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Chapter 2
Sheadmired:anaturalphenomenonhavingbeenexplainedbyhimtohersheexpressedtheimmediatedesiretopossesswithoutgradualacquisitionafractionofhisscience,themoiety,thequarter,athousandthpart.
WhatproposaldidBloom,diambulist,fatherofMilly,somnambulist,maketoStephen,noctambulist?
TopassinreposethehoursinterveningbetweenThursday(proper)andFriday(normal)onanextemporisedcubicleintheapartmentimmediatelyabovethekitchenandimmediatelyadjacenttothesleepingapartmentofhishostandhostess.
Whatvariousadvantageswouldormighthaveresultedfromaprolongationofsuchanextemporisation?
Fortheguest:securityofdomicileandseclusionofstudy.Forthehost:rejuvenationofintelligence,vicarioussatisfaction.Forthehostess:disintegrationofobsession,acquisitionofcorrectItalianpronunciation.
Whymighttheseseveralprovisionalcontingenciesbetweenaguestandahostessnotnecessarilyprecludeorbeprecludedbyapermanenteventualityofreconciliatoryunionbetweenaschoolfellowandajew’sdaughter?
Becausethewaytodaughterledthroughmother,thewaytomotherthroughdaughter.
Towhatinconsequentpolysyllabicquestionofhishostdidtheguestreturnamonosyllabicnegativeanswer?
IfhehadknownthelateMrsEmilySinico,accidentallykilledatSydneyParaderailwaystation,14October1903.
