We completed episode 5.
Summary:
Feeling that it is a pity that right then no music was being sung in the church, Bloom thinks of some of the old sacred music (5.403) and musicians/composers such as Mercadante (1795-1870), Mozart (1756-91), Palestrina (1525-94) . . . He watches the rituals that are being carried out. He too stands up when the priest kisses the altar and turning blesses the people, who crossing themselves stand up, and sits down when they kneel again. He muses upon the power of the church, of religion. Wonderful organisation certainly, goes like clockwork (5.424). When the mass is finished, Bloom decides to leave before a person comes around with the collection plate.
Outside, noticing that there is still enough time before Dignam's funeral starts, Bloom decides to go to the pharmacy, Sweny's in Lincoln place (5.463) to get a lotion Molly wants. He has forgotten the recipe of the lotion (along with his key) in his other trousers, but he knows that the pharmacist can look it up in the prescriptions book (5.471). In the pharmacy, Bloom places his orders, watches the pharmacist, looks around, inhaling slowly the keen reek of drugs (5.487). As he had not bought a bottle with him, Bloom tells the pharmacist to make up the recipe and that he will collect it later in the day. After agreeing to pay for the lotion and the soap (sweet lemony smelling one) which he also takes when he returns, Bloom goes out of the pharmacy.
As he comes out, he hears the voice of Bantam Lyons hailing him. Obviously Bloom is not much impressed by Bantam Lyons, who has yellow blackmailed fingers (5.523) and dandruff on his shoulders (5.525). Lyons wants to have a look at the newspaper Bloom is carrying. Looking through it he murmurs, "Ascot. Gold cup" (5.532). When Bloom tells him to keep the newspaper as he was going to throw it away that moment (5.537), Bantam Lyons leers, thrusts the newspaper back at Bloom and rushes off. Bloom does not understand his behaviour. Neither do we at this moment. But it will help not to forget this incidence.
Bloom walks with his soap to the baths around the corner from Lincoln Place. He wants to enjoy a bath now: clean trough of water, cool enamel, the gentle tepid stream (5.565).
Summary:
Feeling that it is a pity that right then no music was being sung in the church, Bloom thinks of some of the old sacred music (5.403) and musicians/composers such as Mercadante (1795-1870), Mozart (1756-91), Palestrina (1525-94) . . . He watches the rituals that are being carried out. He too stands up when the priest kisses the altar and turning blesses the people, who crossing themselves stand up, and sits down when they kneel again. He muses upon the power of the church, of religion. Wonderful organisation certainly, goes like clockwork (5.424). When the mass is finished, Bloom decides to leave before a person comes around with the collection plate.
Outside, noticing that there is still enough time before Dignam's funeral starts, Bloom decides to go to the pharmacy, Sweny's in Lincoln place (5.463) to get a lotion Molly wants. He has forgotten the recipe of the lotion (along with his key) in his other trousers, but he knows that the pharmacist can look it up in the prescriptions book (5.471). In the pharmacy, Bloom places his orders, watches the pharmacist, looks around, inhaling slowly the keen reek of drugs (5.487). As he had not bought a bottle with him, Bloom tells the pharmacist to make up the recipe and that he will collect it later in the day. After agreeing to pay for the lotion and the soap (sweet lemony smelling one) which he also takes when he returns, Bloom goes out of the pharmacy.
As he comes out, he hears the voice of Bantam Lyons hailing him. Obviously Bloom is not much impressed by Bantam Lyons, who has yellow blackmailed fingers (5.523) and dandruff on his shoulders (5.525). Lyons wants to have a look at the newspaper Bloom is carrying. Looking through it he murmurs, "Ascot. Gold cup" (5.532). When Bloom tells him to keep the newspaper as he was going to throw it away that moment (5.537), Bantam Lyons leers, thrusts the newspaper back at Bloom and rushes off. Bloom does not understand his behaviour. Neither do we at this moment. But it will help not to forget this incidence.
Bloom walks with his soap to the baths around the corner from Lincoln Place. He wants to enjoy a bath now: clean trough of water, cool enamel, the gentle tepid stream (5.565).
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| Good morning, have you used Pears' soap? (5.524) (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pears_(soap)#/media/File:Pears'_Soap_advertisement_1886.jpg) |
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