Remember Pasiphae for whose lust my grandoldgrossfather* made the first confessionbox. Forget not Madam Grissel Steevens nor the suine scions of the house of Lambert. *And Noah was drunk with wine. And his ark was open.

BELLA

None of that here. Come to the wrong shop.

LYNCH

Let him alone. He's back from Paris.

ZOE

( _Runs to Stephen and links him._ ) O go on ! Give us some parleyvoo.

( _Stephen claps hat on head and leaps over to the fireplace, where he stands with shrugged shoulders, finny hands outspread, a painted smile on his face._ )

LYNCH

( _Pommelling on the sofa._ ) Rmm Rmm Rmm Rrrrrrmmmmm.

STEPHEN

( _Gabbles, with marionette jerks._ ) Thousand places of entertainment to expenses your evenings with lovely ladies saling gloves and other things perhaps her heart beerchops perfect fashionablewant at least two other good chemises for one thing and but I dont know what kind of drawers he likes none at all I think didnt he say yes and half the girls in Gibraltar never wore them either naked as God made them that Andalusian singing her Manola[* she didnt make much secret of what she hadnt yes and the 702] second pair of silkette stockings is laddered after one days wear I could have brought them back to Lewers this morning and kick up a row and made that one change them only not to upset myself and run the risk of walking into him and ruining the whole thing and one of those kidfitting corsets Id want advertised cheap in the Gentlewoman[* with elastic