![]() The Bishop claims it will go away in a few hours. Delaura continues to watch the sun, without the glass, and after the moon passes over the sun and the roosters begin to crow at the false dawn, finds the image of the sun's crescent stays on his retina. The Bishop doesn't deny it but attributes the eclipse to God's will. Denying it, Delaura says he was thinking about how "the common people" (90) will blame the eclipse for their problems. The Bishop accuses him of thinking about Sierva again. Delaura doesn't reply but begins looking through the glass at the vanishing sun. ![]() The Bishop asks what he's thinking about. ![]() In the darkness of the eclipse, the Bishop notices that Delaura holds his pieces of glass in his hand but doesn't bring them to his eyes. The nun in the Bishop's service brings the men a few pieces of smoked glass so they can view the eclipse without damaging their eyes. Both men are tranquil and drinking tamarind water. Unsettling and indelible, Of Love and Other Demons is an evocative, majestic tale of the most universal experiences known to woman and man. On the day of the solar eclipse, Father Delaura sits on the terrace with the Bishop. ![]()
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