夏季的一天(A Summer Day)

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onedaythirtyyearsagomarseilleslayintheburningsun.ablazingsunuponafierceaugustdaywasnogreaterrarityinsouthernfrancethenthanatanyothertimebeforeorsince.everythinginmarseillesandaboutmarseilleshadstaredatthefervidsun,andbeenstaredatinreturn,untilastaringhabithadbeeuniversalthere.

strangerswerestaredoutofcountenancebystaringwhitehouses,staringwhitestreets,staringtractsofaridroad,staringhillsfromwhichverdurewasburntaway.theonlythingstobeseennotfixedlystaringandglaringwerethevinesdroopingundertheirloadsofgrapes.thesedidoasionallywinkalittle,asthehotairbarelymovedtheirfaintleaves.

theuniversalstaremadetheeyesache.towardsthedistantblueoftheitaliancoast,indeed,itwasalittlerelievedbylightcloudsofmistslowlyrisingfromtheevaporationofthesea,butitsoftenednowhereelse.farawaythestaringroads,deepindust,staredfromthehillside,staredfromthehollow,staredfi'omtheinterminableplain.farawaythedustyvinesoverhangingwaysidecottages,andthemonotonouswaysideavenuesofparchedtreeswithoutshade,droppedbeneaththestareofearthandsky.sodidthehorsewithdrowsybells,inlongfilesofcarts,creepingslowlytowardstheinterior;sodidtheirrecumbentdrivers,whentheywereawake,whichrarelyhappened;sodidtheexhaustedlaborersinthefields.everythingthatlivedrewwasoppressedbytheglare:exceptthelizard,passingswiftlyoverroughstonewalls,andcicada,chirpingitsdryhotchirp,likearattle.theverydustwasscorchedbrown,andsomethingquiveredintheatmosphereasiftheairitselfwerepanting.

blinds,shutters,curtains,awnings,wereallclosedanddrawntokeepoutthestare.grantitbutachinkorakeyhole,anditshotinlikeawhitehotarrow.