Луна и грош

Chapter LVII

           Thedemonwhichpossessedhimwasexorcisedatlast,andwiththecompletionofthework,forwhichallhislifehadbeenapainfulpreparation,restdescendedonhisremoteandtorturedsoul.Hewaswillingtodie,forhehadfulfilledhispurpose.

           "Whatwasthesubject?"Iasked.

           "Iscarcelyknow.Itwasstrangeandfantastic.Itwasavisionofthebeginningsoftheworld,theGardenofEden,withAdamandEve—quesais-je?—itwasahymntothebeautyofthehumanform,maleandfemale,andthepraiseofNature,sublime,indifferent,lovely,andcruel.Itgaveyouanawfulsenseoftheinfinityofspaceandoftheendlessnessoftime.BecausehepaintedthetreesIseeaboutmeeveryday,thecocoa-nuts,thebanyans,theflamboyants,thealligator-pears,Ihaveseenthemeversincedifferently,asthoughtherewereinthemaspiritandamysterywhichIameveronthepointofseizingandwhichforeverescapesme.Thecolourswerethecoloursfamiliartome,andyettheyweredifferent.Theyhadasignificancewhichwasalltheirown.Andthosenudemenandwomen.Theywereoftheearth,andyetapartfromit.Theyseemedtopossesssomethingoftheclayofwhichtheywerecreated,andatthesametimesomethingdivine.Yousawmaninthenakednessofhisprimevalinstincts,andyouwereafraid,foryousawyourself."

           Dr.Coutrasshruggedhisshouldersandsmiled.

           "Youwilllaughatme.Iamamaterialist,andIamagross,fatman—Falstaff,eh?—thelyricalmodedoesnotbecomeme.Imakemyselfridiculous.ButIhaveneverseenpaintingwhichmadesodeepanimpressionuponme.

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