The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott
the night watch by rembrandt
the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
"I wonder now if I couldn't persuade some of you people to come withme?Naturally I know you couldn't manage it,Mrs Boynton,and naturally some ofyour family would want to remain with you,but if you were to divide forces,so tospeak -" He paused.Gerard heard the even click of Mrs Boynton's knitting needles.Thenshe said: "I don't think we'd care to divide up.We're a very homey group."She lookedup."Well,children,what do you say?" There was a queer ring in her voice.The
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answers camepromptly."No,Mother.""Oh,no.""No,of course not." Mrs Boynton said,smiling that very odd smile of hers: "You see -they won'tleave me.What about you,Nadine?You didn't say anything." "No,thank you,Mother,not unless Lennox cares about it." Mrs Boynton turned her head slowly towards her son. "Well,Lennox,what about it,why don"you and Nadine go?She seems to want to." He started -looked up."I -well -no,I -I think we'd better all staytogether." Mr Cope said genially: "Well,you are a devoted family!But something in hisgeniality rang a little hollow and forced.