He said he'd hurt himself against a wall or had fallen down. But there was probably some other reason for the wounded, the bandaged shoulder. With a rather abrupt gesture, reaching for a shelf to bring down some photographs he wanted to look at, the bandage came came undone and a little blood ran. I did it up again, taking my time over the binding; he wasn't in pain and I liked looking at the blood. It was a thing of my love, that blood. When he left, I found, in front of his chair, a bloody rag, part of the dressing, a rag to be thrown straight into the garbage; and I put it to my lips and kept it there a long while- the blood of love against my lips. Constantinos P. Cavafis
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The quote, “He said he’d hurt himself against a wall or had fallen down. But there was probably some other reason for the wounded, the bandaged shoulder. With an abrupt gesture, reaching for a shelf to bring down some photographs he wanted to look at, the bandage came undone and a little blood ran. I did it up again, taking my time over the binding; he wasn't in pain and I liked looking at the blood.

It was a thing of my love, that blood. When he left, I found, in front of his chair, a bloody rag, part of the dressing, a rag to be thrown straight into the garbage; and I put it to my lips and kept it there a long while – the blood of love against my lips.'

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