Catherine herself

· 1954

CATHERINE thought: Day is white, Night is black, but sometimes it is half-white and half-black.... There were five knobs on the brass rail of the bed: one of them would come off.... The baker came to the door every night and said: “And how is Cathie?” ... It was cold, and blue flames flickered on top of the coals in the fire-grate. They said: “Lappappappap....” The Man tore off his collar from the stud--“plock”--then he screwed off his boots--“Hr-rooch--flop ... Hr-rooch--flop.” ... The mother said: “Cathie’s asleep: don’t make such a noise.” ...…

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