Jude the Obscure DressThe duck's neck looked too thin for its body too vulnerable to pile onto such a fat stack of a torso. It waddled toward the water, casting a sidelong glance at an uninvited audience. With a single, sloshy plunge through the lake's glassine veneer, it sailed towards the center, collecting all of its awkwardness into a temporary grace, its neck pulled into position effortlessly, like so many trained dancers. The woman watching from the shore knew, that