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of rising ground that dominated the garden on one side and the downs with 

the old coach´road on the other察she had cast herself down to chew the cud 

of fancy。     There she was presently joined by Harold察breathless and very 

full of his latest grievance。 

     ;I asked him not to察─he burst out。           ;I said if he'd only please wait a 

bit and Edward would be back soon察and it couldn't matter to HIM察and the 

pig   wouldn't   mind察  and   Edward'd   be   pleased   and   everybody'd   be   happy。 

But he just said he was very sorry察but bacon didn't wait for nobody。                  So I 

told   him   he   was   a   regular   beast察  and   then   I   came   away。  Andand   I 

b'lieve they're doing it now ─

     ;Yes察  he's   a   beast察─  agreed   Selina察  absently。  She   had   forgotten   all 

about the pig´killing。       Harold kicked away a freshly thrown´ up mole´hill察

and prodded down the hole with   a stick。              From the direction of   Farmer 

Larkin's demesne came a long´drawn note of sorrow察a thin cry and appeal察

telling that the stout soul of a black Berkshire pig was already faring down 

the stony track to Hades。 

     ;D'you   know   what   day   it   is拭─  said   Selina   presently察  in   a   low   voice察

looking far away before her。 

     Harold did not appear to know察nor yet to care。              He had laid open his 

mole´run for a yard or so察and was still grubbing at it absorbedly。 

     ;It's Trafalgar   Day察─  went   on   Selina察trancedly察   Trafalgar   Day   and 

nobody cares ─

     Something   in   her   tone   told   Harold   that   he   was   not   behaving   quite 

becomingly。       He didn't exactly know in what manner察still察he abandoned 

his mole´hunt for a more courteous attitude of attention。 

     ;Over there察─resumed Selinashe was gazing out in the direction of 

the old highroad;over there the coaches used to go by。                  Uncle Thomas 

was telling me about it the other day。            And the people used to watch for 

'em coming察to tell the time by察and p'r'aps to get their parcels。               And one 



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morningthey       wouldn't     be  expecting     anything    differentone     morning察

first there would be a cloud of dust察as usual察and then the coach would 

come racing by察and THEN they would know                     For the coach would be 

dressed in laurel察all laurel from stem to stern           And the coachman would 

be wearing laurel察and the guard would be wearing laurel察and then they 

would know察then they would know ─

     Harold   listened   in   respectful   silence。    He   would   much   rather   have 

been hunting the mole察who must have been a mile away by this time if he 

had    his   wits  about    him。    But    he   had   all  the   natural   instincts   of  a 

gentleman察of whom it is one of the principal marks察if not the complete 

definition察never to show signs of being bored。 

     Selina    rose   to  her  feet察 and   paced    the  turf  restlessly   with   a  short 

quarter´deck walk。 

     ;Why can't we DO something拭─she burst out presently。                   ;HEhe did 

everythingwhy can't we do anything for him拭─

     ;WHO       did   everything拭─    inquired    Harold察   meekly。    It   was   useless 

wasting further longings on that mole。            Like the dead察he travelled fast。 

     ;Why察Nelson察of course察─said Selina察shortly察still looking restlessly 

around for help or suggestion。 

     ;But he'she's DEAD察isn't he拭─asked Harold察slightly puzzled。 

     ;What's that got to do with it拭─retorted his sister察resuming her caged´ 

lion promenade。 

     Harold     was   somewhat       taken   aback。    In    the  case   of  the   pig察 for 

instance察    whose     last  outcry    had   now     passed    into   stillness察 he   had 

considered   the   chapter   as   finally   closed。    Whatever   innocent   mirth   the 

holidays might hold in store for Edward察that particular pig察at least察would 

not   be   a  contributor。    And     now    he  was    given   to  understand     that  the 

situation had not materially changed            He would have to revise his ideas察

it seemed。      Sitting up on end察he looked towards the garden for assistance 

in   the   task。  Thence察  even   as   he   gazed察  a   tiny   column   of   smoke   rose 

straight    up   into  the   still  air。 The     gardener    had    been   sweeping     that 

afternoon察  and   now察  an   unconscious   priest察  was   offering   his   sacrifice   of 

autumn      leaves   to  the   calm´eyed     goddess     of  changing     hues   and   chill 

forebodings who was moving slowly about the land that golden afternoon。 



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Harold was up and off in a moment察forgetting Nelson察forgetting the pig察

the   mole察  the   Larkin   betrayal察  and   Selina's   strange   fever   of   conscience。 

