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together。     He   turned   up   the   light。   The   curtains   were   drawn�察  �the   fire 

blazed。     He flung his hat on to the huge bed and went towards her。 

     Butwould you believe it��again they were interrupted。                 This time it 

was the porter with the luggage。           He made two journeys of it�察�leaving the 

door open in between�察�taking his time�察�whistling through his teeth in the 

corridor。     Hammond paced up and down the room�察�tearing off his gloves�察�

tearing off his scarf。      Finally he flung his overcoat on to the bedside。 

     At last the fool was gone。         The door clicked。        Now they were alone。 

Said   Hammond�此         �I   feel   I'll   never   have   you   to   myself   again。  These 

cursed   people�      �Janey;and   he   bent   his   flushed�察  �eager   gaze   upon   her 

;let's   have   dinner   up   here。   If   we   go   down   to   the   restaurant   we'll   be 

interrupted�察    �and    then   there's   the  confounded       music;    ��the   music    he'd 

praised so highly�察�applauded so loudly last night�。�。              ;We shan't be able to 

hear each other speak。         Let's have something up here in front of the fire。 

It's too late for tea。     I'll order a little supper�察�shall I�拭     �How does that idea 

strike you�拭─�

     ;Do�察  �darling� ─  �said   Janey。     ;And   while   you're   awaythe   children's 

letters; 

     ;Oh�察�later on will do� ─�said Hammond。 

     ;But then we'd get it over�察─�said Janey。           ;And I'd first have time to; 

     ;Oh�察  �I   needn't   go   down� ─  �explained   Hammond。          ;I'll   just   ring   and 

give the order。。。you don't want to send me away�察�do you�拭─�

     Janey shook her head and smiled。 

     ;But     you're   thinking    of   something      else。   You're     worrying     about 

something�察─�said Hammond。              ;What is it�拭    �Come and sit herecome and 

sit on my knee before the fire。; 

     ;I'll just unpin my hat�察─�said Janey�察�and she went over to the dressing´ 

table。    ;A´ah� ─     �She gave a little cry。 



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     ;What is it�拭─�

     ;Nothing�察  �darling。      I've   just   found   the   children's   letters。  That's   all 

right�    �They  will   keep。      No   hurry  now� ─      �She   turned   to   him�察  �clasping 

them。     She tucked them into her frilled blouse。             She cried quickly�察�gaily�此�

;Oh�察�how typical this dressing´table is of you� ─�

     ;Why�拭      �What's the matter with it�拭─�said Hammond。 

     ;If   it   were   floating   in   eternity   I   should   say   'John��';   laughed   Janey�察�

staring at the big bottle of hair tonic�察�the wicker bottle of eau´de´ Cologne�察�

the   two   hair´brushes�察  �and   a   dozen   new   collars   tied   with   pink   tape。  ;Is 

this all your luggage�拭─�

     ;Hang my luggage� ─�said Hammond�察�but all the same he liked being 

laughed at by Janey。         ;Let's talk。     Let's get down to things。          Tell me; 

and as Janey perched on his knees he leaned back and drew her into the 

deep�察�ugly chair´ ´;tell me you're really glad to be back�察�Janey。; 

     ;Yes�察�darling�察�I am glad�察─�she said。 

     But   just   as   when   he   embraced   her   he   felt   she   would   fly   away�察  �so 

Hammond never knewnever knew for dead certain that she was as glad 

as   he   was。   How   could   he   know�拭       �Would   he   ever   know�拭      �Would   he 

always have this craving´ ´this pang like hunger�察�somehow�察�to make Janey 

so much part of him that there wasn't any of her to escape�拭                 �He wanted to 

blot out everybody�察�everything。            He wished now he'd turned off the light。 

That   might   have   brought   her   nearer。       And   now   those   letters   from   the 

children rustled in her blouse。          He could have chucked them into the fire。 

     ;Janey�察─�he whispered。 

     ;Yes�察�dear�拭─     �She lay on his breast�察�but so lightly�察�so remotely。             Their 

breathing rose and fell together。 

     ;Janey� ─�

     ;What is it�拭─�

     ;Turn   to    me�察─  �he   whispered。      A   slow�察  �deep   flush    flowed    into  his 

forehead。      ;Kiss me�察�Janey�        �You kiss me� ─�

     It seemed to him there was a tiny pausebut long enough for him to 

suffer torturebefore her lips touched his�察�firmly�察�lightlykissing them as 

she   always   kissed   him�察  �as   though   the   kisshow   could   he   describe   it�拭�

confirmed   what   they   were   saying�察  �signed   the   contract。       But   that   wasn't 



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what he wanted�察�that wasn't at all what he thirsted for。                He felt suddenly�察�

horrible tired。 

     ;If you knew�察─�he said�察�opening his eyes�察 �what it's been likewaiting 

to´   day。   I   thought    the   boat   never   would     come    in。  There     we    were�察�

hanging about。        What kept you so long�拭─�

     She   made   no   answer。      She   was   looking   away   from   him   at   the   fire。 

The flames hurriedhurried over the coals�察�flickered�察�fell。 

     ;Not   asleep�察  �are   you�拭─  �said   Hammond�察  �and   he   jumped   her   up   and 

down。 

     ;No�察─�she said。       And then�此      �Don't do that�察�dear。       No�察�I was thinking。 

