J. ジョイスコミュの“ULYSSES” 001 ?

　
— Back to barracks, he said sternly.
He added in a preacher's tone:
— For this, O dearly beloved, is the genuine christine: body and
soul and blood and ouns. Slow music, please. Shut your eyes, gents.
One moment. A little trouble about those white corpuscles.
Silence, all.
He peered sideways up and gave a long slow whistle of call, then
paused awhile in rapt attention, his even white teeth glistening here
and there with gold points. Chrysostomos. Two strong shrill whistles
answered through the calm.
— Thanks, old chap, he cried briskly. That will do nicely. Switch
off the current, will you?
He skipped off the gunrest and looked gravely at his watcher,
gathering about his legs the loose folds of his gown. The plump shadowed
face and sullen oval jowl recalled a prelate, patron of arts in the middle
ages. A pleasant smile broke quietly over his lips.
— The mockery of it! he said gaily. Your absurd name, an ancient Greek!

【単語】
sternly 厳（いかめ）しく、偉そうに
ouns 〔不明〕
corpuscles 仲間たち
rapt ぼんやりした、夢見気分の
glisten ピカピカ光る
chrysostomos 金-口
shrill 鋭い
chap ～野郎
briskly 元気よく、景気よく
current 電気（電流）
skip off 急いで離れ
gravely 荘重に
fold 結び目
sullen むっつり
jowl 顎
prelate 高位聖職者
mockery まねごと
absurd ばからしい

　