Возвращение на родину

V. Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues

           Youhavecomeonlytodistressme,alonelywoman,andshortenmydays!Iwishthatyouwouldbestowyourpresencewhereyoubestowyourlove!”

           Clymsaidhuskily,“Youaremymother.Iwillsaynomore—beyondthis,thatIbegyourpardonforhavingthoughtthismyhome.Iwillnolongerinflictmyselfuponyou;I’llgo.”Andhewentoutwithtearsinhiseyes.

           Itwasasunnyafternoonatthebeginningofsummer,andthemoisthollowsoftheheathhadpassedfromtheirbrowntotheirgreenstage.YeobrightwalkedtotheedgeofthebasinwhichextendeddownfromMistoverandRainbarrow.

           Bythistimehewascalm,andhelookedoverthelandscape.Intheminorvalleys,betweenthehillockswhichdiversifiedthecontourofthevale,thefreshyoungfernswereluxuriantlygrowingup,ultimatelytoreachaheightoffiveorsixfeet.Hedescendedalittleway,flunghimselfdowninaspotwhereapathemergedfromoneofthesmallhollows,andwaited.HitheritwasthathehadpromisedEustaciatobringhismotherthisafternoon,thattheymightmeetandbefriends.Hisattempthadutterlyfailed.

           Hewasinanestofvividgreen.Thefernyvegetationroundhim,thoughsoabundant,wasquiteuniform—itwasagroveofmachine-madefoliage,aworldofgreentriangleswithsaw-edges,andnotasingleflower.Theairwaswarmwithavaporouswarmth,andthestillnesswasunbroken.Lizards,grasshoppers,andantsweretheonlylivingthingstobebeheld.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 265 из 526