Judyboxerectedontheflatgrave-stonesofthechurchyard;fromthehutchorproscenium-Iknownotwhattocallit-aneldritch-
lookingpreacherlayingdownthelawinGaelicaboutsomeoneofthenameofPOWL,whomIatlastdivinedtobetheapostletotheGentiles;alargecongregationoftheLewsmenverydevoutlylistening;andontheoutskirtsofthecrowd,someofthetown\'schildrentowhomthewholeaffairwasGreekandHebrewprofanelyplayingtigg。Thesamedescent,thesamecountry,thesamenarrowsectofthesamereligion,andallthesebondsmadeverylargelynugatorybyanaccidentaldifferenceofdialect!
IntothebayofWickstretchedthedarklengthoftheunfinishedbreakwater,initscageofopenstaging;thetravellerslikeframesofchurchesover-plumbingall;andawayattheextremeend,thediverstoilingunseenonthefoundation。Onaplatformoflooseplanks,theassistantsturnedtheirair-mills;astonemightbeswingingbetweenwindandwater;underneaththeswellrangaily;
andfromtimetotime,amaileddragonwithawindow-glasssnoutcamedrippinguptheladder。Youthisablessedseasonafterall;
mystayatWickwasintheyearofVOCESFIDELIUMandtherose-leafroomatBailieBrown\'s;andalreadyIdidnotcaretwostrawsforliteraryglory。Posthumousambitionperhapsrequiresanatmosphereofroses;andthemoreruggedexcitantofWickeastwindshadmadeanotherboyofme。Togodowninthediving-dress,thatwasmyabsorbingfancy;andwiththecountenanceofacertainhandsomescampofadiver,BobBainbyname,Igratifiedthewhim。