NoanswerfromtheChiefJustice,whichislikehim,butsurelyverywronginsuchacase。Thelunchbell!Ihavebeenoffwork,playingpatienceandweedingallmorning。
YesterdayandthedaybeforeIdraftedelevenandrevisedninepagesofChapterV。,andthetruthis,Iwasextinctbylunch-time,andplayedpatiencesourlytherestoftheday。
To-morrowornextdayIhopetogoinagainandwin。Lunch2ndBell。
DEC。2ND,AFTERNOON。
Ihavekeptuptheidleness;blewonthepipetoBelle’spiano;thenhadarideintheforestallbymynainsel;backandpipedagain,andnowdinnernearing。Takeupthissheetwithnothingtosay。TheweirdfigureofFaaumaisintheroomwashingmywindows,inablacklavalavakiltwitharedhandkerchiefhangingfromroundherneckbetweenherbreasts;notanotherstitch;herhairclosecroppedandoiled;whenshefirstcamehereshewasanangeliclittlestripling,butsheisnowinfullflower-orhalf-flower-