The Annotated "Ulysses"/Page 068

by James Joyce

By lorries along sir John Rogerson’s quay Mr Bloom walked soberly, past
Windmill lane, Leask’s the linseed crusher’s, the postal telegraph office. Could
have given that address too. And past the sailors’ home. He turned from the
morning noises of the quayside and walked through Lime street. By Brady’s
cottages a boy for the skins lolled, his bucket of offal linked, smoking a chewed
fagbutt. A smaller girl with scars of eczema on her forehead eyed him, listlessly
holding her battered caskhoop. Tell him if he smokes he won’t grow. O let
him! His life isn’t such a bed of roses! Waiting outside pubs to bring da home.
Come home to ma, da. Slack hour : won’t be many there. He crossed
Townsend street, passed the frowning face of Bethel. El, yes : house of : Aleph,
Beth. And past Nichols’ the undertaker’s. At eleven it is. Time enough. Daresay
Corny Kelleher bagged that job for O’Neill’s. Singing with his eyes shut.
Corny. Met her once in the park. In the dark. What a lark. Police tout. Her
name and address she then told with my tooraloom tooraloom tay. O, surely
he bagged it. Bury him cheap in a whatyoumay call. With my tooraloom,
tooraloom, tooraloom, tooraloom.

In Westland row he halted before the window of the Belfast and Oriental
Tea Company and read the legends of leadpapered packets : choice blend,
finest quality, family tea. Rather warm. Tea. Must get some from Tom
Kernan. Couldn’t ask him at a funeral, though. While his eyes still read
blandly he took off his hat quietly inhaling his hairoil and sent his right hand
with slow grace over his brow and hair. Very warm morning. Under their
dropped lids his eyes found the tiny bow of the leather headband inside his
high grade ha. Just there. His right hand came down into the bowl of his
hat. His fingers found quickly a card behind the headband and transferred it to
his waistcoat pocket.

So warm. His right hand once more more slowly went over again : choice

Annotations

there is an entire line missing between "over" and "again". This is an error in The Modern Library.