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From: | Sarah Goins |
Subject: | [Bug-brl] nose hospice |
Date: | Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:56:53 +0200 |
He WANTED to kill himself with that beastly Irish
business,and I tried in vain to prevent him. And she rocked herself in a sudden
access of agitation. Or a man would lie on the beach as if he hadbeen cast up dead
from the waters.
She wasallowed to cook them in Juanas kitchen
hole.
Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other
woman to recoverherself.
Might they sleep in the patio with herself and the
girls, wasJuanas request. Thelake seemed to give off a great light, between the dark
walls ofmango. She had been out in a boat on the lake, and had seen hishouse, round
the bend of the western point. They could not abstract themselves to
aroutine.
Kate taught her, andbought a length of cotton
material. And she rocked herself in a sudden access of agitation.
At a water-hole of a stream in the beach, acluster
of women were busily washing clothes.
And a mystery greater than
theindividual.
It sounded like something coming over the horizon.
He seemed to have life and passionin him. It would have been SO much better if
Joachim had been contentto live his life in peace, with me.
As a woman MUST try to prevent a man, when he is
going wrong, shesaid.
Juana would come to Kate, telling her stories from
the past.
Maria del Carmen was sewingherself a
dress!
The women carry with a band round the
breast.
In the rainy season, the nights can be very cold,
owing toevaporation. For animals arecomplete in their isolation and their
insouciance.
There are so many children born in Mexico, said
Doña Carlota,and so many die. Her servants were the clue to all the native life, for
her.
Butthe Pueblo Indians rarely lapsing from speech
into violence.
Juana was bringing a bottle of vermouth: all that
Kate had to offerher visitors, in the morning.
I would like to change my shoes, said
Kate.
An elderly man, withgrey in his moustache, he had
bright young eyes and seemed full ofenergy. No, no, the only onething she did want,
ultimately, was to serve her Niña.
They seemed to be waiting,eternally waiting for
something.
From his forehead, and on his spine he carried it,
trotting along.
But her Spanish was so slow and distinct and
slightlyplaintive, that Kate understood her at once. You went to see your boys in
the United States? So she was able to putJuana and the girls away from her, and
isolate herself from them.
And a mystery greater than theindividual.
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