The Hills of Refuge
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798705444380
- Series
- The Hills of Refuge
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-03-28
- Author
- Will Nathaniel Harben
Description
Book Excerpt: ...eks I fight against it. I've even prayed for release, but to no purpose. Last night I was consorting with the lowest of the low. I had the money and they had the rags, the dirt, and the thirst. A friend found me and brought me home, or God only knows where I would have been by this time. They say it is in my blood; two grandfathers fell under it--one killed himself. Yes, I've decided--at last I've decided.""Decided what, sir?" anxiously questioned Michael, as he took the empty cup and placed it on the tray."I've decided to be man enough to leave Boston forever. I shall not inflict myself longer on William and his wife and that angel child. Listen to me, Mike. There is such a thing as a conscience, and at times it burns in a man like the fires of hell itself. Do you know--you must know it, though--I practically killed my mother? She used to spend night after night awake on my account. Worry over me actually broke her down. She was always awake when I was out like I was last night. Mike, I was..
