buleninawasnoliseningshewaswachingheoldmanslowly，slowlyhecamedownhisfeeouchedhegroundheurnedinheirdeepsunkenorbishiseyesweresillexraordinarilybrighheylookedaherforalongmomenexpressionlessly，wihousurprise，ashoughshehadnobeenhereaallhenslowly，wihbenbackheoldmanhobbledpashemandwasgone

“bui’serrible，”leninawhispered“i’sawfulweoughnoohavecomehere”shefelinherpockeforhersoma–onlyodiscoverha，bysomeunprecedenedoversigh，shehadlefheboledownahereshousebernard’spockeswerealsoempy

leninawaslefofacehehorrorsofmalpaisunaidedheycamecrowdinginonherhickandfashespecacleofwoyoungwomengivingbreasoheirbabiesmadeherblushandurnawayherfaceshehadneverseenanyhingsoindeceninherlifeandwhamadeiworsewasha，inseadofacfullyignoringi，bernardproceededomakeopencommensonhisrevolinglyviviparoussceneashamed，nowhaheeffecsofhesomahadwornoff，ofheweaknesshehaddispyedhamorninginhehoel，hewenouofhiswayoshowhimselfsrongandunorhodox

“whaawonderfullyinimaereionship，”hesaid，deliberaelyourageous“andwhaaninensiyoffeelingimusgenerae！iofenhinkonemayhavemissedsomehinginnohavinghadamoherandperhapsyou’vemissedsomehinginnobeingamoher，leninaimagineyourselfsiingherewihalilebabyofyourown…”

“bernard！howcanyou？”hepassageofanoldwomanwihophhalmiaandadiseaseofheskindisracedherfromherindignaion

“le’sgoaway，”shebegged“idon’likei”

buahismomenheirguidecamebackand，beckoninghemofollow，ledhewaydownhenarrowsreebeweenhehousesheyroundedacorneradeaddogwaslyingonarubbishheap；awomanwihagoirewaslookingforliceinhehairofasmallgirlheirguidehaledahefooofadder，raisedhishandperpendicurly，hendaredihorizonallyforwardheydidwhahemuelycommanded–climbedhedderandwalkedhroughhedoorway，owhichigaveaccess，inoalongnarrowroom，raherdarkandsmellingofsmokeandcookedgreaseandlongworn，longunwashedclohesahefurherendofheroomwasanoherdoorway，hroughwhichcameashafofsurdighandhenoise，veryloudandclose，ofhedrums

heyseppedacrosshehresholdandfoundhemselvesonawideerracebelowhem，shuinbyheallhouses，washevilgesquare，crowdedwihindiansbrighbnkes，andfeahersinbckhair，andheglinofurquoise，anddarkskinsshiningwihhealeninapuherhandkerchiefohernoseagaininheopenspaceahecenreofhesquarewerewocircurpformsofmasonryandrampledcy–heroofs，iwaseviden，ofundergroundchambers；forinhecenreofeachpformwasanopenhachway，wihadderemergingfromhelowerdarknessasoundofsuberraneanfluepyingcameupandwasalmoslosinheseadyremorselesspersisenceofhedrums

leninalikedhedrumsshuinghereyessheabandonedherselfoheirsofrepeaedhunder，allowedioinvadeherconsciousnessmoreandmorecompleely，illasherewasnohinglefinheworldbuhaonedeeppulseofsoundiremindedherreassuringlyofhesynheicnoisesmadeasolidariyservicesandford’sdaycelebraions“orgyporgy，”shewhisperedoherselfhesedrumsbeaoujushesamerhyhms

herewasasuddensarlingbursofsinging–hundredsofmalevoicescryingoufiercelyinharshmeallicunisonafewlongnoesandsilence，hehunderoussilenceofhedrums；henshrill，inaneighingreble，hewomen’sanswerhenagainhedrums；andoncemorehemen’sdeepsavageaffirmaionofheirmanhood

queer–yeshepcewasqueer，sowashemusic，sowereheclohesandhegoiresandheskindiseasesandheoldpeoplebuheperformanceiself–hereseemedobenohingspeciallyqueerabouha

“iremindsmeofalowercasecommuniysing，”sheoldbernard