Лавка древностей

Chapter 72

           Thenendeavouringbyeverylittleartificetopreparehismindforwhatmustcome,anddwellingwithmanyferventwordsuponthehappylottowhichshehadbeenremoved,theytoldhim,atlast,thetruth.Themomentithadpassedtheirlips,hefelldownamongthemlikeamurderedman.

           Formanyhours,theyhadlittlehopeofhissurviving;butgriefisstrong,andherecovered.

           Iftherebeanywhohaveneverknowntheblankthatfollowsdeath—thewearyvoid—thesenseofdesolationthatwillcomeuponthestrongestminds,whensomethingfamiliarandbelovedismissedateveryturn—theconnectionbetweeninanimateandsenselessthings,andtheobjectofrecollection,wheneveryhouseholdgodbecomesamonumentandeveryroomagrave—iftherebeanywhohavenotknownthis,andproveditbytheirownexperience,theycanneverfaintlyguesshow,formanydays,theoldmanpinedandmopedawaythetime,andwanderedhereandthereasseekingsomething,andhadnocomfort.

           Whateverpowerofthoughtormemoryheretained,wasallboundupinher.Heneverunderstood,orseemedtocaretounderstand,abouthisbrother.Toeveryendearmentandattentionhecontinuedlistless.Iftheyspoketohimonthis,oranyothertheme—saveone—hewouldhearthempatientlyforawhile,thenturnaway,andgoonseekingasbefore.

           Onthatonetheme,whichwasinhisandalltheirminds,itwasimpossibletotouch.Dead!Hecouldnothearorbeartheword.Theslightesthintofitwouldthrowhimintoaparoxysm,likethathehadhadwhenitwasfirstspoken.

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