| 单词 | Bailey |
| 例句 | “Not with me,” Bailey says, remembering the suit packed in a trunk at home that was only ever pulled out for special occasions. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had told the story in such detail that Bailey assumed he had witnessed it firsthand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As he continues to walk around the circus, Bailey’s path leads back to the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I played a bad game because I was thinking how I would be able to tell Bailey how I had lied and, even worse for our relationship, kept a secret from him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The color drains from Bailey’s cheeks and all the apprehension and nervousness he had felt earlier returns instantly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey on his part fell instantly and forever in love. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “That sounds about right,” Bailey says with a laugh. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey hesitantly reaches out, expecting his fingers to pass through Marco’s hand as easily as they did before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey has never considered the rows of short, twisted trees lovely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This was the first secret I had ever kept from Bailey and sometimes I thought he should be able to read it on my face, but he noticed nothing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey, for his part, was her son and she was his mother. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey cried at the side of my bed until I started to cry too. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey persisted in calling her Mother Dear until the circumstance of proximity softened the phrase’s formality to “Muh Dear,” and finally to “M’Deah.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey has not considered this, as he has been taking this endeavor one step at a time, attempting not to worry about what might happen once they reach Boston. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As the train chugs on, Bailey forgets the landscape entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Bailey,” she said, which probably meant that it had once been something like Baila or Bine. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bailey steps down from the railing and turns back to the conversation, all the elation he had felt moments before draining away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Whatever the real reason, The Truth, for taking us to California, I shall always think it lay mostly in an incident in which Bailey had the leading part. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A party was shimmering below and Bailey had defied Mother’s eleven o’clock curfew. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Bailey wouldn’t have dared to answer No. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But there must be another line after the bells of Old Bailey. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Reaching the edge of the still-hot iron curls, Bailey stands on his toes to peer inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The brown leather collar that belonged to the family dog who died when Bailey was nine. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey looks around at the sheep, at the house and the barn up on the hill lined with apple trees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey wonders how all of this might relate to a child in bed, or to bedtime stories, as he walks around the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Why are there no black people except Sammy Davis, Jr., and Pearl Bailey on TV?” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry,” Bailey says quietly as they walk down another curving stairway in order to exit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey cannot tell if the tag refers to the break in the tent, or if it has been misplaced from some other tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z To my knowledge Bailey’s name hadn’t been mentioned for hours, but we all knew whom he meant. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushes the cards around on the table a bit more, touching one and then another, though Bailey is no longer paying attention to which card is which. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “All right,” Bailey says, but Celia holds up a transparent hand to stop him before he agrees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They walk a short way down an adjoining passageway, layers of mud sticking to Bailey’s formerly shiny shoes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Maybe you should let this go, Bailey,” his mother says quietly after his father leaves the room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, still trying to wrap his mind around the idea of seeing the future. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey nodded toward the skylight that led into the attic below. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bailey wonders if he should ask if she sees anything in the stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As soon as they have walked a few paces into the structure, Bailey can see why it is called a maze. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey expects the silence to fall again, but instead Caroline turns to him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The easy thing to do would be to let the issue drop and raise it again later, especially considering Bailey is not quite sixteen and there is a substantial interim before either option will occur. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Poppet reads the stars,” he explains to Bailey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Each time Bailey said “Preach it” to me, I hit him as hard as I could and cried. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey’s laugh had worked its way up through his body and was escaping through his nose in short hoarse snorts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You should probably leave before anyone else sees you,” the girl says, glancing over her shoulder, but Bailey cannot tell what she is looking for. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It felt like a box of chocolates, but I knew Bailey wouldn’t save money to buy candy when we had all we could want under our noses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When Bailey and I read poems together, he sounded like a fierce Basil Rathbone and I like a maddened Bette Davis. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I did arithmetic at a mature level because of our work in the Store, and we read well because in Stamps there wasn’t anything else to do. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a quiet, hard talk with Uncle Willie and called Bailey and me into the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I finally sent a letter to Bailey, who was at sea with the merchant marine. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother closed the kitchen door and told me to sit beside Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey learned easily, and has always been the better dancer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We were not allowed profanity or even obvious sarcasm, but Bailey looped his language around his tongue and issued it out to Mother in alum drops. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is impossible,” Bailey says, peering out over the ledge. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z With no further advice or instruction she walks off down a black-and-white striped path, a thin curl of smoke trailing behind her, leaving Bailey alone in the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “He’s trying to get back with her though,” Bailey says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Bailey is not even certain he wants to go to Harvard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For the first time, Bailey looked at the class itself, in mute appeal, like something wounded, lost, abandoned. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl takes a sharp turn behind one of the tents, down a passageway Bailey had not even noticed, and there is the fence again, and the field outside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie was gasping for breath, but Bailey made no sound. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait, Maya, she was right. There is a tide and time in every man’s life—” “Bailey, you’re sixteen.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, wondering if the thought is so strong that it sits on him, evident and readable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey stood alone at the front of the class, as if he was facing a firing squad. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey came in later and asked me what the matter was. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to gobble up the room entire and take it to Bailey, who would help me analyze and enjoy it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he folds the glowing ring into his palm, and then he offers his hand to Bailey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey would have stayed all night if his parents had let him, there were still so many more tents to explore. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey can see the brown dirt beneath that has been kicked up by so many feet walking over it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She ushers them through intersections and herds them onto streetcars until Bailey begins to feel like one of his sheep. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For no reason at all, he thought of Gregory Bailey. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But now without the cover of mist, Bailey can see the white walls of the tent and all the creatures within it, but none of them are moving. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He turned to Bailey, touched the top of his head with the pointer as if he were bestowing knighthood. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey played on the country folks’ need for diversion. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Sabrina tells us, “Bailey is going to focus on how to make and manage your money in college.