"Stephen Lawhead - Byzantium" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lawhead Stephen)

I stumbled on, gagging, gasping, unable to resist; for I was compelled


by a force beyond my power. I watched in horror as the terrible beast


roared.




The head swung up and swiftly, swiftly down--like lightning, like the


plunge of an eagle upon its prey. I felt the dread jaws close on me as


I stood screaming.




Then I awoke; but my waking brought neither joy nor relief. For I rose


not to life; but to the terrible certainty of death. I was to die, and


the golden towers ofByzantiumwould be my tomb.




And yet, before the dream--some time before it--I had gazed upon a


very different prospect. Such rich opportunity does not come to every
man, and I considered myself blessed beyond measure by my good


fortune.




How not?