July noons
Her crooked shoulders Sary Jane had acquired from sitting under the eaves of the palace to sew . That physiological problem was simple . There was not room enough under the eaves to sit straight . Sary Jane 's red hair was the result of sitting in the sun on July noons under those eaves , to see to thread her needle . There was no question about that . The Lady of Shalott had settled it in her own mind , past dispute . Sary Jane 's hair had been -- what was it ?