A Legacy by Sybille Bedford

Author:Sybille Bedford [Bedford, Sybille]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Jewish families, Catholics
ISBN: 9780912946269
Amazon: 0912946261
Publisher: Ecco Pr
Published: 1984-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

the Baden Body Dragoons—a bit young, some secret mission very likely, the way they were scattering about Red Eagles nowadays—and in due course the Order of the Red Eagle Second Class was given to Johannes. Gustavus waited; believed himself forgotten; but for once Count Bernin, who was pleased with his own prudence in small matters, refused to do anything about it.

Clara said that Sarah was a nice simple woman and she believed very fond of Jules, and took the horse omnibus out by herself. Sarah was at home.

She rang for tea, but Clara said if she did not give too much trouble might she have a small cup of black coffee, just one small cup, she always felt all in at that hour. "You know how much poverty there is in this town."

The windows stood wide open to the long northern afternoon. A smell of lime came in from the garden. Sarah looked at her Pissarro—a wheelbarrow, a blue dress, insubstantial, in fluffy grass below light fruit trees. "Have you any idea what Jules is going to do?" she said.

He would have to marry again, said Clara. A woman of his own faith.

Sarah remarked that this excellent project could hardly be put under way in the next few weeks.

Indeed not, said Clara.

"And what does he propose to do until this woman—of his own faith—has materialized?"

"Do?"

Sarah sat back.

"Oh, I see," said Clara. "Naturally I offered to take the child meanwhile, my godchild. Naturally. It would not be easy; at my age. I am forty-nine. And my time is not my own. But you know, he won't hear of it? He seemed surprised. He says he's going to look after it himself. He's attached to it already. His father was like that."

"And where is he going to live this parental idyll?"

"Where? Oh France I expect, or Spain. Yes, Spain very likely. I should think they'll be leaving us quite soon."

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