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Bailey nearly closed the door again, but Uncle Willie asked, “Who is it?” and Mr. George Taylor’s pinched brown face swam out of the gray and into view. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey chooses a seat in the inside row, across from the entrance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey read to me from The Rover Boys until he got sleepy and went to bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was too afraid to splash water or even to cry and take a chance of drowning out Bailey’s pleas for help, but the pleas never came and the whipping was finally over. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey played mumbledypeg with the older boys around the chinaberry tree, and Momma and Uncle Willie listened to the farmers’ latest news of the country. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z To Bailey’s surprise, there are almost a dozen rêveurs waiting in the restaurant downstairs, some who will be following the circus and others who are remaining in Boston. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey walks around, looking at her from every angle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey was sixteen, small for his age, bright for any and hopelessly in love with Mother Dear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you like the circus, Bailey?” she asks, looking up at him again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey places the loose page on top of the book and tucks it under his arm. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “If God is perfect and you are perfect, Bailey, does that suggest something to you?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The invitations to tea in Cambridge now arrive addressed only to Bailey, leaving his sister off entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey struggles for words, annoyed that the question seems simpler in his head. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey had finished his chores and was already behind the stove with Mark Twain. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I rose to my feet just as Bailey descended the ladder, holding a roll between her teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The stars are still out when Bailey reaches his oak tree, his bag slung over his shoulder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey resists the urge to ask her when, and instead waits to see if she has anything else to add about the cards. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey reaches into his pocket and pulls out the bag of chocolate mice and offers it to her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If Poppet and Widget are keeping an eye on anything beyond their cocoa and himself, Bailey cannot tell what it might be. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey stares at the card, wondering where the knight is going and what the card is supposed to mean. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey and Poppet continue to walk around the bonfire courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Was it because of what Brother Leon does to people, like Bailey, the way he tortures them, tries to make fools of them in front of everybody? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey nods and she shuffles the cards again, over and under, and then divides them into three piles and places them in front of him, above the card with the knight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Momma said, “Bailey, Junior,” and he looked up without surprise. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a grey Saturday morning, and Bailey is up earlier than the rest of the family, which is not unusual. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was no chance to warn Bailey that he was dangerously late, that everybody had been worried and that he should create a good lie or, better, a great one. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I sliced onions, and Bailey opened two or even three cans of sardines and allowed their juice of oil and fishing boats to ooze down and around the sides. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time he reaches the farm, he is sure that the Bailey he is now is closer to the Bailey he is supposed to be than the Bailey he had been the day before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey pinched me and said without moving his lips, “I’d like to see him eat dinner now.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But the fortune-teller nods, and Bailey puts a finger on the card and pulls it away from its compatriots so it sits separately on the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey leaves without another word, letting the wind slam the front door behind him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I returned to the end of the camel ride in time to watch Frankie offer Bailey his hand as she dismounted the camel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z After a few moments of amicable silence, Bailey works up the nerve to ask a question, one he’s not sure he ’ll be comfortable asking once they meet back up with Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If I jumped in the ocean wouldn’t I come up all bloated like the man Bailey saw in Stamps? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey came out of his absorption and went to wash his hands. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey continues to nod, though he’s not sure nodding is an appropriate response. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie was nodding at the fire, and Bailey had escaped back to the calm adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had disliked Joyce while she had Bailey in her grasp, I hated her for leaving. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey opens the cover and glances through the book, which he is surprised to see is a meticulously organized scrapbook. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For a few moments the fortune-teller looks at the cards, and Bailey wonders if she is waiting for them to tell her something. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” Bailey says, looking down at his scuffed brown shoes, and at her white boots on the other side of the fence. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He never waited to hear my answer, which was “Yes, sir,” before he’d resume his conversation with Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey unties the bows and slips out of the tent easily, finding himself in a winding path between tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I could tell her that I’d take over Bailey’s chores and do my own as well. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I lay the coins on top of the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t answer very many of them,” Bailey retaliates. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey is sometimes allowed to join them, but always kept in his place. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Near evening I was too jittery to attend to chores, so Bailey volunteered to do all before his bath. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The iron bars are thick and smooth, and Bailey knows without trying that he will not be able to climb over. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Besides,” Bailey continues, “when have you ever cared what I do?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After she disappears around a corner, Bailey enters the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Though before Bailey leaves she adds, “Do not forget what I said.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Pleased to meet you,” Bailey says, offering his hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey and Poppet take a more leisurely route, choosing platforms to climb at random, crawling up bits of white netting and maneuvering carefully through narrow passages. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey was the first one to notice me as I ascended the fire escape’s ladder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bailey can see the stag clearly through the sleeve of his jacket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The good,” Elizabeth answers before Bailey has time to consider which would be preferable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey is much more fond of his grandmother than of his sister, so he leaves the blame squarely on Caroline. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Maxine shares her newest smoothie recipes, and Bailey mentions how hard it’s going to be to avoid chocolate with Valentine’s Day right around the corner. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Bailey and I had seen the books which showed how she had lent money to Blacks and whites alike during the Depression, and most still owed her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They are much higher than Bailey had suspected, even though they have not reached the top. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey said he saw a man, a colored man, whom nobody had delivered. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He cut out Beetle Bailey comics for his collection. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Leon would pick Bailey: one of the weak kids, high honor student, but shy, introverted, always reading, his eyes red- rimmed behind the glasses. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You may turn it over,” the fortune-teller says, and Bailey flips the card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I think she was Bailey’s first love outside the family. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bailey,” his mother says, managing to turn his name into a disappointment-laced admonishment. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie thought it must have been the storm and told Bailey to close the door. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bailey,” Brother Leon said, turning his full attention to the boy again as the laughter subsided. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey loses his balance stepping around the prone figure of a polar bear. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey puts the cork back in the bottle and returns it to its shelf. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey walks away from the house buzzing with energy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey said he’d let the ladies walk together, and the men would bring up the rear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Playing at that stupid circus, staying out all night. Grow up, Bailey.