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On the stairs She heard his mounting steps。           What use were prayers� �

    He could not hear�察�he was not there�察�for she Was married to a mummy�察�

a machine。 Her hand closed on the locket bitterly。 Before her�察�on a chair�察�

lay the shagreen Case of his violin。        She saw the clean Sun flash the open 

clasp。    The locket's edge Cut at her fingers like a pushing wedge。 

    A heavy cart went by�察�a distant bell Chimed ten�察�the fire flickered in 

the grate。 She was alone。        Her throat began to swell With sobs。            What 

kept her here�察�why should she wait�拭�The violin she had begun to hate Lay 

in its case before her。      Here she flung The cover open。           With the fiddle 

swung 

     Over   her   head�察  �the   hanging   clock's   loud   ticking   Caught   on   her   ear。 

'Twas slow�察�and as she paused The little door in it came open�察�flicking A 

wooden   cuckoo   out�此      �Cuckoo� ─     �It   caused   The   forest   dream   to   come 

again。    ;Cuckoo� ─�Smashed on the grate�察�the violin broke in two。 

     ;Cuckoo�      �Cuckoo� ─�the clock kept striking on�察�But no one listened。 

Frau Altgelt had gone。 



                                The Cross´Roads 



    A bullet through his heart at dawn。         On the table a letter signed with a 

woman's name。        A wind that goes howling round the house�察�and weeping 

as in shame。      Cold November dawn peeping through the windows�察�cold 

dawn creeping over the floor�察�creeping up his cold legs�察�creeping over his 

cold body�察�creeping across his cold face。 A glaze of thin yellow sunlight on 

the staring eyes。      Wind howling through bent branches。             A wind which 

never    dies   down。    Howling�察     �wailing。   The   gazing    eyes   glitter  in  the 

sunlight。    The lids are frozen open and the eyes glitter。 



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       The    thudding     of  a  pick   on   hard    earth。   A    spade    grinding    and 

crunching。 Overhead�察�branches writhing�察�winding�察�interlacing�察�unwinding�察�

scattering�察�tortured twinings�察�tossings�察�creakings。             Wind flinging branches 

apart�察  �drawing   them  together�察  �whispering   and   whining   among   them。            A 

waning�察     �lobsided    moon     cutting   through     black    clouds。    A    stream    of 

pebbles and earth and the empty spade gleams clear in the moonlight�察�then 

is   rammed      again   into  the   black   earth。   Tramping       of  feet。   Men     and 

horses。 Squeaking of wheels。 

     ;Whoa�       �Ready�察�Jim�拭─�

     ;All    ready。;    Something       falls�察 �settles�察 �is  still。  Suicides     have    no 

coffin。 

     ;Give us the stake�察�Jim。        Now。; 

     Pound�      �Pound� �

     ;He'll never walk。       Nailed to the ground。; 

     An ash stick pierces his heart�察�if it buds the roots will hold him。 He is a 

part   of   the   earth   now�察  �clay   to   clay。 Overhead   the   branches   sway�察  �and 

writhe�察�and twist in the wind。          He'll never walk with a bullet in his heart�察�

and an ash stick nailing him to the cold�察�black ground。 

       Six months he lay still。        Six months。       And the water welled up in 

his body�察�and soft blue spots chequered it。              He lay still�察�for the ash stick 

held him  in   place。      Six   months�     �Then   her   face   came   out   of   a   mist   of 

green。 Pink and white and frail like Dresden china�察�lilies´of´the´valley at 

her    breast�察 �puce´coloured       silk  sheening     about   her。   Under      the  young 

green leaves�察�the horse at a foot´pace�察�the high yellow wheels of the chaise 

scarcely turning�察�her face�察�rippling like grain a´blowing�察�under her puce´ 

coloured bonnet�察�and burning beside her�察�flaming within his correct blue 

coat   and   brass   buttons�察  �is   someone。      What   has   dimmed   the   sun�拭  �The 

horse steps on a rolling stone�察�a wind in the branches makes a moan。 The 

little leaves tremble and shake�察�turn and quake�察�over and over�察�tearing their 

stems。      There   is   a   shower   of   young   leaves�察  �and   a   sudden´sprung   gale 

wails in the trees。 

     The yellow´wheeled chaise is rocking  rocking�察�and all the branches 

are   knocking      knocking。      The   sun   in   the   sky   is   a   flat�察  �red   plate�察  �the 

branches creak and grate。          She screams and cowers�察�for the green foliage 



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is   a   lowering   wave   surging   to   smother   her。    But   she   sees   nothing。   The 

stake   holds   firm。    The   body   writhes�察  �the   body   squirms。  The   blue   spots 

widen�察�the flesh tears�察�but the stake wears well in the deep�察�black ground。 

It holds the body in the still�察�black ground。 

       Two years�      �The body has been in the ground two years。                 It is worn 

away�察�it is clay to clay。         Where the heart moulders�察�a greenish dust�察�the 

stake is thrust。      Late August it is�察�and night�察�a night flauntingly jewelled 

with stars�察�a night of shooting stars and loud insect noises。 Down the road 

to Tilbury�察�silence  and the slow flapping of large leaves。 Down the road 

to Sutton�察�silence    and the   darkness of heavy´foliaged   trees。 Down   the 

road   to   Wayfleet�察  �silence      and   the   whirring   scrape   of   insects   in   the 

branches。       Down      the   road   to   Edgarstown�察     �silence      and   stars   like 

stepping´stones in a pathway overhead。              It is very quiet at the cross´roads�察�

and the sign´board points the way down the four roads�察�endlessly points 

the way where nobody wishes to go。 

     A  horse   is   galloping�察  �galloping   up   from   Sutton。     Shaking   the   wide�察�

still leaves as he goes under them。             Striking sparks with his iron shoes�察�

silencing   the   katydids。     Dr。   Morgan   riding   to   a   child´birth   over   Tilbury 

way�察�riding to deliver a woman of her first´born son。                  One o'clock from 

Wayfleet bell tower�察�what a shower of shooting stars�                 �And a breeze all of 

a sudden�察�jarring the big leaves and making them jerk up and down。 Dr。 

Morgan's hat is blown from his head�察�the horse swerves�察�and curves away 

from the sign´post。         An oath  spurs  a blurring of grey mist。 A quick 

left   twist�察  �and   the   gelding   is   snorting   and   racing   down   the  Tilbury   road 

with the wind dropping away behind him。 

     The   stake   has   wrenched�察  �the   stake   has   started�察  �the   body�察  �flesh   from 

flesh�察�has parted。       But the bones hold tight�察�socket and ball�察�and clamping 

them down in the hard�察�black ground is the stake�察�wedged through ribs and 

spine。   The   bones   may   twist�察  �and   heave�察  �and   twine�察  �but   the   stake   holds 

them still in line。      The breeze goes down�察�and the round stars shine�察�for 

the stake holds the fleshless bones in line。 

       Twenty  years now�         �Twenty long years�           �The body has powdered 

itself away�察�it is clay to clay。       It is brown earth mingled with brown earth。 

Only flaky bones remain�察�lain together so long they fit�察�although not one 



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bone is knit to another。        The stake is there too�察�rotted through�察�but upright 

still�察�and still piercing down between ribs and spine in a straight line。 

     Yellow stillness is on the cross´roads�察�yellow stillness is on the trees。 

The leaves hang drooping�察�wan。              The four roads point four yellow ways�察�

saffron and gamboge ribbons to the gaze。               A little swirl of dust blows up 

Tilbury road�察�the wind which fans it has not strength to do more�察�it ceases�察�

and the dust settles down。    

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