Part two of a review written by me (while in middle school). And in case you missed it (or what to re-read it), here's the link to part one.
Alec versus Angel (continuation)
“Prosecution, please state
your case.”
“Your Honour, we, of the
Prosecution, are going to bring to light a bond and a special love
between two persons: a love so strong that it withstands all. The
love that is evident between Miss Tess Duberfield and Mr. Angel
Clare. To illustrate this bond I shall call one member of this party
to the stand. Prosecution calls Mr. Clare to the stand.”
“Will Mr. Clare take the
stand?”
“State your full name.”
“Angel Clare.”
“Place your right hand on
the Bible.”
“I swear by almighty God
to tell the truth and nothing but the truth so help me God.”
“Do you remember the night
that Miss Tess Durberfield told you of the abuse which she had
suffered at the hands of Mr. d'Urberville.”
“Yes, I do.”
“Do you remember how she
reacted when she heard your tale of the affair you had in London?”
“Yes, she excepted it
with... Her love was unconditional.”
“I submit to your Honour
that it was unconditional love in the relationship between Miss
Durberfield and Mrs. Angel Clare that guaranteed that the woman, Miss
Durberfield, would never be cold heartedly mistreated. A guarantee
missing in the relationship Miss Tess Durberfield had with Mr. Alec
d'Urberville.
How did you feel when she
told you about the unfortunate affair she had with Mr. d'Urberville?”
“Well, I suppose I felt
anger not so much at Tess as the man who tampered wth my perfect
image of womanhood. I was so naive.
I suppose I even felt that I
had been deceived by her. I felt that she had simply used her
respectability. It was in the heat of the moment I was insane with
suffering. Her honesty cut so deep.
If she had only somehow made
me listen. I would have understood. I would have.”
“Do you remember what
brought you back to her.”
“I suppose it was while I
was away in Brazil I came to realize that my love for her was not
based on labels but on the woman.”
“I submit to you, Your
Honour, that at the hands of Alec d'Urberville Tess Durberfield
suffered more than she could have ever suffered at the hands of Angel
Clare. The witness is now yours.”
“Mr. Clare, the member of
the Prosecution did touch on the flight you took away from Miss Tess
Durberfield, but not to my satisfaction. I would like to ask you if
you loved Tess as much as you profess you do what would motivate you
to pick up and leave the woman you loved? Furthermore, what would
cause you to stay away for one year during which time the woman you
supposedly loved fell on such hard times that she unable to do little
else but to return to the only man who seemed to care enough for her
take her in—Mr. D'Urberville?”
“I suppose, sir, that I
fled out of anger. Yet, the anger swiftly turned to sorrow as I
realized fully what I had done to the woman I loved.
However, I stayed away one
year to give her a chance to really come to terms with what she
wanted to do.”
“One year for such a
decision?”
“I too feel on hard times
thus it was beyond my capabilities to return to her.”
“The Defense rests, your
Honour.”
“The Prosecution rests,
your Honour.”
“In light of the evidence
that has been brought forward to me in this court of law the court
has no other choose but to find in favour of Mr. Angel Clare.”
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How do you remain excited about writing?
One way I do is by reading good books and listening to authors I admire.
I've reviewed not one but two mysteries penned by Louise Penny:
