The Desire of Life

The Desire of Life

The Desire of LifeThe great vault of the sky was ascending, as they were ascending, from the...
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Author: Serao, Matilde,1856-1927
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Language: English
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The Desire of Life

The Desire of Life

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The Desire of Life

$99.82 $49.89
Author: Serao, Matilde,1856-1927
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Desire of Life

The great vault of the sky was ascending, as they were ascending, from the level of the Val Bregaglia; it passed over their heads and kept rising, as their eyes contemplated it quietly, amongst the steep mountain peaks, now quite green with trees and bushes, now bare and rugged; rising so immensely towards the horizon, as if they should not perceive its descending curve. It was the sky of an uncertain summer day that during the afternoon had been softly blue, veiled by transparent clouds, but now had become a very light grey, of great purity and clearness. The bells of their horses tinkled faintly in their tranquil ascent; the torrent on their right, at times violent and covered with the foam whitening on its rocks, at times clear and narrow like a brook amidst green meadows, rumbled noisily and softly as it descended from the white and cold summits whither they were ascending, on its way to the warm and monotonous plains whence they had come. "Not before," affirmed Lucio Sabini, in the same tone. Both were smoking cigarettes: fine smoke shadows, not clouds, scarcely floated round their faces, as their carriage continued to ascend, to the calm and regular paces of the horses, along the accustomed road, the long road that climbs, amidst a continual renewing of small and large valleys, of narrow gorges, and vast stretches, between the two mountain sides on right and left. At Chiavenna they found that the diligence had left, owing to a change in the time-table from the previous year, and for five hours a hired carriage had been conveying them towards the austere Grissons, whose outposts were not yet distinguishable. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 61109
Author: Serao, Matilde
Release Date: Jan 5, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Translator: Collinge, William

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