Merlin's Wood (Mythago Wood)
“T.S. Eliot 1 The sound of his sons’ excited shouting woke Huxley abruptly at three in the morning. His breath frosting in the freezing room, he shivered his way into his dressing gown, tugged on slippers, and walked darkly and swiftly to the boys’ room.
‘What the devil –?’ They were standing at the window, two small, excited shapes, their breath misting the glass. Steven turned and said excitedly, ‘A snow woman. In the garden. We saw a snow woman!’ Rubbing the glass for clarity, Huxley peered d...own at the thick snow that covered the lawn and gardens, and extended, without break, into the field and to the nearby wood. He could just see the fence, a thin dark line in the moongrey landscape. The night was still, heavy with the muffling silence of the snow. He could see clearly enough that a set of deep tracks led from the gate, towards the house, then round to the side.
‘What do you mean? A snow woman?’ ‘All white,’ Christian breathed. ‘She stopped and looked at us.MoreLess
‘What the devil –?’ They were standing at the window, two small, excited shapes, their breath misting the glass. Steven turned and said excitedly, ‘A snow woman. In the garden. We saw a snow woman!’ Rubbing the glass for clarity, Huxley peered d...own at the thick snow that covered the lawn and gardens, and extended, without break, into the field and to the nearby wood. He could just see the fence, a thin dark line in the moongrey landscape. The night was still, heavy with the muffling silence of the snow. He could see clearly enough that a set of deep tracks led from the gate, towards the house, then round to the side.
‘What do you mean? A snow woman?’ ‘All white,’ Christian breathed. ‘She stopped and looked at us.MoreLess
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