Shewasnotclumsy,andyetnoneofhermovementsseemedquite,THEmovement。Often,whenwipingthedishes,shewouldstand,inbewildermentandchagrinbecauseshehadpulledintwohalves,acuporatumbler。Itwasasif,inherfearandself-mistrust,sheputtoomuchstrengthintotheeffort。Therewasnolooseness,orabandonabouther。Everythingwasgrippedstiffwithintensity,andhereffort,overcharged,closedinonitself。
Sherarelyvariedfromherswinging,forward,intensewalk。
OccasionallysheranwithPauldownthefields。Thenhereyes,blazednakedinakindofecstasythatfrightenedhim。Butshewas,physicallyafraid。Ifsheweregettingoverastile,shegrippedhis,handsinalittlehardanguish,andbegantoloseherpresenceofmind。
Andhecouldnotpersuadehertojumpfromevenasmallheight。
Hereyesdilated,becameexposedandpalpitating。