ructions； didn't I？ Do it standing； sir！ I'll teach you to behave like a jinkleman！ If I catch a trace on your swaddles。 Aha！ By the ass of the Dorans you'll find I'm a martinet。 The sins of your past are rising against you。 Many。 Hundreds。
THE SINS OF THE PAST （In a medley of voices。） He went through a form of clandestine marriage with at least one woman in the shadow of the Black Church。 Unspeakable messages he telephoned mentally to Miss Dunn at an address in d'Olier Street while he presented himself indecently to the instrument in the callbox。 By word and deed he encouraged a nocturnal strumpet to deposit fecal and other matter in an unsanitary outhouse attached to empty premises。 In five public conveniences he wrote pencilled messages offering his nuptial partner to all strongmembered males。 And by the offensively smelling vitriol works did he not pass night after night by loving courting couples to see if and what and how much he could see？ Did he not lie in bed； the gross boar； gloating over a nauseous fragment of wellused toilet paper presented to him by a nasty harlot； stimulated by gingerbread and a postal order？
BELLO （Whistles loudly。） Say！ What was the most revolting piece of obscenity in all your career of crime？ Go the whole hog。 Puke it out。 Be candid for once。
（Mute inhuman faces throng forward； leering； vanishing； gibbering； Eooloohoom。 Poldy Hock； Bootlaces a penny； cassidy's hag； blind stripling； Larry Rhinoceros； the girl； the woman； the whore； the other the。。。 ）
BLOOM Don't ask me。 Our mutual faith。 Pleasants street。 I only thought the half of the。。。 I swear on my sacred oath。。。
BELLO （Peremptorily。） Answer。 Repugnant wretch！ I insist on knowing。 Tell me something to amuse me； smut or a bloody good…ghoststory or a line of poetry； quick； quick； quick！ Where？ How？ What time？ With how many？ I give you just three seconds。 One！ Two！ Thr。。。 ！
BLOOM （Docile； gurgles。） I rererepugnosed in rerererepugnant。。。
BELLO （Imperiously。） O get out； you skunk！ Hold your tongue！ Speak when you're spoken to。
BLOOM （Bows。） Master！ Mistress！ Mantamer！
（He lifts his arms。 His bangle bracelets fall。）
BELLO （Satirically。） By day you will souse and bat our smelling underclothes； also when we ladies are unwell； and swab out our latrines with dress pinned up and a dishclout tied to your tail。 Won't that be nice？ （He places a ruby ring on her finger。） And there now！ With this ring I thee own。 Say； thank you； mistress。
BLOOM Thank you； mistress。
BELLO You will make the beds； get my tub ready； empty the pisspots in the different rooms； including old Mrs Keogh's the cook's； a sandy one。 Ay； and rinse the seven of them well； mind； or lap it up like champagne。 Drink me piping hot。 Hop！ you will dance attendance or I'll lecture you on your misdeeds； Miss Ruby； and spank your bare bot right well； miss； with the hairbrush。 You'll be taught the error of your ways。 At night your wellcreamed braceleted hands will wear fortythreebutton gloves newpowdered with talc and having delicately scented fingertips。 For such favours knights of old laid down their lives。 （He chuckles。） My boys will be no end charmed to see you so ladylike； the colonel； above all。 When they e here the night before the wedding to fondle my new attraction in gilded heels。 First； I'll have a go at you myself。 A man I know on the turf named Charles Alberta Marsh （I was in bed with him just now and another gentleman out of the Hanaper and Petty Bag office） is on the lookout for a maid of all work at a short knock。 Swell the bust。 Smile。 Droop shoulders。 What offers？ （He points。） For that lot trained by owner to fetch and carry； basket in mouth。 （He bares his arm and plunges it elbowdeep in Bloom's vulva。） There's fine depth for you！ What； boys？ That give you a hardon？ （He shoves his arm in a bidder's face。） Here； wet the deck and wipe it round！
A BIDDER A florin！
（Dillon's lacquey rings his handbell。）
A VOICE One and eightpence too much。
THE LACQUEY Barang！
CHARLES ALBERTA MARSH Must be virgin。 Good breath。 Clean。
BELLO （Gives a rap with his gavel。） Two bar。 Rockbottom figure and cheap at the price。 Fourteen hands high。 Touch and examine his points。 Handle him。 This downy skin； these soft muscles； this tender flesh。 If I had only my gold piercer here！ And quite easy to milk。 Three newlaid gallons a day。 A pure stock getter； due to lay within the hour。 His sire's milk record was a thousand gallons of whole milk in forty weeks。 Whoa； my jewel！ Beg up！ Whoa！ （He brands his initial Con Bloom's croup。） So！ Warranted Cohen！ What advance on two bob； gentlemen？
A DARKVISAGED MAN （In disguised accent。） Hoondert punt sterlink。
VOICES （Subdued。） For the Caliph Haroun Al Raschid。
BELLO （Gaily。） Right。 Let them all e。 The scanty； daringly short skirt； riding up at the knee to show a peep of white pantalette； is a potent weapon and transparent stockings； emeraldgartered； with the long straight seam trailing up beyond the knee； appeal to the better instincts of the blasé man about town。 Learn the smooth mincing walk on four inch Louis XV heels； the Grecian bend with provoking croup； the thighs fluescent； knees modestly kissing。 Bring all your power of fascination to bear on them。 Pander to their Gomorrahan vices。
