HysteriaAs she laughed I was aware of becoming involved in her laughter andbeing part of it, until her teeth were only accidental stars with atalent for squad-drill. I was drawn in by short gasps, inhaled ateach momentary recovery, lost finally in the dark caverns of herthroat, bruised by the ripple of unseen muscles. An elderly waiterwith trembling hands was hurriedly spreading a pink and white checkedcloth over the rusty green iron table, saying: “If the lady andgentleman wish to take their tea in the garden, if the lady andgentleman wish to take their tea in the garden ...” I decided thatif the shaking of her breasts could be stopped, some of the fragmentsof the afternoon might be collected, and I concentrated my attentionwith careful subtlety to this end.
As she laughed I was aware of becoming involved in her laughter andbeing part of it, until her teeth were only accidental stars with atalent for squad-drill. I was drawn in by short gasps, inhaled ateach momentary recovery, lost finally in the dark caverns of herthroat, bruised by the ripple of unseen muscles. An elderly waiterwith trembling hands was hurriedly spreading a pink and white checkedcloth over the rusty green iron table, saying: “If the lady andgentleman wish to take their tea in the garden, if the lady andgentleman wish to take their tea in the garden ...” I decided thatif the shaking of her breasts could be stopped, some of the fragmentsof the afternoon might be collected, and I concentrated my attentionwith careful subtlety to this end.