A Song for Summer
“"They are permanently in season," he said, making his point clear. "Like Tamara," said Ellen--and put her hand to her mouth, for she had sworn not to speak ill of the Little Cabbage who had suffered so much. The reopening of Hallendorf's dining room turned out to be unexpectedly dramatic, indeed there were children who remembered it long after they had forgotten the expressionist plays and dance dramas in which they had taken part. For two days before, the dining room had been closed and they w...ere served alfresco meals. Then on the third day a notice appeared in the hall asking everyone to assemble outside the dining room five minutes before the evening meal. Needless to say this created considerable anticipation and even Rollo, who preferred to go to the village for beer and pretzels, and Chomsky, whose constitution was delicate, were waiting. At six-thirty, Bruno, who had been guarding the door, threw it open and everyone flocked in to find a transformation scene. Gone was the oil cloth with its institutional smell, gone the uncurtained windows, the crockery jumbled up in metal baskets.MoreLess
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