Angels and Insects by A S Byatt

Author:A S Byatt [Byatt, A S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780679405122
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1991-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

In the early days of that Autumn, as the activity in the nest died down, the book was brought to its end, and the pages, William’s science, William’s brooding, Miss Crompton’s exact demonstrative drawings, all neatly heaped together, and copied in Miss Crompton’s firm handwriting. William wrote to a friend in the British Museum asking casually about publishing houses for a possible future project, and Miss Crompton packed up the manuscript and went to the nearest market town with it, on the pretext of looking for new winter boots.

‘For I do not trust the village postmistress not to tell everyone that such and such a fat packet has gone off—to where it has gone—and we do not wish to attract attention to what may be a completely unfruitful endeavour, do we? When the book is handsomely bound, and ready for review, then we must be open. But that time is not come.’

‘I had thought we were to include some of your stories in the text. As it is, we have a few illustrative verses—Clare and Wordsworth and Milton and so on—but none of your fables.’

‘I was a little discouraged by the nature and length of “Things Are Not What They Seem”. And then I gathered myself, and thought I would try to put together a collection of such tales. I should dearly love to have an income of my own. Is that a shocking thing to say? I cannot tell you how dearly.’

‘I cannot help wishing—for your sake—you had taken up the pen a little earlier.’

Oh, I waited for my Muse. Our ants, you know, were my muses. They inspired me.’

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