Yearbeforewe。Andtheoldmajorpartialtohisdropofspirits。Curioussheanonlychild,Ianonlychild。Soitreturns。Thinkyou’reescapingandrunintoyourself。Longestwayroundistheshortestwayhome。Andjustwhenheandshe。Circushorsewalkinginaring。RipvanWinkleweplayed。Rip:tearinHennyDoyle’sovercoat。Van:breadvandelivering。
Winkle:cocklesandperiwinkles。ThenIdidRipvanWinklecomingback。
Sheleanedonthesideboardwatching。Moorisheyes。TwentyyearsasleepinSleepyHollow。Allchanged。Forgotten。Theyoungareold。Hisgunrustyfromthedew。
Ba。Whatisthatflyingabout?Swallow?Batprobably。ThinksI’matree,soblind。Havebirdsnosmell?Metempsychosis。Theybelievedyoucouldbechangedintoatreefromgrief。Weepingwillow。Ba。Therehegoes。Funnylittlebeggar。Wonderwherehelives。Belfryupthere。Verylikely。Hangingbyhisheelsintheodourofsanctity。Bellscaredhimout,Isuppose。
Massseemstobeover。Couldhearthemallatit。Prayforus。Andprayforus。Andprayforus。Goodideatherepetition。Samethingwithads。