Місіс Деллоуей

           Thatshedidnotcaremoreaboutit—forinstanceforherclothes—sometimesworriedClarissa,butperhapsitwasaswellwithallthosepuppiesandguineapigsabouthavingdistemper,anditgaveheracharm.AndnowtherewasthisoddfriendshipwithMissKilman.Well,thoughtClarissaaboutthreeo’clockinthemorning,readingBaronMarbotforshecouldnotsleep,itprovesshehasaheart.

           SuddenlyElizabethsteppedforwardandmostcompetentlyboardedtheomnibus,infrontofeverybody.Shetookaseatontop.Theimpetuouscreature—apirate—startedforward,sprangaway;shehadtoholdtherailtosteadyherself,forapirateitwas,reckless,unscrupulous,bearingdownruthlessly,circumventingdangerously,boldlysnatchingapassenger,orignoringapassenger,squeezingeel-likeandarrogantinbetween,andthenrushinginsolentlyallsailsspreadupWhitehall.AnddidElizabethgiveonethoughttopoorMissKilmanwholovedherwithoutjealousy,towhomshehadbeenafawnintheopen,amooninaglade?Shewasdelightedtobefree.Thefreshairwassodelicious.IthadbeensostuffyintheArmyandNavyStores.Andnowitwaslikeriding,toberushingupWhitehall;andtoeachmovementoftheomnibusthebeautifulbodyinthefawn-colouredcoatrespondedfreelylikearider,likethefigure-headofaship,forthebreezeslightlydisarrayedher;theheatgavehercheeksthepallorofwhitepaintedwood;andherfineeyes,havingnoeyestomeet,gazedahead,blank,bright,withthestaringincredibleinnocenceofsculpture.