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Chapter 2
Havingsetthehalffilledkettleonthenowburningcoals,whydidhereturntothestillflowingtap?
TowashhissoiledhandswithapartiallyconsumedtabletofBarrington’slemonflavouredsoap,towhichpaperstilladhered,(boughtthirteenhourspreviouslyforfourpenceandstillunpaidfor),infreshcoldneverchangingeverchangingwateranddrythem,faceandhands,inalongredborderedhollandclothpassedoverawoodenrevolvingroller.
WhatreasondidStephengivefordecliningBloom’soffer?
Thathewashydrophobe,hatingpartialcontactbyimmersionortotalbysubmersionincoldwater,(hislastbathhavingtakenplaceinthemonthofOctoberoftheprecedingyear),dislikingtheaqueoussubstancesofglassandcrystal,distrustingaquacitiesofthoughtandlanguage.
WhatimpededBloomfromgivingStephencounselsofhygieneandprophylactictowhichshouldbeaddedsuggestionsconcerningapreliminarywettingoftheheadandcontractionofthemuscleswithrapidsplashingofthefaceandneckandthoracicandepigastricregionincaseofseaorriverbathing,thepartsofthehumananatomymostsensitivetocoldbeingthenape,stomachandthenarorsoleoffoot?
Theincompatibilityofaquacitywiththeerraticoriginalityofgenius.
Whatadditionaldidacticcounselsdidhesimilarlyrepress?
Dietary:concerningtherespectivepercentageofproteinandcaloricenergyinbacon,saltlingandbutter,theabsenceoftheformerinthelastnamedandtheabundanceofthelatterinthefirstnamed.
