尤利西斯-第183章

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What　impeded　Bloom　from　giving　Stephen　counsels　of　hygiene　and　prophylactic　to　which　should　be　added　suggestions　concerning　a　preliminary　wetting　of　the　head　and　contraction　of　the　muscles　with　rapid　splashing　of　the　face　and　neck　and　thoracic　and　epigastric　region　in　case　of　sea　or　river　bathing；　the　parts　of　the　human　anatomy　most　sensitive　to　cold　being　the　nape；　stomach；　and　thenar　or　sole　of　foot？　
The　inpatibility　of　aquacity　with　the　erratic　originality　of　genius。　
What　additional　didactic　counsels　did　he　similarly　repress？　
Dietary：　concerning　the　respective　percentage　of　protein　and　caloric　energy　in　bacon；　salt　ling　and　butter；　the　absence　of　the　former　in　the　lastnamed　and　the　abundance　of　the　latter　in　the　firstnamed。　
Which　seemed　to　the　host　to　be　the　predominant　qualities　of　his　guest？　
Confidence　in　himself；　an　equal　and　opposite　power　of　abandonment　and　recuperation。　
What　conitant　phenomenon　took　place　in　the　vessel　of　liquid　by　the　agency　of　fire？　
The　phenomenon　of　ebullition。　Fanned　by　a　constant　updraught　of　ventilation　between　the　kitchen　and　the　chimneyflue；　ignition　was　municated　from　the　faggots　of　prebustible　fuel　to　polyhedral　masses　of　bituminous　coal；　containing　in　pressed　mineral　form　the　foliated　fossilised　decidua　of　primeval　forests　which　had　in　turn　derived　their　vegetative　existence　from　the　sun；　primal　source　of　heat　（radiant）；　transmitted　through　omnipresent　luminiferous　diathermanous　ether。　Heat　（convected）；　a　mode　of　motion　developed　by　such　bustion；　was　constantly　and　increasingly　conveyed　from　the　source　of　calorification　to　the　liquid　contained　in　the　vessel；　being　radiated　through　the　uneven　unpolished　dark　surface　of　the　metal　iron；　in　part　reflected；　in　part　absorbed；　in　part　transmitted；　gradually　raising　the　temperature　of　the　water　from　normal　to　boiling　point；　a　rise　in　temperature　expressible　as　the　result　of　an　expenditure　of　72　thermal　units　needed　to　raise　I　pound　of　water　from　50　to　212　Fahrenheit。　
What　announced　the　acplishment　of　this　rise　in　temperature？　
A　double　falciform　ejection　of　water　vapour　from　under　the　kettlelid　at　both　sides　simultaneously。　
For　what　personal　purpose　could　Bloom　have　applied　the　water　so　boiled？　
To　shave　himself。　
What　advantages　attended　shaving　by　night？　
A　softer　beard：　a　softer　brush　if　intentionally　allowed　to　remain　from　shave　to　shave　in　its　agglutinated　lather：　a　softer　skin　if　unexpectedly　encountering　female　acquaintances　in　remote　places　at　incustomary　hours：　quiet　reflections　upon　the　course　of　the　day：　a　cleaner　sensation　when　awaking　after　a　fresher　sleep　since　matutinal　noises；　premonitions　and　perturbations；　a　clattered　milkcan；　a　postman's　double　knock；　a　paper　read；　reread　while　lathering；　relathering　the　same　spot；　a　shock；　a　shoot；　with　thought　of　aught　he　sought　though　fraught　with　nought　might　cause　a　faster　rate　of　shaving　and　a　nick　on　which　incision　plaster　with　precision　cut　and　humected　and　applied　adhered　which　was　to　be　done。　
Why　did　absence　of　light　disturb　him　less　than　presence　of　noises　
Because　of　the　surety　of　the　sense　of　touch　in　his　firm　full　masculine　feminine　passive　active　hand。　
What　quality　did　it　（his　hand）　possess　but　with　what　counteracting　influence？　
The　operative　surgical　quality　but　that　he　was　reluctant　to　shed　human　blood　even　when　the　end　justified　the　means；　preferring　in　their　natural　order；　heliotherapy；　psychophysicotherapeutics；　osteopathic　surgery。　
What　lay　under　exposure　on　the　lower　middle　and　upper　shelves　of　the　kitchen　dresser　opened　by　Bloom？　
