A Mounted Umbrella
What was the use of not leaving it there where it would hang what wasthe use if there was no chance of ever seeing it come there and showthat it was handsome and right in the way it showed it. The lesson is tolearn that it does show it, that it shows it and that nothing, thatthere is nothing, that there is no more to do about it and just so muchmore is there plenty of reason for making an exchange.
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A Mounted Umbrella is in the public domain. This text is taken from Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms, Project Gutenberg ebook #15396; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Gertrude Stein, A Mounted Umbrella, in Tender Buttons (1914), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #15396, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/stein-tender-buttons/objects-a-mounted-umbrella.html, id L28651.
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