Fall North - 13
Posted on 2008-Apr-22 at 09:26 AM - Post Comment
'There is a weight on your head. More wow gold -- wow gold -- wow gold -- wow gold than normal.'
'It's just work.'
'Nothing you can talk about in specifics, I am sure.'
'Sorry.'
'I am used to it. Shed no tears for me.' Kurt darkened. 'Are you still there, boy?'
'I'm still here, Professor.'
'I believe you. But there is only a remnant now of what used to burn in those eyes. I myself was frightened of you now and again, dear boy. Certain comments, certain viewpoints. You looked like you could kill.' Kurt laughed at the memory, but held Ed by his arms, then became sad and quiet. 'Get out of what you are doing if it is taking you from yourself, Edward. politics can do this to a man, especially a young man.'
'Not so young.'
'Ach. Yes. Not too old, either, though. Not so old as to be resigned, to be unchangeable. You know that.'
'I do. I am further along than you might think.'
'Ah! You are considering getting out?'
'Yes. I believe I am. I have obligations yet to fulfill. But after - 'Ed trailed off on his own.
'Miles to go, eh? Well, that is wonderful. I wish you the best. Maybe you will decide to teach with me in Cambridge.'
'I'm not sure I have much to teach. Much useful, anyways.'
'You see how the world works, still. That is something, is it not?'
Ed looked out at the gray expanse of autumn ocean. 'Thank you for everything, Kurt.'
'Oh, my boy. It has always been my delight and my privilege.'
Kurt laughed; tried to force it on to Ed. He couldn't, so he patted the young man's shoulder twice while he looked at his shoes and the sand.
'How old are you?'
'Forty-one.'
'Damn.'
'I know. You thought older, right?'
'Like sixty.'
He could feel her begin to enjoy his laugh.
And so he dragged her around. Ed saw Blake at the Quiet Man Pub, had a couple of beers and listened to stories - listened sadly, realizing Blake was now a drunk. Maybe he always had been. He was shocked to see Ed at first, but within a half-hour he was talking to him like they had been together for the past ten years. Eliza was happy to sit in a corner and eat a sandwich.
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