AmyLowell:TheDinner
<p><span word="Fish">Fish</span></p><p><span word="So">So</span> . . . <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>,</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>-<span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="delicately">delicately</span> <span word="poised">poised</span>,</p><p><span word="Mocking">Mocking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> . . . <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="again">again</span>,</p><p><span word="Amused">Amused</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insolent">insolent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="glittered">glittered</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span></p><p><span word="Seemed">Seemed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>.</p><p><span word="Game">Game</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grey">grey</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="black">black</span> <span word="whiskers">whiskers</span></p><p><span word="Sneered">Sneered</span> <span word="languidly">languidly</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="quail">quail</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laboured">laboured</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="holding">holding</span></p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="hurled">hurled</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="him">him</span>,</p><p><span word="Furiously">Furiously</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="slithered">slithered</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="polished">polished</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recoiled">recoiled</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>,</p><p><span word="Panting">Panting</span>.</p><p><span word="Drawing">Drawing</span>-<span word="Room">Room</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="softness">softness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="tones">tones</span>,</p><p><span word="Indolent">Indolent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="reclined">reclined</span>,</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couch">couch</span>,</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firelight">firelight</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="jewels">jewels</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span>,</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>,</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smouldering">smouldering</span> <span word="ashes">ashes</span>,</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cindered">cindered</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p>
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