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Chapter 6

           Hestoppedtolighthispipe,lookedonceathiswifeandsoninthewindow,andasoneraisesone’seyesfromapageinanexpresstrainandseesafarm,atree,aclusterofcottagesasanillustration,aconfirmationofsomethingontheprintedpagetowhichonereturns,fortified,andsatisfied,sowithouthisdistinguishingeitherhissonorhiswife,thesightofthemfortifiedhimandsatisfiedhimandconsecratedhisefforttoarriveataperfectlyclearunderstandingoftheproblemwhichnowengagedtheenergiesofhissplendidmind.

           Itwasasplendidmind.Forifthoughtislikethekeyboardofapiano,dividedintosomanynotes,orlikethealphabetisrangedintwenty-sixlettersallinorder,thenhissplendidmindhadnosortofdifficultyinrunningoverthoselettersonebyone,firmlyandaccurately,untilithadreached,say,theletterQ.HereachedQ.VeryfewpeopleinthewholeofEnglandeverreachQ.Here,stoppingforonemomentbythestoneurnwhichheldthegeraniums,hesaw,butnowfar,faraway,likechildrenpickingupshells,divinelyinnocentandoccupiedwithlittletriflesattheirfeetandsomehowentirelydefencelessagainstadoomwhichheperceived,hiswifeandson,together,inthewindow.Theyneededhisprotection;hegaveitthem.ButafterQ?Whatcomesnext?AfterQthereareanumberoflettersthelastofwhichisscarcelyvisibletomortaleyes,butglimmersredinthedistance.Zisonlyreachedoncebyonemaninageneration.Still,ifhecouldreachRitwouldbesomething.HereatleastwasQ.

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