His next proceeding？
From an open box on the majolicatopped table he extracted a black diminutive cone； one inch in height； placed it on its circular base on a small tin plate； placed his candlestick on the right corner of the mantelpiece； produced from his waistcoat a folded page of prospectus （illustrated） entitled Agendath Netaim； unfolded the same； examined it superficially； rolled it into a thin cylinder； ignited it in the candleflame； applied it when ignited to the apex of the cone till the latter reached the stage of rutilance； placed the cylinder in the basin of the candlestick disposing its unconsumed part in such a manner as to facilitate total bustion。
What followed this operation？
That truncated conical crater summit of the diminutive volcano emitted a vertical and serpentine fume redolent of aromatic oriental incense。
What homothetic objects； other than the candlestick； stood on the mantelpiece？
A timepiece of striated Connemara marble； stopped at the hour of 4。46 a。m。 on the 21 March 1896； matrimonial gift of Matthew Dillon： a dwarf tree of glacial arborescence under a transparent bellshade； matrimonial gift of Luke and Caroline Doyle： an embalmed owl； matrimonial gift of Alderman John Hooper。
What interchanges of looks took place between these three objects and Bloom？
In the mirror of the giltbordered pierglass the undecorated back of the dwarf tree regarded the upright back of the embalmed owl。 Before the mirror the matrimonial gift of Alderman John Hooper with a clear melancholy wise bright motionless passionate gaze regarded Bloom while Bloom with obscure tranquil profound motionless passionated gaze regarded the matrimonial gift of Luke and Caroline Doyle。
What posite asymmetrical image in the mirror then attracted his attention？
The image of a solitary （ipsorelative） mutable （aliorelative） man。
Why solitary （ipsorelative）？
Brothers and sisters had he none；
Yet that man's father was his grandfather's son。
Why mutable （aliorelative）？
From infancy to maturity he had resembled his maternal procreatrix。 From maturity to senility he would increasingly resemble his paternal creator。
What final visual impression was municated to him by the mirror？
The optical reflection of several inverted volumes improperly arranged and not in the order of their mon letters with scintillating titles on the two bookshelves opposite。
Catalogue these books。
Thorn's Dublin Post Office Directory； 1886。
Denis Florence M'Carthy's Poetical Works （copper beechleaf bookmark at p。 5）。
Shakespeare's Works （dark crimson morocco； goldtooled）。
The Useful Ready Reckoner （brown cloth）。
The Secret History of the Court of Charles II （red cloth； tooled binding）。
The Child's Guide （blue cloth）。
When We Were Boys by William O'Brien M。P。 （green cloth； slightly faded； envelope bookmark at p。 217）。
Thoughts from Spinoza （maroon leather）。
The Story of the Heavens by Sir Robert Ball （blue cloth）。
Ellis's Three Trips to Madagascar （brown cloth； title obliterated）。
The Stark…Munro Letters by A。 Conan Doyle； property of the City of Dublin Public Library； 106 Capel Street； lent 21 May （Whitsun Eve） 1904； due 4 June 1904； 13 days overdue （black cloth binding； bearing white letternumber ticket）。
Voyages in China by ‘Viator' （recovered with brown paper； red ink title）。
Philosophy of the Talmud （sewn pamphlet）。
Lockhart's Life of Napoleon （cover wanting； marginal an notations； minimising victories； aggrandising defeats of the protagonist）。
Soll und Haben by Gustav Freytag （black boards； Gothic characters； cigarette coupon bookmark at p。 24）。
Hozier's History of the Russo…Turkish War （brown cloth； 2 volumes； with gummed label； Garrison Library； Governor's Parade； Gibraltar； on verso of cover）。
Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland by William Allingham （second edition； green cloth； gilt trefoil design； previous owner's name on recto of flyleaf erased）。
A Handbook of Astronomy （cover； brown leather； detached； 5 plates； antique letterpress long primer； author's footnotes nonpareil； marginal clues brevier； captions small pica）。
The Hidden Life of Christ （black boards）。
In the Track of the Sun （yellow cloth； titlepage missing； recurrent title intestation）。
Physical Strength and How to Obtain It by Eugene Sandow （red cloth）。
Short but yet Plain Elements of Geometry written in French by F。 Ignat。 Pardies and rendered into Englifh by John Harris D。 D。 London； printed for R。 Knaplock at the Bifhop's Head MDCCXI； with dedicatory epiftle to his worthy friend Charles Cox； efquire； Member of Parliament for the burgh of Southwark and having ink calligraphed statement on the flyleaf certifying that the book was the property of Michael Gallagher； dated this 10th day of May 1822 and requefting the perfon who should find it； if the book should be loft or go aftray； to reftore it to Michael Gallagher； carpenter； Dufery Gate； Ennifcorthy； county Wicklow； the fineft place in the world。
What reflections occupied his mind during the process of reversion of the inverted volumes？
