And Araminta answered, "Yes, dear, do.
The deck chair's in the outhouse; lunch is ordered
For twenty-five to two."
I sat within the garden's island summer
And heard far off the shunting of the trains,
Noises of wheels, and speech of every comer
Passing the entrance—heard the man of brains
Talking of George's Budget, heard the plumber
Planning new leaks for drains.
These things did not disturb me. Through the fencing