"the Strangest Dream that was ever Halfdreamt"

(306.8-308.25)  The final passage from the second chapter of Book II begins with the children wrapping up their studies.  They say, "We've had our day at triv and quad and writ our bit as intermidgets."  They sum up the subjects they've covered in their "triv and quad" -- "Art, literature, politics, economy, chemistry, humanity, &c." (note that those subjects also spell out ALP and ECH, so even when the children are studying on their own, the parents are always present) -- and then proceed to list out the specific things they've covered.  This list takes up about three-quarters of today's reading, and consists of a kind of title to each particular subject matter's lesson, which is found in the text, and an identification of the particular person to which the lesson is attached, which is found in Shaun's notes in the left margin.  For instance, the lesson titled "Your Favorite Hero or Heroine" is attached to "Adam, Eve."  Other interesting ones include "The Uses and Abuses of Insects" (attached to "Lucretius," who McHugh notes was driven mad after consuming a love potion made of Spanish Fly), "Santa Claus" (attached to "Prometheus," who gave humanity the gift of fire), and "What is to be found in a Dustheap" (attached to the biblical figure "Job").

With this list complete, the children get ready for tea and dinner.  We hear ten chimes, which indicate that it's 10 p.m.  Campbell and Robinson devote a few pages in their Skeleton's Key to the manner in which these ten chimes also correspond with ideas from the Kabbalah, but I'll leave that unpacking to those experts.  The chapter ends with an address from the children titled "NIGHTLETTER," which sends wishes of "very merry Incarnations" to "Pep and Memmy and the old folkers below and beyant" (HCE, ALP, and the pub patrons) and is signed "jake, jack and little sousoucie."