In his semiautobiographical novel, 'Cyclops', Croatian author Ranko Marinkovic recounts the adventures of younger theatre critic Melkior Tresic, an archetypal antihero who makes a decision to starve himself to prevent struggling with within the entrance strains of worldwide battle II.
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Garbage! they’re appearing out a charade for my benefit. it is a catch! He learned it in a flash. atman had organize this ambush: that they had been mendacity in wait with that ebook on her knees. With com-pen-sa-tion. ‘‘Do sit, please, Mr. Melkior,’’ the palmist acquired without warning fussy and flashed him a servile grin. ‘‘You’ve anxious him, kitten. Won’t you take a seat the following, at the couch? You won’t brain him sitting subsequent to you, will you? yet why do you hesitate, Mr. Melkior? Don’t be afraid, she’s in simple terms smug with me. Am I correct, kitten—he’s to not be petrified of you? There, the kettle’s boiling. ’’ ‘‘You’re conversing nonsense, Mac. You’re making me glance the monster,’’ she acknowledged flirtatiously. ‘‘Please sit, Mr. Tresi´c, I may be actually happy to profit whatever from you. most of these characters ever do is speak nonsense. ’’ ‘‘These characters are regularly me,’’ defined the palmist with a satisfaction of varieties. ‘‘You are so variety, kitten, thanks a great deal. yet at the least i do know what repayment is—which Freddie for one doesn't, I’ll stake my existence on that. ’’ ‘‘Freddie’s a dolt,’’ she stated in inflammation. ‘‘And so are you. you simply vary from him up to a melon differs from a pumpkin. ’’ ‘‘Well, at the very least that makes me the melon. Admit it—I’m the melon, correct? ’’ ‘‘No, you're not! ’’ She confirmed her appealing the teeth, spitefully. ‘‘Melons are candy. ’’ ‘‘There you're, I’m now not even a melon. Did you pay attention her, Mr. Melkior—not even a melon. ’’ atman put a small espresso desk close to the couch, giggling brightly. 151 Melkior spotted the desk had already been set with 3 teacups. So every thing were deliberate forward, premeditated. This truly alarmed him: what are they as much as with me? ‘‘So Freddie’s the candy one, then,’’ prattled the palmist brightly, giggling, fetching butter, liver paste, sliced sausage, cheese, bread, doing all of it with hostlike, customary alacrity, with measured, female motions. ‘‘Whereas I’m the pumpkin, ha-ha. A squash. ’’ He poured out the fine aromatic darkish amber tea, smiling at a few unstated considered his. ‘‘Shall I unfold a few pâté for you, kitten? It’s actual liver paste, fat-free. Do support your self, Mr. Melkior. i like to recommend the sausage, it’s excellent certainly. a piece at the highly spiced part, simply the item for us males. ’’ Melkior’s beast gave a commence and trembled with starvation. It fell to voraciously gobbling the foodstuff with its eyes. yet cause gave the beast a bash at the maddened snout and evenly proclaimed: ‘‘No, thanks a great deal, Mr. Adam, I’m directly from lunch . . . only a cup of tea could be fine. thanks. ’’ ‘‘Straight from lunch? You’ve given up then? a smart factor, when you question me. I suggest, what’s the use? I retain asking myself if it fairly made experience. That remedy you’re in for, because it have been. girls plow through it for his or her figure, that is additionally . . . ’’ he gave a hopeless gesture and a benevolent smile. ‘‘Yes, I heard that, too, approximately you present process a therapy. yet I don’t imagine you have to rather, you’re some distance too skinny. ’’ Her the teeth sank right into a thick layer of pâté. She bit off a mouthful and fell to chewing daintily.