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him�      �Glorious morning� ─�sang the voice。 

     ;Yes�察  �very   fine� ─  �said   Stanley   briefly。    Why   the   dickens   didn't   the 

fellow stick to his part of the sea�拭          �Why should he come barging over to 

this exact spot�拭      �Stanley gave a kick�察�a lunge and struck out�察�swimming 

overarm。      But   Jonathan   was   a   match   for   him。     Up   he   came�察  �his   black 

hair sleek on his forehead�察�his short beard sleek。 

     ;I had an extraordinary dream last night� ─�he shouted。 

     What   was   the   matter   with   the   man�拭      �This   mania   for   conversation 

irritated   Stanley   beyond   words。        And   it   was   always   the   samealways 

some piffle about a dream he'd had�察�or some cranky idea he'd got hold of�察�

or   some   rot   he'd   been   reading。     Stanley   turned   over   on   his   back   and 

kicked   with his   legs   till he   was   a living   waterspout。      But   even   then。。。;I 

dreamed I was hanging over a terrifically high cliff�察�shouting to some one 

below。;      You would be� �thought Stanley。             He could stick no more of it。 

He stopped splashing。          ;Look here�察�Trout�察─�he said�察 �I'm in rather a hurry 

this morning。; 

     ;You're WHAT�拭─          �Jonathan was so surprisedor pretended to bethat 

he sank under the water�察�then reappeared again blowing。 

     ;All   I   mean   is�察─  �said   Stanley�察   �I've   no   time   tototo   fool   about。 I 

want   to   get   this   over。 I'm   in   a   hurry。  I've   work   to   do   this   morning 

see�拭─�

     Jonathan was gone before Stanley had finished。                  ;Pass�察�friend� ─�said 

the bass voice gently�察�and he slid away through the water with scarcely a 

ripple。。。But     curse   the   fellow�    �He'd    ruined    Stanley's    bathe。   What      an 

unpractical idiot the man was�            �Stanley struck out to sea again�察�and then 

as   quickly   swam   in   again�察  �and   away   he   rushed   up   the   beach。     He   felt 

cheated。 

     Jonathan      stayed    a  little  longer   in  the   water。    He     floated�察  �gently 

moving his hands like fins�察�and letting the sea rock his long�察�skinny body。 

It was curious�察�but in spite of everything he was fond of Stanley Burnell。 



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True�察�he had a fiendish desire to tease him sometimes�察�to poke fun at him�察�

but at bottom he was sorry for the fellow。             There was something pathetic 

in   his   determination   to   make   a   job   of   everything。    You   couldn't   help 

feeling he'd be caught out one day�察�and then what an almighty cropper he'd 

come�      �At that moment an immense wave lifted Jonathan�察�rode past him�察�

and broke   along the   beach with   a joyful   sound。          What   a beauty�       �And 

now there came another。          That was the way to livecarelessly�察�recklessly�察�

spending oneself。        He got on to his feet and began to wade towards the 

shore�察�pressing his toes into the firm�察�wrinkled sand。              To take things easy�察�

not to fight against the ebb and flow of life�察�but to give way to itthat was 

what   was   needed。      It   was   this   tension   that   was   all   wrong。 To   liveto 

live�    �And the perfect morning�察�so fresh and fair�察�basking in the light�察�as 

though laughing at its own beauty�察�seemed to whisper�察 �Why not�拭─�

     But now he was out of the water Jonathan turned blue with cold。                    He 

ached all over�察�it was as though some one was wringing the blood out of 

him。     And stalking up the beach�察�shivering�察�all his muscles tight�察�he too 

felt his bathe was spoilt。       He'd stayed in too long。 



                                     Chapter 1。III。 



     Beryl was alone in the living´room when Stanley appeared�察�wearing a 

blue    serge   suit�察 �a  stiff  collar   and   a  spotted    tie。  He     looked    almost 

uncannily      clean    and   brushed�察    �he   was    going    to  town    for   the   day。 

Dropping into his chair�察�he pulled out his watch and put it beside his plate。 

     ;I've just got twenty´five minutes�察─�he said。           ;You might go and see if 

the porridge is ready�察�Beryl�拭─�

     ;Mother's just gone for it�察─�said Beryl。          She sat down at the table and 

poured out his tea。 

     ;Thanks� ─     �Stanley   took   a   sip。   ;Hallo� ─  �he   said   in   an   astonished 

voice�察 �you've forgotten the sugar。; 

