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H. G. Wells
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Soul of a Bishop
H. G. Wells
IT was a scene of bitter disputation. A hawk-nosed young man with a pointing finger was prominent. His face worked violently, his lips moved very rapidly, but what he said was inaudible. Behind him the little rufous man with the big eyes twitched at his robe and offered suggestions. And behind these two clustered a great multitude of heated, excited, swarthy faces.... The emperor sat on his golden throne in the midst of the gathering, commanding silence by gestures, speaking inaudibly to them in a tongue the majority did not use, and then prevailing. They ceased their interruptions, and the old man, Arius, took up the debate. For a time all those impassioned faces were intent upon him; they listened as though they sought occasion, and suddenly as if by a preconcerted arrangement they were all thrusting their fingers into their ears and knitting their brows in assumed horror; some were crying aloud and making as if to fly. Some indeed tucked up their garments and fled. They spread out into a pattern. They were like the little monks who run from St. Jerome's lion in the picture by Carpaccio. Then one zealot rushed forward and smote the old man heavily upon the mouth....
Media | Bøker Innbunden bok (Bok med hard rygg og stivt omslag) |
Utgitt | 1. mars 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9781421832401 |
Utgivere | 1st World Library - Literary Society |
Antall sider | 308 |
Mål | 140 × 216 × 21 mm · 526 g |
Språk | Engelsk |
Medvirkende | 1stworld Library |
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