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andunsubstantial.Thebirdssangtheirblankmelody
outside.
‘Iseearing,’saidBernard,‘hangingaboveme.
Itquiversandhangsinaloopoflight.’
‘Iseeaslabofpaleyellow,’saidSusan,‘spreading
awayuntilitmeetsapurplestripe.’
‘Ihearasound,’saidRhoda,‘cheep,chirp;cheep
chirp;goingupanddown.’
‘Iseeaglobe,’saidNeville,‘hangingdowninadrop
againsttheenormousflanksofsomehill.’
‘Iseeacrimsontassel,’saidJinny,‘twistedwithgold
threads.’
‘Ihearsomethingstamping,’saidLouis.‘Agreat
beast’sfootischained.Itstamps,andstamps,and
stamps.’
‘Lookatthespider’swebonthecornerofthe
balcony,’saidBernard.‘Ithasbeadsofwateronit,
dropsofwhitelight.’
‘Theleavesaregatheredroundthewindowlike
pointedears,’saidSusan.
‘Ashadowfallsonthepath,’saidLouis,‘like
anelbowbent.’
‘Islandsoflightareswimmingonthegrass,’said
Rhoda.‘Theyhavefallenthroughthetrees.’
‘Thebirds’eyesarebrightinthetunnelsbetween
theleaves,’saidNeville.
‘Thestalksarecoveredwithharsh,shorthairs,’said
Jinny,‘anddropsofwaterhavestucktothem.’
‘Acaterpillariscurledinagreenring,’saidSusan,
‘notchedwithbluntfeet.’
‘Thegrey-shelledsnaildrawsacrossthepathand
flattensthebladesbehindhim,’saidRhoda.
‘Andburninglightsfromthewindow-panesflash
inandoutonthegrasses,’saidLouis.
‘Stonesarecoldtomyfeet,’saidNeville.‘Ifeeleach
one,roundorpointed,separately.’
‘Thebackofmyhandburns,’saidJinny,‘butthe
palmisclammyanddampwithdew.’
‘Nowthecockcrowslikeaspurtofhard,redwater
