尤利西斯-第194章

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500；000　W。　H。　P。　of　electricity。　A　scheme　to　enclose　the　peninsular　delta　of　the　North　Bull　at　Dollymount　and　erect　on　the　space　of　the　foreland；　used　for　golf　links　and　rifle　ranges；　an　asphalted　esplanade　with　casinos；　booths；　shooting　galleries；　hotels；　boardinghouses；　readingrooms；　establishments　for　mixed　bathing。　A　scheme　for　the　use　of　dogvans　and　goatvans　for　the　delivery　of　early　morning　milk。　A　scheme　for　the　development　of　Irish　tourist　traffic　in　and　around　Dublin　by　means　of　petrolpropelled　riverboats；　plying　in　the　fluvial　fairway　between　island　bridge　and　Ringsend；　charabancs；　narrow　gauge　local　railways；　and　pleasure　steamers　for　coastwise　navigation　（10/…　per　person　per　day；　guide　（trilingual）　included）。　A　scheme　for　the　repristination　of　passenger　and　goods　traffics　over　Irish　waterways；　when　freed　from　weedbeds。　A　scheme　to　connect　by　tramline　the　Cattle　Market　（North　Circular　road　and　Prussia　street）　with　the　quays　（Sheriff　street；　lower；　and　East　Wall）；　parallel　with　the　Link　line　railway　laid　（in　conjunction　with　the　Great　Southern　and　Western　railway　line）　between　the　cattle　park；　Liffey　junction；　and　terminus　of　Midland　Great　Western　railway　43　to　45　North　Wall；　in　proximity　to　the　terminal　stations　or　Dublin　branches　of　Great　Central　Railway；　Midland　Railway　of　England；　City　of　Dublin　Steam　Packet　pany；　Lancashire　Yorkshire　Railway　pany；　Dublin　and　Glasgow　Steam　Packet　pany；　Glasgow　Dublin　and　Londonderry　Steam　Packet　pany　（Laird　line）；　British　and　Irish　Steam　Packet　pany；　Dublin　and　Morecambe　Steamers；　London　and　North　Western　Railway　pany；　Dublin　Port　and　Docks　Board　Landing　Sheds　and　transit　sheds　of　Palgrave；　Murphy　and　pany；　steamship　owners；　agents　for　steamers　from　Mediterranean；　Spain；　Portugal；　France；　Belgium　and　Holland　and　for　animal　transport　and　of　additional　mileage　operated　by　the　Dublin　United　Tramways　pany；　limited；　to　be　covered　by　graziers'　fees。　
Positing　what　protasis　would　the　contraction　for　such　several　schemes　bee　a　natural　and　necessary　apodosis？　
Given　a　guarantee　equal　to　the　sum　sought；　the　support；　by　deed　of　gift　and　transfer　vouchers　during　donor's　lifetime　or　by　bequest　after　donor's　painless　extinction；　of　eminent　financiery　（Blum　Pasha；　Rothschild；　Guggenheim；　Hirsch；　Montefiore；　Morgan；　Rockefeller）　possessing　fortunes　in　6　figures；　amassed　during　a　successful　life；　and　joining　capital　with　opportunity　the　thing　required　was　done。　
What　eventually　would　render　him　independent　of　such　wealth？　
The　independent　discovery　of　a　goldseam　of　inexhaustible　ore。　
For　what　reason　did　he　meditate　on　schemes　so　difficult　of　realisation？　
It　was　one　or　his　axioms　that　similar　meditations　or　the　automatic　relation　to　himself　of　a　narrative　concerning　himself　or　tranquil　recollection　of　the　past　when　practised　habitually　before　retiring　for　the　night　alleviated　fatigue　and　produced　as　a　result　sound　repose　and　renovated　vitality。　
His　justifications？　
As　a　physicist　he　had　learned　that　of　the　70　years　of　plete　human　life　at　least　2/7ths；　viz。；　20　years　passed　in　sleep。　As　a　philosopher　he　knew　that　at　the　termination　of　any　allotted　life　only　an　infinitesimal　part　of　any　person's　desires　has　been　realised。　As　a　physiologist　he　believed　in　the　artificial　placation　of　malignant　agencies　chiefly　operative　during　somnolence。　
What　did　he　fear？　
The　mittal　of　homicide　or　suicide　during　sleep　by　an　aberration　of　the　light　of　reason；　the　inmensurable　categorical　intelligence　situated　in　the　cerebral　convolutions。　
What　were　habitually　his　final　meditations？　
Of　some　one　sole　unique　advertisement　to　cause　passers　to　stop　in　wonder；　a　poster　novelty；　with　all　extraneous　accretions　excluded；　reduced　to　its　simplest　and　most　efficient　terms　not　exceeding　the　span　of　casual　vision　and　congruous　with　the　velocity　of　modern　life。　
What　did　the　first　drawer　unlocked　contain？　
