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her； and would be bawd and cuckold too but that in the economy of heaven； foretold by Hamlet； there are no more marriages； glorified man； an androgynous angel； being a wife unto himself。
Eureka！ Buck Mulligan cried。 Eureka！
Suddenly happied he jumped up and reached in a stride John Eglinton's desk。
May I？ he said。 The Lord has spoken to Malachi。
He began to scribble on a slip of paper。
Take some slips from the counter going out。
Those who are married； Mr Best； douce herald； said； all save one； shall live。 The rest shall keep as they are。
He laughed； unmarried； at Eglinton Johannes； of arts a bachelor。
Unwed； unfancied； ware of wiles； they fingerponder nightly each his variorum edition of The Taming of the Shrew。
You are a delusion； said roundly John Eglinton to Stephen。 You have brought us all this way to show us a French triangle。 Do you believe your own theory？
No； Stephen said promptly。
Are you going to write it？ Mr Best asked。 You ought to make it a dialogue； don't you know； like the Platonic dialogues Wilde wrote。
John Eclecticon doubly smiled。
Well； in that case； he said； I don't see why you should expect payment for it since you don't believe it yourself。 Dowden believes there is some mystery in Hamlet but will say no more。 Herr Bleibtreu； the man Piper met in Berlin； who is working up that Rutland theory； believes that the secret is hidden in the Stratford monument。 He is going to visit the present duke； Piper says； and prove to him that his ancestor wrote the plays。 It will e as a surprise to his grace。 But he believes his theory。
I believe； O Lord； help my unbelief。 That is； help me to believe or help me to unbelieve？ Who helps to believe？ Egomen。 Who to unbelieve？ Other chap。
You are the only contributor to Dana who asks for pieces of silver。 Then I don't know about the next number。 Fred Ryan wants space for an article on economics。
Fraidrine。 Two pieces of silver he lent me。 Tide you over。 Economics。
For a guinea； Stephen said； you can publish this interview。
Buck Mulligan stood up from his laughing scribbling； laughing： and then gravely said； honeying malice：
I called upon the bard Kinch at his summer residence in upper Mecklenburgh street and found him deep in the study of the Summa contra Gentiles in the pany of two gonorrheal ladies； Fresh Nelly and Rosalie； the coalquay whore。
He broke away。
e； Kinch。 e； wandering &Aelig；ngus of the birds。
e； Kinch； you have eaten all we left。 Ay； I will serve you your orts and offals。
Stephen rose。
Life is many days。 This will end。
We shall see you tonight； John Eglinton said。 Notre ami Moore says Malachi Mulligan must be there。
Buck Mulligan flaunted his slip and panama。
Monsieur Moore； he said； lecturer on French letters to the youth of Ireland。 I'll be there。 e； Kinch； the bards must drink。 Can you walk straight？
Laughing he。。。
Swill till eleven。 Irish nights' entertainment。
Lubber。。。
Stephen followed a lubber。。。
One day in the national library we had a discussion。 Shakes。 After his lub back I followed。 I gall his kibe。
Stephen； greeting； then all amort； followed a lubber jester； a wellkempt head； newbarbered； out of the vaulted cell into a shattering daylight of no thoughts。
What have I learned？ Of them？ Of me？
Walk like Haines now。
The constant readers' room。 In the readers' book Cashe Boyle O'Connor Fitzmaurice Tisdall Farrell parafes his polysyllables。 Item： was Hamlet mad？ The quaker's pate godlily with a priesteen in booktalk。
O please do； sir。。。 I shall be most pleased。。。
Amused Buck Mulligan mused in pleasant murmur with himself； selfnodding：
A pleased bottom。
The turnstile。
Is that？。。。 Blueribboned hat。。。 Idly writing。。。 What？ Looked？。。。
The curving balustrade； smoothsliding Mincius。
Puck Mulligan； panamahelmeted； went step by step； iambing； trolling：
John Eglinton； my jo； John。
Why won't you wed a wife？
He sputtered to the air：
O； the chinless Chinaman！ Chin Chon Eg Lin Ton。 We went over to their playbox； Haines and I； the plumbers' hall。 Our players are creating a new art for Europe like the Greeks or M。 Maeterlinck。 Abbey theatre！ I smell the public sweat of monks。
He spat blank。
Forgot： any more than he forgot the whipping lousy Lucy gave him。 And left the femme de trente ans。 And why no other children born？ And his first child a girl？
Afterwit。 Go back。
The dour recluse still there （he has his cake） and the douce youngling； minion of pleasure； Phedo's toyable fair hair。
Eh。。。 I just eh。。。 wanted。。。 I forgot。。。 he。。。
Longworth and M'Curdy Atkinson were there。。。
I hardly hear the purlieu cry
Or a Tommy talk as I pass one by
Before my thoughts begin to run
On F。 M'Curdy Atkinson；
The same that had the wooden leg
And that filibustering fillibeg
That never dared to slake his drouth；
Magee that had the chinless mouth。
Being afraid to marry on earth
They masturbated for all they were worth。
Jest on。 Know thyself。
Halted below me； a quizzer looks at me。 I halt。
Mournful mummer； Buck Mulligan moaned。 Synge has left off wearing black to be like nature。 Only crows； priests and English coal are black。
A laugh tripped over his lips。
Longworth is awfully sick； he said； after what you wrote about that old hake Gregory。 O you inquisitional drunken jew jesuit！ She gets you a job on the paper and then you go and slate her drivel to Jaysus。 Couldn't you do the Yeats touch？
He went on and down； mopping； chanting with waving graceful arms：
The most beautiful book that has e out of our country in my time。 One thinks of Homer。
He stopped at the stairfoot。
I have conceived a play for the mummers； he said solemnly。
The pillared Moorish hall； shadows entwined。 Gone the nine men's morrice with caps of indices。
In sweetly varying voices Buck Mulligan read his tablet：
Everyman His own Wife
or
A Honeymoon in the Hand
（a national immorality in three orgasms）
by
Ballocky Mulligan
He turned a happy patch's smirk to Stephen； saying：
The disguise； I fear； is thin。 But listen。
He read； marcato：
Characters：
TOBY TOSTOFF （a ruined Pole）
CRAB （a bushranger）
MEDICAL DICK
and （two birds with one stone）
MEDICAL DAVY
MOTHER GROGAN （a watercarrier）
FRESH NELLY
and
ROSALIE （the coalquay whore）
He laughed； lolling a to and fro head； walking on； followed by Stephen： and mirthfully he told the shadows； souls of men：
O； the night in the Camden hall when the daughters of Erin had to lift their skirts to step over you as you lay in your mulberrycoloured； multicoloured； multitudinous vomit！
The most innocent son of Erin； Stephen said； for whom they ever lifted them。
About to pass through the doorway； feeling one behind； he stood aside。
Part。 The moment is now。 Where then？ If Socrates leave his house today； if Judas go forth tonight。 Why？ That lies in space which I in time must e to； ineluctably。
My will： his will that fronts me。 Seas between。
A man passed out between them； bowing； greeting。
Good day again； Buck Mulligan said。
The portico。
Here I watched the birds for augury。 &Aelig；ngus of the birds。 They go； they e。 night I flew。 Easily flew。 Men wandered。 Street of harlots after。 A creamfruit melon he