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Chapter LIV

           

           "Doyouknowhowmencanbesoobsessedbylovethattheyaredeafandblindtoeverythingelseintheworld?Theyareaslittletheirownmastersastheslaveschainedtothebenchesofagalley.ThepassionthatheldStricklandinbondagewasnolesstyrannicalthanlove."

           "Howstrangethatyoushouldsaythat!"Ianswered."ForlongagoIhadtheideathathewaspossessedofadevil."

           "AndthepassionthatheldStricklandwasapassiontocreatebeauty.Itgavehimnopeace.Iturgedhimhitherandthither.Hewaseternallyapilgrim,hauntedbyadivinenostalgia,andthedemonwithinhimwasruthless.Therearemenwhosedesirefortruthissogreatthattoattainittheywillshattertheveryfoundationoftheirworld.OfsuchwasStrickland,onlybeautywithhimtooktheplaceoftruth.Icouldonlyfeelforhimaprofoundcompassion."

           "Thatisstrangealso.Amanwhomhehaddeeplywrongedtoldmethathefeltagreatpityforhim."Iwassilentforamoment."Iwonderifthereyouhavefoundtheexplanationofacharacterwhichhasalwaysseemedtomeinexplicable.Howdidyouhitonit?"

           Heturnedtomewithasmile.

           "DidInottellyouthatI,too,inmywaywasanartist?Irealisedinmyselfthesamedesireasanimatedhim.Butwhereashismediumwaspaint,minehasbeenlife."

           ThenCaptainBrunottoldmeastorywhichImustrepeat,since,ifonlybywayofcontrast,itaddssomethingtomyimpressionofStrickland.Ithasalsotomymindabeautyofitsown.

           CaptainBrunotwasaBreton,andhadbeenintheFrenchNavy.

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