Титаник
Chapter 4
Fromtheclerkinhislittlejerry-builtvillatothekinginhiscastle,whatthehouseis,whatitisbuiltof,howitisequippedandadorned,aremattersofvitalinterest.Andifthatistrueofland,whereallthewebsoflifeareconnectedandintercrossed,howmuchmoremustitbetruewhenamansetshishouseafloatuponthesea;detachesitfromallotherhousesandfromtheworld,andliterallycommitshimselftoit.Thiswasthegreatestseatownthathadeverbeenbuilt;thesewerethefirstinhabitantsofit;theirswerethefirstlivesthatwerelivedintheselovelyrooms;thiswasoneofthegreatestcompaniesthathadeverbeenafloattogetherwithinthewallsofoneship.Nowondertheywereproud;nowondertheywerepreoccupiedwiththesourceoftheirpride.
Butthingsstrangerstilltothelifeoftheseaarehappeninginsomeofthehundredsofcellswhichourgiantsection-knifehaslaidbare.
