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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad: movement. We did not even turn towards each other. All I was
conscious of was the softness of the seat which seemed somehow to
cause a relaxation of my stern mood, I won't say against my will
but without any will on my part. Another thing I was conscious of,
strangely enough, was the enormous brass bowl for cigarette ends.
Quietly, with the least possible action, Dona Rita moved it to the
other side of her motionless person. Slowly, the fantastic women
with butterflies' wings and the slender-limbed youths with the
gorgeous pinions on their shoulders were vanishing into their black
backgrounds with an effect of silent discretion, leaving us to
ourselves.
The Arrow of Gold |
