Author: John DrinkwaterPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332172863
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Excerpt from The Only Legend: A Masque of the Scarlet Pierrot An old Peasant woman comes by, carrying a basket of fruit and flowers; she is tired, and moves slowly and wearily, she falls to the earth, worn out. A Pierrot looks through the leaves and sees her. He comes up to her and stands over her unpityingly, taking what he can carry of the fruit and flowers. He moves away carelessly, eating. He does not loo back. Music is heard, and a young Peasant comes down the old woman's path. Under his rough clothes are seen glimpses of scarlet. He tends her, giving her water from his water-bottle, splashing it on her face; she remains inert, and he is troubled. Rising, he sees the Pierrot in the distance and calls to him - You, you there. The Pierrot comes back. The Peasant (handing him the bottle). Fetch me some more water, quickly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.