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Kissanporras by Hermann Sudermann
Kissanporras by Hermann Sudermann
Rauha oli tehty. Maailma, jota korsikkalainen oli puolen ihmisik?? uskaltanut pit?? leikkipallonaan, tunsi j?lleen itsens?.
Runneltuna, revittyn?, vuotaen verta tuhansista haavoistaan, t?yten??n taistelutantereita kuin m?rkivi? paiseita, puoleksi hautuumaana ja puoleksi raunioina-sellaisena se j?lleen l?ysi itsens?.
Mutta ihmiskunta, joka vastik??n oli vapautunut, ei aavistanut mit??n omasta kurjuudestaan.-Jos maata, josta se sai leip?ns?, oli lannotettu verell?kin-hyv? vaan! Sittep?h?n se vastedes kantoi runsaamman hedelm?n. Jos luodit ja pistimet olivatkin harventaneet ihmisten rivej?, mit?s siit??-Olipahan j?lelle j??neill? enemm?n tilaa ojennella k?sivarsiaan.
P??sih?n j?lleen liikkumaan, kun v?entungosta hieman oli hajotettu.
Katkeamaton riemuhuuto kajahti taivasta kohden Gibraltarin kallioilta aina Nordkapiin saakka.-Jokaisessa kellonnuorassa riippui tempova poikanen, jokaiselta alttarilta, jokaisesta majasta kohosi kiitosrukous.- - -Surevat piiloutuivat, heid?n valituksensa tukehtuivat kiitosvirsiin, heid?n kyynelens? imi maa samalla kylm?kiskoisuudella, jolla oli juonut kaatuneiden veripisaratkin.
Kev?isen kauneuden keskell? oli Pariisissa rauhansopimus allekirjotettu.- -Veril?t?k?iss? kukkivat liljat, ja romuhuoneista tuotiin verenkostuttamat liljaliput. Bourbonit ry?miv?t esiin nurkistaan, joihin heid?t Roberspierren partaveitsi oli ajanut, hieroivat unisia silmi??n ja alkoivat iloisina hallita. Unhottaneet eiv?t he olleet mit??n, oppineet ainoastaan kauniin uuden sanan Talleyrandin aapisesta. T?m? sana oli: vallanperimysoikeus.
Muulla maailmalla oli niin paljo tekemist? omissa asioissaan, oli niin paljo voitonseppeleit? sidottavana ja tervehdysmaljoja kallisteltavana, ettei se joutanut t?st? ilveilyst? v?litt?m??n.
Odotuksen kuumeen punehduttamina tuijottivat kaikki silm?t l?ntt? kohden, josta heid?n piti saapua, sankarien, laakereilla seppel?ityjen, heid?n, jotka pyh?n kotiturpeen puolesta, vaimojen ja lasten, oikeuden ja is?nmaan puolesta olivat olleet valmiit uhraamaan henkens? ja verens? korsikkalaisen hurmahengen tulikitaan. He olivat ajaneet h?nt? takaa h?nen perim?iseen luolaansa saakka, kunnes h?n sidottuna oli virunut heid?n jaloissaan.
Saksan tammet olivat juuri pukeutuneet viheri??n, joutuakseen heti ilakoiden ry?stett?viksi, kun voittajat alkoivat palata.
Etup??ss?-iloisina, hilpe?n vapaina parvina-palasi is?nmaan ylpeys ja kukka, rikasten pojat, jotka vapaaehtoisina j??k?rein? olivat omine hevosineen ja omine aseineen l?hteneet pyh??n sotaan.
Heid?n tiens? Saksan halki oli lakkaamatonta juhlahumua. Mihin tulivat, kulkivat he ruusuilla ja kukkasilla; kauneimmat neidot halasivat olla heid?n rakastamiaan, jaloimmat viinit heid?n juotavinaan.
