Луна и грош

Chapter XLIII

           Untilhemarriedheledtheordinarylifeofhisfellows,gamblingmildlyontheExchange,interestedtotheextentofasovereignortwoontheresultoftheDerbyortheOxfordandCambridgeRace.Ithinkheboxedalittleinhissparetime.Onhischimney-piecehehadphotographsofMrs.LangtryandMaryAnderson.HereadPunchandtheSportingTimes.HewenttodancesinHampstead.

           ItmatterslessthatforsolongIshouldhavelostsightofhim.Theyearsduringwhichhewasstrugglingtoacquireproficiencyinadifficultartweremonotonous,andIdonotknowthattherewasanythingsignificantintheshiftstowhichhewasputtoearnenoughmoneytokeephim.Anaccountofthemwouldbeanaccountofthethingshehadseenhappentootherpeople.Idonotthinktheyhadanyeffectonhisowncharacter.HemusthaveacquiredexperienceswhichwouldformabundantmaterialforapicaresquenovelofmodernParis,butheremainedaloof,andjudgingfromhisconversationtherewasnothinginthoseyearsthathadmadeaparticularimpressiononhim.PerhapswhenhewenttoParishewastoooldtofallavictimtotheglamourofhisenvironment.Strangeasitmayseem,healwaysappearedtomenotonlypractical,butimmenselymatter-of-fact.Isupposehislifeduringthisperiodwasromantic,buthecertainlysawnoromanceinit.Itmaybethatinordertorealisetheromanceoflifeyoumusthavesomethingoftheactorinyou;and,capableofstandingoutsideyourself,youmustbeabletowatchyouractionswithaninterestatoncedetachedandabsorbed.Butnoonewasmoresingle-mindedthanStrickland.

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