The Prisoner of Heaven: a Novel
“‘Hey, we’ve been lucky,’ cried the novice jailer.
‘Fermín has fallen asleep,’ said Dr Sanahuja from his cell.
‘Some have it easy,’ said the jailer. ‘There it is, you can take it away.’ Fermín heard footsteps around him and felt a sudden jerk when one of the two gravediggers firmly retied the knot. Then they picked up the sack between them and, without any care, dragged him along the stone corridor like a dead weight. Fermín didn’t dare move a single muscle.
The knocks he received from steps, co...rners and doors stabbed him without mercy. He put a fist in his mouth and bit it to stop himself from screaming. After what seemed like a long roundabout route Fermín noticed a sudden drop in the temperature and the absence of the claustrophobic echo that resounded throughout the castle. They were outdoors. He was hauled for a few metres over a paved surface spattered with puddles that soaked the canvas. The cold air soon pierced the sack.
Finally, he felt he was being lifted and thrown into space.MoreLess
‘Fermín has fallen asleep,’ said Dr Sanahuja from his cell.
‘Some have it easy,’ said the jailer. ‘There it is, you can take it away.’ Fermín heard footsteps around him and felt a sudden jerk when one of the two gravediggers firmly retied the knot. Then they picked up the sack between them and, without any care, dragged him along the stone corridor like a dead weight. Fermín didn’t dare move a single muscle.
The knocks he received from steps, co...rners and doors stabbed him without mercy. He put a fist in his mouth and bit it to stop himself from screaming. After what seemed like a long roundabout route Fermín noticed a sudden drop in the temperature and the absence of the claustrophobic echo that resounded throughout the castle. They were outdoors. He was hauled for a few metres over a paved surface spattered with puddles that soaked the canvas. The cold air soon pierced the sack.
Finally, he felt he was being lifted and thrown into space.MoreLess
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