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ns and at all times to be known by the name of Rudolph Bloom。
What other objects relative to Rudolph Bloom （born Virag） were in the 2nd drawer？
An indistinct daguerreotype of Rudolph Virag and his father Leopold Virag executed in the year 1852 in the portrait atelier of their （respectively） 1st and 2nd cousin； Stefan Virag of Szesfehervar； Hungary。 An ancient hagadah book in which a pair of hornrimmed convex spectacles inserted marked the passage of thanksgiving in the ritual prayers for Pessach （Passover）： a photocard of the Queen's Hotel； Ennis； proprietor； Rudolph Bloom： an envelope addressed To my Dear Son Leopold。
What fractions of phrases did the lecture of those five whole words evoke？
Tomorrow will be a week that I received。。。 it is no use Leopold to be。。。 with your dear mother。。。 that is not more to stand。。。 to her。。。 all for me is out。。。 be kind to Athos； Leopold。。。 my dear son。。。 always。。。 of me。。。 das Herr。。。 Gott。。。 dein。。。
What reminiscences of a human subject suffering from progressive melancholia did these objects evoke in Bloom？
An old man widower； unkempt hair； in bed； with head covered； sighing： an infirm dog； Athos： aconite； resorted to by increasing doses of grains and scruples as a palliative of recrudescent neuralgia： the face in death of a septuagenarian suicide by poison。
Why did Bloom experience a sentiment of remorse？
Because in immature impatience he had treated with disrespect certain beliefs and practices。
As？
The prohibition of the use of fleshmeat and milk at one meal； the hebdomadary symposium of incoordinately abstract； perfervidly concrete mercantile coexreligionist expatriots： the circumcision of male infants： the supernatural character of Judaic scripture： the ineffability of the tetragrammaron： the sanctity of the sabbath。
How did these beliefs and practices now appear to him？
Not more rational than they had then appeared； not less rational than other beliefs and practices now appeared。
What first reminiscence had he of Rudolph Bloom （deceased）？
Rudolph Bloom （deceased） narrated to his son Leopold Bloom （aged 6） a retrospective arrangement of migrations and settlements in and between Dublin； London； Florence； Milan； Vienna； Budapest； Szombathely； with statements of satisfaction （his grandfather having seen Maria Theresa； empress of Austria； queen of Hungary）； with mercial advice （having taken care of pence； the pounds having taken care of themselves）。 Leopold Bloom （aged 6） had acpanied these narrations by constant consultation of a geographical map of Europe （political） and by suggestions for the establishment of affiliated business premises in the various centres mentioned。
Had time equally but differently obliterated the memory of these migrations in narrator and listener？
In narrator by the access of years and in consequence of the use of narcotic toxin： in listener by the access of years and in consequence of the action of distraction upon vicarious experiences。
What idiosyncrasies of the narrator were conitant product of amnesia？
Occasionally he ate without having previously removed his hat。 Occasionally he drank voraciously the juice of gooseberry fool from an inclined plate。 Occasionally he removed from his lips the traces of food by means of a lacerated envelope or other accessible fragment of paper。
What two phenomena of senescence were more frequent？
The myopic digital calculation of coins； eructation consequent upon repletion。
What object offered partial consolation for these reminiscences？
The endowment policy； the bank passbook； the certificate of the possession of scrip。
Reduce Bloom by cross multiplication of reverses of fortune； from which these supports protected him； and by elimination of all positive values to a negligible negative irrational unreal quantity。
Successively； in descending helotic order： Poverty： that of the outdoor hawker of imitation jewellery； the dun for the recovery of bad and doubtful debts； the poor rate and deputy cess collector。 Mendicancy： that of the fraudulent bankrupt with negligible assets paying 1s。 4d。 in the #； sandwichman； distributor of throwaways； nocturnal vagrant； insinuating sycophant； maimed sailor； blind stripling； superannuated bailiff's man； marfeast； lickplate； spoilsport； pickthank； eccentric public laughingstock seated on bench of public park under discarded perforated umbrella。 Destitution： the inmate of Old Man's House （Royal Hospital）； Kilmainham； the inmate of Simpson's Hospital for reduced but respectable men permanently disabled by gout or want of sight。 Nadir of misery： the aged impotent disfranchised ratesupported moribund lunatic pauper。
With which attendant indignities？
The unsympathetic indifference of previously amiable females； the contempt of muscular males； the acceptance of fragments of bread； the simulated ignorance of casual acquaintances； the latration of illegitimate unlicensed vagabond dogs； the infantile discharge of deposed vegetable missiles； worth little or nothing or less than nothing。
By what could such a situation be precluded？
By decease （change of state）； by departure （change of place）。
Which preferably？
The latter； by the line of least resistance。
What considerations rendered it not entirely undesirable？
Constant cohabitation impeding mutual toleration of personal defects。 The habit of independent purchase increasingly cultivated。 The necessity to counteract by impermanent sojourn the permanence of arrest。
What considerations rendered it not irrational？
The parties concerned； uniting； had increased and multiplied； which being done； offspring produced and educed to maturity； the parties； if now disunited were obliged to reunite for increase and multiplication； which was absurd； to form by reunion the original couple of uniting parties； which was impossible。
What considerations rendered it desirable？
The attractive character of certain localities in Ireland and abroad； as represented in general geographical maps of polychrome design or in special ordnance survey charts by employment of scale numerals and hachures。
In Ireland？
The cliffs of Moher； the windy wilds of Connemara； lough Neagh with submerged petrified city； the Giant's Causeway； Fort Camden and Fort Carlisle； the Golden Vale of Tipperary； the islands of Aran； the pastures of royal Meath； Brigid's elm in Kildare； the Queen's Island shipyard in Belfast； the Salmon Leap； the lakes of Killarney。
Abroad？
Ceylon （with spicegardens supplying tea to Thomas Kernan； agent for Pulbrook； Robertson and Co； 2 Mincing lane； London； E。 C。； 5 Dame street； Dublin）； Jerusalem； the holy city （with mosque of Omar and gate of Damascus； goal of aspiration）； the straits of Gibraltar （the unique birthplace of Marion Tweedy）； the Parthenon （containing statues； nude Grecian divinities）； the Wall street money market （which controlled international finance）； the Plaza de Toros at La Linea； Spain （where O'Hara of the camerons had slain the bull）； Niagara （over which no human being had passed with impunity）； the land of the Eskimos （eaters of soap）； the forbidden country of Thibet （from which no traveller returns）； the bay of Naples （to see which was to die）； the Dead Sea。
Under what guidan