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FIRST PROOFCLARK rubber stampTHE WINDOW

The stocking was too short by half an inch atleast, making allowance for the fact that Sorley'slittle boy would be less well grown than James.

“It’s too short," she said, "ever so muchtoo short.”

Never did anybody look so sad. Bitter andblack, half-way down, in the darkness, in the shaftwhich ran from the sunlight to the depths,[∧]perhapsa tearformed; a tear fell; the waters swayed this wayand that, received it, and were at rest. Never didanybody look so sad.gal 11 HB: Pencil galley marker But what were looks?[%]/was itnothingbut looks,VW: lassoed and indicated to precedes “people” in the paragraph’s first line. —saraheilefson? /VW: The replacement phrase in the right margin has a comma which appears to be replaced by the question mark in the left margin, as in the British edition. However, note that the first American edition places the question mark after “looks” and the period after “said.” —saraheilefsonpeople said.VW: The period is cancelled but appears to be replaced by the period in the left margin, as in the British edition. However, note that the first American edition places the question mark after “looks” and the period after “said.” It might be,then, all looks people said. They said,wW . VW: The “W” is underlined twice; the period is circled. —saraheilefsonhat wasthere after all[%]behind it—her severity, and beauty,and splendour? Had he blown his brains out,they asked, had he died the week before they[∧]weremarried—some other, earlier lover, of whomrumours reached one? Or was there nothing?nothing but an incomparable beauty which sheoutsetgal11HB: Text lassoed to associate with marginal note in pencil —saraheilefsonlived behind, and could do nothing to disturb?For easily though she might HB: Text lassoed to associate with marginal note have said at somemoment of intimacy when stories of great passion,of love foiled, of ambition thwarted came her way(as they did)[%]how she too had known or felt or beenthrough it herself, she never spoke. She wassilent always. She knew then—she knew withouthaving learnt. Her simplicity fathomed whatclever people falsified. Her singleness of mindD HB: gathering signature deleted.49R. & R CLARK, LTD.2 FEB 1927EDINBURGH.Clark stamp