Island of Wings by Altenberg Karin

Author:Altenberg, Karin [Altenberg, Karin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2011-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Lizzie stepped away silently from behind the door where she had witnessed the scene. She felt upset and confused. This was a side of her husband she had not seen before. She could not comprehend his lack of compassion and compromise. Why was his world so black and white? He was being unreasonable – could he not see that Anna was only trying to tell the truth? The girl had not thieved; there was no malice or greed in her young heart – she was just a child, in love with beautiful things.

Overcome by a need to be alone with her thoughts for a moment, Lizzie slipped into the scullery and stood motionless in the cool, narrow passage. She held her breath for a moment or two and listened. The gloom hid her well and she relaxed a little, resting her back against the shelves. What was his mission? What did it signify? She thought of the pains he was taking to improve the life of the St Kildans. He studied their world with what sometimes seemed like detached scientific interest, but she knew that their welfare meant everything to him and he felt their tribulations as a personal agony. Surely only a good man would take such heed of those less fortunate? And yet there was a strange lack of imagination and empathy that kept him apart from the islanders. For the first time she felt a rush of pity for her husband – she sensed that his coldness and alienation were born out of a deep-rooted and lonely insecurity.

I am his wife and I admire him for his strength and conviction. I must not lose faith in him. I chose him, I am his wife and I need his warmth. Why is it not enough?

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