ItwasdarknightwhenIlefthisdeathbedandwentbacktomyowninndownthestragglingstreetofLuzon。
Thatreturntomyinnsticksinmymemoryalsoasathingapart,asanexperienceapart。Withinwasasubduedbustleofwomen,aflittingoflights,andthedoingofpettyofficestothatqueer,exhaustedthingthathadoncebeenmyactiveandurgentlittleuncle。Formethoseofficeswereirksomeandimpertinent。I
slammedthedoor,andwentoutintothewarm,foggydrizzleofthevillagestreetlitbyblurredspecksoflightingreatvoidsofdarkness,andneverasoulabroad。Thatwarmveiloffogproducedaneffectofvastseclusion。Theveryhousesbytheroadsidepeeredthroughitasiffromanotherworld。Thestillnessofthenightwasmarkedbyanoccasionalremotebayingofdogs;allthesepeoplekeptdogsbecauseofthenearneighbourhoodofthefrontier。
Death!
Itwasoneofthoserareseasonsofrelief,whenforalittletimeonewalksalittleoutsideofandbesidelife。IfeltasI
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