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Chapter 1

           TheintroductionofapureformofChristianityintothiscontinentisadreamforayouthfulenthusiast,andIhavebeentryingtoexplaintoyouwhyHolroydatfifty-eightislikeamanonthethresholdoflife,andbetter,too.He’snotamissionary,buttheSanTomemineholdsjustthatforhim.Iassureyou,insobertruth,thathecouldnotmanagetokeepthisoutofastrictlybusinessconferenceuponthefinancesofCostaguanahehadwithSirJohnacoupleofyearsago.SirJohnmentioneditwithamazementinaletterhewrotetomehere,fromSanFrancisco,whenonhiswayhome.Uponmyword,doctor,thingsseemtobeworthnothingbywhattheyareinthemselves.Ibegintobelievethattheonlysolidthingaboutthemisthespiritualvaluewhicheveryonediscoversinhisownformofactivity

           “Bah!”interruptedthedoctor,withoutstoppingforaninstanttheidleswingingmovementofhislegs.“Self-flattery.Foodforthatvanitywhichmakestheworldgoround.Meantime,whatdoyouthinkisgoingtohappentothetreasurefloatingaboutthegulfwiththegreatCapatazandthegreatpolitician?”

           “Whyareyouuneasyaboutit,doctor?”

           “Iuneasy!Andwhatthedevilisittome?Iputnospiritualvalueintomydesires,ormyopinions,ormyactions.Theyhavenotenoughvastnesstogivemeroomforself-flattery.Look,forinstance,Ishouldcertainlyhavelikedtoeasethelastmomentsofthatpoorwoman.AndIcan’t.It’simpossible.

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