The door of the bar opened, showing him a momentary oblong of true daylight, blankly white. A woman entered. He couldn't see her face as she crossed to the bar in front of the window, but he could see, drawn with exactitude by the light behind her, her legs within a summery white dress. When young he had supposed, without giving it much thought, that women didn't realize that sun behind them revealed them in this way; now he supposes that of course they must, and thinks about it. ("Novelty") .John Crowley
About This Quote
In this quote, the author is describing a moment when a woman walks into a bar. He can see her legs because of the light that is reflected from the door. This setting is very rare in this time period. Usually, it would be dark and hard to see anything in a room.
Source: American Fantastic Tales: Terror And The Uncanny From The 1940S Until Now
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