A Strange Love
A Strange Love
Guild Press
George Eekhoud
$1.95
Excerpt
Henry’s manners were not adapted to undeceive her. He displayed a feverish gaiety the whole of the time, the gaiety almost of a man too deeply preoccupied with his thoughts and seeking distraction; he tormented and excited his fair neighbor at the table with such persistence that she believed she had already attained her ends. This recklessness on Kehlmark’s part went so far as to scandalise the few squires invited to these eccentric “love-feasts,” but they concealed their feelings, and although laughing inwardly at this ridiculous gathering, which they had consented to attend only out of regard for the rank and fortune of the Count, they affected, in his presence, to consider the idea of this house- warming as supremely aesthetic, and loudly expressed their admiration. We leave it to be guessed in what terms they told the story of this unseemly masquerade to the minister and his wife, whose flock was made up of these over-grave and ultra-pedantic noblings together with a few bigoted ladies. One after the other they had their carriages called and slipped quietly away with their prudish wives and daughters. The company but enjoyed themselves all the better for their departure.
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