The Last Supper: And Other Stories
“Later the word came to mean something else, something more specific, and in this land of ours something rigid and hard, shaped by the very stones that appeared to obscure the earth. But it had no defined and exact meaning at this time, which was in the fourth decade of the seventeenth century. It did not mean particularly a church or a sect—or even yet the rolling, indomitable ranks of Cromwell’s men; it did not mean that you were either in or out of the established Church of England; it was a way of life being defined, a manner, a curse to some, a liberation to others.
It was the way young Henry Adams was, who held about seven acres of land from the Manor of Baarton St. David under its lord, George, Alvin, to begin his seven names, who was a fop and a fool, even in circles that were noted for neither morality nor brains. It was in the manner of Henry Adam’s stance, which was erect, tight, and even arrogant, but in a new way to the Lord who, observing him once, asked of his overseer, ...“Who is that who stands like that?”MoreLess
It was the way young Henry Adams was, who held about seven acres of land from the Manor of Baarton St. David under its lord, George, Alvin, to begin his seven names, who was a fop and a fool, even in circles that were noted for neither morality nor brains. It was in the manner of Henry Adam’s stance, which was erect, tight, and even arrogant, but in a new way to the Lord who, observing him once, asked of his overseer, ...“Who is that who stands like that?”MoreLess
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