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Chapter 8

           Supposethenthatasachildsittinghelplessinaperambulator,oronsomeone’sknee,hehadseenawaggoncrushignorantlyandinnocently,someone’sfoot?Supposehehadseenthefootfirst,inthegrass,smooth,andwhole;thenthewheel;andthesamefoot,purple,crushed.Butthewheelwasinnocent.Sonow,whenhisfathercamestridingdownthepassageknockingthemupearlyinthemorningtogototheLighthousedownitcameoverhisfoot,overCam’sfoot,overanybody’sfoot.Onesatandwatchedit.

           Butwhosefootwashethinkingof,andinwhatgardendidallthishappen?Foronehadsettingsforthesescenes;treesthatgrewthere;flowers;acertainlight;afewfigures.Everythingtendedtosetitselfinagardenwheretherewasnoneofthisgloom.Noneofthisthrowingofhandsabout;peoplespokeinanordinarytoneofvoice.Theywentinandoutalldaylong.Therewasanoldwomangossipinginthekitchen;andtheblindsweresuckedinandoutbythebreeze;allwasblowing,allwasgrowing;andoverallthoseplatesandbowlsandtallbrandishingredandyellowflowersaverythinyellowveilwouldbedrawn,likeavineleaf,atnight.Thingsbecamestilleranddarkeratnight.Buttheleaf-likeveilwassofine,thatlightsliftedit,voicescrinkledit;hecouldseethroughitafigurestooping,hear,comingclose,goingaway,somedressrustling,somechaintinkling.

           Itwasinthisworldthatthewheelwentovertheperson’sfoot.

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