she had comecometo him after her deathdeath, her wasted body within its loose brown graveclothes givinggiveoff an odour of wax and rosewood , her breath , that had bentbentupon him , mute , reproachful , a faint odourodourof wetted ashes .
CHAPTER 1 The studio was filled with the rich odourodourof roses , and when the light summer windwindstirredstiramidst the trees of the garden , there came through the open door the heavy scentscentof the lilac , or the more delicate perfumeperfumeof the pink-flowering thorn .