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           Anotherreportstatesthathewasaveryposthumouschild.Iappealforclemencyinthenameofthemostsacredwordourvocalorganshaveeverbeencalledupontospeak.Heisabouttohaveababy.

           (Generalcommotionandcompassion.Womenfaint.AwealthyAmericanmakesastreetcollectionforBloom.Goldandsilvercoins,blankcheques,banknotes,jewels,treasurybonds,maturingbillsofexchange,I.O.U’s,weddingrings,watchchains,lockets,necklacesandbraceletsarerapidlycollected.)

           BLOOM:O,Isowanttobeamother.

           MRSTHORNTON:(Innursetender’sgown.)Embracemetight,dear.You’llbesoonoverit.Tight,dear.

           (Bloomembraceshertightlyandbearseightmaleyellowandwhitechildren.Theyappearonaredcarpetedstaircaseadornedwithexpensiveplants.Alltheoctupletsarehandsome,withvaluablemetallicfaces,wellmade,respectablydressedandwellconducted,speakingfivemodernlanguagesfluentlyandinterestedinvariousartsandsciences.Eachhashisnameprintedinlegiblelettersonhisshirtfront:Nasodoro,Goldfinger,Chrysostomos,Maindorée,Silversmile,Silberselber,Vifargent,Panargyros.Theyareimmediatelyappointedtopositionsofhighpublictrustinseveraldifferentcountriesasmanagingdirectorsofbanks,trafficmanagersofrailways,chairmenoflimitedliabilitycompanies,vicechairmenofhotelsyndicates.)

           AVOICE:Bloom,areyoutheMessiahbenJosephorbenDavid?

           BLOOM:(Darkly.)Youhavesaidit.

           BROTHERBUZZ:ThenperformamiraclelikeFatherCharles.

           BANTAMLYONS:ProphesywhowillwintheSaintLeger.