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey wonders whose wish that particular flame might be. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Let us walk you to the gates, Bailey, please?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then the scent of caramel wafts by as he walks, and Bailey finds he is not particularly hungry after all. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Our friend Bailey was supposed to come with us.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And for reasons Bailey cannot quite put words to, he is walking toward the circus with a considerable amount of determination. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The sheep are in a terrible mood today as Bailey attempts to usher them from one field to another. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There are fewer patrons wandering the circus at this hour, and as they walk Bailey notices that many of them are wearing red scarves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Wait,” Bailey says, though he doesn’t know what he is asking her to wait for. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey could have explained it all to me, but I didn’t dare ask him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning away, Bailey moves carefully around stationary figures to reach the edge of the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z While Harry paused to examine the wares in the bazaar, Bailey rushed ahead to squeal in delight at a procession of saddled camels. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bailey only hesitates for a moment, and he resists the urge to close his eyes as he leaps. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some years before Bailey and I arrived in town, a man was hunted down for assaulting white womanhood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma beamed and Uncle Willie was proud when Bailey regaled the customers with our exploits. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She touches one card, a lady in flowing robes holding a set of scales, and another that Bailey cannot see as well but looks like a crumbling castle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He practically lifts Elizabeth off the ground in greeting and shakes hands so enthusiastically while being introduced to Bailey that his fingers are sore afterward. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey is not certain how it is his fault, being the daree and not the darer, but Caroline responds before he can protest. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Something in his voice sounds profoundly sad, but Bailey is still distracted by his ghostlike appearance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her gown is white, covered in what to Bailey looks like looping black embroidery, but as he walks closer he sees that the black marks are actually words written across the fabric. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It only now strikes Bailey that, other than the red-haired girl, he has never heard any person in the circus speak. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey is still watching the statue when Poppet taps him on the shoulder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On the train ride over, Frankie had promised Bailey a camel ride. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z So slowly that Bailey cannot pinpoint exact motions, only slight changes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She turns her head, Bailey catches her eye, and she smiles at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The thought that he would tell her shook me and Bailey at the same time. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All we have at Bailey’s Wharf is a crossroads near school where there’s a post office and the firehouse, a gas station that sells bait, a video store, and the 7-Eleven. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z And Bailey, being somewhat small, can squeeze through comparatively easily. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before Bailey can say anything, Marco reaches down and picks up the raven, turning it over in his hands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She dreamed Mr. Bailey was going to break his leg. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z When they arrive in New York, Bailey is immediately struck by how strange everything looks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Bailey says quietly, willing the uncomfortable silence to return. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was after eleven o’clock, so I left my door ajar, hoping to hear Mother go out, or the creak of Bailey easing up the stairs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On some flimsy excuse, Mother ordered Bailey out of the house. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey said there was no such thing as colorlessness, and I argued that if there was color there also had to be an opposite and now he was admitting that it was possible. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You idiots. Do you know who’s the best one here? The bravest of all ?” He placed his hand on Bailey’s shoulder. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey came in with the towels and Mr. Freeman walked out. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was bright, everything was on fire, and Bailey was there.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z George Bailey was an important man in the town. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, Bailey,” Leon sighed, his voice fluttering with sadness. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And indeed, Bailey is swept into their carriage almost as soon as they step off the train. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Ruane, you got the north- end gates? Bailey on the split. Baker, Smith, Singleton on the pat- frisk.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Bailey left the room, Mr. Freeman advanced to the bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey blinks at her a few times before he manages to respond. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In those moments I decided that although Bailey loved me he couldn’t help. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey cannot tell which one of them she is speaking to. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A woman of any age past thirty answered my ring and said Bailey Johnson was at the top of the stairs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down as near Bailey as possible. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppet takes Bailey’s hand to pull him through the curtained tunnel, navigating the dark turns effortlessly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey is debating whether or not it is a figment of his imagination when the man looks over at him, his eyes surprisingly bright, though Bailey cannot discern their color. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She laughs in response, but in a friendly way, and it makes Bailey feel more at ease, as though he is just talking to a regular person and not someone mysterious or magical. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then, and Bailey has difficulty believing it was only days ago, the tent had seemed endless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When he finally looks up from his book, Bailey is so shocked by the sight of the black-and-white striped tents in the field that he nearly falls out of the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I’m going to the circus, if you would care to join me,” Bailey says, his voice dull. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "Him and another guy. Mr. Bailey here wasn't driving." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z If Mr. Freeman was gone, did that mean Bailey was out of danger? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma hadn’t told me to turn them on because she didn’t want to believe that night had fallen hard and Bailey was still out in the ungodly dark. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey looks again at the woman to his left, and she winks at him before standing and walking to the center of the circle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I changed voices, now soft and girlish, then a little deeper like Bailey’s. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, looking around at the seemingly never-ending stripes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tsukiko stops at a tent entrance, and Bailey moves closer to check the sign, knowing which tent it is as soon as he glances at the words upon it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When they were able to sneak Bailey in, he read to me for hours. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey had lain down on his side behind the stove and his eyes were shining. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath it, Marco stands with his arms around a woman Bailey recognizes instantly as the illusionist. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s wonderful,” Bailey says, looking up from the card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The only thing I could do was to stop talking to people other than Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no memory of how we got out of church and into the parsonage next door, but in that overstuffed parlor, Bailey and I received the whipping of our lives. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And more than that, it feels as though the Bailey who entered the circus was an entirely different person than the one leaving it now, with a silver ticket in his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She pauses dramatically before declaring: “Bailey’s dare is to break into the Night Circus.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey walks around to face her, reaching out tentatively to touch her hair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For every bad judgment, the fine was no silver-wrapped Kisses, the sweet chocolate drops that I loved more than anything in the world, except Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to Bailey and I looked at the side of his face; he was so unreal to me I felt as if I were watching a doll talk. