‘Fair do’s. Treacle Walker?’ ‘Joseph Coppock.’ ‘What is it you want for you? What is it you want most? For you. Not some wazzock else.’ ‘Never has a soul asked that of me.’ ‘What’s the answer?’ Treacle Walker leaned his head against the timber behind him and looked up into the stack. ‘To hear no […]

She woke to Jack Dory and Answelica and the man with beard, Cannoc, staring at her intently.She woke in the warm heart of a tree with a bee buzzing beside her ear.“You fell asleep”, said Jack Dory.“You were dreaming”, said Cannoc.The goat, of course, said nothing. But she did what she did best: she looked […]

Ainakin hän saisi nauttia kauneudesta. Ei karkeasta silmän koreudesta. Kauneus sinänsä, yksinkertainen, puhdas kauneus – Bedford Place joka johtaa Russell Squarelle. Se johtui tietenkin suorista linjoista ja avaruudesta; symmetrinen käytävä; ja sen lisäksi valaistut ikkunat, pianon, gramofonin ääni. Saattoi aavistaa kaikenlaista miellyttävää tapahtuvan suljetuissa taloissa; ja sitten äkkiä, jokin peittämätön ikkuna, avoin ikkuna paljasti pöydän […]