r Qui si Sana； but to purchase by private treaty in fee simple a thatched bungalowshaped 2 storey dwellinghouse of southerly aspect； surmounted by vane and lightning conductor； connected with the earth； with porch covered by parasitic plants （ivy or Virginia creeper）； halldoor； olive green； with smart carriage finish and neat doorbrasses； stucco front with gilt tracery at eaves and gable； rising； if possible； upon a gentle eminence with agreeable prospect from balcony with stone pillar parapet over unoccupied and unoccupyable interjacent pastures and standing in 5 or 6 acres of its own ground； at such a distance from the nearest public thoroughfare as to render its houselights visible at night above and through a quickset hornbeam hedge of topiary cutting； situate at a given point not less than 1 statute mile from the periphery of the metropolis； within a time limit of not more than 5 minutes from tram or train line （e。g。； Dundrum； south； or Sutton； north； both localities equally reported by trial to resemble the terrestrial poles in being favourable climates for phthisical subjects）； the premises to be held under feefarmgrant； lease 999 years； the message to consist of 1 drawingroom with baywindow （2 lancets）； thermometer affixed； 1 sittingroom； 4 bedrooms； 2 servants rooms； tiled kitchen with close range and scullery； lounge hall fitted with linen wallpresses； fumed oak sectional bookcase containing the Encyclopaedia Britannica and New century Dictionary； transverse obsolete medieval and oriental weapons； dinner gong； alabaster lamp； bowl pendant； vulcanite automatic telephone receiver with adjacent directory； handtufted Axminster carpet with cream ground and trellis border； loo table with pillar and claw legs； hearth with massive firebrasses and ormolu mantel chronometer clock； guaranteed timekeeper with cathedral chime； barometer with hygrographic chart； fortable lounge settees and corner fitments； upholstered in ruby plush with good springing and sunk centre； three banner Japanese screen and cuspidors （club style； rich wine…coloured leather； gloss renewable with a minimum of labour by use of linseed oil and vinegar） and pyramidically prismatic central chandelier lustre； bentwood perch with a fingertame parrot （expurgated language）； embossed mural paper at 10/…per dozen with transverse swags of carmine floral design and top crown frieze； staircase； three continuous flights at successive right angles； of varnished cleargrained oak； treads and risers； newel； balusters and handrail； with stepped…up panel dado； dressed with camphorated wax； bathroom； hot and cold supply； reclining and shower： water closet on mezzanine provided with opaque singlepane oblong window； tipup seat； bracket lamp； brass tierod brace； armrests； footstool and artistic oleograph on inner face of door： ditto； plain： servant's apartments with separate sanitary and hygienic necessaries for cook； general and betweenmaid （salary； rising by biennial unearned increments of #2； with prehensive fidelity insurance annual bonus （#1）； and retiring allowance （based on the 65 system） after 30 years service）； pantry； buttery； larder； refrigerator； outoffices； coal and wood cellarage with winebin （still and sparkling vintages） for distinguished guests； if entertained to dinner （evening dress）； carbon monoxide gas supply throughout。
What additional attractions might the grounds contain？
As addenda； a tennis and fives court； a shrubbery； a glass summerhouse with tropical palms； equipped in the best botanical manner a rockery with waterspray； a beehive arranged on humane principles； oval flowerbeds in rectangular grassplots set with eccentric ellipses of scarlet and chrome tulips； blue scillas； crocuses； polyanthus； sweet William； sweat pea； lily of the valley （bulbs obtainable from sir James W。 Mackey （Limited） （wholesale and retail） seed and bulb merchant and nurseryman； agent for chemical manures； 23 Sackville street； upper）； an orchard； kitchen garden and vinery； protected against illegal trespassers by glasstopped mural enclosures； a lumbershed with padlock for various inventoried implements。
As？
Eeltraps； lobsterpots； fishingrods； hatchet； steelyard； grindstone； clodcrusher； swatheturner； carriagesack； telescope ladder； 10 tooth rake； washing clogs； haytedder； tumbling rake； billhook； paintpot； brush； hoe and so on。
What improvements might be subsequently introduced？
A rabbitry and fowlrun； a dovecote； a botanical conservatory； 2 hammocks （lady's and gentleman's）； a sundial shaded and sheltered by laburnum or lilac trees； an exotically harmonically accorded Japanese tinkle gatebell affixed to left lateral gatepost； a capacious waterbutt； a lawnmower with side delivery and grassbox； a lawnsprinkler with hydraulic hose。
What facilities of transit were desirable？
When citybound frequent connection by train or tram from their respective intermediate station or terminal。 When countrybound velocipedes； a chainless freewheel roadster cycle with side basketcar attached； or draught conveyance； a donkey with wicker trap or smart phaeton with good working solidungular cob （roan gelding； 14h）。
