Луна и грош

Chapter LVIII

           Ofcoursewar’sterrible,andallthatsortofthing;butitdoesbringoutthebestqualitiesinaman,there’snodenyingthat."

           ThenItoldthemwhatIhadlearnedaboutCharlesStricklandinTahiti.IthoughtitunnecessarytosayanythingofAtaandherboy,butfortherestIwasasaccurateasIcouldbe.WhenIhadnarratedhislamentabledeathIceased.Foraminuteortwowewereallsilent.ThenRobertStricklandstruckamatchandlitacigarette.

           "ThemillsofGodgrindslowly,buttheygrindexceedingsmall,"hesaid,somewhatimpressively.

           Mrs.StricklandandMrs.Ronaldsonlookeddownwithaslightlypiousexpressionwhichindicated,Ifeltsure,thattheythoughtthequotationwasfromHolyWrit.Indeed,IwasunconvincedthatRobertStricklanddidnotsharetheirillusion.IdonotknowwhyIsuddenlythoughtofStrickland’ssonbyAta.Theyhadtoldmehewasamerry,light-heartedyouth.Isawhim,withmymind’seye,ontheschooneronwhichheworked,wearingnothingbutapairofdungarees;andatnight,whentheboatsailedalongeasilybeforealightbreeze,andthesailorsweregatheredontheupperdeck,whilethecaptainandthesupercargololledindeck-chairs,smokingtheirpipes,Isawhimdancewithanotherlad,dancewildly,tothewheezymusicoftheconcertina.Abovewasthebluesky,andthestars,andallaboutthedesertofthePacificOcean.

           AquotationfromtheBiblecametomylips,butIheldmytongue,forIknowthatclergymenthinkitalittleblasphemouswhenthelaitypoachupontheirpreserves

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