Мхи старой усадьбы
The Procession of Life
Acrowdwhoexhibitwhattheydeemtobebrokenhearts—andamongthemmanylovelornmaidsandbachelors,andmenofdisappointedambitioninartsorpolitics,andthepoorwhowereoncerich,orwhohavesoughttoberichinvain—thegreatmajorityofthesemayaskadmittanceintosomeotherfraternity.Thereisnoroomhere.Perhapswemayinstituteaseparateclasswheresuchunfortunateswillnaturallyfallintotheprocession.Meanwhileletthemstandasideandpatientlyawaittheirtime.
Ifourtrumpetercanborrowanotefromthedoomsdaytrumpetblast,lethimsounditnow.Thedreadalarumshouldmaketheearthquaketoitscentre,fortheheraldisabouttoaddressmankindwithasummonstowhicheventhepurestmortalmaybesensibleofsomefaintrespondingechoinhisbreast.Inmanybosomsitwillawakenastillsmallvoicemoreterriblethanitsownreverberatinguproar.
Thehideousappealhassweptaroundtheglobe.Come,allyeguiltyones,andrankyourselvesinaccordancewiththebrotherhoodofcrime.This,indeed,isanawfulsummons.Ialmosttrembletolookatthestrangepartnershipsthatbegintobeformed,reluctantly,butbytheinvinciblenecessityofliketolikeinthispartoftheprocession.Aforgerfromthestateprisonseizesthearmofadistinguishedfinancier.Howindignantlydoesthelatterpleadhisfairreputationupon’Change,andinsistthathisoperations,bytheirmagnificenceofscope,wereremovedintoquiteanothersphereofmoralitythanthoseofhispitifulcompanion!Butlethimcuttheconnectionifhecan.