Here was fire察real fire察to play with察and that was even better than messing 

with water察or remodelling the plastic surface of the earth。               Of all the toys 

the   world   provides   for   right´minded   persons察  the   original   elements   rank 

easily the first。 

     But Selina sat on where she was察her chin on her fists察and her fancies 

whirled   and   drifted察  here   and   there察  in   curls   and   eddies察  along   with   the 

smoke she was watching。            As the quick´ footed dusk of the short October 

day stepped lightly over the garden察little red tongues of fire might be seen 

to leap and vanish in the smoke。            Harold察anon staggering under armfuls 

of leaves察anon stoking vigorously察was discernible only at fitful intervals。 

It   was   another   sort   of   smoke   that   the   inner   eye   of   Selina   was   looking 

upona smoke that hung in sullen banks round the masts and the hulls of 

the   fighting   ships察  a   smoke   from   beneath   which   came   thunder   and   the 

crash and the splinter´rip察the shout of the boarding party察the choking sob 

of the gunner stretched by his gun察a smoke from out of which at last she 

saw察as through a riven pall察the radiant spirit of the Victor察crowned with 

the coronal of a perfect death察leap in full assurance up into the ether that 

Immortals breathe。         The dusk was glooming towards darkness when she 

rose and moved slowly down towards the beckoning fire察something of the 

priestess in her stride察something of the devotee in the set purpose of her 

eye。 

     The leaves were well alight by this time察and Harold had just added an 

old furze bush察which flamed and crackled stirringly。 

     ;Go     'n'  get  some    more    sticks察─ ordered    Selina察    and   shavings察   'n' 

chunks   of   wood察  'n'   anything   you   can   find。   Look   herein   the   kitchen´ 

garden there's a pile of old pea´sticks。            Fetch as many as you can carry察

and then go back and bring some more ─

     ;But I say察─began Harold察amazedly察scarce knowing his sister察and 

with     a  vision    of  a   frenzied    gardener察   pea´stickless     and    threatening 

retribution。 

     ;Go and fetch 'em quick  ─shouted Selina察stamping with impatience。 

     Harold ran off at once察true to the stern system of discipline in which 



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he had been nurtured。        But his eyes were like round O's察and as he ran he 

talked fast to himself察in evident disorder of mind。 

     The pea´sticks made a rare blaze察and the fire察no longer smouldering 

sullenly察leapt up and began to assume the appearance of a genuine bonfire。 

Harold察awed into silence at first察began to jump round it with shouts of 

triumph。     Selina   looked   on   grimly察  with   knitted   brow察  she   was   not   yet 

fully satisfied。    ;Can't you get any more sticks拭─she said presently。              ;Go 

and hunt about。       Get some old hampers and matting and things out of the 

tool´house。      Smash up that old cucumber frame Edward shoved you into察

the day we were playing scouts and Mohicans。                 Stop a bit    Hooray      I 

know。     You come along with me。; 

     Hard by there was a hot´house察Aunt Eliza's special pride and joy察and 

even grimly approved of   by the gardener。             At one end察in an out´house 

adjoining察the necessary firing was stored察and to this sacred fuel察of which 

we were strictly forbidden to touch a stick察Selina went straight。                Harold 

followed   obediently察  prepared   for   any   crime   after   that   of   the   pea´sticks察

but pinching himself to see if he were really awake。 

     ;You   bring   some   c

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