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Chapter 19

           Onehurriesthrough,eventhoughthere’stime;thepast,thecontinent,isbehind;thefutureistheglowingmouthinthesideoftheship;thedim,turbulentalleyistooconfusedlythepresent.

           Upthegangplankandthevisionoftheworldadjustsitself,narrows.OneisacitizenofacommonwealthsmallerthanAndorra,nolongersureofanything.Themenatthepurser’sdeskareasoddlyshapedasthecabins;disdainfularetheeyesofvoyagersandtheirfriends.Nexttheloudmournfulwhistles,theportentousvibrationandtheboat,thehumanideaisinmotion.Thepieranditsfacesslidebyandforamomenttheboatisapieceaccidentallysplitofffromthem;thefacesbecomeremote,voiceless,thepierisoneofmanyblursalongthewaterfront.Theharborflowsswiftlytowardthesea.

           WithitflowedAlbertMcKisco,labelledbythenewspapersasitsmostpreciouscargo.McKiscowashavingavogue.Hisnovelswerepastichesoftheworkofthebestpeopleofhistime,afeatnottobedisparaged,andinadditionhepossessedagiftforsofteninganddebasingwhatheborrowed,sothatmanyreaderswerecharmedbytheeasewithwhichtheycouldfollowhim.Successhadimprovedhimandhumbledhim.Hewasnofoolabouthiscapacitiesherealizedthathepossessedmorevitalitythanmanymenofsuperiortalent,andhewasresolvedtoenjoythesuccesshehadearned."I’vedonenothingyet,"hewouldsay."Idon’tthinkI’vegotanyrealgenius.ButifIkeeptryingImaywriteagoodbook."Finediveshavebeenmadefromflimsierspring-boards.

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