Heid?n j?lest??n tulvi kasakkavirta Saksan lakeuksien ylitse. Vuosikausi sitten, jolloin he, ik??nkuin kostonhenkien parvi, olivat rient?neet suuren armeijan puolikuoliaaksi n??nnytettyjen t?hteiden j?lest?, oli Saksa riemuiten tervehtinyt heit? vapauttajinaan, kaupunkien hallitusmiehet olivat juhlallisina kulkueina olleet heid?n vastassaan, hymnej? oli sepitelty heid?n kunniakseen, ja sinisilm?inen saksalainen tunteellisuus oli vuotanut tulvanaan pesem?tt?m??n tataariturpain hyv?ksi.
Nytkin kiiteltiin heit?, kuten velvollisuus vaati, mutta saksalaisten ik?v?itsev?t katseet t?hysteliv?t heid?n ylitsens? loitommalle, ik??nkuin he olisivat ainoastaan noiden viel? tulematta olevien varjoja.
Ja vihdoin saapuivat hekin-kansan miehet, nuo, joilla ei ollut muuta kuin pelkk? el?m?ns? is?nmaalle alttiiksi annettavana. Heid?n edell??n kulki ik??nkuin s?rkyneiden vaskitorvien r?min?-per?st? laahautui paksu tomupilvi.
Eiv?t he ilmestyneet kotoisille maille ylv?in? ja upeina, kuten kotiin j??neet olivat unelmoineet, s?dekeh?t p?iden ymp?rill?, aaltoilevat viitat liehuen toogan tavoin uljasten vartalojen ymp?rill?,-vaan raukeina ja tylsin? kuin uuvuksiin ajetut ty?konit, likaisina ja repaleisina, sy?p?l?isist? kihisten, parrat p?lyn ja hien vanuttamina, sellaisina he palasivat. Tuossa meni muuan, joka kalpeana ja riutuneena kuin keuhkotautinen ainoastaan vaivoin kykeni jalkojaan siirtelem??n eteenp?in, tuolla toinen, joka el?imellistyneen? ja himokkaana katseli ymp?rilleen, silmien synk?ss? v?ikkeess? loimuavan palon kajastus, luisevat nyrkit yh? viel? murhanhimosta kouristuneina. Vain siell? t??ll? loisti ylev?, puhdas liikutus kyyneltyneist? silmist?, vain siell? t??ll? liittyi kaksi pyssyn per?? pitelev?? k?tt? kiitolliseen rukoukseen...
Mutta tervetulleita olivat he kaikki.-Eik? ket??n ollut verinen kostonty? viel? niin raaistanut ja kivetytt?nyt, etteiv?t kyynelet ja suudelmat olisi h?nt? virvottaneet ja saaneet palaavan valoisamman ajan aavistuksia h??m?tt?m??n h?nen sielunsa silmiin.
Tosin ei kiihtyneit? intohimoja yht?kki? tuuditeta t?ydelliseen lepoon.-Kourat, jotka ovat kalpaa heiluttaneet, tarvitsevat aikaa tarttuakseen aurankurkeen ja luotirihmaan, eik? joka miehen ole helppo unhottaa leiriel?m?n rajua hillitt?myytt? lempe?n kotilieden ??ress?.- -
Kuten jokaisen rauhanteon j?lkeen, oli sent?hden vuosi 14 Saksassa hurja aika. T?m? vuosi, jonka nimi meille my?hemmin syntyneille kaikuu kuin kiitosvirsien, urkujen huminan ja kellojen helin?n sulosointu, n?ki v?kivallan t?it? ja rikoksia enemm?n kuin yksik??n muu vuosi ennen tai j?lkeen. Eritt?in villisti el?m?i ihmisten valloilleen p??ssyt petomaisuus niiss? seuduissa, joissa sodan edell? oli ranskalaisten ylimielisyys mellastellut t?ydess? murhanhimoisuudessaan, ja villeimmin siell?, miss? taistelutannerten verenhaju ja poltettujen kylien tulenloimotus oli kotiv?enkin mielen t?ytt?nyt kauhunkuvilla ja miss? salak?hm?inen kavaluus ja luihu pelkuruus yh? edelleen sovittamatonna huusi kostoa. N?ytti melkein, kuin eiv?t kiihtynytt? is?nmaanrakkautta viel?, tyydytt?isi vastik??n vuotaneet verivirrat, vaan tarvittaisiin enemm?n kuluneen vuosikymmenen h?pe?n pesemiseen. Eih?n voitu aavistaa ett? korsikkalainen korppikotka, joka istui saarih?kiss??n, hioi jo ter?snokkaansa nirhatakseen rikki h?kkins? ristikot ja ett? viel? t?ytyi monen kuohuvaa verta uhkuvan suonen aueta, ennenkuin h?n p??si t?ydelliseen lepoon.-
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Charlee was left at the altar and became a laughingstock. She tried to keep her head high, but ultimately lost it when she received a sex tape of her fiance and her half-sister. Devastated, she ended up spending a wild night with a hot stranger. It was supposed to be one-time thing, but he kept popping up, helping her with projects and revenge, all while flirting with her constantly. Charlee soon realized that it was nice having him around, until her ex suddenly appeared at her door, begging for another chance. Her tycoon lover asked, “Who will you choose? Think carefully before you answer.”
