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Chapter 6

           Hehadnotgenius;helaidnoclaimtothat:buthehad,ormighthavehad,thepowertorepeateveryletterofthealphabetfromAtoZaccuratelyinorder.Meanwhile,hestuckatQ.On,then,ontoR.

           Feelingsthatwouldnothavedisgracedaleaderwho,nowthatthesnowhasbeguntofallandthemountaintopiscoveredinmist,knowsthathemustlayhimselfdownanddiebeforemorningcomes,stoleuponhim,palingthecolourofhiseyes,givinghim,eveninthetwominutesofhisturnontheterrace,thebleachedlookofwitheredoldage.Yethewouldnotdielyingdown;hewouldfindsomecragofrock,andthere,hiseyesfixedonthestorm,tryingtotheendtopiercethedarkness,hewoulddiestanding.HewouldneverreachR.

           Hestoodstock-still,bytheurn,withthegeraniumflowingoverit.Howmanymeninathousandmillion,heaskedhimself,reachZafterall?Surelytheleaderofaforlornhopemayaskhimselfthat,andanswer,withouttreacherytotheexpeditionbehindhim,"Oneperhaps."Oneinageneration.Ishetobeblamedthenifheisnotthatone?providedhehastoiledhonestly,giventothebestofhispower,andtillhehasnomorelefttogive?Andhisfamelastshowlong?Itispermissibleevenforadyingherotothinkbeforehedieshowmenwillspeakofhimhereafter.Hisfamelastsperhapstwothousandyears.Andwhataretwothousandyears?(askedMr.Ramsayironically,staringatthehedge).

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