THE GOLDEN AGE

  AwhileagoIwasirain,aingnearSligo.ThelasttimeIhadbeentheresomethingwastroublingme,andIhadlongedforamessagefromthosebeingsorbodilessmoods,orwhatevertheybe,whoinhabittheworldofspirits.Themessagecame,foronenightIsawwithblindingdistinessablaimal,halfweasel,halfdog,movingaloopofastonewall,alytheblaimalvanished,andfromtheothersidecameawhiteweasel-likedog,hispinkfleshshiningthroughhiswhitehairandallinablazeoflight;andIrememberedapleasantbeliefabouttwswhogoaboutrepresentingdayandnight,goodandevil,andwasfortedbytheexcellentomen.ButnowIlongedforamessageofanotherkind,andce,ifcethereis,broughtit,foramangotintothecarriageaoplayonafiddlemadeapparentlyofanoldblag-box,andthoughIamquiteunmusicalthesoundsfilledmewiththestraemotions.

  IseemedtohearavoientationoutoftheGoldeoldmethatweareimperfeplete,andnomorelikeabeautifulwovenweb,butlikeabundleofcordskogetherandflungintoaer.Itsaidofthefiddle.Itsaidthatwithusthebeautifularenotcleverandthecleverareiful,andthatthebestofourmomentsaremarredbyalittlevulgarity,orbyapin-prickoutofsadrecolle,andthatthefiddlemusteverlamentaboutitall.ItsaidthatifonlytheywholiveintheGoldenAgecoulddiewemightbehappy,forthesadvoiceswouldbestill;butalas!alas!

  theymustsingaweepuntiltheEternalgatesswingopen.

  Wewereingintothebigglass-roofedterminus,andthefiddlerputawayhisoldblag-boxandheldouthishatforacopper,andthehedoorandwasgone.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读

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