Cornered, Melinda cut a desperate deal with the man she most hated-Declan, the ex‑husband who bankrupted her family for another woman's revenge. Days were spent enduring that woman's petty cruelties; nights found her submitting to Declan's cold desire while she hunted the truth. He later watched, unmoved, as his beloved pushed Melinda from a rooftop. Years on, she returned a self‑made billionaire, child in arms, and crushed his fortune. Choked with emotion, he begged, "I was wrong-remarry me." Looping her arm through his rival's, she answered, "Never." Declan looked at the miniature version of himself in her arms and shattered.
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It took only a second for a person's world to come crashing down. This was what happened in Hannah's case. For four years, she gave her husband her all, but one day, he said emotionlessly, "Let's get divorced." Hannah's heart broke into a million pieces as she signed the divorce papers, marking the end of her role as a devoted wife. Within Hannah, a strong woman awakened, vowing never to be beholden to any man again. Embracing her new life, she embarked on a journey to find herself and command her own destiny. By the time she returned, she had experienced so much growth and was now completely different from the docile wife everyone once knew. "Is this your latest trick to get my attention?" Hannah's ever-so-arrogant husband asked. Before she could retort, a handsome and domineering CEO pulled her into his embrace. He smiled down at her and said boldly to her ex, "Just a little heads-up, mister. This is my beloved wife. Keep off!"
I received a pornographic video. "Do you like this?" The man speaking in the video is my husband, Mark, whom I haven't seen for several months. He is naked, his shirt and pants scattered on the ground, thrusting forcefully on a woman whose face I can't see, her plump and round breasts bouncing vigorously. I can clearly hear the slapping sounds in the video, mixed with lustful moans and grunts. "Yes, yes, fuck me hard, baby," the woman screams ecstatically in response. "You naughty girl!" Mark stands up and flips her over, slapping her buttocks as he speaks. "Stick your ass up!" The woman giggles, turns around, sways her buttocks, and kneels on the bed. I feel like someone has poured a bucket of ice water on my head. It's bad enough that my husband is having an affair, but what's worse is that the other woman is my own sister, Bella. ************************************************************************************************************************ "I want to get a divorce, Mark," I repeated myself in case he didn't hear me the first time-even though I knew he'd heard me clearly. He stared at me with a frown before answering coldly, "It's not up to you! I'm very busy, don't waste my time with such boring topics, or try to attract my attention!" The last thing I was going to do was argue or bicker with him. "I will have the lawyer send you the divorce agreement," was all I said, as calmly as I could muster. He didn't even say another word after that and just went through the door he'd been standing in front of, slamming it harshly behind him. My eyes lingered on the knob of the door a bit absentmindedly before I pulled the wedding ring off my finger and placed it on the table. I grabbed my suitcase, which I'd already had my things packed in and headed out of the house.
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