Poldy, scald the Teapot!
Does Bloom scald that teapot as instructed? A lot may turn on it.
Post four
Molly shouts down the stairs to Bloom to remember to scald the teapot. We will learn that whilst Bloom likes to do as he’s told especially by Molly, he also gets a bit of a thrill in the disobeying. A bit like that mouse being toyed with by the cat; ‘Curious mice never squeal. Seem to like it.’
So it will be an interesting incite into his character and the marriage dynamic if he in fact does scald the teapot. I can’t claim to be an expert in teapot temperature regulation but I note that whilst he does indeed scald the teapot, he then rinses it, which I doubt is going to help. Things look bleak as the teapot is left while he reads Milly’s letter and starts to fry the kidney. Gloomier still when upon presentation of breakfast in bed, we note that Molly holds her cup ‘nothandle’ indicating tepid at best and confirmed by her swallowing not sipping.
Oh Leopold you naughty boy, have you just sealed your fate and did you do it on purpose?
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