William Bouguereau Charity Painting

Charity painting
William Bouguereau Charity Painting
Head of Christ
Hylas and the Nymphs
jesus christ on the cross
Sue!" he said. Pressing her to him in his arms he bruised her lips with kisses: "If misery can know happiness, I have a moment's happiness now! Now, in the name of all you hold holy, tell me the truth, and no lie. You do love me still?" ¡¡¡¡ "I do! You know it too well! ... But I MUSTN'T do this! I mustn't kiss you back as I would!" ¡¡¡¡ "But do!" ¡¡¡¡ "And yet you are so dear!--and you look so ill----" ¡¡¡¡ "And so do you! There's one more, in memory of our dead little children-- yours and mine!" ¡¡¡¡ The words struck her like a blow, and she bent her head. "I MUSTN'T--I CAN'T go on with this!" she gasped presently. "But there, there, darling; I give you back your kisses; I do, I do! ... And now I'll HATE myself for ever for my sin!" ¡¡¡¡ "No--let me make my last appeal. Listen to this! We've both remarried out of our senses. I was made drunk to do it. You were the same. I was gin-drunk; you were creed-drunk. Either form of intoxication takes away the nobler vision.... Let us then shake off our mistakes, and run away together!"