Луна и грош

Chapter XLV

           IrememberthatonmyfirstmorningIawokeearly,andwhenIcameontotheterraceofthehotelnoonewasstirring.Iwanderedroundtothekitchen,butitwaslocked,andonabenchoutsideitanativeboywassleeping.Thereseemednochanceofbreakfastforsometime,soIsauntereddowntothewater-front.TheChinamenwerealreadybusyintheirshops.Theskyhadstillthepallorofdawn,andtherewasaghostlysilenceonthelagoon.TenmilesawaytheislandofMurea,likesomehighfastnessoftheHolyGrail,guardeditsmystery.

           Ididnotaltogetherbelievemyeyes.ThedaysthathadpassedsinceIleftWellingtonseemedextraordinaryandunusual.WellingtonistrimandneatandEnglish;itremindsyouofaseaporttownontheSouthCoast.Andforthreedaysafterwardstheseawasstormy.Graycloudschasedoneanotheracrossthesky.Thenthewinddropped,andtheseawascalmandblue.ThePacificismoredesolatethanotherseas;itsspacesseemmorevast,andthemostordinaryjourneyuponithassomehowthefeelingofanadventure.Theairyoubreatheisanelixirwhichpreparesyoufortheunexpected.NorisitvouchsafedtomaninthefleshtoknowaughtthatmorenearlysuggeststheapproachtothegoldenrealmsoffancythantheapproachtoTahiti.Murea,thesisterisle,comesintoviewinrockysplendour,risingfromthedesertseamysteriously,liketheunsubstantialfabricofamagicwand.WithitsjaggedoutlineitislikeaMonserattofthePacific,andyoumayimaginethattherePolynesianknightsguardwithstrangeritesmysteriesunholyformentoknow.

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