Місіс Деллоуей

           Dempsterwagered,andawayandawayitwent,fastandfading,awayandawaytheaeroplaneshot;soaringoverGreenwichandallthemasts;overthelittleislandofgreychurches,St.Paul’sandtheresttill,oneithersideofLondon,fieldsspreadoutanddarkbrownwoodswhereadventurousthrusheshoppingboldly,glancingquickly,snatchedthesnailandtappedhimonastone,once,twice,thrice.

           Awayandawaytheaeroplaneshot,tillitwasnothingbutabrightspark;anaspiration;aconcentration;asymbol(soitseemedtoMr.Bentley,vigorouslyrollinghisstripofturfatGreenwich)ofman’ssoul;ofhisdetermination,thoughtMr.Bentley,sweepingroundthecedartree,togetoutsidehisbody,beyondhishouse,bymeansofthought,Einstein,speculation,mathematics,theMendeliantheory—awaytheaeroplaneshot.

           Then,whileaseedy-lookingnondescriptmancarryingaleatherbagstoodonthestepsofSt.