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Ulysses

(Corny Kelleher returns to the outside car and mounts it. The
horse harness jingles.)
CORNY KELLEHER: (From the car, standing) Night.

BLOOM: Night.
(The jarvey chucks the reins and raises his whip
encouragingly. The car and horse back slowly, awkwardly, and
turn. Corny Kelleher on the sideseat sways his head to and fro in
sign of mirth at Bloom’s plight. The jarvey joins in the mute
pantomimic merriment nodding from the farther seat. Bloom
shakes his head in mute mirthful reply. With thumb and palm
Corny Kelleher reassures that the two bobbies will allow the sleep
to continue for what else is to be done. With a slow nod Bloom
conveys his gratitude as that is exactly what Stephen needs. The
car jingles tooraloom round the corner of the tooraloom lane.
Corny Kelleher again reassuralooms with his hand. Bloom with
his hand assuralooms Corny Kelleher that he is reassuraloomtay.
The tinkling hoofs and jingling harness grow fainter with their
tooralooloo looloo lay. Bloom, holding in his hand Stephen’s hat,
festooned with shavings, and ashplant, stands irresolute. Then he
bends to him and shakes him by the shoulder.)
BLOOM: Eh! Ho! (There is no answer; he bends again)
Mr Dedalus! (There is no answer) The name if you call.
Somnambulist. (He bends again and hesitating, brings his

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