Улисс

           Adrunkennavvygripswithbothhandstherailingsofanarea,lurchingheavily.Atacornertwonightwatchinshouldercapes,theirhandsupontheirstaffholsters,loomtall.Aplatecrashes:awomanscreams:achildwails.Oathsofamanroar,mutter,cease.Figureswander,lurk,peerfromwarrens.Inaroomlitbyacandlestuckinabottleneckaslutcombsoutthetattsfromthehairofascrofulouschild.CissyCaffrey’svoice,stillyoung,singsshrillfromalane.)

           CISSYCAFFREY:

           IgaveittoMolly

           Becauseshewasjolly,

           Thelegoftheduck,

           Thelegoftheduck.

           (PrivateCarrandPrivateCompton,swaggerstickstightintheiroxters,astheymarchunsteadilyrightaboutfaceandbursttogetherfromtheirmouthsavolleyedfart.Laughterofmenfromthelane.Ahoarseviragoretorts.)

           THEVIRAGO:Signsonyou,hairyarse.MorepowertheCavangirl.

           CISSYCAFFREY:Morelucktome.Cavan,CootehillandBelturbet.(Shesings.)

           IgaveittoNelly

           Tostickinherbelly,

           Thelegoftheduck,

           Thelegoftheduck.

           (PrivateCarrandPrivateComptonturnandcounterretort,theirtunicsbloodbrightinalampglow,blacksocketsofcapsontheirblondcroppedpolls.StephenDedalusandLynchpassthroughthecrowdclosetotheredcoats.)

           PRIVATECOMPTON:(Jerkshisfinger.)Wayfortheparson.

           PRIVATECARR:(Turnsandcalls.)Whatho,parson!

           CISSYCAFFREY:(Hervoicesoaringhigher.)

           Shehasit,shegotit,

           Whereversheputit,

           Thelegoftheduck.

           (Stephen,flourishingtheashplantinhislefthand,chantswithjoytheintroitforpaschaltime.