The Water lily Pond

The Water lily Pond
Venus and Cupid
Vermeer girl with the pearl earring
virgin of the rocks
Woman with a Parasol
Noting her dissembled distress Jude kissed her, and said it was time to go and see if the lodgings were ready. He would go on with the boy, and fetch her soon. ¡¡¡¡ When she was left alone she waited patiently, but Jude did not come back. At last she started, the coast being clear, and on passing the poulterer's shop, not far off, she saw her pigeons in a hamper by the door. An emotion at sight of them, assisted by the growing dusk of evening, caused her to act on impulse, and first looking around her quickly, she pulled out the peg which fastened down the cover, and went on. The cover was lifted from within, and the pigeons flew
oil paintingaway with a clatter that brought the chagrined poulterer cursing and swearing to the door. ¡¡¡¡ Sue reached the lodging trembling, and found Jude and the boy making it comfortable for her. "Do the buyers pay before they bring away the things?" she asked breathlessly. ¡¡¡¡ "Yes, I think. Why?" ¡¡¡¡ "Because, then, I've done such a wicked thing!" And she explained, in bitter contrition. ¡¡¡¡ "I shall have to pay the poulterer for them, if he doesn't catch them," said Jude. "But never mind. Don't fret about it, dear." ¡¡¡¡ "It was so foolish of me! Oh why should Nature's law be mutual butchery!" ¡¡¡¡ "Is it so, Mother?" asked the boy intently. ¡¡¡¡ "Yes!" said Sue vehemently. ¡¡¡¡ "Well, they must take their chance, now, poor things," said Jude. "As soon as the sale-account is wound up, and our bills paid, we go." ¡¡¡¡ "Where do we go to?" asked Time, in suspense.