Sunday, June 24, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
On the edge of the field stood a little pump house,
and a willow tree flourished beside it, fed by the overspill of water. The long skirts of the willow hung down nearly to the ground.
Abra parted the switches like a curtain and went into the house of leaves made against the willow trunk by the sweeping branches. . . inside was protected, warm, and safe. The afternoon sunlight came yellow through the aging leaves.
"I guess it will be a long time before we can get married," he said.
"Not so long." Abra said.
"I wish it was now."
"It won't be so long," said Abra.
"I guess it will be a long time before we can get married," he said.
"Not so long." Abra said.
"I wish it was now."
"It won't be so long," said Abra.
'We'll have a house together sometime," Aron said, bemused. 'We'll go in and close the door and it will be nice. But that will be a in a long time."
Abra put out her hand and touched him on the arm. "Don't you worry about long times," she said. "This is kind of a house. We can play like we live here while we're waiting. And you will be my husband and you can call me wife. It'll be like practicing."
---East of Eden
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