Морской волк

Chapter 26

           Temptationwasthetopictheyhadhitupon,andfromthefewwordsIheardImadeoutthathewascontendingthattemptationwastemptationonlywhenamanwasseducedbyitandfell.

           "Forlookyou,"hewassaying,"asIseeit,amandoesthingsbecauseofdesire.Hehasmanydesires.Hemaydesiretoescapepain,ortoenjoypleasure.Butwhateverhedoes,hedoesbecausehedesirestodoit."

           "Butsupposehedesirestodotwooppositethings,neitherofwhichwillpermithimtodotheother?"Maudinterrupted.

           "TheverythingIwascomingto,"hesaid.

           "Andbetweenthesetwodesiresisjustwherethesoulofthemanismanifest,"shewenton."Ifitisagoodsoul,itwilldesireanddothegoodaction,andthecontraryifitisabadsoul.Itisthesoulthatdecides."

           "Boshandnonsense!"heexclaimedimpatiently."Itisthedesirethatdecides.Hereisamanwhowantsto,say,getdrunk.Also,hedoesn’twanttogetdrunk.Whatdoeshedo?Howdoeshedoit?Heisapuppet.Heisthecreatureofhisdesires,andofthetwodesiresheobeysthestrongestone,thatisall.Hissoulhasn’tanythingtodowithit.Howcanhebetemptedtogetdrunkandrefusetogetdrunk?Ifthedesiretoremainsoberprevails,itisbecauseitisthestrongestdesire.Temptationplaysnopart,unless"hepausedwhilegraspingthenewthoughtwhichhadcomeintohismind"unlessheistemptedtoremainsober.

           "Ha!ha!"helaughed."Whatdoyouthinkofthat,Mr.VanWeyden?"

           "Thatbothofyouarehair-splitting,"Isaid.

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