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inthewhitetide,’saidBernard.
‘Birdsaresingingupanddownandinandoutall
roundus,’saidSusan.
‘Thebeaststamps;theelephantwithitsfootchained;
thegreatbruteonthebeachstamps,’saidLouis.
‘Lookatthehouse,’saidJinny,‘withallitswindows
whitewithblinds.’
‘Coldwaterbeginstorunfromthescullerytap,’said
Rhoda,‘overthemackerelinthebowl.’
‘Thewallsarecrackedwithgoldcracks,’said
Bernard,‘andthereareblue,finger-shapedshadows
ofleavesbeneaththewindows.’
‘NowMrsConstablepullsupherthickblack
stockings,’saidSusan.
‘Whenthesmokerises,sleepcurlsofftherooflike
amist,’saidLouis.
‘Thebirdssanginchorusfirst,’saidRhoda.‘Nowthe
scullerydoorisunbarred.Offtheyfly.Offtheyflylike
aflingofseed.Butonesingsbythebedroomwindow
alone.’
‘Bubblesformonthefloorofthesaucepan,’said
Jinny.‘Thentheyrise,quickerandquicker,inasilver
chaintothetop.’
‘NowBillyscrapesthefish-scaleswithajaggedknife
ontoawoodenboard,’saidNeville.
‘Thedining-roomwindowisdarkbluenow,’said
Bernard,‘andtheairripplesabovethechimneys.’
‘Aswallowisperchedonthelightning-conductor,’
saidSusan.‘AndBiddyhassmackeddownthebucket
onthekitchenflags.’
‘Thatisthefirststrokeofthechurchbell,’said
Louis.‘Thentheothersfollow;one,two;one,two;one,
two.’
‘Lookatthetable-cloth,flyingwhitealongthetable,’
saidRhoda.‘Nowthereareroundsofwhitechina,and
silverstreaksbesideeachplate.’
‘Suddenlyabeeboomsinmyear,’saidNeville.‘It
ishere;itispast.’
‘Iburn,Ishiver,’saidJinny,‘outofthissun,intothis
