I've been working hard on [Ulysses] all day,' said Joyce. Does that mean that you have written a great deal?' I said. Two sentences,' said Joyce. I looked sideways but Joyce was not smiling. I thought of [French novelist Gustave] Flaubert. 'You've been seeking the mot juste?' I said. No,' said Joyce. 'I have the words already. What I am seeking is the perfect order of words in the sentence.