And still he could refuse her.

So September,

With speckles on its back, slid like a serpent

Over the cool slopes; and lucky houses,

Filled with a winter’s wood, sat where they were,

Complacent; while upon the homeless highways

Wanderers appeared.

So Dora’s time

Came slowly, slowly on, with few to know

Or care when it should come; except Darius,