MrBloomadmiredthecaretaker’sprosperousbulk。Allwanttobeongoodtermswithhim。Decentfellow，JohnO’Connell，realgoodsort。Keys:likeKeyes’sad:nofearofanyonegettingout，nopassoutchecks。Habeatcorpus。Imustseeaboutthatadafterthefuneral。DidIwriteBallsbridgeontheenvelopeItooktocoverwhenshedisturbedmewritingtoMartha？Hopeit’snotchuckedinthedeadletteroffice。Bethebetterofashave。Greysproutingbeard。That’sthefirstsignwhenthehairscomeoutgreyandtempergettingcross。Silverthreadsamongthegrey。Fancybeinghiswife。Wonderhowhehadthegumptiontoproposetoanygirl。Comeoutandliveinthegraveyard。Danglethatbeforeher。Itmightthrillherfirst。Courtingdeath……Shadesofnighthoveringherewithallthedeadstretchedabout。TheshadowsofthetombswhenchurchyardsyawnandDanielO’ConnellmustbeadescendantIsupposewhoisthisusedtosayhewasaqueerbreedymangreatcatholicallthesamelikeabiggiantinthedark。Willo’thewisp。Gasofgraves。Wanttokeephermindoffittoconceiveatall。Womenespeciallyaresotouchy。Tellheraghoststoryinbedtomakehersleep。Haveyoueverseenaghost？Well，Ihave。Itwasapitchdarknight。Theclockwasonthestrokeoftwelve。Stillthey’dkissallrightifproperlykeyedup。WhoresinTurkishgraveyards。Learnanythingiftakenyoung。Youmightpickupayoungwidowhere。Menlikethat。Loveamongthetombstones。Romeo。Spiceofpleasure。Inthemidstofdeathweareinlife。Bothendsmeet。Tantalisingforthepoordead。Smelloffrilledbeefsteakstothestarvinggnawingtheirvitals。Desiretogrigpeople。Mollywantingtodoitatthewindow。Eightchildrenhehasanyway。
Hehasseenafairsharegounderinhistime，lyingaroundhimfieldafterfield。Holyfields。Moreroomiftheyburiedthemstanding。Sittingorkneelingyoucouldn’t。Standing？Hisheadmightcomeupsomedayabovegroundinalandslipwithhishandpointing。Allhoneycombedthegroundmustbe:oblongcells。Andveryneathekeepsittoo，trimgrassandedgings。HisgardenMajorGamblecallsMountJerome。Wellsoitis。Oughttobeflowersofsleep。ChinesecemeterieswithgiantpoppiesgrowingproducethebestopiumMastianskytoldme。TheBotanicGardensarejustoverthere。It’sthebloodsinkingintheearthgivesnewlife。Sameideathosejewstheysaidkilledthechristianboy。Everymanhisprice。Wellpreservedfatcorpsegentleman，epicure，invaluableforfruitgarden。Abargain。BycarcassofWilliamWilkinson，auditorandaccountant，latelydeceased，threepoundsthirteenandsix。Withthanks。
Idaresaythesoilwouldbequitefatwithcorpsemanure，bones，flesh，nails，charnelhouses。Dreadful。Turninggreenandpink，decomposing。Rotquickindampearth。Theleanoldonestougher。Thenakindofatallowykindofacheesy。Thenbegintogetblack，treacleoozingoutofthem。Thendriedup。Deathmoths。Ofcoursethecellsorwhatevertheyaregoonliving。Changingabout。Liveforeverpractically。Nothingtofeedonfeedonthemselves。
Buttheymustbreedadevilofalotofmaggots。Soilmustbesimplyswirlingwiththem。Yourheaditsimplyswurls。Thoseprettylittleseasidegurls。Helookscheerfulenoughoverit。Giveshimasenseofpowerseeingalltheothersgounderfirst。Wonderhowhelooksatlife。Crackinghisjokestoo:warmsthecocklesofhisheart。Theoneaboutthebulletin。Spurgeonwenttoheaven4A。M。thismorning。11P。M。closingtime。Notarrivedyet。Peter。Thedeadthemselvesthemenanyhowwouldliketohearanoddjokeorthewomentoknowwhat’sinfashion。Ajuicypearorladies’punch，hot，strongandsweet。Keepoutthedamp。Youmustlaughsometimessobetterdoitthatway。GravediggersinHamlet。Showstheprofoundknowledgeofthehumanheart。Daren’tjokeaboutthedeadfortwoyearsatleast。Demortuisnilnisiprius。Gooutofmourningfirst。Hardtoimaginehisfuneral。Seemsasortofajoke。Readyourownobituarynoticetheysayyoulivelonger。Givesyousecondwind。Newleaseoflife——
Howmanyhaveyoufortomorrow？thecaretakerasked——