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The Journal of a Disappointed Man
·
W. N. P. Barbellion
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I
have
been
teaching
her
to
distinguish
the
songs
of
different
birds
and
often
we
sit
a
long
while
in
the
Cathedral
Wood
while
I
say,
"What's
that?"
and
"What's
that?"
and
she
tells
me.
It
is
delightful
to
watch
her
dear
serious
face
as
she
listens....
This
evening
I
gave
a
viva
voce
examination
as
per
below:
"What
does
the
Yellow
Hammer
say?"
"What
colour
are
the
Hedge
Sparrow's
eggs?"
"Describe
the
Nightjar's
voice."
"How
many
eggs
does
it
lay?"
"Oh!
you
never
told
me
about
the
Nightjar,"
she
cried
outraged.
"No:
it's
a
difficult
question
put
in
for
candidates
taking
honours."
Then
we
rambled
on
into
Tomfoolery.
"Describe
the
call-note
of
a
motor
omnibus."
"Why
does
the
chicken
cross
the
road?"
and
"What's
that?"--when
a
railway
engine
whistled
in
the
distance.
Measure
by
this
our
happiness!
June
4.
At
a
quarter
past
eight,
this
morning,
the
horse
and
trap
were
awaiting
me
outside,
and
bidding
her
"Goodbye"
I
got
in
and
drove
off--she
riding
on
the
step
down
so
far,
as
the
gate.
Then
we
waved
till
we
were
out
of
sight.
Back
in
London
by
10
a.m.
She
makes
slow
progress,
poor
dear--her
nerves
are
still
very
much
of
a
jangle.
But
I
am
better,
my
heart
is
less
wobbly.
June
5.
R----
cannot
make
me
out.
He
says
one
day
I
complain
bitterly
at
not
receiving
a
Portuguese
sonnet
once
a
week,
and
the
next
all
is
well
and
Love
reigneth.
"Verily
a
Sphinx."
June
7.
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