Page [113], eighth line from top, reading “the cigarette smoke, closed them, sat down,” should be eliminated entirely, and the line should read “deliberate they beat against her hips”

Page [147], twelfth line from top, “shadow” should read “shallow”

CONTENTS

PAGE
[One]
Brass Gas Chandelier[13]
[Two]
River Garden[21]
[Three]
White Sky[69]
[Four]
Pavement Over Earth[81]
[Five]
Clara[167]
[Six]
Pavement Broken[203]
[Seven]
Earth[245]

Be consoled: thou wouldst not seek
me if thou hadst not found me. ...”
PASCAL

ONE
Brass Gas Chandelier

THE door opened against the drawn chain, grating against it.

In the grey strip a woman’s face, very grey, very unexpectant, suddenly was bright.

It measured a man, young, standing at ease. The chain clicked free. “O it’s you, Mr. Samson.” The door opened wide, shut them in.