GR translation: a quiet, desperate moment
Mike Jing
gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 00:50:13 CST 2011
P30.33-P31.2 The wind had been blowing all year long, year after
year, but Roland had felt only the secular wind . . . he means, only
his personal wind. Yet. . . Selena, the wind, the wind’s everywhere. .
. .”
Here the medium breaks off, is silent awhile . . . one groan . .
. a quiet, desperate moment. “Selena. Selena. Have you gone, then?”
“No, my dear,” her cheeks molded with previous tears, “I’m listening.”
What is the meaning of "desperate"here?
1. careless of danger, as from despair; utterly reckless
2. (of an act) reckless; risky
3. used or undertaken in desperation or as a last resort: desperate measures
4. critical; very grave: in desperate need
5. in distress and having a great need or desire
6. moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing
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