Скорбота сатани

Chapter 29

           Hadanyonedaredtosaythistruthtomethen,IshouldhavebadehimgoandpreachnonsensetochildrenbutnowwhenIrecallthosewhiteleavesofdaysthatwereunrolledbeforemefreshandblankwitheverysunrise,andwithwhichIdidnothingsavescrawlmyownEgoinafoulsmudgeacrosseachone,Itremble,andinwardlypraythatImayneverbeforcedtosendbackmyself-writtenrecord!YetofwhatuseisittoprayagainsteternalLaw?ItiseternalLawthatweshallourselvescountupourownmisdeedsatthefinalreckoninghenceitisnowonderthatmanyarefoundwhoprefernottobelieveinafutureafterdeath.Rightlydosuchesteemitbettertodieutterly,thanbeforcedtoliveagainandlookbackuponthewilfuleviltheyhavedone!

           Octoberripenedslowlyandalmostimperceptiblytowardsitsend,andthetreesputontheirgorgeousautumnaltintsofburningcrimsonandgold.Theweatherremainedfineandwarm,andwhattheFrenchCanadianspoeticallytermthe‘SummerofallSaints’gaveusbrightdaysandcloudlessmoonlitevenings.Theairwassomildthatwewerealwaysabletotakeourcoffeeafterdinnerontheterraceoverlookingthelawninfrontofthedrawing-roomanditwasononeofthesebalmynightsthatIwastheinterestedspectatorofastrangescenebetweenLucioandMavisClareasceneIshouldhavethoughtimpossibleofoccurrencehadInotmyselfwitnessedit.MavishaddinedatWillowsmere;sheveryrarelysohonouredus;andtherewereafewotherguestsbesides.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 465 з 677