Морской волк

Chapter 8

           Beingabletopossessit,IwrongmyselfandthelifethatisinmeifIgiveittoyouandforegothepleasureofpossessingit."

           "Butyouwrongmebywithholdingit,"Iobjected.

           "Notatall.Onemancannotwronganotherman.Hecanonlywronghimself.AsIseeit,IdowrongalwayswhenIconsidertheinterestsofothers.Don’tyousee?Howcantwoparticlesoftheyeastwrongeachotherbystrivingtodevoureachother?Itistheirinbornheritagetostrivetodevour,andtostrivenottobedevoured.Whentheydepartfromthistheysin."

           "Thenyoudon’tbelieveinaltruism?"Iasked.

           Hereceivedthewordasifithadafamiliarring,thoughhepondereditthoughtfully."Letmesee,itmeanssomethingaboutcooperation,doesn’tit?"

           "Well,inawaytherehascometobeasortofconnection,"Iansweredunsurprisedbythistimeatsuchgapsinhisvocabulary,which,likehisknowledge,wastheacquirementofaself-read,self-educatedman,whomnoonehaddirectedinhisstudies,andwhohadthoughtmuchandtalkedlittleornotatall."Analtruisticactisanactperformedforthewelfareofothers.Itisunselfish,asopposedtoanactperformedforself,whichisselfish."

           Henoddedhishead."Oh,yes,Irememberitnow.IranacrossitinSpencer."

           "Spencer!"Icried."Haveyoureadhim?"

           "Notverymuch,"washisconfession."IunderstoodquiteagooddealofFirstPrinciples,buthisBiologytookthewindoutofmysails,andhisPsychologyleftmebuttingaroundinthedoldrumsformanyaday.

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