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Chapter 12
Woman’sreason.Jewgreekisgreekjew.Extremesmeet.Deathisthehighestformoflife.Bah!
STEPHEN:Yourememberfairlyaccuratelyallmyerrors,boasts,mistakes.HowlongshallIcontinuetoclosemyeyestodisloyalty?Whetstone!
THECAP:Bah!
STEPHEN:Here’sanotherforyou.(Hefrowns.)Thereasonisbecausethefundamentalandthedominantareseparatedbythegreatestpossibleintervalwhich...
THECAP:Which?Finish.Youcan’t.
STEPHEN:(Withaneffort.)Intervalwhich.Isthegreatestpossibleellipse.Consistentwith.Theultimatereturn.Theoctave.Which.
THECAP:Which?
(OutsidethegramophonebeginstoblareTheHolyCity.)
STEPHEN:(Abruptly.)Whatwentforthtotheendsoftheworldtotraversenotitself,God,thesun,Shakespeare,acommercialtraveller,havingitselftraversedinrealityitselfbecomesthatself.Waitamoment.Waitasecond.Damnthatfellow’snoiseinthestreet.Selfwhichititselfwasineluctablypreconditionedtobecome.Ecco!
LYNCH:(WithamockingwhinnyoflaughtergrinsatBloomandZoeHiggins.)Whatalearnedspeech,eh?
ZOE:(Briskly.)Godhelpyourhead,heknowsmorethanyouhaveforgotten.
(WithobesestupidityFlorryTalbotregardsStephen.)
FLORRY:Theysaythelastdayiscomingthissummer.
KITTY:No!
ZOE:(Explodesinlaughter.)GreatunjustGod!
FLORRY:(Offended.)Well,itwasinthepapersaboutAntichrist.O,myfoot’stickling.
(Raggedbarefootnewsboys,joggingawagtailkite,patterpast,yelling.)
THENEWSBOYS:Stoppressedition.Resultoftherockinghorseraces.Seaserpentintheroyalcanal.SafearrivalofAntichrist.
