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#125 I was just going to throw it away, Mr Bloom said.

#125 I was just going to throw it away, Mr Bloom said.

by upright | Aug 2, 2016 | Ulysses | 0 comments

He rustled the pleated pages, jerking his chin on his high collar. Barber’s itch. Tight collar he’ll lose his hair. Better leave him the paper and get shut of him. —You can keep it, Mr Bloom said. —Ascot. Gold cup. Wait, Bantam Lyons muttered. Half a mo....
#124 He strolled out of the shop, the newspaper baton under his armpit

#124 He strolled out of the shop, the newspaper baton under his armpit

by upright | Jul 30, 2016 | Ulysses | 0 comments

Brings out the darkness of her eyes. Looking at me, the sheet up to her eyes, Spanish, smelling herself, when I was fixing the links in my cuffs. Those homely recipes are often the best: strawberries for the teeth: nettles and rainwater: oatmeal they say steeped in...
#123 He waited by the counter, inhaling slowly the keen reek of drugs

#123 He waited by the counter, inhaling slowly the keen reek of drugs

by upright | Jul 25, 2016 | Ulysses | 0 comments

The chemist turned back page after page. Sandy shrivelled smell he seems to have. Shrunken skull. And old. Quest for the philosopher’s stone. The alchemists. Drugs age you after mental excitement. Lethargy then. Why? Reaction. A lifetime in a night. Gradually...
#122 Were those two buttons of my waistcoat open all the time? Women enjoy it.

#122 Were those two buttons of my waistcoat open all the time? Women enjoy it.

by upright | Jul 16, 2016 | Ulysses | 0 comments

He stood up. Hello. Were those two buttons of my waistcoat open all the time? Women enjoy it. Never tell you. But we. Excuse, miss, there’s a (whh!) just a (whh!) fluff. Or their skirt behind, placket unhooked. Glimpses of the moon. Annoyed if you don’t....
#121 Pray at an altar. Hail Mary and Holy Mary. Flowers, incense, candles melting.

#121 Pray at an altar. Hail Mary and Holy Mary. Flowers, incense, candles melting.

by upright | Jul 9, 2016 | Ulysses | 0 comments

Mr Bloom put his face forward to catch the words. English. Throw them the bone. I remember slightly. How long since your last mass? Glorious and immaculate virgin. Joseph, her spouse. Peter and Paul. More interesting if you understood what it was all about. Wonderful...
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