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The Journal of a Disappointed Man
·
W. N. P. Barbellion
67
May
24.
Bathing
Sat
on
a
seat
overlooking
the
sand-hills
with
stick
between
my
legs
like
an
old
man,
and
watched
a
buxom
wench
aet.
25
run
down
the
path
pursued
by
"Rough"
and
two
little
girls
in
blue.
Later
they
emerged
from
a
striped
bathing
tent
in
the
glory
of
blue
bathing
dresses.
It
made
me
feel
quite
an
old
man
to
see
the
girl
galloping
out
over
the
hard
level
sands
to
the
breakers,
a
child
clinging
to
each
hand.
Legs
and
arms
twinkled
in
the
sun
which
shone
with
brilliance.
If
life
were
as
level
as
those
sands
and
as
beautiful
as
that
trio
of
girls!
May
26.
Two
Young
Men
Talking
With
H----
in
his
garden.
He
is
a
great
enthusiast.
"I
disapprove
entirely
of
your
taste
in
gardening,"
I
said.
"You
object
to
the
'ragged
wilderness'
style,
I
like
it.
You
like
lawns
laid
out
for
croquet
and
your
privet
hedges
pruned
into
'God
Save
the
King'
or
'Dieu
et
mon
droit.'
My
dear
boy,
if
you
saw
Mr.
----'s
wilderness
at
----you'd
be
so
shocked
you'd
cut
and
run,
and
I
imagine
there'd
be
an
affecting
reunion
between
you
and
your
beloved
geraniums.
For
my
part,
I
don't
like
geraniums:
they're
suburban,
and
all
of
a
piece
with
antimacassars
and
stuffed
birds
under
glass
bells.
The
colour
of
your
specimens,
moreover,"
I
rapped
out,
"is
vulgar--like
the
muddied
petticoats
of
old
market
women."
H----,
quite
unmoved,
replied
slowly,
"Well,
here
are
some
like
the
beautiful
white
cambric
of
a
lady
of
fashion.
You've
got
no
taste
in
flowers--you're
just
six
feet
of
grief
and
patience."
We
roared
with
laughing.
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