The gods who yet, at mortal birth,
Bequeathed him fantasy?”
‘FOG’ by WALTER DE LA MARE
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| PROLOGUE: THE APPEARANCE OF MAN | [ 8] |
| SIGNS AND WONDERS | [ 12] |
| THE CAGE | [ 16] |
| ENLARGEMENT | [ 20] |
| THE PERFECT SMILE | [ 26] |
| THE HIDDEN BEAST | [ 34] |
| THE BARRAGE | [ 38] |
| THE INTROVERT | [ 44] |
| THE BARRIER | [ 50] |
| THE CONVERT | [ 54] |
| A NEGLIGIBLE EXPERIMENT | [ 68] |
| THE MIRACLE | [ 74] |
| YOUNG STRICKLAND’S CAREER | [ 80] |
| A DIFFERENCE OF TEMPERAMENT | [ 86] |
| REFERENCE WANTED | [ 92] |
| AS THE CROW FLIES | [ 96] |
| THE NIGHT OF CREATION | [ 102] |
PROLOGUE
THE APPEARANCE OF MAN: A PLAY OUT OF TIME & SPACE.
When the curtain rises, two men and a woman are discovered talking before an illimitable background.