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But his thoughts pestered him like gnats. The things he said to the roses it is not necessary to set down. BUT HIS THOUGHTS PESTERED HIM LIKE GNATS THE THINGS HE SAID TO THE ROSES IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO WRITE DOWN
n apiece, and they couldn't spare one for Billy; and a missionary from Zambesi Land came out of one of the secret drawers and said Billy must give him both of his feet as he needed them for his working-girls' classes; and thereupon the sharks poked their heads out of the water and began, in a deafening chorus, to cry, "Feet, feet, feet!" And Billy then woke with a start, and found it was only the birds chattering in the dawn outside. Then he was miserable. He tossed, and groaned, and dozed, and smoked cigarettes until he could stand it no longer. He got up and dressed, in sheer desperation, and went for a walk in the gardens. The day was clear as a new-minted coin. It was not yet wholly aired, not wholly free from the damp savour of night, but low in the east the sun was taking heart. A mile-long shadow footed it with Billy Woods in his pacings through the amber-chequered gardens. Actaeon-like, he surprised the world at its toilet, and its fleeting grace somewhat fortified his spirits. SAND CHILDREN HAD TO BE GIVEN AN EDUCATION APIECE AND THEY COULDN'T SPARE ONE FOR BILLY AND A MISSIONARY FROM ZAMBEZI LAND CAME OUT OF ONE OF THE SECRET DRAWERS AND SAID BILLY MUST GIVE HIM BOTH HIS FEET AS HE NEEDED THEM FOR HIS WORKING GIRLS CLASSES AND THEREUPON THE SHARKS POKED THEIR HEADS OUT OF THE WATER AND BEGAN IN A DEAFENING COURSE TO CRY FEET FEET FEET AND BILLY THEN WOKE WITH A START AND FOUND IT WAS ONLY THE BIRDS CHATTERING IN THE DAWN OUTSIDE THEN HE WAS MISERABLE HE TOSSED AND GROANED AND DOZED AND SMOKED CIGARETTES TILL HE COULD STAND IT NO LONGER HE GOT UP AND DRESSED IN SHEER DESPERATION AND WENT FOR A WALK IN THE GARDENS THE DAY WAS CLEAR AS A NEW MINTED COIN IT WAS NOT YET WHOLLY AIRED NOT WHOLLY FREE FROM THE DAMP SAVOUR OF NIGHT BUT LOW IN THE EAST THE SUN WAS TAKING HEART A MILE LONG SHADOW FOOTED IN WITH BILLY IN HIS PACINGS THROUGH THE AMBER CHEQUERED GARDENS ACTION LIKE HE SURPRISED THE WORLD OF HIS TOILET AND ITS FLEETING GRACE SOMEWHAT FORTIFIED HIS SPIRITS
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