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey was his son, true enough, but I was an orphan that they picked up to provide Bailey with company. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bloody hell,” Marco says as Bailey jumps back, almost colliding with Poppet and sending her hair into another brief wave of motion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “That must make them hard to read,” Bailey says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Wonderful,” Elizabeth says, laughing at Lorena and Bailey as they lean over the railing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey follows, taking a winding path around the animals. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Without a word Bailey leaps over the porch railing and takes off in a full run through the trees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey can think of nothing else to call it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were foggy days of unknowing for Bailey and me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey struggles to keep his balance while he looks up. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He ate quietly in the kitchen while Bailey and I read separately and greedily our own Street and Smith pulp magazine. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They only look at each other without speaking, but the gesture is so intimate that Bailey glances away, looking up at the twisting branches of the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Daddy Bailey invited me to spend the summer with him in southern California and I was jumpy with excitement. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t cheat, Brother Leon,” Bailey said, a surge of strength in his voice, like he was taking a last stand. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There are endless stories from the circus related over each course, mentions of tents Bailey has never seen and countries he has never even heard of. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z With that she gives him a polite nod and walks back the way they came, and as Bailey watches her go he notices that the mud is not sticking to her boots. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Although we were both enraptured, neither Bailey nor I was unaware of her nervousness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She told Bailey to watch my face and arms for spots and when they came up he could paint them with calamine lotion. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z No one mentioned Bailey’s absence as if things were as they should be and always were. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning the radio up loud, too loud, he said, “If you scream, I’m gonna kill you. And if you tell, I’m gonna kill Bailey.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Daddy Bailey and the neighbors he was visiting responded to the screams and crowded around her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As Frankie and Bailey rushed on ahead, Harry tugged me by the sleeve. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bailey takes the white glove from her and puts it in his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, indicating the steady stream of circus patrons that continues to wander by, completely ignoring them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I looked up and Bailey was coming from the outhouse, wiping his eyes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came the response from Cambridge, the grandmotherly decree that this was acceptable, but Bailey would be going to Harvard, of course. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You did well, Bailey. I’m proud of you. You passed the biggest test of all—you were true to yourself.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Marco holds out his hand and Bailey reaches to touch it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The sensation inside is so familiar, so comforting and recognizable and real that Bailey can feel the roughness of the bark, the smell of the acorns, even the chattering of the squirrels. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I can stay for a while,” Bailey says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, turning it over in his hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It is a different sensation than watching the stars while lying in a field, something Bailey has done many times. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey finds a spot to stand within the crowd. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She immediately jumped into F. Lee Bailey mode. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey takes a closer look as he walks by, wondering if the contortionist is somehow concealed in the platform, but it is solid wood and open underneath. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He didn’t know that he couldn’t kill Bailey . . . and Bailey didn’t lie . . . to me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had hoped it would stay long enough for him to age properly into old enough, but it vanished without notice after two weeks, leaving too-young Bailey heartbroken. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey begins spending a great deal of time outside of the house. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The language of outside the house had seeped well inside — Cadillac, Pyrex, subway, Coney Island, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, hoping it is not too forward a question, but Marco does not answer. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey stops to join the spectators, even though it is almost painful to watch. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At one point all the chairs float some distance off the ground, and while the movement is steady and secure, Bailey’s toes barely graze the floor and he clutches the sides of his chair nervously. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “That’s probably very good for indecisive people,” Bailey says, smiling when Poppet and Widget both laugh. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey discovers quickly that he is not able to slip through the bars of the fence as easily as he did when he was ten. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Let’s play hide-and-seek,” Poppet suggests, and Bailey agrees before she unbuttons her coat and leaves it on a frozen bench, her white costume rendering her all but invisible. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I did. I told her you said Bailey was supposed to come with us. All she said was that she wouldn’t do anything to prevent it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When Lorena realizes that Bailey has no red, she surreptitiously removes a rose from a nearby floral arrangement to tuck in his lapel. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey was the greatest person in my world. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey climbs the oak tree to retrieve his hidden box before sunset, gazing down at the circus that sits bathed in deep orange light, casting long pointed shadows across the field. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I thought of her as being coarse, but Bailey said she was cute and that he wanted to play house with her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My tears were not for Bailey or Mother or even myself but for the helplessness of mortals who live on the sufferance of Life. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If I liked, I could pull it in to me by saying I had to go to the toilet or by starting a fight with Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman’s voice, quiet, and sounding as though she is standing right next to him, though Bailey is sure that the voice came from the next room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Only in strict emergencies did Bailey allow me to speak Pig Latin to him in front of adults, but I had to take the chance that afternoon. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey tosses the one in his hand back and follows Poppet and Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey and I lay the coins on top of the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie had a leather belt in his good hand but Bailey didn’t notice or didn’t care. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey is escorted to a room half the size of his entire house but he finds he cannot sleep, despite the heavy curtains blocking out the sunlight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Of course you don’t cheat, Bailey,” his voice tender and paternal. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey could count on very few punishments for his consistently outrageous behavior, for he was the pride of the Henderson/Johnson family. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I stood like shadows in the rear of the Store near the coal-oil tank, waiting for the juicy parts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey doesn’t know what “exsanguinated” means, but he doesn’t much like the sound of it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You will see her again, Bailey. There’s no doubt about that.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey looks back and forth at them, confused. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey was just tall enough to clear his face over the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He never went to church, which Bailey and I thought also proved he was a very courageous person. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The arguments over Bailey’s future began early and occur frequently, though at this point they often devolve into repetitive phrases and tense silences. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Within moments of the thought crossing his mind, Bailey is on his feet, running as fast as he can toward the depot. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were a few smothered giggles from the children’s section, and Bailey nudged me again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey crosses the adjoining tent, walking around the double circle of chairs as passing directly through it does not seem appropriate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But Bailey stops, staring at the figure the group is facing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z From what Bailey can see, the space between layers varies from room enough to walk straight through to barely enough to crawl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey stands alone in the tent, underneath the twinkling stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey still sat, doubled over his book, a Black hunchbacked gnome. