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The "Sirens" episode is set in the Ormond hotel (the Concert Room, and the bar where Miss Douce and Miss Kennedy are serving). The Linati scheme for the chapter includes the correspondences Sirens - Barmaids; Isle - Bar. Sirens are beautiful maidens who lure sailors to their deaths with song. This engraving (1886) shows the Sirens imploring Ulysses to stay. Notice the human bones next to them! |
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"Bronze by gold, Miss Douce's head by Miss Kennedy's head, over the crossblind of the Ormond bar heard the viceregal hoofs go by, ringing steel." (U11.64) |
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"Her wet lips tittered:
- He's killed looking back. She laughed: - O wept! Aren't men frightful idiots? With sadness." (U11.76) |
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"By Bassi's blessed virgins Bloom's dark eyes went by." (U11.151)
The (Catholic) store of Aurelio Bassi, Religious Statue & Picture Frame Manufacturer, was located at 14 and 38 Wellingon Quay. This is a picture showing the staff who worked there. There are large crucifixes in the window and small statues, probably Blessed Virgins. |
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"Bluerobed, white under, come to me. God they believe she is: or goddess. Those today. I could not see. That fellow spoke. A student. After with Dedalus' son. He might be Mulligan. All comely virgins. That brings those rakes of fellows in: her white.
By went his eyes. The sweets of sin. Sweet are the sweets." (U11.151) |
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A period letterhead from Bassi also advertises: 'Publisher of Irish-made Prayer Books and other Standard Books of Catholic Piety, besides the Best Selection of Prayer Books. Redemptorist's Mission Book. Treasury Sacred Heart.' |
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"- O greasy eyes! Imagine being married to a man like that, she cried. With his bit of beard!
Douce gave full vent to a splendid yell, a full yell of full woman, delight, joy, indignation. - Married to the greasy nose! she yelled." (U11.169) |
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"Married to Bloom, to greaseabloom.
- O saints above! Miss Douce said, sighed above her jumping rose. I wished I hadn't laughed so much. I feel all wet. - O, Miss Douce! Miss Kennedy protested. You horrid thing! And flushed yet more (you horrid!), more goldenly." (U11.180) |
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"By Cantwell's offices roved Greaseabloom, by Ceppi's virgins, bright of their oils. Nannetti's father hawked those things about, wheedling at doors as I. Religion pays. Must see him for that par. Eat first. I want. Not yet. At four, she said. Time ever passing. Clockhands turning. On. Where eat? The Clarence, Dolphin. On." (U11.185) |
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"Into their bar strolled Mr Dedalus. Chips, picking chips off one of his rocky thumbnails. Chips. He strolled.
- O welcome back, Miss Douce. He held her hand. Enjoyed her holidays?. - Tiptop. He hoped she had nice weather in Rostrevor. - Gorgeous, she said." (U11.192) |
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"Look at the holy show I am. Lying out on the strand all day.
- That was exceedingly naughty of you, Mr Dedalus told her and pressed her hand indulgently. Tempting poor simple males. Miss Douce of satin douced her arm away." (U11.198) |
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"- O go away, she said. You're very simple, I don't think.
He was. - Well now I am, he mused. I looked so simple in the cradle they christened me simple Simon. - You must have been a doaty, Miss Douce made answer. " (U11.204) |
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"And what did the doctor order today?
- Well now, he mused, whatever you say yourself. I think I'll trouble you for some fresh water and a half glass of whisky." (U11.208) |
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"He fingered shreds of hair, her maidenhair, her mermaid's, into the bowl." (U11.222)
A mermaid, in a fantasy period PC from France. |
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"Girlgold she read and did not glance. Take no notice. She took no notice while he read by rote a solfa fable for her, plappering flatly:
- Ah fox met ah stork. Said thee fox too thee stork: Will you put your bill down inn my troath and pull upp ah bone?" (U11.246) |