Jackself has the task, like an apprentice decorator, of creating the "fractals of ice, ice / ferns and berries of ice, / onto windowpanes…" In the small hours, he gives in: "with his silvery head / in his hands, slumped on the unspun roundabout".
He held a scrunched-up piece of paper in his hand and slumped into the empty chair beside my desk, before throwing it to the floor.
Those pale hands and slumped shoulders.
Arsène Wenger, the manager, threw up his hands and slumped into his seat.
Mick Philpott, 56, put his head in his hands and slumped forward, doubling up and slipping out of sight in the witness box, as he gave evidence in his defence at the manslaughter trial.
Seattle 2, Kansas City 1--Jim Presley's ninth-inning single scored Barry Bonnell from second in Seattle to hand the slumping Royals their third straight loss and their 11th in their last 16 games.
When the hand loosened, I slumped into my seat, the two younger men just behind me now.
The San Antonio Spurs handed the slumping Los Angeles Lakers their fifth straight loss on Wednesday night, winning 108-105.
Chris Webber had 31 points as the Washington Wizards handed the slumping Los Angeles Lakers their second straight loss, 96-86, last night at the MCI Center.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has reported three straight months of falling buyer enquiries and predicts the number of homes changing hands will slump over the summer.
