The New book of Martyrs
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His lips contract, and then relax gradually, so sadly. It is hard to have suffered for forty years, and to be unable to quench one's last thirst with the wonderful waters of our moun- tain springs. . . .
Now the dark sweat gathers again on the hollow brow. Oh, it is hard to die after forty years of toil, without ever having had leisure 100 THE NEW BOOK OF MARTYRS to wipe the sweat from a brow that has al- ways been bent over one's work.
The sacrifice is immense, and we cannot choose our hou...r; we must make it as soon as we hear the voice that demands it.
The man must lay down his tools and say: "Here I am." Oh, how hard it is to leave this life of un- ceasing toil and sorrow !
The eyes still smile feebly. They smile to the last moment.
He speaks no more. He breathes no more.
The heart throbs wildly, then stops dead like a foundered horse.
Mercier is dead. The pupils of his eyes are solemnly distended upon a glassy abyss. All is over. I have not saved him. . . .
Then from those dead eyes great tears ooze slowly and flow upon his cheeks.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
. .
His lips contract, and then relax gradually, so sadly. It is hard to have suffered for forty years, and to be unable to quench one's last thirst with the wonderful waters of our moun- tain springs. . . .
Now the dark sweat gathers again on the hollow brow. Oh, it is hard to die after forty years of toil, without ever having had leisure 100 THE NEW BOOK OF MARTYRS to wipe the sweat from a brow that has al- ways been bent over one's work.
The sacrifice is immense, and we cannot choose our hou...r; we must make it as soon as we hear the voice that demands it.
The man must lay down his tools and say: "Here I am." Oh, how hard it is to leave this life of un- ceasing toil and sorrow !
The eyes still smile feebly. They smile to the last moment.
He speaks no more. He breathes no more.
The heart throbs wildly, then stops dead like a foundered horse.
Mercier is dead. The pupils of his eyes are solemnly distended upon a glassy abyss. All is over. I have not saved him. . . .
Then from those dead eyes great tears ooze slowly and flow upon his cheeks.
What to read after The New book of Martyrs?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Duhamel, Georges, 1884- [from Old Catalog] to read onlineMoreLess
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