![]() I tried to tell myself instead that I was fortunate in my neglect that now I needed have no fear that he would arrive and his gimlet eye start to anatomize the cushions, or the curtains, or the state of the fireplace that now, at last, my life was my own. It was not easy to do so, and I am not sure whether I have managed it entirely however I did stop waking with that thought in my head, imagining what he was doing every hour of the day, and whether his journey would by chance take him past my door. But as the months went by without even a word, I gradually had to relinquish my hopes of seeing him again. Even during the first months of my separation, every footstep on the pavement would have me racing to the window, and every ring of the doorbell would set my heart beating as fast as a bird's. ![]() ![]() ![]() “As I know only too well, anticipation od happiness can sometimes be as gratifying as its consummation. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |