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           Hejumpedupandsnatchedthecard.

           —What’shisname?IkeyMoses?Bloom.

           Herattledon:

           —Jehovah,collectorofprepuces,isnomore.IfoundhimoverinthemuseumwhereIwenttohailthefoambornAphrodite.TheGreekmouththathasneverbeentwistedinprayer.Everydaywemustdohomagetoher.Lifeoflife,thylipsenkindle.

           SuddenlyheturnedtoStephen:

           —Heknowsyou.Heknowsyouroldfellow.O,Ifearme,heisGreekerthantheGreeks.HispaleGalileaneyeswereuponhermesialgroove.VenusKallipyge.O,thethunderofthoseloins!Thegodpursuingthemaidenhid.

           —Wewanttohearmore,JohnEglintondecidedwithMrBest’sapproval.WebegintobeinterestedinMrsS.Tillnowwehadthoughtofher,ifatall,asapatientGriselda,aPenelopestayathome.

           —Antisthenes,pupilofGorgias,Stephensaid,tookthepalmofbeautyfromKyriosMenelaus’brooddam,ArgiveHelen,thewoodenmareofTroyinwhomascoreofheroesslept,andhandedittopoorPenelope.TwentyyearshelivedinLondonand,duringpartofthattime,hedrewasalaryequaltothatofthelordchancellorofIreland.Hislifewasrich.Hisart,morethantheartoffeudalismasWaltWhitmancalledit,istheartofsurfeit.Hotherringpies,greenmugsofsack,honeysauces,sugarofroses,marchpane,gooseberriedpigeons,ringocandies.SirWalterRaleigh,whentheyarrestedhim,hadhalfamillionfrancsonhisbackincludingapairoffancystays.ThegombeenwomanElizaTudorhadunderlinenenoughtoviewithherofSheba.