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little couch。     If it fell over�察�would it break�拭        �But grandma remembered 

too�察�at the same time。 

     ;I wonder if you'd mind�察�stewardess�察�laying down my umbrella�察─�she 

whispered。 

     ;Not    at  all�察 �Mrs。   Crane。;     And     the   stewardess�察   �coming     back    to 

grandma�察�breathed�察 �Your little granddaughter's in such a beautiful sleep。; 

     ;God be praised for that� ─�said grandma。 

     ;Poor little motherless mite� ─�said the stewardess。             And grandma was 

still   telling  the   stewardess   all   about   what   happened   when   Fenella   fell 

asleep。 

     But she hadn't been asleep long enough to dream before she woke up 

again to see something waving in the air above her head。                   What was it�拭�

What   could   it   be�拭  �It   was   a   small   grey   foot。 Now   another   joined   it。 

They seemed to be feeling about for something�察�there came a sigh。 

     ;I'm awake�察�grandma�察─�said Fenella。 

     ;Oh�察�dear�察�am I near the ladder�拭─�asked grandma。                 ;I thought it was 



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this end。; 

     ;No�察�grandma�察�it's the other。        I'll put your foot on it。      Are we there�拭─�

asked Fenella。 

     ;In   the  harbour�察─   �said   grandma。     ;We     must   get   up�察 �child。   You'd 

better have a biscuit to steady yourself before you move。; 

     But Fenella had hopped out of her bunk。             The lamp was still burning�察�

but night was over�察�and it was cold。           Peering through that round eye she 

could see far off some rocks。          Now they were scattered over with foam�察�

now a gull flipped by�察�and now there came a long piece of real land。 

     ;It's   land�察  �grandma�察─  �said   Fenella�察  �wonderingly�察  �as   though   they   had 

been at sea for weeks together。          She hugged herself�察�she stood on one leg 

and rubbed it with the toes of the other foot�察�she was trembling。                   Oh�察�it 

had all been so sad lately。       Was it going to change�拭         �But all her grandma 

said   was�察   �Make   haste�察  �child。   I   should   leave   your   nice   banana   for   the 

stewardess as you haven't eaten it。;          And Fenella put on her black clothes 

again and a button sprang off one of her gloves and rolled to where she 

couldn't reach it。     They went up on deck。 

     But if it had been cold in the cabin�察�on deck it was like ice。              The sun 

was not up yet�察�but the stars were dim�察�and the cold pale sky was the same 

colour as the cold pale sea。        On the land a white mist rose and fell。          Now 

they could see quite plainly dark bush。            Even the shapes of the umbrella 

ferns    showed�察    �and   those   strange    silvery   withered    trees   that  are  like 

skeletons。。。Now they  could   see the landing´stage   and some   little   houses�察�

pale   too�察  �clustered   together�察  �like   shells   on   the   lid   of   a   box。 The   other 

passengers tramped up and down�察�but more slowly than they had the night 

before�察�and they looked gloomy。 

     And now the landing´stage came out to meet them。                  Slowly it swam 

towards the Picton boat�察�and a man holding a coil of rope�察�and a cart with a 

small drooping horse and another man sitting on the step�察�came too。 

     ;It's Mr。 Penreddy�察�Fenella�察�come for us�察─�said grandma。               She sounded 

pleased。     Her white waxen cheeks were blue with cold�察�her chin trembled�察�

and she had to keep wiping her eyes and her little pink nose。 

     ;You've got my; 

     ;Yes�察�grandma。;        Fenella showed it to her。 



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     The   rope   came   flying   through   the   air�察  �and   ;smack;   it   fell   on   to   the 

deck。     The gangway was lowered。              Again Fenella followed her grandma 

on   to   the   wharf   over   to   the   little   cart�察  �and   a   moment   later   they   were 

bowling away。         The hooves of the little horse drummed over the wooden 

piles�察 �then sank softly  into   the  sandy  road。         Not   a soul   was   to be   seen�察�

there was not even a feather of smoke。              The mist rose and fell and the sea 

still sounded asleep as slowly it turned on the beach。 

     ;I seen Mr。 Crane yestiddy�察─�said Mr。 Penreddy。                 ;He looked himself 

then。    Missus knocked him up a batch of scones last week。; 

     And now the little horse pulled up before one of the shell´like houses。 

They got down。         Fenella put her hand on the gate�察�and the big�察�trembling 

dew´drops soaked through her glove´tips。                Up a little path of round white 

pebbles      they   went�察   �with    drenched     sleeping     flowers    on    either   side。 

Grandma's delicate white picotees were so heavy with dew that they were 

fallen�察 �but   their   sweet   smell   was   part   of   the   cold   morning。  The   blinds 

were down in the little house�察�they mounted the steps on to the veranda。 

A   pair   of   old   bluchers   was   on   one   side   of   the   door�察  �and   a   large   red 

watering´ can on the other。 

     ;Tut�    �tut�   �Your    grandpa�察─    �said   grandma。      She    turned   the   handle。 