BLOOM （Bends his blushing face into his armpit and simpers with forefinger in mouth。） O； I know what you're hinting at now。
BELLO What else are you good for； an impotent thing like you？ （He stoops and； peering； pokes with his fan rudely under the fat suetfolds of Bloom's haunches。） Up！ Up！ Manx cat！ What have we here？ Where's your curly teapot gone to or who docked it on you； cockyolly？ Sing； birdy； sing。 It's as limp as a boy of six's doing his pooly behind a cart。 Buy a bucket or sell your pump。 （Loudly。） Can you do a man's job？
BLOOM Eccles Street。
BELLO （Sarcastically。） I wouldn't hurt your feelings for the world but there's a man of brawn in possession there。 The tables are turned； my gay young fellow！ He is something like a fullgrown outdoor man。 Well for you； you muff； if you had that weapon with knobs and lumps and warts all over it。 He shot his bolt； I can tell you！ Foot to foot； knee to knee； belly to belly； bubs to breast！ He's no eunuch。 A shock of red hair he has sticking out of him behind like a furzebush！ Wait for nine months； my lad！ Holy ginger； it's kicking and coughing up and down in her guts already！ That makes you wild； don't it？ Touches the spot？ （He spits in contempt。） Spittoon！
BLOOM I was indecently treated； I。。。 inform the police。 Hundred pounds。 Unmentionable。 I。
BELLO Would if you could； lame duck。 A downpour we want； not your drizzle。
BLOOM To drive me mad！ Moll！ I forgot！ Forgive！ Moll！。。。 We。。。 Still。。。
BELLO （Ruthlessly。） No； Leopold Bloom； all is changed by woman's will since you slept horizontal in Sleepy Hollow your night of twenty years。 Return and see。
（Old Sleepy Hollow calls over the wold。）
SLEEPY HOLLOW Rip Van Winkle！ Rip Van Winkle！
BLOOM （In tattered moccasins with a rusty fowlingpiece； tip toeing； fingertipping； his haggard bony bearded face peering through the diamond panes； cries out。） I see her！ It's she！ The first night at Mat Dillon's！ But that dress； the green！ And her hair is dyed gold and he。
BELLO （Laughs mockingly。） That's your daughter； you owl； with a Mullingar student。
（Milly Bloom； fairhaired； greenvested； slimsandalled； her bluescab in the seawind simply swirling； breaks from the arms of her lover and calls； her young eyes wonderwide。）
MILLY My！ It's Papli！ But。 O Papli； how old you've grown！
BELLO Changed； eh？ Our whatnot； our writing table where we never wrote； Aunt Hegarty's armchair； our classic reprints of old masters。 A man and his men friends are living there in clover。 The Cuckoos' Rest！ Why not？ How many women had you； say？ Following them up dark streets； flatfoot； exciting them by your smothered grunts。 What； you male prostitute？ Blameless dames with parcels of groceries。 Turn about。 Sauce for the goose； my gander； O。
BLOOM They。。。 I
BELLO （Cuttingly。） Their heelmarks will stamp the Brusselette carpet you bought at Wren's auction。 In their horseplay with Moll the romp to find the buck flea in her breeches they will deface the little statue you carried home in the rain for art for art's sake。 They will violate the secrets of your bottom drawer。 Pages will be torn from your handbook of astronomy to make them pipespills。 And they will spit in your ten shilling brass fender from Hampton Leedom's。
BLOOM Ten and six。 The act of low scoundrels。 Let me go。 I will return。 I will prove。。。
A VOICE Swear！
（Bloom clenches his fists and crawls forward； a bowie knife between his teeth。）
BELLO As a paying guest or a kept man？ Too late。 You have made your secondbest bed and others must lie in it。 Your epitaph is written。 You are down and out and don't you forget it； old bean。
BLOOM Justice！ All Ireland versus one！ Has nobody。。。 ？
（He bites his thumb。）
BELLO Die and be damned to you if you have any sense of decency or grace about you。 I can give you a rare old wine that'll send you skipping to hell and back。 Sign a will and leave us any coin you have。 If you have none see you damn well get it； steal it； rob it！ We'll bury you in our shrubbery jakes where you'll be dead and dirty with old Cuck Cohen； my stepnephew I married； the bloody old gouty procurator and sodomite with a crick in his neck； and my other ten or eleven husbands； what ever the buggers' names were； suffocated in the one cess pool。 （He explodes in a loud phlegmy laugh。） We'll manure you； Mr Flower！ （He pipes scoffingly。） Byby； Poldy！ Byby； Papli！
BLOOM （Clasps his head。） My will power！ Memory！ I have sinned！ I have suff。。。 （He weeps tearlessly。）
BELLO （Sneers。） Crybabby！ Crocodile tears！
（Bloom； broken； closely veiled for the sacrifice； sobs； his face to the earth。 The passing bell is heard。 Darkshawled figures of the circumcised； in sackcloth and ashes； stand by the wailing wall。 M。 Shulomowitz； Joseph Goldwater Moses Herzog； Harris Rosenberg； M。 Moisel； J。 Citron； Minnie Watchman； 0。 Mastiansky； the Reverend Leopold Abramovitz； Chazen。 With swaying arms they wail in pneuma over the recreant Bloom。）
THE CIRCUMCISED （In a dark guttural chant as they cast dead sea fruit upon him； no flowers。