Wrack

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hhereyebrows.Paintedthemgold.Youhadthegrayeyeswithatouchofviolet,andthegoldeyebrows.Yes,thedoorsmustbemine.Iseemtorememberherburstingthroughthem.Inoneoftheseveralragesofasummersday!!

    When?!!

    Itmusthavebeensometimeago.Someyears.Idontknowwhattheyredoinghere.Itstrikesmetheywereinanotherhouse.Notthishouse.Imeanitskindofcloudy!!

    Buttheyrehere!!

    Shesometimesthrewsomethingthroughthedoorwaybeforeburstingthroughthedoorwayherself.Acid,ononeoccasion!!

    Butthedoorsarehere.Theyreyours!!

    Yes.Theyseemtobe.Imean,Imnotarguingwithyou.Ontheotherhand,theyrenotsomethingIwanttoremember,particularly.Theyhavesortofanunpleasantauraaroundthem,forsomereason.Iwouldhaveavoidedthem,lefttomyself!!

    Idontwanttodistressyou.Unnecessarily!!

    Iknow,Iknow,Iknow.Imnotblamingyou,butitjustseemstomethatyoucouldhaveletitgo.Thedoors.Imsureyoudidntmeananythingbyit,butstill!!

    Ididntmeananythingbyit.Well,letsleavethedoors,then,andgoontothedish!!

    Plate!!

    Letsgoontotheplate,then!!

    Plate,dish,Idontcare,itssomethingofanimposition,youmustadmit,tohavetothinkaboutit.NormallyIwouldntthinkaboutit!!

    Ithasyournameontheback.Engravedontheback!!

    Where?Showme!!

    Yourname.Rightthere.Andthedate,1962!!

    Idontwanttolook.Illtakeyourwordforit.Thatwastwentyyearsago.MyGod.ShereadR.D.Laing.Aloud,atdinner.Everynight.Interruptedonlybythetelephone.Whensheansweredthetelephone,hervoicebecameanimated.Charmingandanimated.Gaiety.Vivacity.Laughter.IncontrasttoherreadingofR.D.Laing.Whichcouldonlybedescribedaspunitive.O.K.,soitsmine.Myplate!!

    Itsadish.Abonbondish!!

    YoumeantosaythatyouthinkthatIwouldownabonbondish?Asterling-silverorwhateveritisbonbondish?Youremad!!

    Thedoorswereyours.Whynotthedish?!!

    Abonbondish?!!

    Perhapsshecravedbonbons?!!

    Nonononono.Notso.Sourballs,perhaps!!

    Letsmoveontotheshoe,now.Idonthavethatmuchtime!!

    Theshoeisdefinitelynotmine!!

    Notyours!!

    Itsawomansshoe.Itstoosmallforme.Myfoot,thisfoothere,wouldneverintheworldfitintothatshoe!!

    Iamnotsuggestingthattheshoeisyoursinthesensethatyouwearorwouldwearsuchashoe.Itsobviouslyawomansshoe!!

    Theshoeisinnosenseathingofmine.AlthoughfoundIadmitamongmythings!!

    Itshere.Anold-fashionedshoe.Elevenbuttons!!

    Therewasavogueforthatkindofshoe,sometimeback,amongtheyoungpeople.Itmighthavebelongedtoayoungperson.Isometimessawyoungpersons!!

    Withwhatinmind?!!

    Ifondledthem,iftheywerefondleable!!

    Withinthelimitsofthelaw,ofcourse!!

    Certainly."Youngperson"isanelasticterm.YouthinkImgoingtomesswithjailbait?!!

    Ofcoursenot.Neveroccurredtome.Theshoehassomethingofthepatheticaboutit.Awrongedquality.Doyouthinkitpossiblethattheshoemaybeinsomewayacridecoeur?!!

    Notachance!!

    Youwerewrongaboutthedish!!

    Iveneverheardacridecoeur!!

    Youveneverheardacridecoeur?!!

    Perhapsonce.WhenShirleywaswithus?!!

    WhowasShirley?!!

    Themaid.Shewasstudyingeschatology.Maidingparttime.Sheleftusforabetterpost.Perfectlyordinarydeparture!!

    Didsheperhapswearshoesofthistype?!!

    No.Norwasshegiventothecridecoeur.Except,perhaps,once.Deathofherflyingfish.Acrywrenchedfromherbosom.Ratherlikeawingedphallusitwas,shekeptitinawashtubinthebasement.Onedayitwasdiscoveredbelly-up.Shescreamed.Then,insisteditbegiventheLastRites,buriedinafishcemetery,holywa

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