Here are the quotations for next week, (October
14th to 20th)
1. He saw perspectives of
heads - gunshot wounds - seen from above and a little behind, as they'd lie on
the tables; with the pad over their mouths, but they still all accused him of
murder. On off-nights he had orderlies whispering to him to wake up and give
some poor beggar a chance to live. Then they'd waggle his foot, and he'd wake up
grateful for the pain, and change the dressings. His foot was in a filthy state…
2. He coughed, and as he drew breath, his
pain broke through all the drugs, and the outcry filled the room …a full, high,
affected voice, unheard for a generation, accompanied, as it seemed, the clamour
of a beast in agony, saying: 'I wish to God someone would stop that old swine
howling down there !
3. She was
choking with her throat; had rushed to the window for air; had near pitched out,
and in catching at the window bars had cut her hand. Over and over she made this
clear to the intent Baxter. Then she turned on her sister, and tongue-lashed her
savagely.
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The sources of this week's quotations (October 7th
to 13th) are:
1. ('But
though we were dead-tired, we did not forget to go to the Boy’s rooms and put
away his revolver ...') This is from 'Thrown Away' in 'Plain Tales from the
Hills'
2. ('The exploded shell
of an old brown cartridge dropped out of one of the pockets and rolled at my
feet....') This is from 'The Strange Ride of Morrowby Jukes' in n'Wee Wille
Winkie'.
3. ('...He shouted wanst or
twice, an’ thin I heard him say: "They shud ha’ got the range long
ago...') This from 'Love o’ Women' in 'Many Inventions'.
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Good wishes to all, John
R
