The book of Secrets (2012)
“The mountain is made of limestone. I have come to live in a limestone cave at the foot of the mountain. Does that sound mad? I am sure it does. Let me tell you something. It is madness. I have come here to hide it. No one can see my madness now except for my child, and he suckles me with a blind forgiving mouth, and his eyes are only for me and whether or not I can provide for him. Because I can, he smiles at me.
The cave is very long and cool but it is not draughty. I think it is nearly a ...hundred feet long, but it is quite narrow, in places not much more than six feet. I know these things because while the child sleeps I pace backwards and forwards, and I count my paces and add up the distance. The cave is not as dark as you might think, for I am not the first person to have lived here. Someone has made a rough floor, and a door and a window. It is almost comfortable. And beautiful, it is so beautiful. There are columns of limestone hanging from the ceiling of the cavern — is this what is called a stalactite?MoreLess
The cave is very long and cool but it is not draughty. I think it is nearly a ...hundred feet long, but it is quite narrow, in places not much more than six feet. I know these things because while the child sleeps I pace backwards and forwards, and I count my paces and add up the distance. The cave is not as dark as you might think, for I am not the first person to have lived here. Someone has made a rough floor, and a door and a window. It is almost comfortable. And beautiful, it is so beautiful. There are columns of limestone hanging from the ceiling of the cavern — is this what is called a stalactite?MoreLess
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