0 Ulysses
What supererogatory marks of special hospitality did
the host show his guest?
Relinquishing his symposiarchal right to the mous-
tache 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 vis-
cous 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 complete the act begun?
The reparation of a fissure of the length of 1 1/2 inches in
the right side of his guest’s jacket. A gift to his guest of one
of the four lady’s handkerchiefs, if and when ascertained to
be in a presentable condition.
Who drank more quickly?
Bloom, having the advantage of ten seconds at the initia-
tion and taking, from the concave surface of a spoon along
the handle of which a steady flow of heat was conducted,
three sips to his opponent’s one, six to two, nine to three.
What cerebration accompanied his frequentative act?
Concluding by inspection but erroneously that his silent
companion was engaged in mental composition he reflect-