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           )I’mdisappointedinyou!Youbadman!

           MOTHERGROGAN:(RemovesherboottothrowitatBloom.)Youbeast!Youabominableperson!

           NOSEYFLYNN:Giveusatune,Bloom.Oneoftheoldsweetsongs.

           BLOOM:(Withrollickinghumour.)

           IvowedthatIneverwouldleaveher,

           Sheturnedoutacrueldeceiver.

           Withmytooraloomtooraloomtooraloomtooraloom.

           HOPPYHOLOHAN:GoodoldBloom!There’snobodylikehimafterall.

           PADDYLEONARD:StageIrishman!

           BLOOM:WhatrailwayoperaislikeatramlineinGibraltar?TheRowsofCasteele.

           (Laughter.)

           LENEHAN:Plagiarist!DownwithBloom!

           THEVEILEDSIBYL:(Enthusiastically.)I’maBloomiteandIgloryinit.Ibelieveinhiminspiteofall.I’dgivemylifeforhim,thefunniestmanonearth.

           BLOOM:(Winksatthebystanders.)Ibetshe’sabonnylassie.

           THEODOREPUREFOY:(Infishingcapandoilskinjacket.)Heemploysamechanicaldevicetofrustratethesacredendsofnature.

           THEVEILEDSIBYL:(Stabsherself.)Myherogod!(Shedies.)

           (Manymostattractiveandenthusiasticwomenalsocommitsuicidebystabbing,drowning,drinkingprussicacid,aconite,arsenic,openingtheirveins,refusingfood,castingthemselvesundersteamrollers,fromthetopofNelson’sPillar,intothegreatvatofGuinness’sbrewery,asphyxiatingthemselvesbyplacingtheirheadsingasovens,hangingthemselvesinstylishgarters,leapingfromwindowsofdifferentstoreys.)

           ALEXANDERJDOWIE:(Violently.)FellowchristiansandantiBloomites,themancalledBloomisfromtherootsofhell,adisgracetochristianmen.