing his hands slowly and vigorously) O Heart of Jesus, have mercy on him!O holy heart!Save him from hell. stephen No!No!No!If you have the skills at home, just frustrate me.I will tell you all to kneel and surrender! Mother (spitting, struggling with agony) Lord, for my sake, have pity on Stephen!当我在骷髅冈[820] 上怀着爱、悲哀和凄楚咽气的时候，我的痛苦是难以形容的。 stephen 护身剑！[821] （他用双手高高举起梣木杖，把枝形吊灯击碎。时光那最后一缕死灰色火焰往上一蹿，紧接着在一片黑暗中，是整个空间的毁灭，玻璃碎成碴儿，砖石建筑坍塌下来。[822] ） 瓦斯灯 卟呋咯！ Bloom stop! Lynch （冲上前去，抓住斯蒂芬的手。）喂！do not do that!不要胡闹！ Bella Policemen! （斯蒂芬丢掉梣木手杖，将头和胳膊僵直地往后一挺，跺着地板，从门口的娼妇们当中穿过，逃出屋子。） Bella （叫嚷）追上他！ （两个妓女奔到大门口。林奇、吉蒂和佐伊从屋里争先恐后地跑出去。他们激动他说着话。布卢姆也跟了出去，又返回来。） 妓女们 （簇拥在大门口，指着）在那儿哪。 Zoe （指着）哦，准是出了什么事。 Bella 灯钱归谁赔？（她一把抓住布卢姆的上衣后摆。）嘿，你跟他在一块儿来着，灯被打碎了。 Bloom （冲到门厅，又奔跑回来）什么灯呀，大娘？ 一个妓女 他的上衣撕破了。 Bella （眼神冷酷，充满了愤怒与贪婪，指着）谁来赔这个？Ten shillings.你是见证人。 Bloom （抓起斯蒂芬的梣木手杖）我？Ten shillings?难道你还没从他那儿捞够吗？难道他没……？ Bella （大声地）喂，别说大话啦。这里可不是窑子。这是十先令的店。 Bloom （他把头伸到灯下，拽了一下链子。刚一拽，瓦斯灯光的映照下，一个破碎了的淡紫色罩子便映入眼帘。他举起梣木手杖。）只打碎了灯罩。他不过是…… Bella （退缩，尖叫） 唉呀！可别！ Bloom （把手杖闪开）我只想让你看看他是怎样打那罩子的。造成的损害还到不了六便士呢。十先令！ Flory （端着一杯水进来）他哪儿去啦？ Bella 你要我去喊警察吗？ Bloom 哦，我知道，宅院里的斗犬[823] 。然而他可是三一学院的学生。那儿净是你们这个店的主顾。替你们出房租的先生们[824] 。（他做了个共济会会员的手势[825] 。）你明白我的意思吗？他是副院长的侄子哩。你不愿意闹出丑闻吧。 Bella （愤然）三一学院。赛艇以后闯到这儿来，胡闹一气，连一个便士也不掏。你在这儿是我的长官吗？Where is he?我要控告他！让他丢尽了脸！我说到做到！ （大声嚷）佐伊！佐伊！ Bloom （穷追不舍）这要是你那个在牛津的亲儿子呢？（用警告的口吻）我知道。[826] Bella （几乎说不出话来）您是哪一位？微服私访！ Zoe （在大门口）那儿有人打架哪。