TowashhissoiledhandswithapartiallyconsumedtabletofBarrington’slemonflavouredsoap，towhichpaperstilladheredboughtthirteenhourspreviouslyforfourpenceandstillunpaidfor，infreshcoldneverchangingeverchangingwateranddrythem，faceandhands，inalongredborderedhollandclothpassedoverawoodenrevolvingroller。
WhatreasondidStephengivefordecliningBloom’soffer？
Thathewashydrophobe，hatingpartialcontactbyimmersionortotalbysubmersionincoldwaterhislastbathhavingtakenplaceinthemonthofOctoberoftheprecedingyear，dislikingtheaqueoussubstancesofglassandcrystal，distrustingaquacitiesofthoughtandlanguage。
WhatimpededBloomfromgivingStephencounselsofhygieneandprophylactictowhichshouldbeaddedsuggestionsconcerningapreliminarywettingoftheheadandcontractionofthemuscleswithrapidsplashingofthefaceandneckandthoracicandepigastricregionincaseofseaorriverbathing，thepartsofthehumananatomymostsensitivetocoldbeingthenape，stomach，andthenarorsoleoffoot？
Theincompatibilityofaquacitywiththeerraticoriginalityofgenius。