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Chapter 10

           "‘Temporaryinsanity’"repeatedLucioagain,asifspeakingtohimself"allremorse,despair,outragedhonour,wastedlove,togetherwiththescientificmoderntheoryofReasonableNothingnessLifeaNothing,GodaNothingwhenthesedrivethedistractedhumanunittomakeofhimselfalsoanothing,‘temporaryinsanity’coversuphisplungeintotheinfinitewithanuntruthfulpleasantness.However,afterall,itisasShakespearesays,amadworld!"

           Imadenoanswer.Iwastooovercomebymyownmiserablesensations.Iwalkedalongalmostunconsciousofmovement,andasIstaredbewilderedlyupatthestarstheydancedbeforemysightlikefireflieswhirlinginamistofmiasma.Presentlyafainthopeoccurredtome.

           "Perhaps,"Isaid,"hehasnotreallykilledhimself?Itmaybeonlyanattempt?"

           "Hewasacapitalshot"returnedLuciocomposedly"Thatwashisonequality.Hehasnoprinciplesbuthewasagoodmarksman.Icannotimaginehismissingaim."

           "Itishorrible!Anhouragoalive,...andnow...Itellyou,Lucio,itishorrible!"

           "Whatis?Death?ItisnothalfsohorribleasLifelivedwrongly,"heresponded,withagravitythatimpressedmeinspiteofmyemotionandexcitement"Believeme,thementalsicknessandconfusionofawilfullydegradedexistenceareworsetorturesthanarecontainedinthepriestlynotionsofHell.Comecome,Geoffrey,youtakethismattertoomuchtoheartyouarenottoblame.

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