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Chapter 1

           Itseemedsomehowtothrowakindoflightoneverythingaboutmeandintomythoughts.Itwassombreenough,tooandpitifulnotextraordinaryinanywaynotverycleareither.No,notveryclear.Andyetitseemedtothrowakindoflight.

           "Ihadthen,asyouremember,justreturnedtoLondonafteralotofIndianOcean,Pacific,ChinaSeasaregulardoseoftheEastsixyearsorso,andIwasloafingabout,hinderingyoufellowsinyourworkandinvadingyourhomes,justasthoughIhadgotaheavenlymissiontocivilizeyou.Itwasveryfineforatime,butafterabitIdidgettiredofresting.ThenIbegantolookforashipIshouldthinkthehardestworkonearth.Buttheshipswouldn’tevenlookatme.AndIgottiredofthatgame,too.

           "NowwhenIwasalittlechapIhadapassionformaps.IwouldlookforhoursatSouthAmerica,orAfrica,orAustralia,andlosemyselfinallthegloriesofexploration.Atthattimethereweremanyblankspacesontheearth,andwhenIsawonethatlookedparticularlyinvitingonamap(buttheyalllookthat)Iwouldputmyfingeronitandsay,‘WhenIgrowupIwillgothere.TheNorthPolewasoneoftheseplaces,Iremember.Well,Ihaven’tbeenthereyet,andshallnottrynow.Theglamour’soff.Otherplaceswerescatteredaboutthehemispheres.Ihavebeeninsomeofthem,and...well,wewon’ttalkaboutthat.Buttherewasoneyetthebiggest,themostblank,sotospeakthatIhadahankeringafter.

           "True,bythistimeitwasnotablankspaceanymore.

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