CHAPTER 25
TIME SUSPENDS ITS FLIGHT
When Albert as well as his guests saw them going down, each should feel attending a very big event.
You saw, the heir of André with this baby?
Why did not tell you to us? a lady of some age to Albert says.
Albert: euh forgiveness? But told of what?
But let us see it is obvious, do not say to me that these children are only friend, do not say to me çà!
Albert: I see not, really made a bit irritated Albert
Finally, but why hid you from us that there was imminent engagement, point out these children is so cute, look at them
Albert: listen, I really do not see what you want to tell. I am up to date on absolutely nothing but anything of the whole. And I think that if there is something, they are very sizeable to say it themselves, you do not believe? Albert with a pinched smile says to him. (What people sometimes can to be stupid and stupid, finally it is not even to be recovering. Anthony and Candy, you are as small chicks thrown by the nest. I know which link joins you now but it will not be me who would betray your secret. A love born, it is what there is a nicer on this earth. I think that after all events which you knew, nothing more can attain you. You are at the dawn of a very long road. I would leave you the time, it belongs to you to say it. But it is true that some things are so obvious that they are going to be very difficult to hide. I would say to you things which hold me in heart. Provided that they do not betray themselves too much, but there it is me who would look after the grain and I would make it without problem, believe me, nobody will come to importune you or to disturb you, I make you promise)
Candy: (if I look at him, I am going to go red as a poppy, I would really like to be elsewhere, there is too much world, I know no more what me says, I feel floating in air and seeing everything as in a cloud, anybody will be able to get from me my happiness, nobody) she tells herself, the heart beat rebounds in big
Anthony: (what I would like to be elsewhere to be able to murmur him all words of love which I always wanted to say him for all these years, I must always be dreaming and however, she is so nice next to me there)
Unwillingly, they had to part by becoming established at table.
And good Candy, what takes place this evening? his neighbour of table, an uncle of the family says to him of whom was however very fond Candy. You do not touch your plate? Candy you listen to me?
Candy: Forgiveness, oh euh excuse me, uncle Andrew, I thought of something. But euh everything goes well.
I do not doubt it, seen the pink with the cheeks which you have, you are radiant this evening.
Candy: Thank you, it is very nice to you (I have to correct myself, I do not want that it knows, but it becomes too hard, to Us have the right nevertheless to an intimacy)
Anthony, you have completely absent air this evening
Anthony who eyed Candy greedily as discreetly as he could answered with reluctance: no, of the whole (we are very quickly going have to find means, but ok blood, we are not any more children and we do not have to be treated really any more as such! I am going to become mad, it is even worse than soon, I cannot even kiss her, I have to control myself, bore her stiff)
Albert tried to throw them looks hopelessly. He should be more reassured when they launched a twinkle.
Albert: I hope that they are quickly going to be able to meet. This dinner lasts too much for a long time, besides we are going to bobtail
He says something in low voice to the butler. Dinner did not lengthen.
Anthony noticed something: it is strange, çà do not last as long as usually? He looked at Albert. He had to guess he tells himself
At this instant, Albert exchanged a look a look with Anthony, everything was said.
Anthony: he makes as nothing happened, at least he has tact, some people should take as model.
Candy was so much in his dreams and in his thoughts that she should notice nothing.
Ending dinner, it should be time to pass to the living room.
She did not succeed in getting rid of a small circle formed around her and that she felt like sending copiously to graze.
Anthony: (excuse me my small end, but I have to speak to fair Albert two minutes and afterwards, it is me who am going to spring back).
Albert seeing him going up tells himself: Ah, here is, I wonder what he is going to say me.
Anthony approached him and asked him him: can we speak just one instant?
Albert: of course, I join you misters he says.
Anthony wanted to speak the first: euh Albert, I am not any more a small boy. I not, finally, I assume that you guessed, me
Albert tells himself (Anthony whom many take perhaps for what you are not, but I think that in little time, a lot of people is going to realise the man that you became, I am going to help you a bit,): Anthony, if you want to speak to me about you and about Candy, I suspect some things, I confess to you but it is everything. I have not to go farther, you will say to me when you will consider the come time. I know that you are not any more a small boy, oh çà I know it. Ah in fact, I would excuse you you and Candy, I would find well a pretext and gossip, I could put an end to it, I loathe of that.
Anthony: thank you infinitely Albert, for your tact but for this famous gossip, I could myself put an end and in a most radical way to it that is. It is my private life and I hear in what anybody touches it.
Albert: I have just wanted to help you because I know of what people are capable.
Anthony: it is really nice but I could put an end to it myself, we have not at all to clear ourselves, it becomes even bluntly unbearable!
Albert: (if you knew as you could resemble your father, I feel seeing again him in front of my eyes, it is really impressive. And yes, it is a man who is held in front of me and more the teenager whom I knew) I really hear Anthony, I really hear. But what you still make there, you should not be besides?
Anthony: forgiveness?
Allbert: she must wait for you, you do not believe?
Anthony: yes.. Thank you still to you Albert.
By seeing him moving away, Albert tells himself: they are both too cute, I would make all what I can currently to protect them from worst thing, human stupidity. Rosemary, I am sure that you see them and that you will also protect them. My sister, if you knew as I miss you at present, you would have been so happy to know that your son finally found his happiness.
