赫伯特·厄内斯特·贝茨/HerbertErnestBates
, calmdaystheylieinthousandsonthenowdarkeningwater, mostlyyellowf?lotillasofpoplar, f?loatingcontinuouslydownfromgreattreesthatthemselvesshakeinthewindlessairwiththesoundoffallingwater, butonrainydaysorafterraintheyseemtoswimorbedrivenaway, , theyellowsmall-headedkindthatinbudarelikeswimmingsnakes, andthegreatreedsaregoing, wovenbywindandfrostintountidybasketislandsunderwhichcootandmoorhenskidforcoveratthesoundofstrangers.
Allsummer, inthisworldofwater-lilies, , andalldaytheycouldbeseenwalkingdaintily, headsslightlyasideandslightlydown, crossthelily-hiddenwater, , asthef?ittakesthem, dashmadlyupanddownit, , atmuchhigherspeed, , thenecksofthedrakesshininglikeroyalgreensatin, withtheairofsquadronscominginafterlongf?lightsfromhome.
Itwasnotuntillatesummerf??ishcouldbeseeningreatdarkshoals, sunningthemselves, shy, , astheaircooledandthewaterdarkened, andthesurfacewasbrokenwiththesilverdancesoftherisingshoals, wouldyouperhapsgetabiteortwo, ababyperchsuckingattheworm, , onbrighthotmorningsespecially, greatpikewouldlieoutinthemiddleofthelakeinshoalsoftenoreventwenty, likeblacktorpedoes, transf?ixed, nevermovingexceptinsuddenimmenserisesthatrockedthewater-surfacewithrings.
