Head of Christ

Head of Christ
Hylas and the Nymphs
jesus christ on the cross
klimt painting the kiss ¡¡¡¡Of their all closing about Dora, when at last she begins to say good-bye, looking, with their bright colours and ribbons, like a bed of flowers. Of my darling being almost smothered among the flowers, and coming out, laughing and crying both together, to my jealous arms. ¡¡¡¡Of my wanting to carry Jip (who is to go along with us), and Dora's saying no, that she must carry him, or else he'll think she don't like him any more, now she is married, and will break his heart. Of our going, arm in arm, and Dora stopping and looking back, and saying, 'If I have ever been cross or ungrateful to anybody, don't remember it!' and bursting
oil painting
into tears. ¡¡¡¡Of her waving her little hand, and our going away once more. Of her once more stopping, and looking back, and hurrying to Agnes, and giving Agnes, above all the others, her last kisses and farewells. ¡¡¡¡We drive away together, and I awake from the dream. I believe it at last. It is my dear, dear, little wife beside me, whom I love so well! ¡¡¡¡'Are you happy now, you foolish boy?' says Dora, 'and sure you don't repent?' ¡¡¡¡ I have stood aside to see the phantoms of those days go by me. They are gone, and I resume the journey of my story. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡CHAPTER 44 OUR HOUSEKEEPING ¡¡¡¡ It was a strange condition of things, the honeymoon being over, and the bridesmaids gone home, when I found myself sitting down in my own small house with Dora; quite thrown out of employment, as I may say, in respect of the delicious old occupation of making love.