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Chapter 3

           Andsopausingandsoflickering,sheattainedadancingrhythmicalmovement,asifthepauseswereonepartoftherhythmandthestrokesanother,andallwererelated;andso,lightlyandswiftlypausing,striking,shescoredhercanvaswithbrownrunningnervouslineswhichhadnosoonersettledtherethantheyenclosed(shefeltitloomingoutather)aspace.Downinthehollowofonewaveshesawthenextwavetoweringhigherandhigheraboveher.Forwhatcouldbemoreformidablethanthatspace?Hereshewasagain,shethought,steppingbacktolookatit,drawnoutofgossip,outofliving,outofcommunitywithpeopleintothepresenceofthisformidableancientenemyofhersthisotherthing,thistruth,thisreality,whichsuddenlylaidhandsonher,emergedstarkatthebackofappearancesandcommandedherattention.Shewashalfunwilling,halfreluctant.Whyalwaysbedrawnoutandhaledaway?Whynotleftinpeace,totalktoMr.Carmichaelonthelawn?Itwasanexactingformofintercourseanyhow.Otherworshipfulobjectswerecontentwithworship;men,women,God,allletonekneelprostrate;butthisform,wereitonlytheshapeofawhitelamp-shadeloomingonawickertable,rousedonetoperpetualcombat,challengedonetoafightinwhichonewasboundtobeworsted.

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