JOHN FOWLES

The Collector - fragments
 

“Well, then there was the bit in the local paper about the scholarship she'd won and how clever she was, and her name as beautiful as herself, Miranda. So I knew she was up in London studying art. It really made a difference, that newspaper article. It seemed like we became more intimate, although of course we still did not know each other in the ordinary way.
I can't say what it was, the very first time I saw her, I knew she was the only one.”
 

Alisa Puia

John Fowles
 

Mai era si articolul din ziarul local despre cum a castigat bursa si cat de inteligenta era, si numele ei la fel de frumos ca si ea, Miranda. Deci stiam ca venise in Londra pentru a studia arta. Articolul din ziar chiar a schimbat lucrurile. Parea ca devenisem mai apropiati, desi inca nu facusem cunostinta.
Nu pot spune exact ce s-a intamplat, din prima clipa cand am vazut-o, am stiut ca era aleasa.