They suspected that he was getting timid about it,
fearful of the hereafter. As a rule, they saw only the humorous
side of the change that was apparently coming over him, but
sometimes they would awaken to the pathos of it
As we all sat in the library, waiting to be called to the great feast,
he delivered himself of a witticism at the expense of the
prospective ceremony
"You needn't take his atheism seriously, Mr. Levinsky," said Anna,
the sound of my name on her lips sending a thrill of delight
through me. "'Way down at the bottom of his heart father is
getting to be really religious, I'm afraid." And, as though taking
pity on him, she crossed over to where he sat and nestled up to
him in a manner that put a choking sensation into my throat and
filled me with an impulse to embrace them both
At last the signal was given and we filed down into the
dining-room. A long table, flanked by two rows of chairs, with a
sofa, instead of the usual arm-chair, at its head, was set with
bottles of wine, bottles of mead, wine-glasses, and little piles of
matzos (thin, fiat cakes of unleavened bread).
Pages:
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790