American drama -- 20th century; Experimental fiction, American; Prose poems
I feel an infinite satisfaction in the thought that I have stopped
worrying.
Indeed you never worry.
Who can be willing to leave an American boat.
No one.
This is what I said.
I said it to an Englishman.
Governed. Do be governed.
I speak of this very kindly. I do not tell him about darkness.
Or anybody.
Many people fear distraction and divert themselves with discussion. Not
I.
I am singularly adaptable. I have no opinion. When I am asked I say it
is distressing not to be right. It is not distressing to me. I
accomodate myself to it. I am inclined to be talkative.
Are you.
Yes sir.
This is the way I say it. I ask any one to say a bowl of water. This is
not difficult. Then roses in it. I prefer pansies. Do you. Or daisies.
No we do not consider wild flowers. This is not the reason. The real
reason is the odor. Some people like a strong odor like china lilies or
almond flowers or even tube-roses. I like them very much. I like them
all very much. Do you.
Yes I do.
The other day we saw a woman knitting she was doing it not so very
quickly and then we understood the reason. She was knitting with cotton.
That is quite the custom of the country.
Why do you wish to hear it.
I was very pleased with this and now I want to tell you how to do it.
This is what to ask. Do you make decorations. Do you please yourself.
Are you fanciful. Have you any use for color. Do you ask for strange
resemblances. Have you all always been merry. Do you believe in history.
Have you authority.
Do you expect to seem selfish. Do you. I wonder about that.
Why do you talk about stretches.
You mean a series.
Yes I mean that. Do you remember that I said that.
What do I feel today. I feel that I do know how to air a woman.
You mean that I make it too cold. Well to be sure I am selfish I sit
before the fire. I really ought to give you the best place only I don't
like to change.
You dear you are so sweet to me.
A carpet on the floor makes it a great difference.
Indeed there is a granite which is called marble and rightly called
marble because it is found here. Do you know where it is made. Yes I
have seen it.
Yes so they say.
Go to sleep.
This is my way.
In speaking I have a belief in saying that I said it last.
Some people differ from me.
This is a sentence.
What was it she reminded me of.
It is satisfactory.
There are a great many plans. Will there be a good crises. I don't know.
In our affairs. No the nations. Don't speak to her of it.
I am not certain I like liberty.
Don't you.
Of course not.
We go on saying what he said.
I can't understand why you contradict me.
There we are I have a coat over my knees.
There is no way of speaking english. I say there is no way of speaking
English. What do you mean. I mean that anybody can begin and go on. And
finish. It's easy enough and especially hard when there is a use. Why do
you say exchange. I do not know what they say exchange. They say they
believe in exchange. I often talk about nothing.
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