The Massacre of the Innocents part 8
Round the churchyard a multitude gathered in front of a long low green farmhouse. The proprietor wept bitterly as he stood in his door-way....
The Massacre of the Innocents part 7
One family, who had concealed themselves in the cellar of a large house, stood at the gratings and wildly lamented, while the father desperately...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 6
There had been a kermesse in this house: relatives had come to feast on waffles, hams, and custards. At the sound of the smashing...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 5
The parishioners inquired of him in undertones, “What does he say? What is he going to do?” Others, seeing the curt: in the orchard,...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 4
They made their way toward the Golden Sun and knocked at the door. It was opened with some hesitancy, and the Spaniards entered, warmed...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 3
The sisters of the dead woman and various other relatives got into the cart, and the curt: as well, for he was old and...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 2
After deliberating a long while in the churchyard, they decided to hide in the wood which the Spaniards were to come through, attack them...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 1
Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)
Maurice Maeterlinck was born at Ghent in 1862. He studied for the law, but left for Paris after a short career as...
What Vasile Saw part 10
But what was it that the Son of God was bearing on his shoulders— something dark and heavy and enormously large.
His Cross! Christ too...
What Vasile Saw part 9
Why war? why suffering and cold and sacrifices when life might be easy—why? why? Why a God in the Heavens… too far off? Why...
