I Am Born

           WhetherIshallturnouttobetheheroofmyownlife,orwhetherthatstationwillbeheldbyanybodyelse,thesepagesmustshow.Tobeginmylifewiththebeginningofmylife,IrecordthatIwasborn(asIhavebeeninformedandbelieve)onaFriday,attwelveo’clockatnight.Itwasremarkedthattheclockbegantostrike,andIbegantocry,simultaneously.

           Inconsiderationofthedayandhourofmybirth,itwasdeclaredbythenurse,andbysomesagewomenintheneighbourhoodwhohadtakenalivelyinterestinmeseveralmonthsbeforetherewasanypossibilityofourbecomingpersonallyacquainted,first,thatIwasdestinedtobeunluckyinlife;andsecondly,thatIwasprivilegedtoseeghostsandspirits;boththesegiftsinevitablyattaching,astheybelieved,toallunluckyinfantsofeithergender,borntowardsthesmallhoursonaFridaynight.

           Ineedsaynothinghere,onthefirsthead,becausenothingcanshowbetterthanmyhistorywhetherthatpredictionwasverifiedorfalsifiedbytheresult.Onthesecondbranchofthequestion,Iwillonlyremark,thatunlessIranthroughthatpartofmyinheritancewhileIwasstillababy,Ihavenotcomeintoityet.ButIdonotatallcomplainofhavingbeenkeptoutofthisproperty;andifanybodyelseshouldbeinthepresentenjoymentofit,heisheartilywelcometokeepit.

           Iwasbornwithacaul,whichwasadvertisedforsale,inthenewspapers,atthelowpriceoffifteenguineas.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 1 из 1418