over-ripe button boots, draws ribbons-long, twisted, streaming ribbons of tune out of a fiddle. They stand, unsmiling, but not serious, in the broad sunlight opposite the fruit -shop; the pink spider of a hand beats the guitar, the little squat hand, with a brass-and-turquoise4 ring, forces the reluctant flute and the fiddlers arm tries to saw the fiddle in two A crowd collects, eating oranges and bananas, tearing off the skins dividing, sharing. One young girl has even a basket of strawberries, but she does not eat them. " Aren't they dear? She stares at the tiny pointed fruits as if she were afraid of them The australian soldier laughs " Here go on, theres not more than a mouthful but he doesn 't want her to eat them, either. He likes to watch her little frightened face, and her puzzled eyes lifted to his: " Aren't they a price! "He pushes out his chest and grins Old fat women in velvet bodices-old dusty pin-cushionss-lean old hags like worn umbrellas with a quivering bonnet on top; young women, in muslins, with hats that might have grown on hedges, and high pointed shoes; men in khaki, sailors, shabby clerks, young Jews in fine cloth suits with padded shoulders and wide trousers, " hospital boys"in blue -the sun discovers them-the loud, bold music holds them together in one big knot? for a moment. The young ones are larking, pushing each other on 4 Brass-and- turquoise:黄铜色中带青色的 3pin- cushions:补丁衣服 6 Muslins:平纹细布 7 in one big knot:聚集一大堆人over-ripe button boots, draws ribbons - long, twisted, streaming ribbons - of tune out of a fiddle. They stand, unsmiling, but not serious, in the broad sunlight opposite the fruit-shop; the pink spider of a hand beats the guitar, the little squat hand, with a brass-and-turquoise4 ring, forces the reluctant flute, and the fiddler's arm tries to saw the fiddle in two. A crowd collects, eating oranges and bananas, tearing off the skins, dividing, sharing. One young girl has even a basket of strawberries, but she does not eat them. "Aren't they dear?" She stares at the tiny pointed fruits as if she were afraid of them. The Australian soldier laughs. "Here, go on, there's not more than a mouthful." But he doesn't want her to eat them, either. He likes to watch her little frightened face, and her puzzled eyes lifted to his: "Aren't they a price!" He pushes out his chest and grins. Old fat women in velvet bodices - old dusty pin-cushions5 - lean old hags like worn umbrellas with a quivering bonnet on top; young women, in muslins6 , with hats that might have grown on hedges, and high pointed shoes; men in khaki, sailors, shabby clerks, young Jews in fine cloth suits with padded shoulders and wide trousers, "hospital boys" in blue - the sun discovers them - the loud, bold music holds them together in one big knot7 for a moment. The young ones are larking, pushing each other on 4 Brass-and-turquoise: 黄铜色中带青色的 5 pin-cushions: 补丁衣服 6 Muslins: 平纹细布 7 in one big knot: 聚集一大堆人