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           )Yes,yes.YoumeanthatI...Sleeprevealstheworstsideofeveryone,childrenperhapsexcepted.IknowIfelloutofbedorratherwaspushed.Steelwineissaidtocuresnoring.FortherestthereisthatEnglishinvention,pamphletofwhichIreceivedsomedaysago,incorrectlyaddressed.Itclaimstoaffordanoiseless,inoffensivevent.(Hesighs.)’Twaseverthus.Frailty,thynameismarriage.

           THENYMPH:(Herfingersinherears.)Andwords.Theyarenotinmydictionary.

           BLOOM:Youunderstoodthem?

           THEYEWS:Ssh!

           THENYMPH:(Coversherfacewithherhands.)WhathaveInotseeninthatchamber?Whatmustmyeyeslookdownon?

           BLOOM:(Apologetically.)Iknow.Soiledpersonallinen,wrongsideupwithcare.Thequoitsareloose.FromGibraltarbylongsealongago.

           THENYMPH:(Bendsherhead.)Worse,worse!

           BLOOM:(Reflectsprecautiously.)Thatantiquatedcommode.Itwasn’therweight.Shescaledjustelevenstonenine.Sheputonninepoundsafterweaning.Itwasacrackandwantofglue.Eh?Andthatabsurdorangekeyedutensilwhichhasonlyonehandle.

           (Thesoundofawaterfallisheardinbrightcascade.)

           THEWATERFALL:

           PoulaphoucaPoulaphouca

           PoulaphoucaPoulaphouca.

           THEYEWS:(Minglingtheirboughs.)Listen.Whisper.Sheisright,oursister.WegrewbyPoulaphoucawaterfall.Wegaveshadeonlanguoroussummerdays.

           JOHNWYSENOLAN:(Inthebackground,inIrishNationalForester’suniform,doffshisplumedhat.)Prosper!Giveshadeonlanguorousdays,treesofIreland!

           THEYEWS:(Murmuring.