Clismathea
Character
Klismatic handmaiden, Phaeacian nymph and later consolation of Rodolfo Mather-Steiner. Moves from enemas to riverine adventure and finally to revolutionary gym politics.
Appears in
Connections
Attends
- Phaeacia lives or stays aboard (1 passage)
Linguistic associations
- Spartacist member of (1 passage)
From the books (5 passages)
40. Clismathea, the late Mr Illingworth’s remaining handmaiden, who had been such a comfort to Mr Rodolfo Mather-Steiner in his state of bereavement;
…of a gregarious disposition, she by no means endured a life without society, for the maidens Enematopoeia and Clismathea kept her company aboard the Phaeacia, and so did betimes her swain, Master Ben D’Oeuvre, a greasy little knave wallowing as yet in the dregs of his fourth decade, who each forenoon got upon his bicycle and disappeared for hours on end, though who wot where.
“This is Lordy,” reprised Clismathea, “he’s a junkie, but a posh one, so that’s ok.”
“You might begin by explaining,” said Clismathea, “how you succeeded in gaining admittance to the Farter. Acquitted Ken can be a tad discriminant.”
“Hurrah!” sang Clismathea, “Lordy’s bumbum is all bunged up with rapid-drying cement and tincture of guano. What a hoot!”