Didn’tlookbackwhenshewasgoingdownthestrand。Wouldn’tgivethatsatisfaction。Thosegirls，thosegirls，thoselovelyseasidegirls。Fineeyesshehad，clear。It’sthewhiteoftheeyebringsthatoutnotsomuchthepupil。DidsheknowwhatI？Course。Likeacatsittingbeyondadog’sjump。WomennevermeetonelikethatWilkinsinthehighschooldrawingapictureofVenuswithallhisbelongingsonshow。Callthatinnocence？
Pooridiot！Hiswifehasherworkcutoutforher。NeverseethemsitonabenchmarkedWetPaint。Eyesalloverthem。Lookunderthebedforwhat’snotthere。Longingtogetthefrightoftheirlives。Sharpasneedlestheyare。WhenIsaidtoMollythemanatthecornerofCuffestreetwasgoodlooking，thoughtshemightlike，twiggedatoncehehadafalsearm。Hadtoo。Wheredotheygetthat？TypistgoingupRogerGreene’sstairstwoatatimetoshowherunderstandings。Handeddownfromfathertomothertodaughter，Imean。Bredinthebone。Millyforexampledryingherhandkerchiefonthemirrortosavetheironing。Bestplaceforanadtocatchawoman’seyeonamirror。AndwhenIsentherforMolly’sPaisleyshawltoPresscott’s，bythewaythatadImust，carryinghomethechangeinherstocking。Cleverlittleminx！Inevertoldher。Neatwayshecarriedparcelstoo。Attractmen，smallthinglikethat。Holdingupherhand，shakingit，toletthebloodflowbackwhenitwasred。Whodidyoulearnthatfrom？Nobody。Somethingthenursetaughtme。O，don’ttheyknow？ThreeyearsoldshewasinfrontofMolly’sdressingtablejustbeforeweleftLombardstreetwest。Mehaveaniceface。Mullingar。Whoknows？Waysoftheworld。Youngstudent。Straightonherpinsanywaynotliketheother。Stillshewasgame。Lord，Iamwet。
Devilyouare。Swellofhercalf。Transparentstockings，stretchedtobreakingpoint。Notlikethatfrumptoday。A。E。Rumpledstockings。OrtheoneinGraftonstreet。White。Wow！Beeftotheheel。
Amonkeypuzzlerocketburst，splutteringindartingcrackles。Zradsandzrads，zrads，zrads。AndCissyandTommyranouttoseeandEdyafterwiththepushcarandthenGertybeyondthecurveoftherocks。Willshe？
Watch！Watch！See！Lookedround。Shesmeltanonion。Darling，Isawyour。