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Songs that Reached Our Heart (melodic), Pennywise’s Way
to Wealth (parsimonic). A general rush and scramble. Wom-
en 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.(Bloom, bending down, pokes Baby Boardman gently in
the stomach.)
BABY BOARDMAN: (Hiccups, curdled milk flowing
from his mouth) Hajajaja.
BLOOM: (Shaking hands with a blind stripling) My more
than Brother! (Placing his arms round the shoulders of an
old couple) Dear old friends! (He plays pussy fourcorners
with ragged boys and girls) Peep! Bopeep! (He wheels twins
in a perambulator) Ticktacktwo wouldyousetashoe? (He
performs juggler’s tricks, draws red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, indigo and violet silk handkerchiefs from his mouth)
Roygbiv. 32 feet per second. (He consoles a widow) Absence
makes the heart grow younger. (He dances the Highland
fling with grotesque antics) Leg it, ye devils! (He kisses the
bedsores of a palsied veteran) Honourable wounds! (He trips
up a fit policeman) U. p: up. U. p: up. (He whispers in the