Портрет художника в юності
Chapter 5
Hisangeragainstherfoundventincoarserailingatherparamour,whosenameandvoiceandfeaturesoffendedhisbaffledpride:apriestedpeasant,withabrotherapolicemaninDublinandabrotherapotboyinMoycullen.Tohimshewouldunveilhersoul’sshynakedness,toonewhowasbutschooledinthedischargingofaformalriteratherthantohim,apriestoftheeternalimagination,transmutingthedailybreadofexperienceintotheradiantbodyofeverlivinglife.
Theradiantimageoftheeucharistunitedagaininaninstanthisbitteranddespairingthoughts,theircriesarisingunbrokeninahymnofthanksgiving.
Ourbrokencriesandmournfullays
Riseinoneeucharistichymn
Areyounotwearyofardentways?
Whilesacrificinghandsupraise
Thechaliceflowingtothebrim.
Tellnomoreofenchanteddays.
Hespoketheversesaloudfromthefirstlinestillthemusicandrhythmsuffusedhismind,turningittoquietindulgence;thencopiedthempainfullytofeelthemthebetterbyseeingthem;thenlaybackonhisbolster.
Thefullmorninglighthadcome.Nosoundwastobeheard;butheknewthatallaroundhimlifewasabouttoawakenincommonnoises,hoarsevoices,sleepyprayers.Shrinkingfromthatlifeheturnedtowardsthewall,makingacowloftheblanketandstaringatthegreatoverblownscarletflowersofthetatteredwallpaper.
