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           Donnerwetter!OwnshalfAustria.Egypt.Cousin.

           FIRSTWATCH:Proof.

           (AcardfallsfrominsidetheleatherheadbandofBloom’shat.)

           BLOOM:(Inredfez,cadi’sdresscoatwithbroadgreensash,wearingafalsebadgeoftheLegionofHonour,picksupthecardhastilyandoffersit.)Allowme.MyclubistheJuniorArmyandNavy.Solicitors:MessrsJohnHenryMenton,27Bachelor’sWalk.

           FIRSTWATCH:(Reads.)HenryFlower.Nofixedabode.Unlawfullywatchingandbesetting.

           SECONDWATCH:Analibi.Youarecautioned.

           BLOOM:(Producesfromhisheartpocketacrumpledyellowflower.)Thisistheflowerinquestion.ItwasgivenmebyamanIdon’tknowhisname.(Plausibly.)Youknowthatoldjoke,roseofCastile.Bloom.Thechangeofname.Virag.(Hemurmursprivatelyandconfidentially.)Weareengagedyousee,sergeant.Ladyinthecase.Loveentanglement.(Heshouldersthesecondwatchgently.)Dashitall.It’sawaywegallantshaveinthenavy.Uniformthatdoesit.(Heturnsgravelytothefirstwatch.)Still,ofcourse,youdogetyourWaterloosometimes.DropinsomeeveningandhaveaglassofoldBurgundy.(Tothesecondwatchgaily.)I’llintroduceyou,inspector.She’sgame.Doitintheshakeofalamb’stail.

           (Adarkmercurialisedfaceappears,leadingaveiledfigure.)

           THEDARKMERCURY:TheCastleislookingforhim.Hewasdrummedoutofthearmy.

           MARTHA:(Thickveiled,acrimsonhalterroundherneck,acopyoftheIrishTimesinherhand,intoneofreproach,pointing.)Henry!Leopold!Lionel,thoulostone!Clearmyname.

           FIRSTWATCH:(Sternly.)Cometothestation.