Candy: (but Anthony where you are, token since it is as this, I am going to get rid of these poisoners because I cannot any more there, there I cannot really any more)
It came to its help and took it away. They left in a completely isolated living room where they met finally only.
She should have a reflex to snuggle up against him. Stress was too big, the day had been filled well, tears began running.
He noticed it right away: But what takes place? Say to me, what there is?
Candy: oh nothing, I assure you. I so much wanted to be with you and they were all with their uninterrupted chattering there, I could not there any more. I searched you and I did not find. I wanted to send it to graze but I did not dare, I did not know any more what to make.
He smelt an anger to go up in him: you know, you had only to make it, do not let them you pervade, because otherwise, you did not finish, I assure you. Do not hesitate, I know that you are now a great lady, but by pity, never leaves it, never get changed, once remind you of what I said to you, I love you as you are, rest, do not take care of it
She looked at him: oh thank you! You know, I try to do well but sometimes it really begins becoming heavy, I confess to you.
Anthony: I know which load it can represent, I know but do not worry you, it should not too much last any more for a long time.
Candy: what you want to tell?
Anthony: I would speak to you about it slightly later, you think no that we have more interesting to speak?
Candy: oh if says Candy who started going red with blow.
Silence, mutual intertwining and semi half-light helped them to quieten down.
At instant she asked him: Anthony, I did not think in
Anthony: shh, have a rest, you really need it
They tried this instant, they did not think in much. At the same time, other feelings dawned, but everything would follow at its time.
He told himself in himself: I ask for nothing more of other one. Never I would have dared to think in çà. It is the nicest present which it was possible to give me, sometimes I am afraid that it is still only a dream. But she is there and it is enough for me.
Candy: (which day, a decisive day in my life. I would never have to regret it. I found and it is everything, the rest will come. My God, make that nobody breaks the magic of all these instants)
The one as other one still had insensate fears by instant. Because of lived traumatisms, they knew that some things must be assimilated.
At instant, she says to him: you will leave never again, say to me that you will not leave any more.
Anthony of a very soft voice answered it: in here is an odd idea? Why I would leave? Listen to Candy, it happened that what arrived but let us be not prisoner of our past. I had the prodigious chance to come out again from it living, then you understand this second chance, I am not going to spoil it and I intend to use at the farthest what is given to me. Do not contaminate the head with the similar ideas. I know that you suffered a lot but I would leave you never again only, ever, I promise it to you.
Candy: excuse - , but you know, it was so this evening, it seems to me so nice, I would not like that it stops,
Anthony: but why big God, you would like that it stops?
She looked at him and told herself (I have to begin, it is it which indeed most suffered and it is it who comes to comfort me as always) you are right.
All at once he got up and says to him: come, I have something to show you.
They left towards his room.
Anthony: sit down, I have something to show you, it is important.
She was so scarlet that he should be afraid there.
Anthony: you are sure it goes?
Candy: yes, do not worry you, it goes very well, I assure you tells himself Candy who started to think of pictures in which she would have never dared until now. My God what arrives at me claims to be Candy who began feeling his own desire.
He looked at her, understood but said nothing. He took out from the drawer of a night table the casket of his mother enveloped in the tissue-paper.
Anthony: I give it to you, if you knew what represents this instant for me; one day I would say it to you.
She undid the paper and had a gesture of surprise.
Candy: But it is the casket of your mom! How could I? I cannot, it is too nice
Anthony: I know that my mother would like that you have her, she would have very strongly appreciated. And it would very please me that you carry the jewellery which she had unless you do not want, what I would understand completely. You resemble him and however so unique, yes unique in my life …
Candy: Thank these are one of the only objects which you have of her.
Anthony: Do not worry you, I assure you
Candy: could I say to you anything?
Anthony: Yes?
Candy: I would like that you keep it and if necessary, you will give it to me; if it does not disturb you at first, I would be more comfortable, I hope that it as a fad will not be seen, excuse me
Anthony: in no way, I understand (he tells himself: for the letters that I wrote, she will read it afterwards)
She shuddered suddenly.
Anthony: you are cold?
Candy: Worry not you, just every baby not enough tiredness. This day was really special for me
Anthony: and for me therefore, I would never forget him.
He came near her and embraced her. The eyes took such brightness as she should be impressed
Candy: (however these eyes I know them, but I have an impression this evening to see them for the first time): your eyes are as sapphires, a sea where I am going to get lost, I believe for for a long time …
He says to him: it is an inland sea ways of which I know, but you will be my island and my sun forever.
They looked with such intensity as the eyes seemed to become confused, their lip met, each should have kiss that he waited more than everything in the world.
In the other end of the castle, Albert told himself: Tomorrow, Archi and others are going to arrive and this mister de la Rochefoucault who wants to see me at all costs. The life of each is going to change. And say that I practically knew them all when they were at the dawn of their adolescence, it is now adults who are going to lead their road.
He thought: They Could be alone in the depths of their happiness at present, it is all that I wish them, they are living what there is a nicer on this earth. If you knew all joy which waits for you …
As he was towards a window, at instant, he heard a nightingale to sing.
Albert: I dream, at this time of year, it is impossible!! He re-listened to song
Albert: but if I do not make a mistake, it is well a nightingale!! I do not know what takes place, but anyway, it is a happy harbinger.
Albert was calm and happy, just as two lovers for whom the time had stopped.