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           )Truffles!

           (Withapiercingepilepticcryshesinksonallfours,grunting,snuffling,rootingathisfeet:thenlies,shammingdead,witheyesshuttight,tremblingeyelids,boweduponthegroundintheattitudeofmostexcellentmaster.)

           BELLO:(Withbobbedhair,purplegills,fatmoustacheringsroundhisshavenmouth,inmountaineer’sputtees,greensilverbuttonedcoat,sportskirtandalpinehatwithmoorcock’sfeather,hishandsstuckdeepinhisbreechespockets,placeshisheelonherneckandgrindsitin.)Footstool!Feelmyentireweight.Bow,bondslave,beforethethroneofyourdespot’sgloriousheelssoglisteningintheirprouderectness.

           BLOOM:(Enthralled,bleats.)Ipromisenevertodisobey.

           BELLO:(Laughsloudly.)Holysmoke!Youlittleknowwhat’sinstoreforyou.I’mtheTartartosettleyourlittlelotandbreakyouin!I’llbetKentuckycocktailsallroundIshameitoutofyou,oldson.Cheekme,Idareyou.Ifyoudotrembleinanticipationofheeldisciplinetobeinflictedingymcostume.

           (Bloomcreepsunderthesofaandpeersoutthroughthefringe.)

           ZOE:(Wideninghersliptoscreenher.)She’snothere.

           BLOOM:(Closinghereyes.)She’snothere.

           FLORRY:(Hidingherwithhergown.)Shedidn’tmeanit,MrBello.She’llbegood,sir.

           KITTY:Don’tbetoohardonher,MrBello.Sureyouwon’t,ma’amsir.

           BELLO:(Coaxingly.)Come,duckydear,Iwantawordwithyou,darling,justtoadministercorrection.Justalittlehearttohearttalk,sweety.(Bloomputsouthertimidhead.)There’sagoodgirlynow.(Bellograbsherhairviolentlyanddragsherforward.