The Descendant
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And ambition ? What a petty thing it is in the midst of a world of men, living, begetting, and passing into dust !
" For fame is a thing devoid of judgment, and after- fame oblivion, and a name is but sound and echo. " He walked the streets that night pursued by his self-dis trust. He despised himself that he had fought for the sake of fighting, not for the sake of the cause ; for what men might say of him he had wrestled for the things that were, baptizing his battle-field with bloody sweat. F...or a name he had given his salvation.
" And a name is but sound and echo. " Onward before him in the night, against the blackness of drawn clouds, moved the memory of Anna Allard, the holy of holies in her eyes, her eyes upon the young child. What was it that brought that look into a woman s face ?
188 THE DESCENDANT What might a man not sustain, smiling, for the sake of such a look ?
Then, like a flash, one word broke upon his thoughts, and he paused and stood still as if he hearkened to a spoken name " Rachel !" Could it be that he had forgotten Rachel ?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And ambition ? What a petty thing it is in the midst of a world of men, living, begetting, and passing into dust !
" For fame is a thing devoid of judgment, and after- fame oblivion, and a name is but sound and echo. " He walked the streets that night pursued by his self-dis trust. He despised himself that he had fought for the sake of fighting, not for the sake of the cause ; for what men might say of him he had wrestled for the things that were, baptizing his battle-field with bloody sweat. F...or a name he had given his salvation.
" And a name is but sound and echo. " Onward before him in the night, against the blackness of drawn clouds, moved the memory of Anna Allard, the holy of holies in her eyes, her eyes upon the young child. What was it that brought that look into a woman s face ?
188 THE DESCENDANT What might a man not sustain, smiling, for the sake of such a look ?
Then, like a flash, one word broke upon his thoughts, and he paused and stood still as if he hearkened to a spoken name " Rachel !" Could it be that he had forgotten Rachel ?
What to read after The Descendant?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ellen Glasgow to read onlineMoreLess
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