Extracto de «La Alfombra Voladora», de Richard Halliburton
Capítulo 16 Contexto: el autor conoce a la señora Wales, que ha viajado desde Inglaterra hasta Jerusalén acompañada de su gata, Matilda. Original: […] “I have brought Matilda to Jerusalem to arrange for her wedding.” “Her wedding!” I exclaimed faintly. “Yes, her wedding,” she continued. “You see, I am a Christian, and Matilda is a Christian too. She was born in a convent, and the sisters trusted her to my care. I baptized her myself […]. But she is no longer a child—” Matilda squirmed and tried to get down. “You see how restless she is. I’m afraid the time has come when I must consider finding her a husband. […] The male cats in London are so shockingly dissipated and irreligious—I never saw one I’d dare introduce into our home. Doctor Taylor, my husband’s cousin, did have a really nice Manx cat, but even it seemed to lack something… I finally prayed for guidance—and the thought of Jerusalem came to me. […] I stared at the woman. She was in dead earnest. “Have you f...