I am bemused as to the meaning of the following line in "The Conundrum of the Workshops":
"And the wreath of Eve is red on the turf as she left it long ago"
The obvious interpretation is that it refers to Eve's loss of virginity after she and Adam tasted the apple. Yet it is not usual to find in Kipling's work such explicit references to human sexuality; the only exception that springs to mind is "Azrael's Count".
And why "the wreath"?
The NRG sheds no light.
Do any readers have any suggestions?
Dr Alan N Cowan
Canberra Australia