As   a   matter   of   fact�察─  �she   said�察   �one   of   the   passengers   died   last   nighta 

man。      That's   what   held   us   up。   We   brought   him  inI   mean�察  �he   wasn't 

buried at sea。      So�察�of course�察�the ship's doctor and the shore doctor; 

     ;What was it�拭─�asked Hammond uneasily。                  He hated to hear of death。 

He hated this to have happened。            It was�察�in some queer way�察�as though he 

and Janey had met a funeral on their way to the hotel。 

     ;Oh�察�it wasn't anything in the least infectious� ─�said Janey。                 She was 

speaking   scarcely   above   her   breath。       ;It   was   heart。;   A  pause。     ;Poor 

fellow� ─�she said。       ;Quite young。;        And she watched the fire flicker and 

fall。   ;He died in my arms�察─�said Janey。 

     The blow was so sudden that Hammond thought he would faint。                          He 

couldn't   move�察  �he   couldn't   breathe。       He   felt   all   his   strength   flowing 

flowing   into   the   big   dark   chair�察  �and   the   big   dark   chair   held   him   fast�察�

gripped him�察�forced him to bear it。 

     ;What�拭─�he said dully。         ;What's that you say�拭─�

     ;The   end   was   quite   peaceful�察─  �said   the   small   voice。   ;He   just;and 

Hammond   saw   her   lift   her   gentle   hand;breathed   his   life   away   at   the 

end。;     And her hand fell。 

     ;Whoelse was there�拭─�Hammond managed to ask。 

     ;Nobody。       I was alone with him。; 

     Ah�察  �my   God�察  �what   was   she   saying�       �What   was   she   doing   to   him� �

This would kill him�         �And all the while she spoke�此�

     ;I saw the change coming and I sent the steward for the doctor�察�but the 

doctor was too late。        He couldn't have done anything�察�anyway。; 



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     ;Butwhy you�察�why you�拭─�moaned Hammond。 

     At that Janey turned quickly�察�quickly searched his face。 

     ;You don't mind�察�John�察�do you�拭─�she asked。                  ;You don'tIt's nothing 

to do with you and me。; 

     Somehow   or   other   he   managed   to   shake   some   sort   of   smile   at   her。 

Somehow or   other he   stammered�此              �Nogoon�察�go   on�        �I   want   you to 

tell me。; 

     ;But�察�John darling; 

     ;Tell me�察�Janey� ─�

     ;There's   nothing   to   tell�察─  �she   said�察  �wondering。     ;He   was   one   of   the 

first´   class   passengers。       I   saw    he   was    very    ill  when    he   came     on 

board。。。But   he   seemed   to   be   so   much   better   until   yesterday。     He   had   a 

severe   attack   in   the   afternoonexcitementnervousness�察  �I   think�察           �about 

arriving。     And after that he never recovered。; 

     ;But why didn't the stewardess; 

     ;Oh�察�my dearthe stewardess� ─�said Janey。               ;What would he have felt�拭�

And besides。。。he might have wanted to leave a message。。。to; 

     ;Didn't he�拭─�muttered Hammond。                ;Didn't he say anything�拭─�

     ;No�察�darling�察�not a word� ─          �She shook her head softly。          ;All the time 

I   was   with   him   he   was   too   weak。。。he   was   too   weak   even   to   move   a 

finger。。。; 

     Janey was silent。        But her words�察�so light�察�so soft�察�so chill�察�seemed to 

hover in the air�察�to rain into his breast like snow。 

     The   fire   had   gone   red。   Now   it   fell   in   with   a   sharp   sound   and   the 

room      was   colder。     Cold     crept   up   his   arms。     The    room     was    huge�察�

immense�察      �glittering。    It  filled  his   whole    world。    There     was    the   great 

blind bed�察�with his coat flung across it like some headless man saying his 

prayers。      There      was   the   luggage�察    �ready    to   be   carried   away     again�察�

anywhere�察�tossed into trains�察�carted on to boats。 

     。。。;He was too weak。          He was too weak to move a finger。;                And yet 

he died in Janey's arms。         Shewho'd nevernever once in all these years´ 

´never on one single solitary occasion 

     No�察  �he   mustn't   think   of   it。 Madness   lay   in   thinking   of   it。   No�察  �he 

wouldn't face it。      He couldn't stand it。        It was too much to bear� �



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     And   now   Janey   touched   his   tie   with   her   fingers。 She   pinched   the 

edges of the tie together。 

     ;You're notsorry I told you�察�John darling�拭           �It hasn't made you sad�拭�

It hasn't spoilt our eveningour being alone together�拭─�

     But at that he had to hide his face。          He put his face into her bosom 

and his arms enfolded her。 

     Spoilt their evening�       �Spoilt their being alone together�         �They would 

never be alone together again。 



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                      13。 BANK HOLIDAY。 



     A stout man with a pink face wears dingy white flannel trousers�察�a blue 

coat with a pink handkerchief showing�察�and a straw hat much too small for 

him�察�perched at the back of his head。            He plays the guitar。       A little chap 

in white canvas shoes�察�his face hidden under a felt hat like a broken wing�察�

breathes into a flute��

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