The Book - Magazine

This man is at the door of Hell...somehow it seems to be his destination after a life of subtle stubbornness. He doesn't expect to find himself waking up out of a dream...he doesn't expect to pinch himself and wake up and that kind of thing...in fact, the thought of that happening makes him smile. He's just mildly surprised to find himself there at the door of Hell.



To all accounts, the kindly old man who is the doorman (and who conceivably reminds him of his father) is sat reading a book...but he gets up smartly and without time for either of them to feel that they're standing on ceremony says,

Cet homme est à la porte de l'enfer ... il semble que ce soit sa destination après une vie d'entêtement subtil. Il ne s'attend pas à se réveiller d'un rêve ... il ne s'attend pas à se pincer et à se réveiller et ce genre de chose ... en fait, la pensée de ce qui se passe le fait sourire. Il est juste légèrement surpris de se retrouver à la porte de l'Enfer.



À tous égards, le gentil vieil homme qui est le portier (et qui lui rappelle probablement son père) est assis en train de lire un livre ... mais il se lève intelligemment et sans le temps pour que l'un d'eux se sente debout la cérémonie dit: