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           —Doyouconsider,bytheby,hesaid,thoughtfullyselectingafadedphotowhichhelaidonthetable,thataSpanishtype?

           Stephen,obviouslyaddressed,lookeddownonthephotoshowingalargesizedladywithherfleshycharmsonevidenceinanopenfashionasshewasinthefullbloomofwomanhoodineveningdresscutostentatiouslylowfortheoccasiontogivealiberaldisplayofbosom,withmorethanvisionofbreasts,herfulllipspartedandsomeperfectteeth,standingnear,ostensiblywithgravity,apianoontherestofwhichwasInOldMadrid,aballad,prettyinitsway,whichwasthenallthevogue.Her(thelady’s)eyes,dark,large,lookedatStephen,abouttosmileaboutsomethingtobeadmired,LafayetteofWestmorelandstreet,Dublin’spremierphotographicartist,beingresponsiblefortheestheticexecution.

           —MrsBloom,mywifetheprimadonnaMadamMarionTweedy,Bloomindicated.Takenafewyearssince.Inoraboutninetysix.Verylikeherthen.

           Besidetheyoungmanhelookedalsoatthephotooftheladynowhislegalwifewho,heintimated,wastheaccomplisheddaughterofMajorBrianTweedyanddisplayedatanearlyageremarkableproficiencyasasingerhavingevenmadeherbowtothepublicwhenheryearsnumberedbarelysweetsixteen.Asforthefaceitwasaspeakinglikenessinexpressionbutitdidnotdojusticetoherfigurewhichcameinforalotofnoticeusuallyandwhichdidnotcomeouttothebestadvantageinthatgetup.Shecouldwithoutdifficulty,hesaid,haveposedfortheensemble,nottodwelloncertainopulentcurvesofthe.