Small Souls
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Strange, this family-life in the little house, where the parents, through grudges and grievances heaped up for years, could hardly exchange the least word, could hardly even be silent, without a tension in both their faces and in both their souls; where every detail of do- mestic life — a piece of furniture displaced, a door opened or shut — at once led to a discord which turned the tension into an offence. The very least thing provoked a bitter word; a reproach flashed out on the instant; rese...ntment was constantly boiling over. And amid it all was the boy, adored by both ■with a mutual jealousy that made their adoration almost morbid, each hoping simultaneously that the boy would now speak to him or her and award his caress to her or him; and, if this hope were disap- pointed, at once un averted glance, uncontrolled envy, a nervous discomfort that was almost a physical ill- ness. . . . And, by a miracle that had become a forbearing and compassionate grace, the boy, who was .still thechild of their lovej was only a little older^ SMALL SOULS 177 for all this everlasting discord, than his actual years ; had only grown a little more serious, feeling himself, at a very early age, to be the mediator; and, now that he was a couple of years older, now that he was thirteen, accepted this mediation, almost un- consciously, as an appointed task and a bounden duty, with only very deep in his childish heart the ache of it all, that things were so, because he loved both his parents.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Strange, this family-life in the little house, where the parents, through grudges and grievances heaped up for years, could hardly exchange the least word, could hardly even be silent, without a tension in both their faces and in both their souls; where every detail of do- mestic life — a piece of furniture displaced, a door opened or shut — at once led to a discord which turned the tension into an offence. The very least thing provoked a bitter word; a reproach flashed out on the instant; rese...ntment was constantly boiling over. And amid it all was the boy, adored by both ■with a mutual jealousy that made their adoration almost morbid, each hoping simultaneously that the boy would now speak to him or her and award his caress to her or him; and, if this hope were disap- pointed, at once un averted glance, uncontrolled envy, a nervous discomfort that was almost a physical ill- ness. . . . And, by a miracle that had become a forbearing and compassionate grace, the boy, who was .still thechild of their lovej was only a little older^ SMALL SOULS 177 for all this everlasting discord, than his actual years ; had only grown a little more serious, feeling himself, at a very early age, to be the mediator; and, now that he was a couple of years older, now that he was thirteen, accepted this mediation, almost un- consciously, as an appointed task and a bounden duty, with only very deep in his childish heart the ache of it all, that things were so, because he loved both his parents.
What to read after Small Souls?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Teixeira De Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921, Tr to read onlineMoreLess
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