Case With 4 Clowns (2010)
“AFTER a few days with the circus, the show in the ring had begun to take on a new significance. Some of the turns seemed more and more brilliant, and some of them seemed just boring. One turn especially I enjoyed was the wire-walking act, and I went into the tent during the evening performance in time to see that only, and then came out again. I left Beef watching the show, and wandered slowly round the tent.
The evening was warm and lovely. Hardly any moon, but a sort of soft light blurred the edges of the trees and made them seem half-human, standing round the side of the field like parents waiting to collect their children from a party which was going on inside the tent. The lorry which fed electricity to the tents was purring softly, and as I walked slowly by it I noticed Len Waterman seated hunched up on the step with his head in his hands. He did not seem to notice me. I wondered if he were feeling ill, but I was too nervous to approach him and ask if he were all right. His fing...ers were sunk deeply into his hair, and he sat still, almost without breathing it seemed.MoreLess
The evening was warm and lovely. Hardly any moon, but a sort of soft light blurred the edges of the trees and made them seem half-human, standing round the side of the field like parents waiting to collect their children from a party which was going on inside the tent. The lorry which fed electricity to the tents was purring softly, and as I walked slowly by it I noticed Len Waterman seated hunched up on the step with his head in his hands. He did not seem to notice me. I wondered if he were feeling ill, but I was too nervous to approach him and ask if he were all right. His fing...ers were sunk deeply into his hair, and he sat still, almost without breathing it seemed.MoreLess
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