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Ulysses

with smoothshaven armpits. Tape measurements will be
taken next your skin. You will be laced with cruel force
into vicelike corsets of soft dove coutille with whalebone
busk to the diamondtrimmed pelvis, the absolute outside

edge, while your figure, plumper than when at large, will
be restrained in nettight frocks, pretty two ounce
petticoats and fringes and things stamped, of course, with
my houseflag, creations of lovely lingerie for Alice and
nice scent for Alice. Alice will feel the pullpull. Martha
and Mary will be a little chilly at first in such delicate
thighcasing but the frilly flimsiness of lace round your bare
knees will remind you ...
BLOOM: (A charming soubrette with dauby cheeks, mustard
hair and large male hands and nose, leering mouth) I tried her
things on only twice, a small prank, in Holles street. When
we were hard up I washed them to save the laundry bill.
My own shirts I turned. It was the purest thrift.
BELLO: (Jeers) Little jobs that make mother pleased,
eh? And showed off coquettishly in your domino at the
mirror behind closedrawn blinds your unskirted thighs and
hegoat’s udders in various poses of surrender, eh? Ho! ho!
I have to laugh! That secondhand black operatop shift and
short trunkleg naughties all split up the stitches at her last

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