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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