Thirst for Love
“The old setter Maggie, tied in the shed in back, lifted her ears at the sound of a pack of wild dogs passing through the orchard and the grove nearby. Then she lifted her voice in a long, stupid howl, as if complaining of her solitary confinement. The wild dogs paused in their rustling passage through the bamboo grass and answered her. Etsuko, a light sleeper, awoke.
She had gone to bed only an hour ago. A long period of sleep was a duty she still owed the ensuing day. She searched her mind... for a hope that would justify tomorrow. Any tiny, ordinary hope would suffice. Without that who can live till morning? Some mending that is still to be done, tickets for tomorrow’s trip, the small quantity of saké left in the bottle to provide tomorrow’s liquid sustenance—all these one must offer to the next day before one can face the dawn.
What did Etsuko have to offer? Oh yes, two pairs of socks, one blue, one brown. Her gift of these to Saburo was all that tomorrow meant to Etsuko.MoreLess
She had gone to bed only an hour ago. A long period of sleep was a duty she still owed the ensuing day. She searched her mind... for a hope that would justify tomorrow. Any tiny, ordinary hope would suffice. Without that who can live till morning? Some mending that is still to be done, tickets for tomorrow’s trip, the small quantity of saké left in the bottle to provide tomorrow’s liquid sustenance—all these one must offer to the next day before one can face the dawn.
What did Etsuko have to offer? Oh yes, two pairs of socks, one blue, one brown. Her gift of these to Saburo was all that tomorrow meant to Etsuko.MoreLess
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