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Chapter 2
Whatoccupiedthepositionoriginallyoccupiedbythesideboard?
Averticalpiano(Cadby)withexposedkeyboard,itsclosedcoffinsupportingapairoflongyellowladies’glovesandanemeraldashtraycontainingfourconsumedmatches,apartlyconsumedcigaretteandtwodiscolouredendsofcigarettes,itsmusicrestsupportingthemusicinthekeyofGnaturalforvoiceandpianoofLove’sOldSweetSong(wordsbyG.CliftonBingham,composedbyJ.L.Molloy,sungbyMadamAntoinetteSterling)openatthelastpagewiththefinalindicationsadlibitum,forte,pedal,animato,sustainedpedal,ritirando,close.
WithwhatsensationsdidBloomcontemplateinrotationtheseobjects?
Withstrain,elevatingacandlestick:withpain,feelingonhisrighttempleacontusedtumescence:withattention,focussinghisgazeonalargedullpassiveandaslenderbrightactive:withsolicitation,bendinganddownturningtheupturnedrugfringe:withamusement,rememberingDrMalachiMulligan’sschemeofcolourcontainingthegradationofgreen:withpleasure,repeatingthewordsandantecedentactandperceivingthroughvariouschannelsofinternalsensibilitytheconsequentandconcomitanttepidpleasantdiffusionofgradualdiscolouration.
