Esther’s Narrative

           Ilayillthroughseveralweeks,andtheusualtenorofmylifebecamelikeanoldremembrance.Butthiswasnottheeffectoftimesomuchasofthechangeinallmyhabitsmadebythehelplessnessandinactionofasick-room.BeforeIhadbeenconfinedtoitmanydays,everythingelseseemedtohaveretiredintoaremotedistancewheretherewaslittleornoseparationbetweenthevariousstagesofmylifewhichhadbeenreallydividedbyyears.Infallingill,Iseemedtohavecrossedadarklakeandtohaveleftallmyexperiences,mingledtogetherbythegreatdistance,onthehealthyshore.Myhousekeepingduties,thoughatfirstitcausedmegreatanxietytothinkthattheywereunperformed,weresoonasfaroffastheoldestoftheolddutiesatGreenleaforthesummerafternoonswhenIwenthomefromschoolwithmyportfolioundermyarm,andmychildishshadowatmyside,tomygodmother’shouse.Ihadneverknownbeforehowshortlifereallywasandintohowsmallaspacethemindcouldputit.WhileIwasveryill,thewayinwhichthesedivisionsoftimebecameconfusedwithoneanotherdistressedmymindexceedingly.Atonceachild,aneldergirl,andthelittlewomanIhadbeensohappyas,Iwasnotonlyoppressedbycaresanddifficultiesadaptedtoeachstation,butbythegreatperplexityofendlesslytryingtoreconcilethem.IsupposethatfewwhohavenotbeeninsuchaconditioncanquiteunderstandwhatImeanorwhatpainfulunrestarosefromthissource.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 710 из 1276