They Did Not Expect This Analysis

They did not expect this. Being neither wise nor braveAnd wearing only the beauty of youth's seasonThey took the first turning quite unquestioninglyAnd walked quickly without looking back even once.It was of course the wrong turning. First they were naggedBy a small wind that tugged at their clothing like a dog;Then the rain began and there was no shelter anywhere,Only the street and the rows of houses stern as soldiers.Though the blood chilled, the endearing word burnt the tongue.There were no parks or gardens or public houses:Midnight settled and the rain paused leaving the cityEnormous and still like a great sleeping seal.At last they found accommodation in a coldFurnished room where they quickly learnt to believe in ghosts;They had their hope stuffed and put on the mantelpieceBut found, after a while, that they did not notice it.While she spends many hours looking in the bottoms of teacupsHe reads much about association footballAnd waits for the marvellous envelope to fall:Their eyes are strangers and they rarely speak.They did not expect this.

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