albeit briefly everything except words and the book are albeit briefly when he walked and read  glimpsing was preferable to seeing  suggestionsubtlety more titillating than that blatantly exposed 

                                                                    albeit briefly  glancingup from the booktaking in the lay of the land he saw an ivorywhite painted fire hydrant flutter and shapechange into a small girl stifflimbed frightened suddenly exposedrevealed  trapped in his eyes

                                                   then albeit briefly she smiledslightly and fluttered like moths out of them

      a fireplug again

undisturbed he returned to reading

1530,  Saturday,  23  9. 23

0947,  Monday,  25  9. 23