Back in the hills, and higher still, up in the coastal mountains, owls swept down upon the mice and rabbits. I knew that under the beautiful view I had of the sea, so close to me there, predators fed upon their prey. The evening star was already in view and the sound of the surf as the tide rolled was comforting to my weary soul that, over the course of the day, had found a way to harden itself against the worst outcome. As darkness began to fall with there still being no sign of them I went for a long walk along the strand. But the state I was in, the frustration I was feeling at not knowing what was happening, made of me an irksome guest. The Greek family did their best to entertain me that day, trying to distract me. I had been prepared to plead with them to go after Yeshua and yet it seemed this unexpected call to action gave them pleasure, allowing them to revert to a state that had formed a part of their life for many years and that, until that moment, had all but disappeared. They stood straight and gave a short military bow and then began to walk with admirable speed up to the house where the horses were kept. ‘Stay here,’ Octavius said, ‘and wait for us to return.’ ‘The family here have only a pair of horses so we shall have to leave without you.’ Lucca seemed especially angered by the news and he went over to his boy and spoke severely with him before patting him on the back and coming back to us. On that day a gentle Mediterranean sun shone and the beach and the surf there were clean and calm and the entire tableau I was about to disturb spoke of ease and harmony. An infant can be sleeping in house across the way from an execution. I remember thinking how odd it was in life that such monstrous things could happen in such proximity to other scenes, like this one, of advanced tranquility. They stopped as soon as they saw me, lifting my robes, removing my sandals, making my way as hastily as I could over the hot sand until a cooling tide pool came to the rescue. The house built by their parents sat low and white upon a hill behind them surrounded by oleander bushes and two palm trees.
For Lucca’s young man sat near to them in rapt attention. I found the Romans engaged in swordplay upon the beach, putting on a demonstration of their skills it seemed. That her prized son, left in my care, had been sold into slavery – with all that such a condition implied – for he would be bought for his beauty, not his brawn. I repeatedly imagined myself having to tell Myriam During the journey to the north of the city to an area of low hills and farmland that came down to virgin shores I could think of no other thing save the horror weighing upon me. I proceeded directly to the port bank where my provisions were being held, availed myself of some additional money and then set out to find my Romans. Clearly he had his cloudy cyclopean orb on Yeshua from the beginning and now had kidnapped the boy to sell for a price as handsome as the boy himself. An informant I was pressed to compensate told me the one-eyed gentleman who had proven so reasonable when Yeshua had proudly negotiated the price for our journey from Bayet Jan was a Early the following morning I ordered a litter and was carried down into the city and when I arrived at the bazaar my worst fears were confirmed. He assured me he would stay with the caravan men until it was time to sail.īut rather than enjoy myself as I was accustomed I passed an almost sleepless night due to the worry the boy was giving me. His attitude was prudish and tedious and after attempting all manner of arguments to soften his rigid young mind I turned my back on him and left him to his own devices. I encouraged Yeshua to accompany me if only so that I might keep an eye upon him but he set himself against it.
#El hijo de dios install#
I who am only human was eager to install myself in a paradisical lupinarium up in the hills above the city that has a fine view of the port.
#El hijo de dios full#
Lucca and Octavius, whom I had already paid in full and taken my leave of, were off bidding farewell to their concubines. «A most disagreeable incident occurred before we were able to set sail for Greece. Un extracto de mi nuevo proyecto novelístico que se llamará The Son of God (El hijo de Dios) en lo cual se descubre un pergamino del siglo I que resulta ser un testimonio de José de Arimatea contando el viaje que hizo con su sobrino Jesús desde Nazaret hasta el Ducado de Cornualha en Inglaterra en el año 17-18CE.
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