Bella: (Laughing) Omelette ...
The whores: (Laughing) Encore! Encore!
Stephen: Mark me. I dreamt of a watermelon.
Zoe: Go abroad and love a foreign lady.
Lynch: Across the world for a wife.
Florry: Dreams goes by contraries.
Stephen: (Extends his arms) It was here. Street of harlots. In Serpentine avenue Beelzebub showed me her, a fubsy widow. Where’s the red carpet spread?
Bloom: (Approaching Stephen) Look ...
Stephen: No, I flew. My foes beneath me. And ever shall be. World without end. (He cries) pater! Free!
Bloom: I say, look ...
Stephen: Break my spirit, will he?
O MERDE alors! (He cries, his vulture
talons sharpened) Hola! Hillyho!
(Simon Dedalus’ voice HILLOES in answer, somewhat sleepy but ready.)
Simon: That’s all right. (He swoops uncertainly through the air, wheeling, uttering cries of heartening, on strong ponderous Buzzard wings) Ho, boy! Are you going to win? Hoop! Pschatt! Stable with those halfcastes. Wouldn’t let them within the bawl of an ass. Head up! Keep our flag flying! An eagle gules volant in a field argent displayed. Ulster king at arms! Haihoop! (He makes the beagle’s call, giving tongue) Bulbul! Burblblburblbl! Hai, boy!
(The fronds and spaces of
the wallpaper file rapidly across
country. A
stout fox, drawn from Covert,
brush pointed, having buried his
grandmother, runs swift for the
open, brighteyed, seeking Badger
earth,
under the leaves. The pack
of staghounds follows, nose to
the ground,
sniffing their Quarry, BEAGLEBAYING,
BURBLBRBLING to be blooded. Ward
union HUNTSMEN and HUNTSWOMEN live
with them, hot for A kill.
From six
mile point, FLATHOUSE, nine mile
stone follow the FOOTPEOPLE with
knotty
sticks, HAYFORKS, SALMONGAFFS, LASSOS, FLOCKMASTERS
with STOCKWHIPS,
BEARBAITERS with TOMTOMS, TOREADORS with
BULLSWORDS, GREYNEGROES waving
torches. The crowd bawls
of Dicers, crown and anchor
players,
thimbleriggers, BROADSMEN. Crows and
touts, hoarse bookies in high
wizard
hats clamour deafeningly.)