(general commotion and compassion. women faint. a wealthy american makes a street collection for bloom. gold and silver coins， bank cheques， banknotes， jewels， treasury bonds， maturing bills of exchange， i.o.u.s， wedding rings' watch-chains， lockets， necklaces and bracelets are rapidly collected.)bloom o， i so want to be a mother.
mrs thornton (in nursetender's gown.) embrace me tight， dear. you'll be soon over it. tight， dear.
(bloom embraces her tightly and bears eight male yellow and white children. they appear on a redcarpeted staircase adorned with expensive plants. all are handsome， with valuable metallic faces， wellmade， respectably dressed and wellconducted， speaking five modern languages fluently and interested in various arts and sciences. each has his name printed in legible letters on his shirtfront： nasodoro， goldfinger， chrysostomos， maindorée， silversmile， silberselber vifargent， panargros. they are immediately appointed to positions of high public trust in several different countries as managing directors of banks， traffic managers of railways， chairmen of limited liability companies， vice chairmen of hotel syndicates.)a voice bloom， are you the messiah ben joseph or ben david？
bloom (darkly.) you have said it.
brother buzz then perform a miracle.
bantam lyons prophesy who will win the saint leger.