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Chapter 46

           Well,herehewas,thegreatmanonboard,inthemidmostcentreofit,sittingatthecaptain’srighthand,andyetvainlyharkingbacktoforecastleandstoke-holeinquestoftheParadisehehadlost. Hehadfoundnonewone,andnowhecouldnotfindtheoldone. 

           Hestrovetostirhimselfandfindsomethingtointeresthim. Heventuredthepettyofficers’mess,andwasgladtogetaway. Hetalkedwithaquartermasteroffduty,anintelligentmanwhopromptlyproddedhimwiththesocialistpropagandaandforcedintohishandsabunchofleafletsandpamphlets. Helistenedtothemanexpoundingtheslave-morality,andashelistened,hethoughtlanguidlyofhisownNietzschephilosophy. Butwhatwasitworth,afterall? HerememberedoneofNietzsche’smadutteranceswhereinthatmadmanhaddoubtedtruth. Andwhowastosay? PerhapsNietzschehadbeenright. Perhapstherewasnotruthinanything,notruthintruthnosuchthingastruth. Buthismindweariedquickly,andhewascontenttogobacktohischairanddoze. 

           Miserableashewasonthesteamer,anewmiserycameuponhim. WhatwhenthesteamerreachedTahiti? Hewouldhavetogoashore. Hewouldhavetoorderhistrade-goods,tofindapassageonaschoonertotheMarquesas,todoathousandandonethingsthatwereawfultocontemplate. Wheneverhesteeledhimselfdeliberatelytothink,hecouldseethedesperateperilinwhichhestood. Inalltruth,hewasintheValleyoftheShadow,andhisdangerlayinthathewasnotafraid. Ifhewereonlyafraid,hewouldmaketowardlife. 

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