Laughter in the Dark
“And, at first, she felt as if her husband were dead and people were trying to deceive her into thinking that he had only deserted her.
She remembered how—on that evening which now seemed so remote—she had kissed him on the forehead before he went, and he had said as he stooped: “Anyhow, you had better see Lampert. She can’t go on scratching herself like that.”
These had been his last words in this life, simple homely words referring to a slight rash which had broken out on Irma’s neck—a...nd then he had gone forever.
The zinc ointment had cured the rash in a few days—but there was no ointment in the world which could mollify and erase the memory of his big white forehead and the way he had patted his pockets as he left the room.
During the first days she wept so much that she herself was surprised at the capacity of her lachrymal glands. Do scientists know how much salted water can flow from a person’s eyes?MoreLess
She remembered how—on that evening which now seemed so remote—she had kissed him on the forehead before he went, and he had said as he stooped: “Anyhow, you had better see Lampert. She can’t go on scratching herself like that.”
These had been his last words in this life, simple homely words referring to a slight rash which had broken out on Irma’s neck—a...nd then he had gone forever.
The zinc ointment had cured the rash in a few days—but there was no ointment in the world which could mollify and erase the memory of his big white forehead and the way he had patted his pockets as he left the room.
During the first days she wept so much that she herself was surprised at the capacity of her lachrymal glands. Do scientists know how much salted water can flow from a person’s eyes?MoreLess
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