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Getting evidence together,” said Mr. Wemmick, as we came out, “for the Bailey.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The reflection in the mirror looks so different from the one he is accustomed to that Bailey has difficulty believing it is really him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We were on the train going back to Stamps, and this time it was I who had to console Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I could say the preamble to the Constitution even faster than Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She still seems upset, but before Bailey can ask her if something is the matter, Widget checks his watch and finds they are late for their scheduled performance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When Bailey and I started laughing, she joined in, except that she kept her finger in front of her mouth to try to quiet us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Now all eyes were on the stricken Bailey. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey stuck branches in the ground behind the house and covered them with a worn-through blanket, making a tent. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought we were placed in front because Momma was proud of us, but Bailey assured me that she just wanted to keep her grandchildren under her thumb and eye. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not terribly invested in the outcome,” she says, but something about the way she looks around at the tents and the mud makes Bailey doubt her words. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey knows that though the bottle appears empty it is likely not, and he is too curious not to open it immediately. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I set my bowl down and got closer to Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey added, “Yes. Close it. You’re supposed to be playing with our doll baby.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I looked at each other and I hunched my chair closer to him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Garrick Bailey, a leading anthropologist on Osage culture, said to me, “If Hale had told what he knew, a high percentage of the county’s leading citizens would have been in prison.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They reminisced over Bailey’s teaching me to walk when he was less than three. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t see Bailey descend to the floor, but I rolled over once and he was kicking and screaming too. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But I would be the major loser if Bailey turned up dead. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain vanishes instantly but Bailey’s legs continue to tremble. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There are seats, but all of them are unoccupied, and a sparkling chandelier captures Bailey’s attention for a moment before he notices the curtain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was awful for Bailey and me to encounter the reality one abrupt morning. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey stares at her blankly for a moment, her words not quite sinking in. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey went to the University of San Diego. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I found a tent full of bottles and things that I wasn’t sure I was supposed to be in,” Bailey says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey came out in his robe and gave me a box wrapped in Christmas paper. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I repeated, “I said, ‘Bailey, by the way, Mrs. Flowers sent you—’ ” “That’s what I thought you said. Go on and take off your dress. I’m going to get a switch.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I, as newcomers, were quickly told by our schoolmates who the men on the street comers were as we passed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He wandered through a tent full of mirrors and saw hundreds and thousands of Baileys staring, wide-eyed, back at him, each in matching grey caps. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had Bailey in one arm and me in the other. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey’s brow furrows in thought, but after a moment he nods. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey feels her taking in his entire appearance, or more than that, with her eyes moving over his face from his scarf to his hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She shouted that I had jumped on her and tried to kill her and Bailey had better not bring me back in the house. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma decided Bailey couldn’t accompany us, since we had to use the pass during a set time, but that he would follow within a month or so when outstanding bills were paid. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she turned to Bailey and me with the lipstick kisses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey nods and turns back, pushing through the strands of beads into the still-empty vestibule. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Bailey Junior sound just like Big Bailey. Got a silver tongue. Just like his daddy.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have chocolate mice,” Bailey says, pulling the bag out of his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But there was no chance to ask Bailey either, because that would be telling what we had done. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought the fire never went out,” Bailey says, walking closer to it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Midway along to delivery, Bailey came home and brought me a spun-silver bracelet from South America, Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward, Angel, and a slew of new dirty jokes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Not too sure I wouldn’t be bombed before I reached Bailey and Mother. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushes one card, turns another around, and furrows her brow a bit, though Bailey still thinks she looks like she is trying to hide a smile. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey wanders down curving paths, his mind preoccupied with bottles full of mysteries. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey tells them a shortened version of how he came to be friends with Poppet and Widget, leaving out the more curious details. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey says, “It’s nice to meet you. I’ve heard so much about you.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She runs off in the direction of the ticket booth while Bailey watches the clock tick closer to twelve. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey picks up one of the white spheres. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then, as she turned back into the Store, Bailey followed right on her footsteps to crouch in the shadows and listen for the forbidden gossip. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it seemed as if Bailey had been at fault all along, that Bailey had committed an error, had stood in the wrong place at the wrong time and had caused his own misfortune. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey lags behind, glancing back as he leaves at the spot where the illusionist had been. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey stares out at the grey sky with a mixture of comfort and excitement and nervousness that he cannot reconcile. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Bailey answers, wondering if absolutely everyone in the circus knows who he is. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It has never crossed Bailey’s mind that he could do such things himself, but having been told as much so simply and directly, it seems strangely achievable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey asks quietly, when the table has fallen into separate conversations. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey asks eventually, wondering how they will ever find their way back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey stood speechless, his mouth an open wound. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “By the way, Bailey, Mrs. Flowers sent you some tea cookies—” Momma shouted, “What did you say, Sister? You, Sister, what did you say?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But Mr. Bailey waved his hand, saying, “Seventy plus seven is a lucky number.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z When Bailey climbs out, Poppet and Widget are both waiting on the path nearby, Poppet sitting on the edge with her legs dangling over the side. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She raises her eyes to the sky again, scowling at it before she turns back to Bailey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It is longer than Bailey expected from watching her knit, with intricate patterns of knotted cables at each end. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As he watches her in the flickering light, it strikes Bailey suddenly that she is a fair deal older than she appears, and that the same is likely true of Marco. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z True to Bailey’s word, the lintel above the door was adorned with a figurehead carved as a mermaid, flakes of green peeling from her tail. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, the curiosity about a tent he hasn’t heard of winning out over the fleeting thought to ask who Celia is, as he does not recall Poppet mentioning the name before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey sat wrapped in his decision and anesthetized by youth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey told me to sit outside and play with my doll baby, and he went in and the flap closed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “Get down on your knees. Bailey, Junior, you come on too.