Голод
Part III
ItwouldhavebeenanothermatterifIhadmetherduringthetimethatIstilllookedlikearespectablehumanbeing—inmyold,well-offdayswhenIhadsufficienttomakeanappearance;andIfeltfearfullydowncast!
"Therenow,onecansee!"shesaid,"nowonecanjustseeonecansnubyouwithjustthetiniestfrown—makeyoulooksheepishbyjustmovingalittleawayfromyou"...shelaughed,tantalizingly,roguishly,withtightly-closedeyes,asifshecouldnotstandbeinglookedat,either.
"Well,uponmysoul!"Iblurtedout,"nowyoushalljustsee,"andIflungmyarmsviolentlyaroundhershoulders.Iwasmortified.Wasthegirloutofhersenses?DidshethinkIwastotallyinexperienced!Ha!ThenIwould,bytheliving....NooneshouldsayofmethatIwasbackwardonthatscore.Thecreaturewaspossessedbythedevilhimself!Ifitwereonlyamatterofgoingatit,well....
Shesatquitequietly,andstillkepthereyesclosed;neitherofusspoke.Icrushedherfiercelytome,pressedherbodygreedilyagainstmybreast,andshespokeneveraword.Iheardherheart’sbeat,bothhersandmine;theysoundedlikehurryinghoofbeats.
Ikissedher.
Inolongerknewmyself.Iutteredsomenonsense,thatshelaughedat,whisperedpetnamesintohermouth,caressedhercheek,kissedhermanytimes....
