Death of a Young Woman Flashcards
1
Q
She was
A
fragile as a yacht before, floating so still on the blue day’s length
2
Q
One would
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not know when the breath blew out and the sail finally slackened.
3
Q
for a
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long time our conversations were silent
4
Q
the difference was
A
that in her house the people were broken by her loss.
5
Q
He wept
A
for her and for the hard tasks he had lovingly done, for the short fierce life she had lived… for the burden he had put down for good
6
Q
Our own
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ungrateful health prowled, young Gauche about her death
7
Q
He was
A
polite, isolated. Free. No point in going home.
