Very gratefully； with grateful appreciation； with sincere appreciative gratitude； in appreciatively grateful sincerity of regret； he declined。
Did their conversation on the subject of these reminiscences reveal a third connecting link between them？
Mrs Riordan； a widow of independent means； had resided in the house of Stephen's parents from 1 September 1888 to 29 December 1891 and had also resided during the years 1892； 1893 and 1894 in the City Arms Hotel owned by Elizabeth O'Dowd of 54 Prussia street where during parts of the years 1893 and 1894 she had been a constant informant of Bloom who resided also in the same hotel； being at that time a clerk in the employment of Joseph Cuffe of 5 Smithfield for the superintendence of sales in the adjacent Dublin Cattle market on the North Circular road。
Had he performed any special corporal work of mercy for her？
He had sometimes propelled her on warm summer evenings； an infirm widow of independent； if limited means； in her convalescent bathchair with slow revolutions of its wheels as far as the corner of the North Circular road opposite Mr Gavin Low's place of business where she had remained for a certain time scanning through his onelensed binocular fieldglasses unrecognisable citizens on tramcars； roadster bicycles； equipped with inflated pneumatic tyres； hackney carriages； tandems； private and hired landaus； dogcarts； ponytraps and brakes passing from the city to the Phoenix Park and vice versa。
Why could he then support that his vigil with the greater equanimity？
Because in middle youth he had often sat observing through a rondel of bossed glass of a multicoloured pane the spectacle offered with continual changes of the thoroughfare without； pedestrians； quadrupeds； velocipedes； vehicles； passing slowly； quickly； evenly； round and round and round the rim of a round precipitous globe。
What distinct different memories had each of her now eight years deceased？
The older； her bezique cards and counters； her Skye terrier； her suppositions wealth； her lapses of responsiveness and incipient catarrhal deafness： the younger； her lamp of colza oil before the statue of the Immaculate Conception； her green and maroon brushes for Charles Stewart Parnell and for Michael Davitt； her tissue papers。
Were there no means still remaining to him to achieve the rejuvenation which these reminiscences divulged to a younger panion rendered the more desirable？
The indoor exercises； formerly intermittently practised； subsequently abandoned； prescribed in Eugen Sandow's Physical Strength and How To Obtain It which； designed particularly for mercial men engaged in sedentary occupations； were to be made with mental concentration in front of a mirror so as to bring into play the various families of muscles and produce successively a pleasant relaxation and the most pleasant repristination of juvenile agility。
Had any special agility been his in earlier youth？
Though ringweight lifting had been beyond his strength and the full circle gyration beyond his courage yet as a High School scholar he had excelled in his table and protracted execution of the half lever movement on the parallel bars in consequence of his abnormally developed abdominal muscles。
Did either openly allude to their racial difference？
Neither。
What； reduced to their simplest reciprocal form； were Bloom's thoughts about Stephen's thoughts about Bloom and Bloom's thoughts about Stephen's thoughts about Bloom's thoughts about Stephen？
He thought that he thought that he was a jew whereas he knew that he knew that he knew that he was not。
What； the enclosures of reticence removed； were their respective parentages？
Bloom； only born male transubstantial heir of Rudolf Virag （subsequently Rudolf Bloom） of Szombathely； Vienna； Budapest； Milan； London and Dublin and of Ellen Higgins； second daughter of Julius Higgins （born Karoly） and Fanny Higgins （born Hegarty）； Stephen； eldest surviving male consubstantial heir of Simon Dedalus of Cork and Dublin and of Mary； daughter of Richard and Christina Goulding （born Grier）。
Had Bloom and Stephen been baptised； and where and by whom； cleric or layman？
Bloom （three times） by the reverend Mr Gilmer Johnston M。 A。 alone in the protestant church of Saint Nicolas Without； Coombe； by James O'Connor； Philip Gilligan and James Fitzpatrick； together； under a pump in the village of Swords； and by the reverend Charles Malone C。 C。； in the church of the Three Patrons； Rathgar。 Stephen （once） by the reverend Charles Malone； C。 C。； alone； in the church of the Three Patrons； Rathgar。
Did they find their educational careers similar？
Substituting Stephen for Bloom Stoom would have passed successively through a dame's school and the high school。 Substituting Bloom for Stephen Blephen would have passed successively through the preparatory； junior； middle and senior grades of the intermediate and through the matriculation； first arts； second arts and arts degree course of the royal university。
Why did Bloom refrain from stating that he had frequented the university of life？
