Part 40

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌⁠Snakes of river fog creep slowly. From drains, clefts, cesspools, middens arise on all sides stagnant fumes. A glow leaps in the south beyond the seaward reaches of the river. The navvy, staggering forward, cleaves the crowd and lurches towards the tramsiding. On the farther side under the railway bridge Bloom appears, flushed, panting, cramming bread and chocolate into a sidepocket. From Gillen’s