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey was listening to The Shadow and didn’t miss me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey suggested that if I quit school before getting my high school diploma I’d find it nearly impossible to return. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman said to me, after Bailey had gone downstairs, “Ritie, go get some milk for the house.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his limited experience with the circus, Bailey is amazed that he has never seen this tent before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It is quite crowded and Bailey is still surprised that no one pays them much attention, assuming that they are just the same as any group of young circus patrons visiting for the evening. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I do not particularly care whether or not you attend Harvard,” his grandmother says one afternoon, though Bailey has not mentioned it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Could I imagine the scandal if people found out that his, Bailey Johnson’s, daughter had been cut by his lady friend? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Kira and Bailey say, almost in unison, “Just don’t take him back.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We owned land and houses, but each day Bailey and I were cautioned, “Waste not, want not.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey went quietly to the front of the room. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey had told him that he wanted to go, but I had kept quiet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I neither marched up to the stage like a conquering Amazon, nor did I look in the audience for Bailey’s nod of approval. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother stays out of the arguments as much as she can, but when pressed she agrees with her husband, while at the same time quietly asserting that it should really be Bailey’s decision. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z August turns out to be a pleasant, heavyset fellow and Bailey’s first impression is that he resembles his house: a squat sort of building with a porch wrapping around the front, warm and welcoming. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The arguments started before Bailey’s opinion was even asked. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Bailey’s dare,” she starts, making it his own and no one else’s, binding him to it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I, however, had dispensed with the two middle names long before I left Maryland so that I was generally known by the name of “Frederick Bailey.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z In the bedroom it was going to be a joy to see Bailey receive his cookies. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Widget stares at him for a moment, not quite long enough for Bailey to become uncomfortable under the weight of his eyes, but almost. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Momma asked if Bailey had recognized the man, but he was caught in the happening and the event. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The last time Bailey entered this particular tent, Poppet was with him, and it was filled with a dense white fog. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey sat down beside me, and that time didn’t admonish me not to cry. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have been willing to return to Stamps even without Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Did I have the nerve to try life without Bailey? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey would not refrain from remarking on our classmates’ lack of knowledge. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “So after meeting Kira and Bailey, I’m sure you see that you are not the first person to be anti-Jon,” she says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Bailey notes his place in the middle of an article that is comparing the interplay of light and shadow in a particular tent to Indonesian puppet theater before putting the book down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Several members of the small audience laugh, and a few, including Bailey, applaud. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Bailey, I’m sorry,” Leon said, but his voice lacked apology. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I helped Momma, while Uncle Willie sat on the porch and heard the day’s account. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey wonders which way he should go, and what might count as proof for his dare. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey spends much of the early part of this evening with Poppet and Widget exploring the Labyrinth. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Daddy Bailey visited occasionally, bringing shopping bags of fruit. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If something indeed had happened to Bailey, Uncle Willie would always have Momma, and Momma had the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And her heels were clicking down the linoleum hall as Bailey tap-danced up the stairs to his room. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey finds a gap in the side of one of the tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t have needed an F. Lee Bailey to get him off, at any rate. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Bailey stops to consider this for a moment. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Our savior came for neither of these reasons, but because Bailey yelled so loud and disturbed what was left of the service, the minister’s wife came out and asked Uncle Willie to quiet us down. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They understood that I could talk to Bailey, but to no one else. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t we dare you to sneak into the circus the last time it was here, Bailey?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Have a seat, please, young man,” the lady says, and Bailey walks a few steps to the empty chair and sits down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the living room, where the shades were drawn for coolness, Bailey and I played Monopoly on the floor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He continued to read Beetle Bailey and to cut out the strips, but he no longer mounted them in his collection. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Bailey said the man’s things had been cut off and put in his pocket and he had been shot in the head, all because the whitefolks said he did “it” to a white woman. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked Bailey a question and he returned a sheepish gaze. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was the courtyard. The entire courtyard, not just the bonfire. Bright and burning and hot. Then...I don’t know what happened but Bailey was there. That much I’m sure of.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Leaving the fortune-teller’s tent and heading right, as she had suggested, Bailey almost immediately encounters a small crowd watching a performance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey asks as they approach the far side of the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The most delicious cider Bailey had ever tasted. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A few people, including Bailey, manage to applaud, while those who had abandoned their seats return to them, looking both disturbed and curious. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was as proud of the gift as I. It was a soft-leather- bound copy of a collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe, or, as Bailey and I called him, “Eap.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought he would go to the hospital if he let her do that to him, so I warned him, “Bailey, if you let her do that to you, you’ll be sorry.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey had graduated the year before, although to do so he had had to forfeit all pleasures to make up for his time lost in Baton Rouge. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Syrian brothers vied for her attention as she sang the heavy blues that Bailey and I almost understood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But Bailey was quiet for the first time since we left Stamps. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey nods, and his grandmother sits back in her chair and complains about the neighbors for some time, not mentioning his father or his dreams again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She does not elaborate, turning back to Bailey as she continues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The force of the heat pushes Bailey backward, moving through him like a wave, the air burning hot in his lungs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I noticed the change in Bailey before I discovered that she was gone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It is only then that Bailey realizes the scope of the commitment he is being asked for. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey is the one who has hair braided in big thick cords and pinned back into a maze of rows that make a full bun at the back of her head. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Bailey, you know I wanted to like your children, but they . . .” She couldn’t bring herself to describe us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Often when she came in after running down the hill, her cotton dress would cling to her thin body and Bailey would glue his eyes on her until her clothes dried. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey grabbed up the lumpy pillowcase and pushed by me for the stairs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Surrounded by leaves that rustle in the breeze, Bailey settles into his favorite spot, his boots resting close to his almost forgotten box of treasures. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He takes a silver ring from his right hand, it is engraved with something Bailey cannot discern in the light. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “She is extremely talented,” he mumbles, and Bailey catches Elizabeth trying not to laugh. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You can fit through the fence?” the girl asks, and Bailey nods. