We mounted the carriole and drove up the hill from l'Antinière onto the road. Looking back, we saw grandmother and grandson standing there hand in hand waving to us, and it was as though they represented all that was steadfast and enduring in past and future, while our own generation-Robert's and mine-lacked stability, and was at the mercy of events which might prove too strong for all of us.
( Daphne du Maurier )
[ The Glass-Blowers ]
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