     ;Oh�察  �sorry� ─    �But   even   then   Beryl   didn't   help   him�察  �she   pushed   the 

basin across。      What did this mean�拭         �As Stanley helped himself his blue 

eyes   widened�察  �they   seemed   to   quiver。      He   shot   a   quick   glance   at   his 

sister´in´ law and leaned back。 

     ;Nothing wrong�察�is there�拭─�he asked carelessly�察�fingering his collar。 



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     Beryl's head was bent�察�she turned her plate in her fingers。 

     ;Nothing�察─�said her light voice。           Then she too looked up�察�and smiled 

at Stanley。     ;Why should there be�拭─�

     ;O´oh�      �No   reason   at   all   as   far   as   I   know。 I   thought   you   seemed 

rather; 

     At   that   moment   the   door   opened   and   the   three   little   girls   appeared�察�

each carrying a porridge plate。           They were dressed alike in blue jerseys 

and knickers�察�their brown legs were bare�察�and each had her hair plaited and 

pinned   up   in   what   was   called   a   horse's   tail。 Behind   them   came   Mrs。 

Fairfield with the tray。 

     ;Carefully�察  �children�察─     �she   warned。    But   they   were   taking     the  very 

greatest   care。     They   loved   being   allowed   to   carry   things。     ;Have   you 

said good morning to your father�拭─�

     ;Yes�察   �grandma。;      They      settled  themselves      on   the  bench    opposite 

Stanley and Beryl。 

     ;Good morning�察�Stanley� ─          �Old Mrs。 Fairfield gave him his plate。 

     ;Morning�察�mother�         �How's the boy�拭─�

     ;Splendid�       �He    only    woke    up   once    last  night。    What     a  perfect 

morning� ─      �The old woman paused�察�her hand on the loaf of bread�察�to gaze 

out   of  the   open   door   into the garden。      The  sea   sounded。      Through   the 

wide´open window streamed the sun on to the yellow varnished walls and 

bare floor。     Everything on the table flashed and glittered。              In the middle 

there was an old salad bowl filled with yellow and red nasturtiums。                     She 

smiled�察�and a look of deep content shone in her eyes。 

     ;You might cut me a slice of that bread�察�mother�察─�said Stanley。                   ;I've 

only   twelve   and   a   half   minutes   before   the   coach   passes。     Has   anyone 

given my shoes to the servant girl�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�they're ready for you。;         Mrs。 Fairfield was quite unruffled。 

     ;Oh�察    �Kezia�     �Why      are   you    such    a  messy     child� ─   �cried   Beryl 

despairingly。 

     ;Me�察�Aunt   Beryl�拭─       �Kezia stared   at   her。    What   had she  done  now�拭�

She had only dug a river down the middle of her porridge�察�filled it�察�and 

was eating the banks away。            But she did that every single morning�察�and 

no one had said a word up till now。 



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     ;Why can't you eat your food properly like Isabel and Lottie�拭─                  �How 

unfair grown´ups are� �

     ;But Lottie always makes a floating island�察�don't you�察�Lottie�拭─�

     ;I don't�察─�said Isabel smartly。        ;I just sprinkle mine with sugar and put 

on the milk and finish it。       Only babies play with their food。; 

     Stanley pushed back his chair and got up。 

     ;Would      you   get   me   those   shoes�察  �mother�拭     �And�察    �Beryl�察  �if  you've 

finished�察�I wish you'd cut down to the gate and stop the coach。                  Run in to 

your mother�察�Isabel�察�and ask her where my bowler hat's been put。                    Wait a 

minutehave you children been playing with my stick�拭─�

     ;No�察�father� ─�

     ;But I put it here。;      Stanley began to bluster。         ;I remember distinctly 

putting   it   in   this   corner。 Now�察  �who's   had   it�拭  �There's   no   time   to   lose。 

Look sharp�       �The stick's got to be found。; 

     Even Alice�察�the servant´girl�察�was drawn into the chase。                ;You haven't 

been using it to poke the kitchen fire with by any chance�拭─�

     Stanley     dashed    into  the   bedroom     where    Linda    was   lying。    ;Most 

extraordinary thing。        I can't keep a single possession to myself。            They've 

made away with my stick�察�now� ─�

     ;Stick�察  �dear�拭    �What   stick�拭─    �Linda's   vag

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