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The fortune-teller nods and stacks the three piles of cards back into one deck, leaving Bailey’s chosen cards on top. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “My family has a farm with an orchard,” Bailey explains. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Are you perfect, Bailey? All those A’s—that implies perfection. Is that the answer, Bailey?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As I twisted the steering wheel and forced the accelerator to the floor I was controlling Mexico, and might and aloneness and inexperienced youth and Bailey Johnson, Sr., and death and insecurity, and even gravity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z While the day of waiting was tediously slow, the line to enter the circus moves remarkably fast, and soon Bailey is standing at the ticket booth, purchasing a single admission. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Of course,” Bailey says, relieved that he is not an imposition. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Glasses are lifted all around the table, and Bailey raises his as well. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z While they traverse the Labyrinth, Widget tells the story of the Minotaur in such detail that Bailey keeps expecting to encounter the monster around every turn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey was talking so fast he forgot to stutter, he forgot to scratch his head and clean his fingernails with his teeth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey looks at Poppet quizzically, but she only smiles at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We were then given money—pennies, nickels, and dimes entrusted to Bailey—and sent to town to buy liver. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "Mr. Bailey knows the rules. He knows he breaks his parole, he goes to jail. He knows you go to an initiation, you're going to have to fight." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Bailey turns to find Caroline standing in the doorway in her nightgown, her hair piled on her head in a spiky mess of pin curls and a knitted blanket pulled around her shoulders. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey almost thinks it is a statue, dressed in a white gown edged in matching fur that cascades beyond the platform to the ground. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And now here Bailey stands, trying to accomplish the same feat with only a book and some yarn and a borrowed cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t cheat, Brother Leon,” Bailey said, his voice a kind of squeak. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” Bailey says, wrapping the scarf around his neck despite the warmth of the train. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey closes the jar and the scent and the feeling fade, trapped back inside the glass with its handful of sand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey finds himself in a room that reminds him of his grandmother’s parlor, only smelling less like lavender. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey is certain without having to ask that it will be a scar he carries with him always. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They slide onto a cushioned bench with a high back and sides, the door on one side clicking closed as Poppet settles in between Bailey and Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “They’re very good, how do you make them do all those tricks? I’ve never seen a cat do a somersault in midair,” Bailey says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The name given me by my mother was, “Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z Caroline mutters something about not having time for such things anyway, and Bailey attends alone, grateful to be able to enjoy the trip without Caroline’s constant talking. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On lower levels, there are large poles driven through multiple platforms, though Bailey cannot tell if they reach all the way to the top. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey, who knew such things, said it was a De Soto. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When I returned from the kitchen and poured her beer, as she had taught Bailey and me beer should be poured, she patted the bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But not looking at Bailey, looking at the class as if they were all in on a joke that Bailey knew nothing about. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma cried, “Bailey, my baby. Great God, Bailey.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to agree with Alter,” Bailey said, looking rather ill. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I thought you might like something to read to pass the time,” he says as he gives the book to Bailey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey walks circles around the empty field for some time before he can convince himself that the circus is well and truly gone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey wasn’t going to back me up, I could tell, so I decided to shut up and dry up and wait for whatever seeing Mother Dear was going to bring. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey finds that he does, actually, want to go inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey rushes to the end of the porch with Lorena close on his heels. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A sense of ill-fated timing crept over me, and if Momma hadn’t reached for my hand I would have drifted back to Bailey and Uncle Willie, and possibly beyond. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey went to him each time with his hand stretched out, ready for a manly handshake, but Reverend Thomas would push away the hand and encircle my brother for a few seconds. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey turns around but cannot tell which way he came, the path turns in on itself and he cannot see any of the signs to know which ones he had passed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The night before had been Bailey’s first proper introduction to the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I usually gave my money to Bailey, who went to the movies nearly every Saturday. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey answered the doorbell, because Grandmother was in the kitchen. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey has been in this tent several times, he knows the open floor with the performers hanging above it well. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I spoke to Bailey about it, he agreed that I was right, but he also informed me that Mr. Cullinan had two daughters by a colored lady and that I knew them very well. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey is relieved that he has excess pocket money for the unplanned expense. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, wondering if this has something to do with what Poppet had told him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I won’t,” Bailey says, relieved that she has neglected to specify a time, leaving “too late” up to interpretation. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey looks out across the field to where the circus tents sit like mountains in the middle of the valley. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what Bailey received, but after I opened my boxes I went out to the backyard behind the chinaberry tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It is quicker than Bailey expected, the moment that shifts from fire to twilight, and then the circus lights begin flickering on, all over the tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey said that the cotton up North was so tall, if ordinary people tried to pick it they’d have to get up on ladders, so the cotton farmers had their cotton picked by machines. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re welcome, Bailey,” the girl says, and this time when she turns away he does not say anything, and she disappears behind the corner of a striped tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey asked, his eyes magnified behind the glasses. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, in a state of mild disbelief. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He mounted some Beetle Bailey comics in his collection book. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, though the thought pops into his head that the contortionist might be referring to the circus itself. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Only because there is no way to leave the house without his mother watching to see whether or not he stops at Caroline’s room, Bailey knocks at the half-closed door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey and Mother encouraged me to take dance, and he privately told me that the exercise would make my legs big and widen my hips. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey can tell the difference, and the fact that she remembers who he is makes him inexplicably and utterly pleased. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He smiles at Poppet and Widget, with a curious glance at Bailey, as he escorts them through the darkness into something like a sleigh or a carriage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the hospital, Bailey told me that I had to tell who did that to me, or the man would hurt another little girl. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As the carriage moves along in what seems to be a circular pattern, Bailey can hear nothing but a soft creak and the sound of Poppet breathing next to him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman took up the whole doorway, “Then Bailey ought not to be in there with her. Unless you want a house full of sick children.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns to a young man standing nearby, who Bailey had not even recognized as Poppet’s performance partner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The journey is slow, and Bailey sits staring out the window at the changing landscape, absently gnawing at his fingernails. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At the mention of Poppet’s name, Bailey glances over his shoulder at the wall of the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The thought that he might kill Bailey stunned me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z You had to be alert every minute, just as everyone was alert now, looking at Bailey, wondering what Leon’s next move would be. