"KITTY-KATE
I forgot myself. In a weak moment I erred and did what I did on Constitution hill. I was confirmed by the bishop and enrolled in the brown scapular. My mother's sister married a Montmorency. It was a working plumber was my ruination when I was pure." (U15.2225)
"ZOE-FANNY
I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it.

FLORRY-TERESA
It was in consequence of a portwine beverage on top of Hennessy's three star. I was guilty with Whelan when he slipped into the bed.

STEPHEN
In the beginning was the word, in the end the world without end. Blessed be the eight beatitudes." (U15.2230)
"(The beatitudes, Dixon, Madden, Crotthers, Costello, Lenehan, Bannon, Mulligan and Lynch in white surgical students' gowns, four abreast, goosestepping, tramp fast past in noisy marching.)

THE BEATITUDES
(incoherently) Beer beef battledog buybull businum barnum buggerum bishop." (U15.2241)
"LYSTER
(in quakergrey kneebreeches and broadbrimmed hat, says discreetly) He is our friend. I need not mention names. Seek thou the light." (U15.2244)
"(He corantos by." (U15.2247)
"Best enters in hairdresser's attire, shinily laundered, his locks in curlpapers." (U15.2247)
"He leads John Eglinton who wears a mandarin's kimono of Nankeen yellow, lizardlettered, and a high pagoda hat.)" (U15.2248)
"BEST
(Smiling, lifts the hat and displays a shaven poll from the crown of which bristles a pigtail toupee tied with an orange topknot.) I was just beautifying him, don't you know." (U15.2251)
"A thing of beauty, don't you know, Yeats says," (U15.2254)
"or I mean, Keats says." (U15.2254)


From the poem ENDYMION (1919) by John Keats, that starts:

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
"(In the cone of the searchlight behind the coalscuttle, ollave, holyeyed, the bearded figure of Mananaun MacLir broods, chin on knees. He rises slowly. A cold seawind blows from his druid mouth." (U15.2261)
"About his head writhe eels and elvers. He is encrusted with weeds nd shells. His right hand holds a bicycle pump. His left hand grasps a huge crayfish by its two talons.)" (U15.2264)
"MANANAUN MACLIR
(with a voice of waves) Aum! Hek! Wal! Ak! Lub! Mor! Ma! White yoghin of the gods. Occult pimander of Hermes Trismegistos. (with a voice of whistling seawind) Punarjanam patsypunjaub! I won't have my leg pulled." (U15.2267)
"It has been said by one: beware the left, the cult of Shakti. (with a cry of stormbirds) Shakti Shiva, darkhidden Father! (He smites with his bicycle pump the crayfish in his left hand." (U15.2271)
"On its cooperative dial glow the twelve signs of the zodiac. He wails with the vehemence of the ocean.)

Aum! Baum! Pyjaum! I am the light of the homestead!" (U15.2273)
"I am the dreamery creamery butter." (U15.2275)
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