Against the Grain
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The face was encircled by an aureole workedin mosaic, which shot rays of light under the porticos and illuminatedthe horrible ascension of the head, brightening the glassy orbs of thecontracted eyes which were fixed with a ghastly stare upon the dancer.
With a gesture of terror, Salome thrusts from her the horrible visionwhich transfixes her, motionless, to the ground. Her eyes dilate, herhands clasp her neck in a convulsive clutch.
She is almost nude. In the ardor of the dance, her veils had b...ecomeloosened. She is garbed only in gold-wrought stuffs and limpid stones;a neck-piece clasps her as a corselet does the body and, like a superbbuckle, a marvelous jewel sparkles on the hollow between her breasts. A girdle encircles her hips, concealing the upper part of her thighs, against which beats a gigantic pendant streaming with carbuncles andemeralds.
All the facets of the jewels kindle under the ardent shafts of lightescaping from the head of the Baptist. The stones grow warm, outliningthe woman's body with incandescent rays, striking her neck, feet andarms with tongues of fire, --vermilions like coals, violets like jetsof gas, blues like flames of alcohol, and whites like star light.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The face was encircled by an aureole workedin mosaic, which shot rays of light under the porticos and illuminatedthe horrible ascension of the head, brightening the glassy orbs of thecontracted eyes which were fixed with a ghastly stare upon the dancer.
With a gesture of terror, Salome thrusts from her the horrible visionwhich transfixes her, motionless, to the ground. Her eyes dilate, herhands clasp her neck in a convulsive clutch.
She is almost nude. In the ardor of the dance, her veils had b...ecomeloosened. She is garbed only in gold-wrought stuffs and limpid stones;a neck-piece clasps her as a corselet does the body and, like a superbbuckle, a marvelous jewel sparkles on the hollow between her breasts. A girdle encircles her hips, concealing the upper part of her thighs, against which beats a gigantic pendant streaming with carbuncles andemeralds.
All the facets of the jewels kindle under the ardent shafts of lightescaping from the head of the Baptist. The stones grow warm, outliningthe woman's body with incandescent rays, striking her neck, feet andarms with tongues of fire, --vermilions like coals, violets like jetsof gas, blues like flames of alcohol, and whites like star light.
What to read after Against the Grain?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Joris-Karl Huysmans to read onlineMoreLess
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