she　had　been　away　on　a　long　trip　and　I　went　along　the　hall　with　her　on　the　crutches　and　carried　the　basins　and　waited　outside　the　doors；　or　went　in　with　her；　it　depending　on　whether　they　were　friends　of　ours　or　not；　and　when　she　had　done　all　there　was　to　be　done　we　sat　out　on　the　balcony　outside　my　room。　Afterward　I　went　to　bed　and　when　they　were　all　asleep　and　she　was　sure　they　would　not　call　she　came　in。　I　loved　to　take　her　hair　down　and　she　sat　on　the　bed　and　kept　very　still；　except　suddenly　she　would　dip　down　to　kiss　me　while　I　was　doing　it；　and　I　would　take　out　the　pins　and　lay　them　on　the　sheet　and　it　would　be　loose　and　I　would　watch　her　while　she　kept　very　still　and　then　take　out　the　last　two　pins　and　it　would　all　e　down　and　she　would　drop　her　head　and　we　would　both　be　inside　of　it；　and　it　was　the　feeling　of　inside　a　tent　or　behind　a　falls。

She　had　wonderfully　beautiful　hair　and　I　would　lie　sometimes　and　watch　her　twisting　it　up　in　the　light　that　came　in　the　open　door　and　it　shone　even　in　the　night　as　water　shines　sometimes　just　before　it　is　really　daylight。　She　had　a　lovely　face　and　body　and　lovely　smooth　skin　too。　We　would　be　lying　together　and　I　would　touch　her　cheeks　and　h