The Infinite Air (2013)
“This was the moment she had been waiting for all her life, but now it had arrived she felt small and afraid. Worse than that, she felt as if she might throw up and disgrace herself.
‘You’re a dainty little girl,’ Travers said, looking her over more closely than he had the day before. ‘Do you think you’re tough enough to be a flier?’ ‘Very tough,’ Jean said, lifting her chin. ‘How many pirouettes can you do in a row without falling over?’ He scratched his head and thought about this. ‘You’re... a dancer?’ ‘I was. I sold my piano in order to come here.’ ‘From where?’ ‘New Zealand.’ ‘My word. A little ballet dancer all the way from New Zealand who has sold her piano in order to become an aviator.’ She wondered if he were making fun of her. She had heard him addressed as ‘Major’ that morning by fliers on the field. His size and crisp manner were intimidating.
‘Well, yes and no. I’m supposed to be in London to become a concert pianist.’ It sounded silly, a little vain.MoreLess
‘You’re a dainty little girl,’ Travers said, looking her over more closely than he had the day before. ‘Do you think you’re tough enough to be a flier?’ ‘Very tough,’ Jean said, lifting her chin. ‘How many pirouettes can you do in a row without falling over?’ He scratched his head and thought about this. ‘You’re... a dancer?’ ‘I was. I sold my piano in order to come here.’ ‘From where?’ ‘New Zealand.’ ‘My word. A little ballet dancer all the way from New Zealand who has sold her piano in order to become an aviator.’ She wondered if he were making fun of her. She had heard him addressed as ‘Major’ that morning by fliers on the field. His size and crisp manner were intimidating.
‘Well, yes and no. I’m supposed to be in London to become a concert pianist.’ It sounded silly, a little vain.MoreLess
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