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Chapter 1

           Tansleysupposedshemeanthimtoseethatthatman’spicturewasskimpy,wasthatwhatonesaid?Thecoloursweren’tsolid?Wasthatwhatonesaid?Undertheinfluenceofthatextraordinaryemotionwhichhadbeengrowingallthewalk,hadbeguninthegardenwhenhehadwantedtotakeherbag,hadincreasedinthetownwhenhehadwantedtotellhereverythingabouthimself,hewascomingtoseehimself,andeverythinghehadeverknowngonecrookedalittle.Itwasawfullystrange.

           Therehestoodintheparlourofthepokylittlehousewhereshehadtakenhim,waitingforher,whileshewentupstairsamomenttoseeawoman.Heheardherquickstepabove;heardhervoicecheerful,thenlow;lookedatthemats,tea-caddies,glassshades;waitedquiteimpatiently;lookedforwardeagerlytothewalkhome;determinedtocarryherbag;thenheardhercomeout;shutadoor;saytheymustkeepthewindowsopenandthedoorsshut,askatthehouseforanythingtheywanted(shemustbetalkingtoachild)when,suddenly,inshecame,stoodforamomentsilent(asifshehadbeenpretendingupthere,andforamomentletherselfbenow),stoodquitemotionlessforamomentagainstapictureofQueenVictoriawearingtheblueribbonoftheGarter;whenallatonceherealisedthatitwasthis:itwasthis:shewasthemostbeautifulpersonhehadeverseen.

           Withstarsinhereyesandveilsinherhair,withcyclamenandwildvioletswhatnonsensewashethinking?Shewasfiftyatleast;shehadeightchildren

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