Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen

This is the end of the story, and can a happier ending be expected? Needless to say, the newlyweds had to abandon their previous plans.Of course it is impossible to go to France for honeymoon.I even foresee that my brother will seldom return to Paris, and that he will settle permanently in Laz.For me, this is extremely painful, but I have to accept it. In fact, the couple lived in the big house, and it was best to live with the Rothlichs.Besides, everyone is already used to this kind of life, and people seem to see her smiling like a flower, elegant and virtuous... She summons her existence through her words and her hands!People always knew where she was and what she was doing.She is the soul of the whole family, and like a soul, she drifts out of our sight.

And that stunning portrait that Mark had painted of her.Mira liked to sit beside the painting and say in comforting tones: "You see clearly... This is me... I am here... I was seen by you again... You can see me as I can see you!" My application for an extended leave was granted, and I was able to spend a few more weeks in Raz, living in close proximity with this suffering family.Seeing the day of parting is approaching day by day, my heart is really infinitely melancholy! At this moment, I asked myself, was there no hope of ever seeing the image of this young woman again?Wouldn't some kind of physical miracle happen?Is it only to let time pass in vain, and finally bring back the lost body?Will there not come a day when Myra, young and graceful, will appear before us again in all her splendor? ...

Maybe in the future.May the secrets of Otto Storitz and William Storitz's "invisibility" never be discovered again and forever buried in their graves!