What might be the name of this erigible or erected residence？
Bloom Cottage。 Saint Leopold's。 Flowerville。
Could Bloom of 7 Eccles street foresee Bloom of Flowerville？
In loose allwool garments with Harris tweed cap； price 8/6； and useful garden boots with elastic gussets and wateringcan； planting aligned young firtrees； syringing； pruning； staking； sowing hayseed； trundling a weedladen wheelbarrow without excessive fatigue at sunset amid the scent of newmown hay； ameliorating the soil； multiplying wisdom； achieving longevity。
What syllabus of intellectual pursuits was simultaneously possible？
Snapshot photography； parative study of religions； folklore relative to various amatory and superstitious practices； contemplation of the celestial constellations。
What lighter recreations？
Outdoor： garden and fieldwork； cycling on level macadamised causeways； ascents of moderately high hills； natation in secluded fresh water and unmolested river boating in secure wherry or light curricle with kedge anchor on reaches free from weirs and rapids （period of estivation）； vespertinal perambulation or equestrian circumprocession with inspection of sterile landscape and contrastingly agreeable cottagers' fires of smoking peat turves （period of hibernation）。 Indoor discussion in tepid security of unsolved historical and criminal problems： lecture of unexpurgated exotic erotic masterpieces： house carpentry with toolbox containing hammer； awl； nails； screws； tintacks； gimlet； tweezers； bullnose plane and turnscrew。
Might he bee a gentleman farmer of field produce and live stock？
Not impossibly； with 1 or 2 stripper cows； 1 pike of upland hay and requisite farming implements； e。g。； an end…to…end churn； a turnip pulper etc。
What would be his civic functions and social status among the county families and landed gentry？
Arranged successively in ascending powers of hierarchical order； that of gardener； groundsman； cultivator； breeder； and at the zenith of his career； resident magistrate or justice of the peace with a family crest and coat of arms and appropriate classical motto （Semper paratus）； duly recorded in the court directory （Bloom； Leopold P。； M。 P。； P。 C。； K。 P。； L。 L。 D。 honoris cause； Bloomville； Dundrum） and mentioned in court and fashionable intelligence （Mr and Mrs Leopold Bloom have left Kingstown for England）。
What course of action did he outline for himself in such capacity？
A course that lay between undue clemency and excessive rigour： the dispensation in a heterogeneous society of arbitrary classes； incessantly rearranged in terms of greater and lesser social inequality of unbiassed homogeneous indisputable justice； tempered with mitigants of the widest possible latitude but exactable to the uttermost farthing with confiscation of estate； real and personal； to the crown。 Loyal to the highest constituted power in the land； actuated by an innate love of rectitude his aims would be the strict maintenance of public order； the repression of many abuses though not of all simultaneously （every measure of reform or retrenchment being a preliminary solution to be contained by fluxion in the final solution）； the upholding of the letter of the law （mon； statute and law merchant） against all traversers in covin and trespassers acting in contravention of bylaws and regulations； all resuscitators （by trespass and petty larceny of kindlings） of venville rights； obsolete by desuetude； all orotund instigators of international persecution； all perpetuators of international animosities； all menial molestors of domestic conviviality； all recalcitrant violators of domestic connubiality。
Prove that he had loved rectitude from his earliest youth。
To master Percy Apjohn at High School in 1880 he had divulged his disbelief in the tenets of the Irish （protestant） church （to which his father Rudolf Virag； later Rudolph Bloom； had been converted from the Israelitic faith and munion in 1865 by the Society for promoting Christianity among the Jews） subsequently abjured by him in favour of Roman catholicism at the epoch of and with a view to his matrimony in 1888。 To Daniel Magrane and Francis Wade in 1882 during a juvenile friendship （terminated by the premature emigration of the former） he had advocated during nocturnal perambulations the political theory of colonial （e。g。 Canadian） expansion and the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin； expounded in The Descent of Man and The Origin of Species。 In 1885 he had publicly expressed his adherence to the collective and national economic programme advocated by James Fintan Lalor； John Fisher Murray； John Mitchel； J。 F。 X。 O'Brien and others； the agrarian policy of Michael Davitt； the constitutional agitation of Charles Stewart Parnell （M。 P。 for Cork City）； the programme of peace； retrenchment and reform of William Ewart Gladstone （M。 P。 for Midlothian； N。 B。） and； in support of his political convictions； had climbed up into a secure position amid the ramifications of a tree on Northumberland road to see the entrance （2 February 1888） into the capital of a demonstrative torchlight procession of 20；000； divided into 120 trade corporations； bearin