Page 31 CHAPTER IIIThere was a knock on the door. Denis rolled over
in his bed and rubbed his eyes. Why no sunlight ? Why no golden
marshes with the tide glittering through the reeds ? No hot water
can, swathed in a bath towel ? A sense of a great disappointment
came over him as he realised where he was, and a shiver ran down
his back. A whole half in front of him ; thirteen weeks ; ninety-odd
days. Steam rose from his wash basin, into which the boys' maid
had poured a few drops of hot water. The longer he watched the
steam, the harder it would be to get out of bed, and the water
would soon be cold. He threw off his bedclothes, jumped up and
suddenly felt cheerful. The chestnut trees across the way were
bursting with yellow green shoots. The shadows in the street were
moist, pale, purple ones, really rather like the mauve shadows,
that Wren put on so boldly with a wet brush ; but not so dark.
It was a perfect spring morning and all the summer was before him. |
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