precious time

precious time
Nighthawks Hopper
Nude on the Beach
One Moment in Time
You are faint of heart to-night, my dear!" ¡¡¡¡"Well, then," said Defarge, as if a thought were wrung out of his breast, "it is a long time." ¡¡¡¡"It is a long time," repeated his wife; "and when is it not a long time? Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule." ¡¡¡¡"It does not take a long time to strike a man with Lightning," said Defarge. ¡¡¡¡"How long," demanded madame, composedly, "does it take to make and store the lightning? Tell me." ¡¡¡¡Defarge raised his head thoughtfully, as if there were something in that too. ¡¡¡¡"It does not take a long time," said madame, "for an earthquake to swallow a town. Eh well! Tell me how long it takes to prepare the earthquake?" ¡¡¡¡"A long time, I suppose," said Defarge. ¡¡¡¡"But when it is ready, it takes place, and grinds to pieces everything before it. In the meantime, it is always preparing, though it is not seen or heard. That is your consolation. Keep it." ¡¡¡¡She tied a knot with flashing eyes, as if it throttled a foe. ¡¡¡¡"I tell thee," said madame, extending her right hand, for emphasis, "that although it is a long time on the road, it is on the road and coming. I tell thee it never retreats, and never stops. I tell thee it is always advancing. Look around and consider the lives of all the world that we know, consider the faces of all the world that we know, consider the rage and discontent to which the Jacquerie addresses itself with more and more of certainty every hour. Can such things last? Bah! I mock you."