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is now trying to turn an honest penny. The trumped up
misdemeanour was due to a momentary aberration of he-
redity, brought on by hallucination, such familiarities as
the alleged guilty occurrence being quite permitted in my
client’s native place, the land of the Pharaoh. Prima facie, I
put it to you that there was no attempt at carnally knowing.
Intimacy did not occur and the offence complained of by
Driscoll, that her virtue was solicited, was not repeated. I
would deal in especial with atavism. There have been cases
of shipwreck and somnambulism in my client’s family. If
the accused could speak he could a tale unfold—one of the
strangest that have ever been narrated between the covers
of a book. He himself, my lord, is a physical wreck from
cobbler’s weak chest. His submission is that he is of Mon-
golian extraction and irresponsible for his actions. Not all
there, in fact.
BLOOM: (Barefoot, pigeonbreasted, in lascar’s vest and
trousers, apologetic toes turned in, opens his tiny mole’s eyes
and looks about him dazedly, passing a slow hand across his
forehead. Then he hitches his belt sailor fashion and with a
shrug of oriental obeisance salutes the court, pointing one
thumb heavenward.) Him makee velly muchee fine night.
(He begins to lilt simply)
Li li poo lil chile
Blingee pig foot evly night
Payee two shilly ...(He is howled down.)