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           Cultofthebeautiful.

           BELLO:(Withwickedglee.)Beautiful!Giveusabreather!Whenyoutookyourseatwithwomanishcare,liftingyourbillowyflounces,onthesmoothwornthrone.

           BLOOM:Science.Tocomparethevariousjoysweeachenjoy.(Earnestly.)Andreallyit’sbettertheposition...becauseoftenIusedtowet...

           BELLO:(Sternly.)Noinsubordination!Thesawdustisthereinthecornerforyou.Igaveyoustrictinstructions,didn’tI?Doitstanding,sir!I’llteachyoutobehavelikeajinkleman!IfIcatchatraceonyourswaddles.Aha!BytheassoftheDoransyou’llfindI’mamartinet.Thesinsofyourpastarerisingagainstyou.Many.Hundreds.

           THESINSOFTHEPAST:(Inamedleyofvoices.)HewentthroughaformofclandestinemarriagewithatleastonewomanintheshadowoftheBlackchurch.UnspeakablemessageshetelephonedmentallytoMissDunnatanaddressinD’Olierstreetwhilehepresentedhimselfindecentlytotheinstrumentinthecallbox.Bywordanddeedhefranklyencouragedanocturnalstrumpettodepositfecalandothermatterinanunsanitaryouthouseattachedtoemptypremises.Infivepublicconvenienceshewrotepencilledmessagesofferinghisnuptialpartnertoallstrongmemberedmales.Andbytheoffensivelysmellingvitriolworksdidhenotpassnightafternightbylovingcourtingcouplestoseeifandwhatandhowmuchhecouldsee?Didhenotlieinbed,thegrossboar,gloatingoveranauseousfragmentofwellusedtoiletpaperpresentedtohimbyanastyharlot,stimulatedbygingerbreadandapostalorder?

           BELLO:(Whistlesloudly.