Улисс

           Hewearsaslatefrockcoatwithclaretsilklapels,agorgetofcreamtulle,agreenlowcutwaistcoat,stockcollarwithwhitekerchief,tightlavendertrousers,patentpumpsandcanarygloves.Inhisbuttonholeisanimmensedahlia.Hetwirlsinreverseddirectionsacloudedcane,thenwedgesittightinhisoxter.Heplacesahandlightlyonhisbreastbone,bows,andfondleshisflowerandbuttons.)

           MAGINNI:Thepoetryofmotion,artofcalisthenics.NoconnectionwithMadamLeggetByrne’sorLevenston’s.Fancydressballsarranged.Deportment.TheKattyLannerstep.So.Watchme!Myterpsichoreanabilities.(Heminuetsforwardthreepacesontrippingbee’sfeet.)Toutlemondeenavant!Révérence!Toutlemondeenplace!

           (Thepreludeceases.ProfessorGoodwin,beatingvaguearmsshrivels,sinks,hislivecapefallingaboutthestool.Theairinfirmerwaltztimesounds.StephenandZoecirclefreely.Thelightschange,glow,fadegoldrosyviolet.)

           THEPIANOLA:

           Twoyoungfellowsweretalkingabouttheirgirls,girls,girls,

           Sweetheartsthey’dleftbehind...

           (Fromacornerthemorninghoursrunout,goldhaired,slimsandalled,ingirlishblue,waspwaisted,withinnocenthands.Nimblytheydance,twirlingtheirskippingropes.Thehoursofnoonfollowinambergold.Laughing,linked,highhaircombsflashing,theycatchthesuninmockingmirrors,liftingtheirarms.)

           MAGINNI:(Clipclapsglovesilenthands.)Carré!Avantdeux!Breatheevenly!Balance!

           (Themorningandnoonhourswaltzintheirplaces,turning,advancingtoeachother,shapingtheircurves,bowingvisavis.