Улисс
Chapter 9
Fromshouldertoshoulderhemeasuredseveralellsandhisrocklikemountainouskneeswerecovered,aswaslikewisetherestofhisbodywherevervisible,withastronggrowthoftawnypricklyhairinhueandtoughnesssimilartothemountaingorse(UlexEuropeus).Thewidewingednostrils,fromwhichbristlesofthesametawnyhueprojected,wereofsuchcapaciousnessthatwithintheircavernousobscuritythefieldlarkmighteasilyhavelodgedhernest.Theeyesinwhichatearandasmilestroveeverforthemasterywereofthedimensionsofagoodsizedcauliflower.Apowerfulcurrentofwarmbreathissuedatregularintervalsfromtheprofoundcavityofhismouthwhileinrhythmicresonancetheloudstronghalereverberationsofhisformidableheartthunderedrumblinglycausingtheground,thesummitoftheloftytowerandthestillloftierwallsofthecavetovibrateandtremble.
Heworealongunsleevedgarmentofrecentlyflayedoxhidereachingtothekneesinaloosekiltandthiswasboundabouthismiddlebyagirdleofplaitedstrawandrushes.Beneaththisheworetrewsofdeerskin,roughlystitchedwithgut.HisnetherextremitieswereencasedinhighBalbrigganbuskinsdyedinlichenpurple,thefeetbeingshodwithbroguesofsaltedcowhidelacedwiththewindpipeofthesamebeast.
