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The
sun
had
set
,
the
sky
was
a
vivid
tranquillity
of
green
and
yellow
,
and
against
that
he
came
out
black
--
the
oddest
little
figure
.
He
was
a
short
,
round-bodied
,
thin-legged
little
man
,
with
a
jerky
quality
in
his
motions
;
he
had
seen
fit
to
clothe
his
extraordinary
mind
in
a
cricket
cap
,
an
overcoat
,
and
cycling
knickerbockers
and
stockings
.
Why
he
did
so
I
do
not
know
,
for
he
never
cycled
and
he
never
played
cricket
.
It
was
a
fortuitous
concurrence
of
garments
,
arising
I
know
not
how
.
He
gesticulated
with
his
hands
and
arms
,
and
jerked
his
head
about
and
buzzed
.
He
buzzed
like
something
electric
.
You
never
heard
such
buzzing
.
And
ever
and
again
he
cleared
his
throat
with
a
most
extraordinary
noise
.
There
had
been
rain
,
and
that
spasmodic
walk
of
his
was
enhanced
by
the
extreme
slipperiness
of
the
footpath
.
Exactly
as
he
came
against
the
sun
he
stopped
,
pulled
out
a
watch
,
hesitated
.
Then
with
a
sort
of
convulsive
gesture
he
turned
and
retreated
with
every
manifestation
of
haste
,
no
longer
gesticulating
,
but
going
with
ample
strides
that
showed
the
relatively
large
size
of
his
feet
--
they
were
,
I
remember
,
grotesquely
exaggerated
in
size
by
adhesive
clay
--
to
the
best
possible
advantage
.
This
occurred
on
the
first
day
of
my
sojourn
,
when
my
play-writing
energy
was
at
its
height
and
I
regarded
the
incident
simply
as
an
annoying
distraction
--
the
waste
of
five
minutes
.
I
returned
to
my
scenario
.
But
when
next
evening
the
apparition
was
repeated
with
remarkable
precision
,
and
again
the
next
evening
,
and
indeed
every
evening
when
rain
was
not
falling
,
concentration
upon
the
scenario
became
a
considerable
effort
.
"
Confound
the
man
,
"
I
said
,
"
one
would
think
he
was
learning
to
be
a
marionette
!
"
and
for
several
evenings
I
cursed
him
pretty
heartily
.
Then
my
annoyance
gave
way
to
amazement
and
curiosity
.
Why
on
earth
should
a
man
do
this
thing
?
On
the
fourteenth
evening
I
could
stand
it
no
longer
,
and
so
soon
as
he
appeared
I
opened
the
french
window
,
crossed
the
verandah
,
and
directed
myself
to
the
point
where
he
invariably
stopped
.
He
had
his
watch
out
as
I
came
up
to
him
.
He
had
a
chubby
,
rubicund
face
with
reddish
brown
eyes
--
previously
I
had
seen
him
only
against
the
light
.
"
One
moment
,
sir
,
"
said
I
as
he
turned
.
He
stared
.
"
One
moment
,
"
he
said
,
"
certainly
.
Or
if
you
wish
to
speak
to
me
for
longer
,
and
it
is
not
asking
too
much
--
your
moment
is
up
--
would
it
trouble
you
to
accompany
me
?
"
"
Not
in
the
least
,
"
said
I
,
placing
myself
beside
him
.
"
My
habits
are
regular
.
My
time
for
intercourse
--
limited
.
"
"
This
,
I
presume
,
is
your
time
for
exercise
?
"
