Moses
“The priest was becoming an old man now; the flesh on his face dropped in heavy folds, and his hands trembled. His reddened eyes were wet with emotion.
“I’ll soon put an end to that,” Moses said.
“No—” The priest shook his head. “All our plans have come to nothing. We have played out our game, my son, and when that happens, old people like ourselves have the right to make our own decisions. It’s not for youth to decide, because the last thing youth can comprehend is what it means to be old and d...efeated.”
“Isn’t it high time you told me about this game you’ve played?” Moses demanded angrily.
“Be patient, my son,” the priest said, smiling wryly. “We’ve made it a mystery where there really isn’t any, but only to protect you. Soon enough you’ll know everything, but not yet. Trust me. And as for your mother—that too, all of it.”
“But she’s not going to be trepanned!”
“Why, Moses? Is life so sweet that she should cling to it? Do you know the pain she lives in?MoreLess
“I’ll soon put an end to that,” Moses said.
“No—” The priest shook his head. “All our plans have come to nothing. We have played out our game, my son, and when that happens, old people like ourselves have the right to make our own decisions. It’s not for youth to decide, because the last thing youth can comprehend is what it means to be old and d...efeated.”
“Isn’t it high time you told me about this game you’ve played?” Moses demanded angrily.
“Be patient, my son,” the priest said, smiling wryly. “We’ve made it a mystery where there really isn’t any, but only to protect you. Soon enough you’ll know everything, but not yet. Trust me. And as for your mother—that too, all of it.”
“But she’s not going to be trepanned!”
“Why, Moses? Is life so sweet that she should cling to it? Do you know the pain she lives in?MoreLess
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