Tag: France

It was imperative that, whatever he did, he should do it quickly.
A sudden realization came upon him that life was real and life was earnest.
It was not his place to analyse the motives of monkeys.
The world ceased to swim and flicker.
I feel very far away sometimes.
It was Sunday, the day of rest.
‘I was just admiring your place,’ he said.
He was quite willing to stay on here indefinitely.
He told himself that he had made progress.
Her silence had puzzled him.
I’m thinking.
I’m glad to see you again.
Of course, I remember you perfectly.
He should not have come out on to the dancing-floor.
Time passed.
It was a perfect day, cloudless and still. There was peace in the air.
Still, it’s quite a jolly place.
What have you been doing this morning?
I think that squeaking bird of yours is about the beastliest thing I ever met.
I really don’t want to buy anything.
The situation had the appearance of being at a deadlock.
One would have said that here was a man with a secret sorrow.
He was frowning slightly.
He paid no attention to the stream of humanity that flowed past him.
I guess something new came up.
There was nobody home.
They rose with increasing speed.
We were pretty well hidden.
Might as well go back to sleep now.
Maybe that was a good idea.
It could get on your nerves.
The landscape wasn’t all that interesting, anyhow.
You wanna come over here for a minute?
Now everybody pay close attention.
The sun was a hard white point directly overhead.
It’s a slow way to travel.
But all things must have an end, alas!
For a time there was silence.
I know my heart was strangely heavy as I turned away.
It will take a long, long time to get there.
And you were always so clever at guessing, weren’t you?
I have something to tell you.
For a long moment there was silence.
But it happened in broad daylight!
He was happy enough, I was sure.
The river was busy whispering many things to the reeds.
The sun blazed down, as any truly self-respecting sun should.
We paused awhile to regain our breath.
Therewith we walked on in silence.
I only wanted to know, you know.