John Mortonson was dead: his lines in “the tragedy ‘Man’” had all been spoken and he had left the stage.
The body rested in a fine mahogany coffin fitted with a plate of glass.... At two o’clock of the afternoon the friends were to assemble to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had no further need of friends and respect....
John Mortonson was dead: his lines in “the tragedy ‘Man’” had all been spoken and he had left the stage.
The body rested in a fine mahogany coffin fitted with a plate of glass.... At two o’clock of the afternoon the friends were to assemble to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had no further need of friends and respect....