Дублінці
The Sisters
“Thataffectedhismind,”shesaid.“Afterthathebegantomopebyhimself,talkingtonooneandwanderingaboutbyhimself.Soonenighthewaswantedfortogoonacallandtheycouldn’tfindhimanywhere.Theylookedhighupandlowdown;andstilltheycouldn’tseeasightofhimanywhere.Sothentheclerksuggestedtotrythechapel.SothentheygotthekeysandopenedthechapelandtheclerkandFatherO’Rourkeandanotherpriestthatwastherebroughtinalightfortolookforhim....Andwhatdoyouthinkbuttherehewas,sittingupbyhimselfinthedarkinhisconfession-box,wide-awakeandlaughing-likesoftlytohimself?”
Shestoppedsuddenlyasiftolisten.Itoolistened;buttherewasnosoundinthehouse:andIknewthattheoldpriestwaslyingstillinhiscoffinaswehadseenhim,solemnandtruculentindeath,anidlechaliceonhisbreast.
Elizaresumed:
“Wide-awakeandlaughing-liketohimself....Sothen,ofcourse,whentheysawthat,thatmadethemthinkthattherewassomethinggonewrongwithhim....”
