Вдалині від божевільного натовпу

VIII. The Malthouse—The Chat—News

           "Myheartdiedwithinme,thattime;butIkneeleddownandsaidtheLord’sPrayer,andthentheBeliefrightthrough,andthentheTenCommandments,inearnestprayer.Butno,thegatewouldn’topen;andthenIwentonwithDearlyBelovedBrethren,and,thinksI,thismakesfour,and’tisallIknowoutofbook,andifthisdon’tdoitnothingwill,andI’malostman.Well,whenIgottoSayingAfterMe,Irosefrommykneesandfoundthegatewouldopenyes,neighbours,thegateopenedthesameasever."

           Ameditationontheobviousinferencewasindulgedinbyall,andduringitscontinuanceeachdirectedhisvisionintotheashpit,whichglowedlikeadesertinthetropicsunderaverticalsun,shapingtheireyeslongandliny,partlybecauseofthelight,partlyfromthedepthofthesubjectdiscussed.

           Gabrielbrokethesilence."Whatsortofaplaceisthistoliveat,andwhatsortofamis’essisshetoworkunder?"Gabriel’sbosomthrilledgentlyashethusslippedunderthenoticeoftheassemblytheinner-mostsubjectofhisheart.

           "Wed’knowlittleofhernothing.Sheonlyshowedherselfafewdaysago.Herunclewastookbad,andthedoctorwascalledwithhisworld-wideskill;buthecouldn’tsavetheman.AsItakeit,she’sgoingtokeeponthefarm.

           "That’sabouttheshapeo’t,’ab’lieve,"saidJanCoggan."Ay,’tisaverygoodfamily.I’dassoonbeunder’emasunderonehereandthere.Herunclewasaveryfairsortofman.Didyeknowen,shepherdabachelor-man?"

           "Notatall.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 79 з 522