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Curious THAT mice never squeal. Displays the patterns that Bloom's thoughts begin to take.

There are many deliberate ambivalences in this chapter. This 'my' could be Bloom thinking or even an intromission by Joyce. Later, 'she' might refer to either Molly or the cat. Molly is both Calypso and Penelope. Unlike Stephen who insists on 'only one sense of the word', Bloom is associated with many senses.

Contrast Bloom's "O" with Molly's first syllable to come.