DorisLessing
[1]Itwasduringtheweekofhotsun, , , thensizzled；andtheymakejokesaboutgettinganeggfromsomewomanintheflatsundertheflatsunderthem, , ? Theywereallabitdizzy , notusedtotheheat; andtheyshedtheircoatsandstoodsidebysidesqueezingthemselvesintoafootwidepatchofshadeagainstachimney, , betweenchimneys, : blackhair, aflushedsolidback, armsspreadout.“She’sstarknaked,”saidStanley, soundingannoyed.
[2]Harry, theoldest, amanofaboutforty-five, said: “Lookslikeit.”
[3]YoungTom, seventeen, saidnothing, buthewasexcitedandgrinning.
[4]Stanleysaid: “Someone’llreportherifshedoesn’twatchout.”
[5]“Shethinksnoonecansee,”saidTom, craninghisheadallwaystoseemore.
[6]Atthispointthewoman, stilllyingprone, broughthertwohandsupbehindhershoulderswiththeendsofascarfinthem, tieditbehindherback, , , : “Smallthingsamusesmallminds,”leadingthewaybacktotheirpartoftheroof, : “Wait, I’mgoingtorigupsomeshade,”’dgone, , : “Comeon, then.”: “Whataboutyourmissus?”Stanleywasnewlymarried, , jeering: “Whataboutmymissus?”—, , whichhehadborrowedfromafriendlywomandownstairs, , theyhadtoadjusttheblanket, , andtheyworkedfast, , thenTom, madeatriptotheendoftherooftoseethewoman.“She’sonherback,”Stanleysaid, addingajestwhichmadeTomsnicker, ’sreportwasthatshehadn’tmoved, : hehadcaughtherintheactofrollingdownthelittleredpantsoverherhips, , fullyvisible, glisteningwithoil.
