Deus ex machina

⸢Often it happened now that he would be spoken to and stopped during these walks. All kinds of people became acquainted with him. If the person who spoke to him was a stranger, Singer presented his card so that his silence would be understood. He came to be known through all the town. He walked with his shoulders very straight and kept his hands always stuffed down into his pockets. His gray eyes seemed to take in everything around him, and in his face there was still the look of peace that is seen most often in those who are very wise or very sorrowful.⸥

⸢Con frecuencia sucedía que alguien le dirigía la palabra, y entonces interrumpía su paseo. Se hizo amigo de todo tipo de gente. Si quien le hablaba era un desconocido, Singer le presentaba su tarjeta, de modo que su silencio no fuera malinterpretado. Se le llegó a conocer en todo el pueblo. Caminaba siempre con los hombros erguidos y las manos metidas en lo más profundo de los bolsillos. Sus ojos grises parecían captar todo lo que le rodeaba, y en su cara pervivía esa expresión pacífica que a menudo se ve en personas muy inteligentes o muy tristes. ⸥

*The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Robert Ellis Miller, 1968.
*The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Carson McCullers, 1940.