Not a sound。       She called�察 �Walter� ─        �And immediately a deep voice that 

sounded half stifled called back�察 �Is that you�察�Mary�拭─�

     ;Wait�察    �dear�察─  �said  grandma。      ;Go     in  there。;    She    pushed     Fenella 

gently into a small dusky sitting´room。 

     On the table a white cat�察�that had been folded up like a camel�察�rose�察�

stretched     itself�察 �yawned�察    �and    then   sprang    on   to  the   tips  of  its  toes。 

Fenella   buried   one   cold   little   hand   in   the   white�察  �warm   fur�察  �and   smiled 

timidly while she stroked and listened to grandma's gentle voice and the 

rolling tones of grandpa。 

     A    door   creaked。      ;Come      in�察 �dear。;    The     old   woman      beckoned�察�

Fenella     followed。     There�察    �lying   to  one   side   on   an  immense      bed�察  �lay 

grandpa。      Just his head with a white tuft and his rosy face and long silver 

beard showed over the quilt。           He was like a very old wide´awake bird。 

     ;Well�察�my girl� ─�said grandpa。           ;Give us a kiss� ─      �Fenella kissed him。 

;Ugh� ─�said grandpa。          ;Her little nose is as cold as a button。          What's that 



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she's holding�拭     �Her grandma's umbrella�拭─�

     Fenella   smiled   again�察  �and   crooked   the   swan   neck   over   the   bed´rail。 

Above the bed there was a big text in a deep black frame�此�

     ;Lost�    �One   Golden   Hour       Set   with   Sixty   Diamond   Minutes。      No 

Reward Is Offered        For It Is Gone For Ever� ─�

     ;Yer grandma painted that�察─�said grandpa。              And he ruffled his white 

tuft and looked at Fenella so merrily she almost thought he winked at her。 



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                            9。 MISS BRILL。 



     Although it was so brilliantly finethe blue sky powdered with gold 

and    great   spots    of  light   like  white    wine    splashed    over    the  Jardins 

Publiques Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur。                   The air 

was motionless�察�but when you opened your mouth there was just a faint 

chill�察�like a chill from a glass of iced water before you sip�察�and now and 

again a leaf came driftingfrom nowhere�察�from the sky。                   Miss Brill put 

up her hand and touched her fur。           Dear little thing�      �It was nice to feel it 

again。     She   had   taken   it   out   of   its   box   that   afternoon�察  �shaken   out   the 

moth´powder�察�given it a good brush�察�and rubbed the life back into the dim 

little   eyes。  ;What   has   been   happening   to   me�拭─  �said   the   sad   little   eyes。 

Oh�察   �how    sweet    it  was   to  see   them    snap   at  her  again    from   the   red 

eiderdown� �。。But the nose�察�which was of some black composition�察�wasn't 

at   all   firm。 It   must   have had   a   knock�察�somehow。        Never   minda   little 

dab   of   black   sealing´wax   when   the   time   camewhen   it   was   absolutely 

necessary。。。Little   rogue�       �Yes�察  �she   really   felt   like   that   about   it。 Little 

rogue biting its tail just by her left ear。         She could have taken it off and 

laid it on her lap and stroked it。        She felt a tingling in her hands and arms�察�

but   that   came   from   walking�察  �she   supposed。       And   when   she   breathed�察�

something light and sadno�察�not sad�察�exactlysomething gentle seemed to 

move in her bosom。 

     There were a number of people out this afternoon�察�far more than last 

Sunday。      And the band sounded louder and gayer。               That was because the 

Season had begun。          For although the band played all the year round on 

Sundays�察  �out   of   season   it   was   never   the   same。   It   was   like   some   one 

playing with only the family to listen�察�it didn't care how it played if there 

weren't any strangers present。          Wasn't the conductor wearing a new coat�察�

too�拭   �She was sure it was new。          He scraped with his foot and flapped his 

arms like a rooster about to crow�察�and the bandsmen sitting in the green 

rotunda blew out their cheeks and glared at the music。                Now there came a 

little   ;flutey;   bitvery   pretty��a   little   chain   of   bright   drops。 She   was 

sure it would be repeated。         It was�察�she lifted her head and smiled。 

     Only two people shared her ;special; seat�此            �a fine old man in a velvet 



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coat�察 �his   hands   clasped  over   a   huge   carved   walking´stick�察  �and   a   big   old 

woman�察�sitting upright�察�with a roll of knitting on her embroidered apron。 

They     did   not   speak。     This    was    disappointing�察     �for  Miss    Brill   always 

looked forward to the conversation。              She had become really quite expert�察�

she   thought�察  �at   listening   as   though   she   didn't   listen�察  �at   sitting   in   other 

people's lives just for a minute while they talked round her。 

     She   glanced�察  �sideways�察  �at   the   old   couple。       Perhaps   they   would   go 

soon。      Last     Sunday�察    �too�察  �hadn't   been    as   interesting     as  usual。     An 

Englishman   and   his   wife�察  �he   wearing   a   dreadful   Panama   hat   

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