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Chapter IV. A Diary Of The Dying

           Gotafinebigshirt-studonhim!"

           "Thedarkobjectishisnucleus,"saidChallengerwiththeairofanurseteachingletterstoababy.

           "Well,weneedn’tfeellonely,"saidLordJohnlaughing."There’ssomebodylivin’besidesusontheearth."

           "Youseemtotakeitforgranted,Challenger,"saidSummerlee,"thattheobjectforwhichthisworldwascreatedwasthatitshouldproduceandsustainhumanlife."

           "Well,sir,andwhatobjectdoyousuggest?"askedChallenger,bristlingattheleasthintofcontradiction.

           "SometimesIthinkthatitisonlythemonstrousconceitofmankindwhichmakeshimthinkthatallthisstagewaserectedforhimtostrutupon."

           "Wecannotbedogmaticaboutit,butatleastwithoutwhatyouhaveventuredtocallmonstrousconceitwecansurelysaythatwearethehighestthinginnature."

           "Thehighestofwhichwehavecognizance."

           "That,sir,goeswithoutsaying."

           "Thinkofallthemillionsandpossiblybillionsofyearsthattheearthswungemptythroughspace—or,ifnotempty,atleastwithoutasignorthoughtofthehumanrace.Thinkofit,washedbytherainandscorchedbythesunandsweptbythewindforthoseunnumberedages.Manonlycameintobeingyesterdaysofarasgeologicaltimesgoes.Why,then,shoulditbetakenforgrantedthatallthisstupendouspreparationwasforhisbenefit?"

           "Forwhosethen—orforwhat?"

           Summerleeshruggedhisshoulders.

           "Howcanwetell?Forsomereasonaltogetherbeyondourconception—andmanmayhavebeenamereaccident,aby-productevolvedintheprocess.

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