but three or four books
give importance this life–
newspaper’s wrapper

Maulévrier’s handshake,
ignorance or cozenage?
Swann notes Saint-Simon

old biddies
avoiding worldy matters–
atrophied hearing

grand-generation
ruled by contrariness–
a bribe of Asti

Swann’s the topic
of all thought and action–
I’ll miss my kiss

Mother corners Swann
to ask of his daughter–
I follow

Swann in attendance
at Duc de X—-‘s luncheon
caught grandfather’s ear

Swann’s friends were common
by association,
revealed grandmother

early Swann of my mind
charming mistakes of my youth–
his aquiline nose

Swann plays piano–
our Combray garden not
high clubs and salons