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Chapter 52

           LikeHenrikNygaard,likedeDeukans,intheirdifferentways,Ihavealwayscravedforterritory.Iusethewordinthetechnicalornithologicalsense.Afixeddomaineonwhichnootherofmyspeciesmaytrespass."Hestaredtosea."Igaveupallideasofpracticingmedicine.InspiteofwhatIhavejustsaidaboutthewaveandthewater,inthoseyearsinFranceIamafraidIlivedaselfishlife.Thatis,Iofferedmyselfeverypleasure.Itraveledagreatdeal.Ilostsomemoneydabblinginthetheatre,butImademuchmoredabblingontheBourse.Igainedagreatmanyamusingfriends,someofwhomarenowquitefamous.ButIwasneververyhappy.IsupposeIwasfortunate.Ittookmeonlyfiveyearstodiscoverwhatsomerichpeopleneverdiscoverthatweallhaveacertaincapacityforhappinessandunhappiness.Andthattheeconomichazardsoflifedonotseriouslyaffectit.""Whendidyoustartyourtheatrehere?""Friendsusedtocome.Theywerebored.Veryoftentheyboredme,becauseanamusingpersoninPariscanbecomeinsufferableonanAegeanisland.Wehadalittlefixedtheatre,astage.WherethePriapusisnow.Webegantowriteourownplays."Heturned."Etvoilà."Thenew-risenmoonwasamber,hazed,andmadetheseaglistenturgidly.Afewcricketscheeped,butwesatbeforeadropsied,listlesssilence.FarawaytothewestovertheblackmountainsofthemainlandIsawthenervous,thunderlessflickerofsummerlightning.Isprangmyquestiononhim,outofthesilence,inhisownstyle.

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