Ulysses

(Barry) #1

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A temporary departure of his cat.
Why similarly, why differently?
Similarly, because actuated by a secret purpose the quest
of a new male
(Mullingar student) or of a healing herb (valerian).
Differently, because of different possible returns to the in-
habitants or to the habitation.
In other respects were their differences similar?
In passivity, in economy, in the instinct of tradition, in
unexpectedness.
As?
Inasmuch as leaning she sustained her blond hair for
him to ribbon it for her (cf neckarching cat). Moreover, on
the free surface of the lake in Stephen’s green amid inverted
reflections of trees her uncommented spit, describing con-
centric circles of waterrings, indicated by the constancy of
its permanence the locus of a somnolent prostrate fish (cf
mousewatching cat).
Again, in order to remember the date, combatants, is-
sue and consequences of a famous military engagement
she pulled a plait of her hair (cf earwashing cat). Further-
more, silly Milly, she dreamed of having had an unspoken
unremembered conversation with a horse whose name had
been Joseph to whom (which) she had offered a tumblerful
of lemonade which it (he) had appeared to have accepted
(cf hearthdreaming cat). Hence, in passivity, in economy,
in the instinct of tradition, in unexpectedness, their differ-
ences were similar.
In what way had he utilised gifts (1) an owl, 2) a clock),

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