A　Vere　Foster's　handwriting　copybook；　property　of　Milly　（Millicent）　Bloom；　certain　pages　of　which　bore　diagram　drawings　marked　Papli；　which　showed　a　large　globular　head　with　5　hairs　erect；　2　eyes　in　profile；　the　trunk　full　front　with　3　large　buttons；　1　triangular　foot：　2　fading　photographs　of　queen　Alexandra　of　England　and　of　Maud　Bransbe；　actress　and　professional　beauty：　a　Yuletide　card；　bearing　on　it　a　pictorial　representation　of　a　parasitic　plant；　the　legend　Mizpah；　the　date　Xmas　1892；　the　name　of　the　senders；　from　Mr　and　Mrs　M。　erford；　the　versicle：　May　this　Yuletide　bring　to　thee；　Joy　and　peace　and　wele　glee：　a　butt　of　red　partly　liquefied　sealing　wax；　obtained　from　the　stores　department　of　Messrs　Hely's；　Ltd。；　89；　90　and　91　Dame　street：　a　box　containing　the　remainder　of　a　gross　of　gilt　‘J'　pennibs；　obtained　from　same　department　of　same　firm：　an　old　sandglass　which　rolled　containing　sand　which　rolled：　a　sealed　prophecy　（never　unsealed）　written　by　Leopold　Bloom　in　1886　concerning　the　consequences　of　the　passing　into　law　of　William　Ewart　Gladstone's　Home　Rule　bill　of　1886　（never　passed　into　law）：　a　bazaar　ticket　No　2004；　of　S。　Kevin's　Charity　Fair；　price　6d。　100　prizes：　an　infantile　epistle；　dated；　small　em　monday；　reading：　capital　pee　Papli　ma　capital　aitch　How　are　you　note　of　interrogation　capital　eye　I　am　very　well　full　stop　new　paragraph　signature　with　flourishes　capital　em　Milly　no　stop：　a　cameo　brooch；　property　of　Ellen　Bloom　（born　Higgins）；　deceased：　3　typewritten　letters；　addressee；　Henry　Flower；　c/o　P。　O。　Westland　Row；　addresser；　Martha　Clifford；　c/o　P。　O。　Dolphin's　Barn：　the　transliterated　name　and　address　of　the　addresser　of　the　3　letters　in　reserved　alphabetic　boustrophedontic　punctated　quadrilinear　cryptogram　（vowels　suppressed）　N。　IGS。/WI。UU。　OX/W。　OKS。　MH/Y。　IM：　a　press　cutting　from　an　English　weekly　periodical　Modern　Society；　subject　corporal　chastisement　in　girls'　schools：　a　pink　ribbon　which　had　festooned　an　Easter　egg　in　the　year　1899：　two　partly　uncoiled　rubber　preservatives　with　reserve　pockets；　purchased　by　post　from　Box　32；　P。　O。；　Charing　Cross；　London；　W。C。：　1　pack　of　1　dozen　creamlaid　envelopes　and　faintruled　notepaper；　watermarked；　now　reduced　by　3：　some　assorted　Austrian…Hungarian　coins：　2　coupons　of　the　Royal　and　Privileged　Hungarian　Lottery：　a　lowpower　magnifying　glass：　2　erotic　photocards　showing：　a）　buccal　coition　between　nude　senorita　（rere　presentation；　superior　position）　and　nude　torero　（fore　presentation；　inferior　position）：　b）　anal　violation　by　male　religious　（fully　clothed；　eyes　abject）　of　female　religious　（partly　clothed；　eyes　direct）；　purchased　by　post　from　Box　32；　P。　O。；　Charing　Cross；　London；　W。C。：　a　press　cutting　of　recipe　for　renovation　of　old　tan　boots：　a　1d。　adhesive　stamp；　lavender；　of　the　reign　of　Queen　Victoria：　a　chart　of　measurements　of　Leopold　Bloom　piled　before；　during　and　after　2　months　of　consecutive　use　of　Sandow…Whiteley's　pulley　exerciser　（men's　15/…；　athlete's　20/…）　viz。；　chest　28　in。　and　29　1/2　in。；　biceps　9　in。　and　10　in。；　forearm　8　1/2　and　9　in。；　thigh　10　in。　and　12　in。；　calf　11　in。　and　12　in。：　1　prospectus　of　the　Wonderworker；　the　world's　greatest　remedy　for　rectal　plaints　direct　from　Wonderworker；　Coventry　House；　South　Place；　London　E。　C。；　addressed　to　Mrs　L。　Bloom　with　brief　acpanying　note　mencing：　Dear　Madam。　
Quote　the　textual　terms　in　which　the　prospectus　claimed　advantages　for　this　thaumaturgic　remedy。　
It　heals　and　soothes　while　you　sleep；　in　case　of　trouble　in　breaking　wind；　assists　nature　in　the　most　formidable　way；　insuring　instant　relief　in　discharge　of　gases；　keeping　parts　clean　and　free　natural　action；　an　initial　outlay　of　7/6　making　anew　man　of　you　and　life　worth　living。　Ladies　find　Wonderworker　especially　useful；　a　pleasant　surprise　when　they　note　delightful　result　like　a　cool　drink　of　fresh　spring　water　on　a　sultry　summer's　day。　Remend　it　to　your　lady　and　gentlemen　friends；　lasts　a　lifetime。　Insert　long　round　end。　Wonderworker。　
Were　there　testimonials？　
Numerous。　From　clergyman；　British　naval　officer；　wellknown　author；　city　man；　hospital　nurse；　lady；　mother　of　five；　absentminded　beggar。　
How　did　absentminded　beggar's　concluding　testimonial　conclude？　
What　a　pity　the　government　did　not　supply　our　men　with　wonderworkers　during　the　South　African　campaign！　What　a　relief　it　would　have　been！　
What　object　did　Bloom　add　to　this　collection