Beautiful End (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Beautiful End<br><br>In the upstairs room of the marsh farmhouse there was a great pleasantness and peace. The early evening sun drove straight towards it from the west and through its deep-set eyes sent shining ladders all across the ?oor. Only the corners of the room stayed dim and aloof.<br><br>Now that all was done and so thoroughly done she was puzzled to find herself depressed. Perhaps it was nothing more than the nervous doubt which foreruns every great moment just at the last. Perhaps it was just the regret that lies like a sigh under the chant of pride in a finished task. Certainly nobody else would ever see the room exactly as it looked to herself. Nobody would see as she could see not only the finished whole but the work and the joy that had made it what it was. That meant of course that when she passed out for the last time the room''s own perfect moment would pass as well. Therefore she lingered and looked hoping for the chance of a further touch but however she looked she could think of nothing else.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.