leonardo da vinci the last supper

leonardo da vinci the last supper
stars, and only by a vague, luminous haze, knew the presence of a
moon. I longed for thee, Janet! Oh, I longed for thee both with soul
and flesh! I asked of God, at once in anguish and humility, if I had
not been long enough desolate, afflicted, tormented; and might not
soon taste bliss and peace once more. That I merited all I endured,
I acknowledged- that I could scarcely endure more, I pleaded; and
the alpha and omega of my heart's wishes broke involuntarily from my
lips in the words- "Jane! Jane! Jane!"'
'Did you speak these words aloud?'
'I did, Jane. If any listener had heard me, he would have thought
leonardo da vinci the last supper
me mad: I pronounced them with such frantic energy.'
'And it was last Monday night, somewhere near midnight?'
'Yes; but the time is of no consequence: what followed is the
strange point. You will think me superstitious- some superstition I
have in my blood, and always had: nevertheless, this is true- true
at least it is that I heard what I now relate.
'As I exclaimed "Jane! Jane! Jane!" a voice- I cannot tell whence
the voice came, but I know whose voice it was- replied, "I am
coming: wait for me;" and a moment after, went whispering on the
wind the words- "Where are you?"
leonardo da vinci the last supper