(A man in A brown macintosh springs
up through A TRAPDOOR. He points
an
ELONGATED finger at bloom.)
The man in the macintosh:
Don’t you believe a word he says. That man
is
Leopold M’Intosh, the notorious fireraiser.
His real name is Higgins.
Bloom: Shoot him! Dog of a christian!
So much for M’Intosh!
(A CANNONSHOT. The man in the
macintosh DISAPPEARS. Bloom with
his
sceptre strikes down poppies.
The instantaneous deaths of many
powerful
enemies, graziers, members of
parliament, members of standing
COMMITTEES,
are reported. Bloom’s BODYGUARD
distribute MAUNDY money, commemoration
medals, loaves and fishes, temperance
BADGES, expensive Henry clay
cigars, free COWBONES for soup,
rubber preservatives in sealed
envelopes
tied with gold thread, butter
scotch, pineapple rock, billets doux
in the
form of cocked hats, READYMADE
suits, porringers of toad in
the hole,
bottles of JEYES’ fluid, purchase
stamps, 40 days’ INDULGENCES, spurious
coins, DAIRYFED pork sausages, theatre
passes, season tickets available
for all TRAMLINES, coupons of
the royal and privileged Hungarian
lottery,
penny dinner counters, cheap reprints
of the world’s twelve worst
books:
FROGGY and Fritz (POLITIC), care of
the baby (INFANTILIC), 50 meals for
7/6 (CULINIC), was Jesus A sun myth?
(HISTORIC), EXPEL that pain (MEDIC),
infant’s COMPENDIUM of the universe
(cosmic), Let’s all CHORTLE
(HILARIC), CANVASSER’S VADE MECUM (JOURNALIC),
LOVELETTERS of mother
assistant (erotic), who’s who
in space (ASTRIC), songs that reached
our
heart (MELODIC), PENNYWISE’S way to
wealth (PARSIMONIC). A general rush
and scramble. Women press
forward to touch the HEM of
Bloom’s ROBE. The
lady GWENDOLEN Dubedat BURSTS through
the throng, LEAPS on his horse
and
kisses him on both cheeks
amid great acclamation. A MAGNESIUM
FLASHLIGHT
photograph is taken. Babes
and SUCKLINGS are held up.)
The women: Little father! Little
father!
The babes and SUCKLINGS:
Clap clap hands till Poldy
comes home,
Cakes in his pocket for Leo
alone.
