Луна и грош

Chapter XLVI

           Ishouldbesorryifmyconscience,insistingonarigidattentiontothematterinhand,forcedmetodismisshiminacoupleoflines.

           IdonotknowwhyCaptainNicholsfirstleftEngland.Itwasamatteruponwhichhewasreticent,andwithpersonsofhiskindadirectquestionisneververydiscreet.Hehintedatundeservedmisfortune,andthereisnodoubtthathelookeduponhimselfasthevictimofinjustice.Myfancyplayedwiththevariousformsoffraudandviolence,andIagreedwithhimsympatheticallywhenheremarkedthattheauthoritiesintheoldcountryweresodamnedtechnical.Butitwasnicetoseethatanyunpleasantnesshehadenduredinhisnativelandhadnotimpairedhisardentpatriotism.HefrequentlydeclaredthatEnglandwasthefinestcountryintheworld,sir,andhefeltalivelysuperiorityoverAmericans,Colonials,Dagos,Dutchmen,andKanakas.

           ButIdonotthinkhewasahappyman.Hesufferedfromdyspepsia,andhemightoftenbeseensuckingatabletofpepsin;inthemorninghisappetitewaspoor;butthisafflictionalonewouldhardlyhaveimpairedhisspirits.Hehadagreatercauseofdiscontentwithlifethanthis.Eightyearsbeforehehadrashlymarriedawife.TherearemenwhomamercifulProvidencehasundoubtedlyordainedtoasinglelife,butwhofromwilfulnessorthroughcircumstancestheycouldnotcopewithhaveflowninthefaceofitsdecrees.Thereisnoobjectmoredeservingofpitythanthemarriedbachelor.OfsuchwasCaptainNichols.Imethiswife.

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