Mrs. Podger had obligingly pushed things around on the porch to make room for it, and there it was, slung in a vine-shaded corner, the night breeze rippling its fringe with a slow, caressing movement.

Here, in the cool, autumn-touched evening, Mr. Podger mentally retraced a day that had left him greatly contented and at peace.

Walking along the lake before breakfast, Mr. Podger had seen the feather, and the bird that had lost it in flight.

All day long Mr. Podger, who was a straw-hat man in the summer, had worn the feather in the band of his broad-brimmed sunshield.

As he pulled the fringed sides up and made himself into a cocoon, Mr. Podger saw that thin, attractive, freckled little face again, and hoped that the boy, too, was lying in a cool, fringed-wrapped quiet.

Mr. Podger always particularly enjoyed the last night of each summer at Loon Lake.

In the midst of it all, Mr. Podger came out on the Pod porch, alone.

Mr. Podger sat down in it, pushed himself back and forth in one or two slow, rhythmic motions, and then swung his feet up into it.

It was doing very well, too, having reached the center, and was pursuing its way with commendable singleness of purpose when Mr. Podger saw hazard approaching in the shape of a flashy little sports car.

Mr. Podger took no chances.

Taking off his hat and signaling the driver with it, Mr. Podger stepped into the road, lifted the surprised turtle and consummated its road-crossing with what must have been a breath-taking suddenness.

But Mr. Podger and the driver of the sports car waved at each other.

Here in the cool darkness Mr. Podger could still feel the warmth of midday, could still see the yellow butterflies dancing over the road, could still see the friendly grin on the young, sun-browned face as the driver looked back over his shoulder for a moment before the car streaked out of sight.

Mr. Podger smiled.

The three would never meet again, but for some reason or other Mr. Podger was sure he would always remember the incident.

Alacrity, the Podger cat, came by the hammock, rubbed her back briefly against it, and then, sure of a welcome, hopped up.

She remarked that she found the night wind a little chilly, and Mr. Podger took her inside the fringe.

Mr. Podger was just adding this to his pictures of the day when the screen door opened and Pam burst out.

Mr. Podger opened his cocoon and emerged, tucking Alacrity under his arm to bring her in by the fire.

* Fox, Krummel, Yarnasarn, Ekasingh, and Podger, 1995.

The Jersey historian Alec Podger has suggested that it was too costly in terms of money and manpower to control and, as the Islands were not on the sea-lanes, it was decided that this cost was not justified by the benefits.

The actress also played ' Podger ' Pam Jolly in the hit ITV series Bad Girls.

* A. S. Podger ( 24 September 2003 ), Trends in the Australian Public Service: 1953-2003 ( text illustrations ), Australian Public Service Commission

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