Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Author:Kazuo Ishiguro [Ishiguro, Kazuo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780571364916
Google: u7XrDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2021-03-02T00:00:00+00:00
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The timing of my journey to Mr McBainâs barn, as Iâd told Rick, was crucial, and when I crossed the loose stones towards the picture frame gate for the second time that day, a fear came into my mind that Iâd miscalculated. The Sun was already low before me â and I couldnât assume the second and third fields would be as easy to navigate as the first.
My journey began reassuringly, the informal trail to Rickâs house similar to what it had been in the morning. This time I had both hands to push away the grass, and as I did so, evening insects flew up. I saw more insects hovering before me in the air, nervously exchanging positions, but unwilling to abandon their friendly clusters.
My fear of not reaching Mr McBainâs barn in time caused me to give only a brief glance at Rickâs house as I passed it, and then I was further along the informal trail, beyond any point Iâd been. I went through another picture frame gate, then the grass became too tall to see the barn any more. The field became partitioned into boxes, some larger than others, and I pressed on, conscious of the contrasting atmospheres between one box and another. One moment the grass would be soft and yielding, the ground easy to tread; then Iâd cross a boundary and everything would darken, the grass would resist my pushes, and there would be strange noises around me, making me fearful that Iâd made a serious miscalculation, that there was no justifiable reason to disturb his privacy in the manner I was hoping to do, that my efforts would have gravely negative consequences for Josie. While crossing one particularly unkind box, I heard around me the cries of an animal in pain, and a picture came into my mind of Rosa, sitting on the rough ground somewhere outdoors, little pieces of metal scattered around her, as she reached out both hands to grasp one of her legs stretched out stiffly before her. The image was in my mind for only a second, but the animal carried on making its noise, and I felt the ground collapsing beneath me. I remembered the terrible bull on the walk up to Morganâs Falls, and how in all probability it had emerged from beneath the ground, and for a brief moment, I even thought the Sun wasnât kind at all, and this was the true reason for Josieâs worsening condition. Even in this confusion, I was convinced that if I could only pull myself through into a kinder box, Iâd become safe. Iâd also been aware of a voice calling to me, and I now spotted an object â shaped like one of the overhaul menâs traffic cones â placed in the grass a little ahead of me. The voice was coming from behind this cone, and when I tried to move towards it, I realized it was in fact two cones, one inserted into
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