De Vriendt Goes Home
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This entry contains material that some people may find disturbing.Chapter 4. A Blow at the Heart
De Vriendt shut the door, but stayed with his forehead pressed against it; the strength had gone out of him. This Englishman knew. He knew the nature of his relation to the boy Saûd. He might be ever so much a gentleman, and ever so much more a friend—this was ruin. The frightful affliction with which God had stricken…
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