DOI article:
Sickert, Oswald: Kathy
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.26393#0189
By Oswald Sickert 185
lovely, and it was just like Reynolds’ impertinence to pose before
Clara as a discoverer. Kathy wondered how Clara could be so
easily satisfied with this man’s conversation and dictatorial ways of
amusing her.
Huddleston stopped to show Eva a pretty and rare kind of
butterfly on their path—he was learned in science, and the butter-
fly was one of his strong points. Before, Clara had always shown
interest in Huddleston’s explanations 3 but now she passed by
talking to Reynolds.
Kathy now had Reynolds in front of her as they began to go
down hill into the valley, and she was acutely sensible of the
differences between Reynolds’ and Huddleston’s appearance. She
noticed how Reynolds’ coat sat well round the collar, Huddleston’s
came up too far behind in a point so as almost to hide it 3
Reynolds’ black straw hat made a successful angle on his head,
Huddleston was wearing an old yellow straw trimmed with the
colours of some out-of-the-way school3 the crisp curls of
Reynolds’ dark hair left off clean at the neck, Huddleston’s
short fair hair had no definite ending 3 Huddleston’s nose reached
some way beyond the shade of his hat, hence it was scarlet
with the sun 3 Reynolds’ complexion was deliciously clean and
pale—in fact he was a dark man, and she came to the conclusion
that a fair man, however good looking, could never look smart.
The comparison made her angrier still.
Reynolds and Clara raced laughing down the last few yards,
which ran very steep : Huddleston began trotting in a feeble way,
and Eva followed. Kathy would not run, make a fool of herself
just because Reynolds had chosen to set the example.
When they reached the road again which crossed the valley
parallel to the beach, Kathy was some way behind the two
couples. She saw Reynolds and Clara stand on the little iron
bridge
lovely, and it was just like Reynolds’ impertinence to pose before
Clara as a discoverer. Kathy wondered how Clara could be so
easily satisfied with this man’s conversation and dictatorial ways of
amusing her.
Huddleston stopped to show Eva a pretty and rare kind of
butterfly on their path—he was learned in science, and the butter-
fly was one of his strong points. Before, Clara had always shown
interest in Huddleston’s explanations 3 but now she passed by
talking to Reynolds.
Kathy now had Reynolds in front of her as they began to go
down hill into the valley, and she was acutely sensible of the
differences between Reynolds’ and Huddleston’s appearance. She
noticed how Reynolds’ coat sat well round the collar, Huddleston’s
came up too far behind in a point so as almost to hide it 3
Reynolds’ black straw hat made a successful angle on his head,
Huddleston was wearing an old yellow straw trimmed with the
colours of some out-of-the-way school3 the crisp curls of
Reynolds’ dark hair left off clean at the neck, Huddleston’s
short fair hair had no definite ending 3 Huddleston’s nose reached
some way beyond the shade of his hat, hence it was scarlet
with the sun 3 Reynolds’ complexion was deliciously clean and
pale—in fact he was a dark man, and she came to the conclusion
that a fair man, however good looking, could never look smart.
The comparison made her angrier still.
Reynolds and Clara raced laughing down the last few yards,
which ran very steep : Huddleston began trotting in a feeble way,
and Eva followed. Kathy would not run, make a fool of herself
just because Reynolds had chosen to set the example.
When they reached the road again which crossed the valley
parallel to the beach, Kathy was some way behind the two
couples. She saw Reynolds and Clara stand on the little iron
bridge