Authors: Brian Aldiss

Forgotten Life (36 page)

As he was approaching the stairs, he heard Sheila's key in the front door.

The wind tugged at his locks. A lone

Rose tore from off the tower wall.

He saw that in
FORGIVENESS
all

Redemption lay. His Parents' stone

Their carved Names bore where ivy gnawed.

Then cried he, âJust to be forgiven

Or to forgive: both are to
HEAVEN

The Key. I do forgive them,
LORD
' â

His words shook like the riven tree â

âWho never have forgiven me.'

âThe Storm' from
A Summer Stroll Through Parts of Suffolk
William Westlake, 1801

THE SQUIRE QUARTET

Life in the West

Forgotten Life

Remembrance Day

Somewhere East of Life

Copyright

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First published in Great Britain in 1988 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
This edition published by The Friday Project in 2012

Brian Aldiss asserts the moral right to be identified as the author and illustrator of this work.

ISBN 978-0-00-746116-5

FORGOTTEN LIFE
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