“It was growing dark and I was late. My master wouldn’t be best pleased. Then I noticed a movement under the trees to my left and saw a girl coming slowly towards the path. She made no sound as she approached. She could almost have been floating. I came to a halt and looked at her. She was very pretty, with high cheekbones, long black hair and large brown eyes. She came right up to me. ‘Don’t you know me, Tom? Don’t you remember who I am?’ I felt sure I’d seen her somewhere before, but my head w...as befuddled and I couldn’t bring her name to my lips. I noticed that her shoes were very pointy. My master had once told me something about such shoes – some kind of warning – but I couldn’t remember what it was. The girl’s black dress was tied at the waist with white string. She saw me staring at her waist and smiled, then untied the string and held it out to me. ‘What’s this for?’ I asked in puzzlement. ‘What do you want me to do with it . . .?’ Then I woke up and stared at the ceiling for a long time.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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