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It glides forward slowly, and Bailey can see nothing but darkness. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey looks at the arc of cards and frowns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey’s chin was wobbling all over the place. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Bailey told jokes, and Bailey laughed all the time, put out Dad’s cigarettes and held one hand on the steering wheel when Dad said, “Come on, boy, help me drive this thing.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma laughed, and Uncle Willie too, and even Bailey snickered a little. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey was to have my books, my Lester Young records and my love from the next world. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She claims there is a fire-breathing paper dragon somewhere in the tent, and though Bailey believes her, he has difficulty reconciling in his head the idea of paper that breathes fire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I certainly couldn’t ask Momma, and Bailey was a zillion miles away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The view from Bailey’s perspective looks impossible, a bit of leg here, the curve of a shoulder there, part of her other arm underneath a foot. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The woman in the large hat steps aside completely, clearing Bailey’s line of sight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey’s mood had lightened considerably, but he lived in a state of expectation and it made him more nervous than he was usually. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey tries to ask more questions about the rêveurs and their scarves, but before he can, Poppet pulls him into another tent and he is immediately silenced by the sight he is met with inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His hands are lifted in the air, gesturing in such a familiar way that Bailey can tell he has been stopped mid-story. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “That is precisely what I’m doing,” Bailey says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After a considerable amount of time spent trapped within the room, Bailey finds a key concealed in the seat of the swing in the middle of the cage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After a great deal of pinning and measuring, Bailey ends up with a nicer suit than he has ever owned in his life, nicer even than his father’s best suit, in a charcoal grey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She made my school dresses, underslips, bloomers, handkerchiefs, Bailey’s shirts, shorts, her aprons, house dresses and waists from the rolls shipped to Stamps by Sears and Roebuck. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The smile appears in full then, curling up in a manner Bailey finds almost disturbingly friendly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For a while I was the only recipient of Bailey’s kindness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Leon’s steady gaze, Bailey had stopped stroking his cheek, even though a pink welt had appeared, like an evil stain spreading on his flesh. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey said he stayed home to keep Mr. Murphy from stealing us blind. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As Bailey lets go of Widget’s hand, she leans forward and kisses him quickly on the cheek, and Bailey can feel his cheeks flush. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey is dumbstruck, staring at the shiny silver card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When Bailey was six and I a year younger, we used to rattle off the times tables with the speed I was later to see Chinese children in San Francisco employ on their abacuses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge smile spreads across Caroline’s face as she stares down at Bailey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I made a wish on this tree years ago,” Marco says, as though he knows what Bailey is thinking. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before, my world had been Bailey, food, Momma, the Store, reading books, and Uncle Willie. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I’ve seen the Wishing Tree,” Bailey says, mindful of each step as they approach the other side of the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She holds out her white-gloved hand, and Bailey notices that it is larger than the glove he was given as proof of a long-ago dare. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey was so far away he was beyond fear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey is unsure how to respond to this, but she continues without waiting for an answer. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “She told me a lot of things I didn’t understand,” Bailey confesses. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I explained that I couldn’t tell because the man would kill him, Bailey said knowingly, “He can’t kill me. I won’t let him.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “The other alternative, Bailey, is that you are not perfect. And, of course, you’re not.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma set Bailey’s bowl down and bowed her head. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My days angled off Miss Kirwin’s class, dinner with Bailey and Mother, and drama and dance. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Bailey did somehow look like a genius or at least a caricature of the mad scientists in old movies. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For an indeterminate time, nothing was demanded of me or of Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the lurid tales we read and our vivid imaginations and, probably, memories of our brief but hectic lives, Bailey and I were afflicted—he physically and I mentally. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The displays Bailey has difficulty thinking of as tricks meld one into the other. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey and I received one slice each, and I carried mine around for hours, shredding off the fruit until nothing was left except the perfume on my fingers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But when they tried to move me I fought, and even Bailey couldn’t hold me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey peers at a nearby rose, and while it is cold and frozen and white, there is the barest hint of scent as he leans closer. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “How are you going to feel seeing your mother? Going to be happy?” he was asking Bailey, but it penetrated the foam I had packed around my senses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She tilts her head a bit, and Bailey can see the hint of a smile playing around her lips. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One near Bailey has a flute at his lips, the instrument silent in his fingers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey has no idea how to answer that question, so he asks the first one of his own that comes to mind instead. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey sits next to her, still facing the field and the incorrigible sheep. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey glanced down at my clothes and sighed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, melting flakes of snow sticking to his coat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Daddy Bailey had a girl friend, who had begun corre-sponding with me some months before, and she was to meet me at the train. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to, but Bailey refused to cooperate. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppet hands one to Bailey and takes the other two herself, and Bailey notices that the vendor waves them off with no money having changed hands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And then there was Bailey to worry about too. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bailey, Junior, ask your sister why she wants to go back to Stamps.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z At home, I was given a warm salt solution, and when I washed out my mouth I showed Bailey the empty holes, where the clotted blood sat like filling in a pie crust. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The silence resumes, and Bailey stares out the window, wondering what exactly constitutes nightfall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She helps Bailey squeeze through the bars, which are a bit tighter in this part of the fence. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It takes Bailey a moment to realize that they are both wearing red scarves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Shall Bailey and I get cocoa while you get the cinnamon whatnots?” she asks, and Widget nods his approval of this plan. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bailey and Louise and I had done very well and were pleased with ourselves and each other. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey stands there for a long while before he walks back across the field. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Bailey. Enjoy the rest of your time at the circus.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was no difficulty believing that a white movie star looked like our mother and that Bailey had seen her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and picture drooling old Ipphy Bailey in the big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I cared less about the trip than about the fact that Bailey was unhappy, and had no more thought of our destination than if I had simply been heading for the toilet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have a responsibility,” Bailey says, repeating the word he has begun to hate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The mall was in Annapolis, over the Bay Bridge, ninety minutes from Bailey’s Wharf. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z On an afternoon a few weeks before Momma revealed her plan to take us West, Bailey came into the Store shaking. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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