"He is about to kiss a girl whom he had considered well beyond his reach. He notes every detail as he prepares to kiss her. This is his latest success of many in his career. They are about to kiss, their eyes closing. They kiss. His eyes open slightly—and she is staring at him with her eyes wide open. The mood is shattered." -- RayS
First published in The Wind and the Rain, Autumn 1946.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| 1948 |
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Something Terrible, Something Lovely | Hogarth Press | Collection | 54 |
| 1948 | Something Terrible, Something Lovely | Clarke Irwin | Collection | ||
| 1948 | Something Terrible, Something Lovely | Oxford | Collection | ||
| 1954 |
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Something Terrible, Something Lovely | Harcourt, Brace & Company | Collection |