Because of his fluctuating incertitude as to whether this observation had or had not been already made by him to Stephen or by Stephen to him。
What two temperaments did they individually represent？
The scientific。 The artistic。
What proofs did Bloom adduce to prove that his tendency was towards applied； rather than towards pure； science？
Certain possible inventions of which he had cogitated when reclining in a state of supine repletion to aid digestion； stimulated by his appreciation of the importance of inventions now mon but once revolutionary for example； the aeronautic parachute； the reflecting telescope； the spiral corkscrew； the safety pin； the mineral water siphon； the canal lock with winch and sluice； the suction pump。
Were these inventions principally intended for an improved scheme of kindergarten？
Yes； rendering obsolete popguns； elastic airbladders； games of hazard； catapults。 They prised astronomical kaleidoscopes exhibiting the twelve constellations of the zodiac from Aries to Pisces； miniature mechanical orreries； arithmetical gelatine lozenges； geometrical to correspond with zoological biscuits； globemap playingballs； historically costumed dolls。
What also stimulated him in his cogitations？
The financial success achieved by Ephraim Marks and Charles A。 James； the former by his 1d。 bazaar at 42 George's street； South； the latter at his 6 1/2d。 shop and world's fancy fair and waxwork exhibition at 30 Henry street； admission 2d。； children 1d。； and the infinite possibilities hitherto unexploited of the modern art of advertisement if condensed in triliteral monoideal symbols； vertically of maximum visibility （divined）； horizontally of maximum legibility （deciphered） and of magnetising efficacy to arrest involuntary attention； to interest； to convince； to decide。
Such as？
K。 11。 Kino's 111… Trousers。
House of Keys。 Alexander J。 Keyes。
Such as not？
Look at this long candle。 Calculate when it burns out and you receive gratis I pair of our special non…po boots； guaranteed I candle power。 Address： Barclay and Cook； 18 Talbot Street。
Bacilikil （Insect Powder）。
Veribest （Boot Blacking）。
Uwantit （bined pocket twoblade penknife with corkscrew； nailfile and pipecleaner）。
Such as never？
What is home without Plumtree's Potted Meat？
Inplete。
With it an abode of bliss。
Manufactured by George Plumtree； 23 Merchants' quay； Dublin； put up in 4 oz。 pots； and inserted by Councillor Joseph P。 Nannetti； M。 P。； Rotunda Ward； 19 Hardwicke street； under the obituary notices and anniversaries of deceases。 The name on the label is Plumtree。 A plumtree is a meatpot； registered trade mark。 Beware of imitations。 Peatmot。 Trumplee。 Montpat。 Plamtroo。
Which example did he adduce to induce Stephen to deduce that originality； though producing its own reward； does not invariably conduce to success？
His own ideated and rejected project of an illuminated showcart； drawn by a beast of burden； in which two smartly dressed girls were to be seated engaged in writing。
What suggested scene was then constructed by Stephen？
Solitary hotel in mountain pass。 Autumn。 Twilight。 Fire lit。 In dark corner young man seated。 Young woman enters。 Restless。 Solitary。 She sits。 She goes to window。 She stands。 She sits。 Twilight。 She thinks。 On solitary hotel paper she writes。 She thinks。 She writes。 She sighs。 Wheels and hoofs。 She hurries out。 He es from his dark corner。 He seizes solitary paper。 He holds it towards fire。 Twilight。 He reads。 Solitary
What？
In sloping； upright and backhands： Queen's hotel； Queen's hotel； Queen's Ho。。。
What suggested scene was then reconstructed by Bloom？
The Queen's Hotel； Ennis； County； Glare； where Rudolph Bloom （Rudolf Virag） died on the evening of the 27 June 1886； at some hour unstated； in consequence of an overdose of monkshood （aconite） selfadministered in the form of a neuralgic liniment； posed of 2 parts of aconite liniment to 1 of chloroform liniment （purchased by him at 10。20 a。m。 on the morning of 27 June 1886 at the medical hall of Francis Dennehy； 17 Church street； Ennis） after having； though not in consequence of having； purchased at 3。15 p。m。 on the afternoon of 27 June 1886 a new boater straw hat； extra smart （after having； though not in consequence of having； purchased at the hour and in the place aforesaid； the toxin aforesaid）； at the general drapery store of James Cullen； 4 Main street； Ennis。
Did he attribute this homonymity to information or coincidence or intuition？
Coincidence。
Did he depict the scene verbally for his guest to see？
He preferred himself to see another's face and listen to another's words by which potential narration was realised and kinetic temperament relieved。
Did he see only a second coincidence in the second scene narrated to him； described by the narrator as A Pisgah Sight of Palestine or The Parable of the Plums？
It； with the preceding scene and with others unnarrated but existent by implication； to which add essays on various subjects or moral apothegms （e。g。 My Favourite Hero or Procrastination is the Thief of Time） posed during schoolyears； seemed to him to contain in itself and in conjunction with the personal equation c