The necessity of order； a place for everything and everything in its place： the deficient appreciation of literature possessed by females： the incongruity of an apple incuneated in a tumbler and of an umbrella inclined in a closestool： the insecurity of hiding any secret document behind； beneath or between the pages of a book。
Which volume was the largest in bulk？
Hozier's History of the Russo … Turkish War。
What among other data did the second volume of the work In question contain？
The name of a decisive battle （forgotten）； frequently remembered by a decisive officer； major Brian Cooper Tweedy （remembered）。
Why； firstly and secondly； did he not consult the work in question？
Firstly； in order to exercise mnemotechnic： secondly； because after an interval of amnesia； when seated at the central table； about to consult the work in question； he remembered by mnemotechnic the name of the military engagement； Plevna。
What caused him consolation in his sitting posture？
The candour； nudity； pose； tranquillity； youth； grace； sex； counsel of a statue erect in the centre of the table； an image of Narcissus purchased by auction from P。 A。 Wren； 9 Bachelor's Walk。
What caused him irritation in his sitting posture？
Inhibitory pressure of collar （size 17） and waistcoat （5 buttons）； two articles of clothing superfluous in the costume of mature males and inelastic to alterations of mass by expansion。
How was the irritation allayed？
He removed his collar； with contained black necktie and collapsible stud； from his neck to a position on the left of the table。 He unbuttoned successively in reversed direction waistcoat； trousers； shirt and vest along the medial line of irregular incrispated black hair extending in triangular convergence from the pelvic basin over the circumference of the abdomen and umbilicular fossicle along the medial line of nodes to the intersection of the sixth pectoral vertebr&Aelig；； thence produced both ways at right angles and terminating in circles described about two equidistant points； right and left； on the summits of the mammary prominences。 He unbraced successively each of six minus one braced trouser buttons； arranged in pairs； of which one inplete。
What involuntary actions followed？
He pressed between 2 fingers the flesh circumjacent to a cicatrice in the left infracostal region below the diaphragm resulting from a sting inflicted 2 weeks and 3 days previously （23 May 1904） by a bee。 He scratched imprecisely with his right hand； though insensible of prurition； various points and surfaces of his partly exposed； wholly abluted skin。 He inserted his left hand into the left lower pocket of his waistcoat and extracted and replaced a silver coin （1 shilling）； placed there （presumably） on the occasion （17 October 1903） of the interment of Mrs Emily Sinico； Sydney Parade。
pile the budget for 16 June 1904。
#。 s。 d。 #。 s。 d。
1 Pork kidney 0。 0。 3 Cash in hand 0。4。9
2 Copy Freeman's Journal 0。0。2 mission recd。 Freeman's Journal
1 Bath and gratification 0。 1。6 2。7。6
Tramfare 0。 0。 2 Loan （Stephen Dedalus） 1。7。0
2 In Memoriam Patrick
Dignam 0。5。0
2 Banbury cakes 0。0。1
2 Lunch 0。0。7
1 Rental fee for book 0。1。0
2 Packet notepaper and
envelopes 0。0。2
2 Dinner and gratification 0。2。0
2 Postal order and stamp 0。2。8
Tramfare 0。0。1
1 Pig's Foot 0。0。4
1 Sheep's Trotter 0。0。3
2 Cake Fry's plain choco
late 0。0。
1 Square soda bread 0。0。4
1 Coffee and bun 0。0。4
Loan （Stephen Dedalus）
refunded 2。7。0
BALANCE 0。27。5
#。2。29。 3 #。2。19。3
Did the process of divestiture continue？
Sensible of a benignant persistent ache in his footsoles he extended his foot to one side and observed the creases； protuberances and salient points caused by foot pressure in the course of walking repeatedly in several different directions； then； inclined； he disnoded the laceknots； unhooked and loosened the laces； took off each of his two boots for the second time； detached the partially moistened right sock through the fore part of which the nail of his great toe had again effracted； raised his right foot and； having unhooked a purple elastic sock suspender； took off his right sock； placed his unclothed right foot on the margin of the seat of his chair； picked at and gently lacerated the protruding part of the great toenail； raised the part lacerated to his nostrils and inhaled the odour of the quick； then with satisfaction threw away the lacerated unguinal fragment。
Why with satisfaction？
Because the odour inhaled corresponded to other odours inhaled of other unguinal fragments； picked and lacerated by Master Bloom； pupil of Mrs Ellis's juvenile school； patiently each night in the act of brief genuflection and nocturnal prayer and ambitious meditation。
In what ultimate ambition had all concurrent and consecutive ambitions now coalesced？
Not to inherit by right of primogeniture； gavelkind or borough English； or possess in perpetuity an extensive demesne of a sufficient number of acres； roods and perches； statute land measure （valuation #42）； of grazing turbary surrounding a baronial hall with gatelodge and carriage drive nor； on the other hand； a terracehouse or semidetached villa； described as Rus in Urbe or Qui si Sana； but to purchase by private treaty