Indeed a fascinating read! With the Franco - Prussian historical reference to clearly identify the time we are in, then the multiple appearances of beings with the one glass eye to confirm the presence of the monster in their midst! And there is the quite interesting reference
that I quote partially, "the feeling everyone was experiencing fastidium: “It’s the old Roman word for that sense of squeamishness and revulsion that gums up the bowels, sours everything sweet in one’s life, and makes each successive day seem more a bane than a bounty from God.” Not chosen without good cause I think...
Yeah, the current social and political climate crept into that paragraph. Thank again, Frank, for the meaningful comment and for cluing in on that Easter egg.
Indeed a fascinating read! With the Franco - Prussian historical reference to clearly identify the time we are in, then the multiple appearances of beings with the one glass eye to confirm the presence of the monster in their midst! And there is the quite interesting reference
that I quote partially, "the feeling everyone was experiencing fastidium: “It’s the old Roman word for that sense of squeamishness and revulsion that gums up the bowels, sours everything sweet in one’s life, and makes each successive day seem more a bane than a bounty from God.” Not chosen without good cause I think...
Yeah, the current social and political climate crept into that paragraph. Thank again, Frank, for the meaningful comment and for cluing in on that Easter egg.
Great chapter! Finding the article about himself was quite hair-raising! And I love the equine element :-)
Thank you so much, Jacquie! And I am still so grateful (and impressed!) by your detailed response to my inquiry. 😊