The ponderous woman looked through the pattern of falling words at
the flowers standing cool, firm, and upright in the earth, with a curious
expression. She saw them as a sleeper waking from a heavy sleep sees a brass
candlestick reflecting the light in an unfamiliar way, and closes his eyes and
opens them, and seeing the brass candlestick again, finally starts broad awake
and stares at the candlestick with all his powers. So the heavy woman came to a
standstill opposite the oval-shaped flower bed, and ceased even to pretend to
listen to what the other woman was saying. She stood there letting the words
fall over her, swaying the top part of her body slowly backwards and forwards,
looking at the flowers. Then she suggested that they should find a seat and
have their tea.
"Kew Gardens"
(CSF 93)
(CSF 93)
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