Луна и грош

Chapter I

           Itwasahazardous,thoughmaybeagallantthingtodo,sinceitisprobablethatthelegendcommonlyreceivedhashadnosmallshareinthegrowthofStrickland’sreputation;fortherearemanywhohavebeenattractedtohisartbythedetestationinwhichtheyheldhischaracterorthecompassionwithwhichtheyregardedhisdeath;andtheson’swell-meaningeffortsthrewasingularchilluponthefather’sadmirers.Itisduetonoaccidentthatwhenoneofhismostimportantworks,TheWomanofSamaria,wassoldatChristie’sshortlyafterthediscussionwhichfollowedthepublicationofMr.Strickland’sbiography,itfetchedPOUNDS235lessthanithaddoneninemonthsbeforewhenitwasboughtbythedistinguishedcollectorwhosesuddendeathhadbroughtitoncemoreunderthehammer.PerhapsCharlesStrickland’spowerandoriginalitywouldscarcelyhavesufficedtoturnthescaleiftheremarkablemythopoeicfacultyofmankindhadnotbrushedasidewithimpatienceastorywhichdisappointedallitscravingfortheextraordinary.AndpresentlyDr.Weitbrecht-Rotholzproducedtheworkwhichfinallysetatrestthemisgivingsofallloversofart.

           Dr.Weitbrecht-Rotholzbelongstothatschoolofhistorianswhichbelievesthathumannatureisnotonlyaboutasbadasitcanbe,butagreatdealworse;andcertainlythereaderissaferofentertainmentintheirhandsthaninthoseofthewriterswhotakeamaliciouspleasureinrepresentingthegreatfiguresofromanceaspatternsofthedomesticvirtues.

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