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Chapter 9

           Amotherandchildmightbereducedtoashadowwithoutirreverence.Alighthererequiredashadowthere.Heconsidered.Hewasinterested.Hetookitscientificallyincompletegoodfaith.Thetruthwasthatallhisprejudiceswereontheotherside,heexplained.Thelargestpictureinhisdrawing-room,whichpaintershadpraised,andvaluedatahigherpricethanhehadgivenforit,wasofthecherrytreesinblossomonthebanksoftheKennet.HehadspenthishoneymoononthebanksoftheKennet,hesaid.Lilymustcomeandseethatpicture,hesaid.Butnow—heturned,withhisglassesraisedtothescientificexaminationofhercanvas.Thequestionbeingoneoftherelationsofmasses,oflightsandshadows,which,tobehonest,hehadneverconsideredbefore,hewouldliketohaveitexplained—whatthendidshewishtomakeofit?Andheindicatedthescenebeforethem.Shelooked.Shecouldnotshowhimwhatshewishedtomakeofit,couldnotseeitevenherself,withoutabrushinherhand.Shetookuponcemoreheroldpaintingpositionwiththedimeyesandtheabsent-mindedmanner,subduingallherimpressionsasawomantosomethingmuchmoregeneral;becomingoncemoreunderthepowerofthatvisionwhichshehadseenclearlyonceandmustnowgropeforamonghedgesandhousesandmothersandchildren—herpicture.Itwasaquestion,sheremembered,howtoconnectthismassontherighthandwiththatontheleft.Shemightdoitbybringingthelineofthebranchacrossso;orbreakthevacancyintheforegroundbyanobject(Jamesperhaps)so

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