On　the　lower　shelf　five　vertical　breakfast　plates；　six　horizontal　breakfast　saucers　on　which　rested　inverted　breakfast　cups；　a　moustachecup；　uninverted；　and　saucer　of　Crown　Derby；　four　white　goldrimmed　eggcups；　and　open　shammy　purse　displaying　coins；　mostly　copper；　and　a　phial　of　aromatic　violet　fits。　On　the　middle　shelf　a　chipped　eggcup　containing　pepper；　a　drum　of　table　salt；　four　conglomerated　black　olives　in　oleaginous　paper；　an　empty　pot　of　Plumtree's　potted　meat；　an　oval　wicker　basket　bedded　with　fibre　and　containing　one　Jersey　pear；　a　halfempty　bottle　of　William　Gilbey　and　Co's　white　invalid　port；　half　disrobed　of　its　swathe　of　coralpink　tissue　paper；　a　packet　of　Epps's　soluble　cocoa；　five　ounces　of　Anne　Lynch's　choice　tea　at　2/…　per　lb。　in　a　crinkled　leadpaper　bag；　a　cylindrical　canister　containing　the　best　crystallised　lump　sugar；　two　onions；　one　the　larger；　Spanish；　entire；　the　other；　smaller；　Irish；　bisected　with　augmented　surface　and　more　redolent；　a　jar　of　Irish　Model　Dairy's　cream；　a　jug　of　brown　crockery　containing　a　noggin　and　a　quarter　of　soured　adulterated　milk；　converted　by　heat　into　water；　acidulous　serum　and　semisolidified　curds；　which　added　to　the　quantity　subtracted　for　Mr　Bloom's　and　Mrs　Fleming's　breakfasts　made　one　imperial　pint；　the　total　quantity　originally　delivered；　two　cloves；　a　halfpenny　and　a　small　dish　containing　a　slice　of　fresh　ribsteak。　On　the　upper　shelf　a　battery　of　jamjars　of　various　sizes　and　proveniences。　
What　attracted　his　attention　lying　on　the　apron　of　the　dresser？　
Four　polygonal　fragments　of　two　lacerated　scarlet　betting　tickets；　numbered　887；　886。　
What　reminiscences　temporarily　corrugated　his　brow？　
Reminiscences　of　coincidences；　truth　stranger　than　fiction；　preindicative　of　the　result　of　the　Gold　Cup　flat　handicap；　the　official　and　definitive　result　of　which　he　had　read　in　the　Evening　Telegraph；　late　pink　edition；　in　the　cabman's　shelter；　at　Butt　bridge。　
Where　had　previous　intimations　of　the　result；　effected　or　projected；　been　received　by　him？　
In　Bernard　Kiernan's　licensed　premises　8；　9　and　10　Little　Britain　street：　in　David　Byrne's　licensed　premises；　14　Duke　street：　in　O'Connell　street　lower；　outside　Graham　Lemon's　when　a　dark　man　had　placed　in　his　hand　a　throwaway　（subsequently　thrown　away）；　advertising　Elijah；　restorer　of　the　church　in　Zion：　in　Lincoln　place　outside　the　premises　of　F。　W。　Sweny　and　Co　（Limited）　dispensing　chemists；　when；　when　Frederick　M。　（Bantam）　Lyons　had　rapidly　and　successively　requested；　perused　and　restituted　the　copy　of　the　current　issue　of　the　Freeman's　Journal　and　National　Press　which　he　had　been　about　to　throw　away　（subsequently　thrown　away）；　he　had　proceeded　towards　the　oriental　edifice　of　the　Turkish　and　Warm　Baths；　11　Leinster　street；　with　the　light　of　inspiration　shining　in　his　countenance　and　bearing　in　his　arms　the　secret　of　the　race；　graven　in　the　language　of　prediction。　
What　qualifying　considerations　allayed　his　perturbations？　
The　difficulties　of　interpretation　since　the　significance　of　any　event　followed　its　occurrence　as　variably　as　the　acoustic　report　followed　the　electrical　discharge　and　of　counterestimating　against　an　actual　loss　by　failure　to　interpret　the　total　sum　of　possible　losses　proceeding　originally　from　a　successful　interpretation。　
His　mood？　
He　hid　not　risked；　he　did　not　expect；　he　had　not　been　disappointed；　he　was　satisfied。　
What　satisfied　him？　
To　have　sustained　no　positive　loss。　To　have　brought　a　positive　gain　to　others。　Light　to　the　gentiles。　
How　did　Bloom　prepare　a　collation　for　a　gentile？　
He　poured　into　two　teacups　two　level　spoonfuls；　four　in　all；　of　Epps's　soluble　cocoa　and　proceeded　according　to　the　directions　for　use　printed　on　the　label；　to　each　adding　after　sufficient　time　for　infusion　the　prescribed　ingredients　for　diffusion　in　the　manner　and　in　the　quantity　prescribed。　
What　supererogatory　marks　of　special　hospitality　did　the　host　show　his　guest？　
Relinquishing　his　symposiarchal　right　to　the　moustache　cup　of　imitation　Crown　Derby　presented　to　him　by　his　only　daughter；　Millicent　（Milly）；　he　substituted　a　cup　identical　with　that　of　his　guest　and　served　extraordinarily　to　his　guest　and；　in　reduced　measure；　to　himself　the　viscous　cream　ordinarily　reserved　for　the　breakfast　of　his　wife　Marion　（Molly）。　
Was　the　guest　conscious　of　and　did　he　acknowledge　these　marks　of　hospitality？　
His　attention　was　directed　to　them　by　his　host　jocosely　and　he　accepted　them　seriously　as　they　drank　in　jocoserious　silence　Epps's　massproduct；　the　creature　cocoa。　
Were　there　marks　of　hospitality　which　he　contemplated　but　suppressed；　reserving　them　for　another　and　for　himself　on　future　occasions　to　plete　the　ac