Межзвёздный скиталец
Chapter 6
Ihavecrouchedinchilldesertplaceswarmingmyhandsatfiresbuildedofcamel’sdung;andIhavelaininthemeagreshadeofsun-parchedsage-brushbydrywater-holesandyearneddry-tonguedforwater,whileaboutme,dismemberedandscatteredinthealkali,werethebonesofmenandbeastswhohadyearnedanddied.
Ihavebeensea-cunyandbravo,scholarandrecluse.Ihaveporedoverhand-writtenpagesofhugeandmustytomesinthescholasticquietudeandtwilightofcliff-perchedmonasteries,whilebeneathonthelesserslopes,peasantsstilltoiledbeyondtheendofdayamongthevinesandolivesanddroveinfrompasturestheblattinggoatsandlowingkine;yes,andIhaveledshoutingrabblesdownthewheel-worn,chariot-ruttedpavesofancientandforgottencities;and,solemn-voicedandgraveasdeath,Ihaveenunciatedthelaw,statedthegravityoftheinfraction,andimposedtheduedeathonmen,who,likeDarrellStandinginFolsomPrison,hadbrokenthelaw.
