Very Woman (Sixtine): a Cerebral Novel
Copyright© 2024 by Remy de Gourmont
Chapter 35: The Adorer
V.—The Visitation
“Vous qui parlez d’un ton si doux
En m’annoncant de bonnes choses,
Ma Dame, qui donc êtes-vous?
Verlaine, Sagesse.
“Yes, beloved Guido, I am the Queen of Angels, the Archangelic Virgin, the Morning Star, the Tower of David, the Golden House, I am...”
“Oh! no, you are the Novella, do not frighten me, I need all my presence of mind.”
“Well, whatever you wish, but I love you. Close your eyes, I am inviolate and I feel myself blush. What will you think of me? Alas! it is really true that no one has ever implored me in vain. I cannot resist love’s invocations, and when I am called with faith, I open the portal of heaven, and an angel lifts me on his wings.”
“Adored Madonna,” murmured Guido, kissing feet that were pure as the dew, “I am unworthy of your favors and see, my kisses are full of tears. Virgin of all love, my love was but a drop of water, and you have taken it in the holy lily of your heart. Be blessed for your goodness.”
The Novella stooped towards the prisoner and touched his face with her lips.
She removed her crown of stars: the stars took wings to the roof and made a firmament of it. The buckle of her girdle hung in the air like a sun and the clasp of her cloak became a moon of white nights.
She sighed deeply, and from her lips was born a cloud that veiled the beaming glory of the stars with a vague charm. Then she said:
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