"Yet what happened in fact? In the middle……" — J M Coetzee

Yet what happened in fact? In the middle of the night John… - J M Coetzee

"Yet what happened in fact? In the middle of the night John woke up and saw me sleeping beside him with no doubt a look of peace on my face, even of bliss, bliss is not unattainable in this world. He saw me—saw me as I was at that moment—took fright, hurriedly strapped the armour back over his heart, this time with chains and a double padlock, and stole out into the darkness."

— J M Coetzee

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