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I. “My Mind to Me a Kingdom Is”

           Hisfeatureswereattractiveinthelightofsymbols,assoundsintrinsicallycommonbecomeattractiveinlanguage,andasshapesintrinsicallysimplebecomeinterestinginwriting.

           Hehadbeenaladofwhomsomethingwasexpected.Beyondthisallhadbeenchaos.Thathewouldbesuccessfulinanoriginalway,orthathewouldgotothedogsinanoriginalway,seemedequallyprobable.Theonlyabsolutecertaintyabouthimwasthathewouldnotstandstillinthecircumstancesamidwhichhewasborn.

           Hence,whenhisnamewascasuallymentionedbyneighbouringyeomen,thelistenersaid,“Ah,ClymYeobright—whatishedoingnow?”Whentheinstinctivequestionaboutapersonis,Whatishedoing?itisfeltthathewillbefoundtobe,likemostofus,doingnothinginparticular.Thereisanindefinitesensethathemustbeinvadingsomeregionofsingularity,goodorbad.Thedevouthopeisthatheisdoingwell.Thesecretfaithisthatheismakingamessofit.Halfadozencomfortablemarket-men,whowerehabitualcallersattheQuietWomanastheypassedbyintheircarts,werepartialtothetopic.Infact,thoughtheywerenotEgdonmen,theycouldhardlyavoiditwhiletheysuckedtheirlongclaytubesandregardedtheheaththroughthewindow.Clymhadbeensoinwovenwiththeheathinhisboyhoodthathardlyanybodycouldlookuponitwithoutthinkingofhim.Sothesubjectrecurred:ifheweremakingafortuneandaname,somuchthebetterforhim;ifheweremakingatragicalfigureintheworld,somuchthebetterforanarrative.

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