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Chapter 1

           Whyshouldaworthlessloungerhavehispocketsfullofgoldbymerechanceandheritage,whileI,toilingwearilyfrommorntillmidnight,canscarceaffordmyselfasatisfyingmeal?"

           Whyindeed!Whyshouldthewickedflourishlikeagreenbay-tree?Ihaveoftenthoughtaboutit.NowhoweverIbelieveIcouldhelptosolvetheproblemoutofmyownpersonalexperience.But...suchanexperience!Whowillcreditit?Whowillbelievethatanythingsostrangeandterrificeverchancedtothelotofamortalman?Noone.Yetitistrue;truerthanmuchso-calledtruth.MoreoverIknowthatmanymenarelivingthroughmanysuchincidentsashaveoccurredtome,underpreciselythesameinfluence,consciousperhapsattimes,thattheyareinthetanglesofsin,buttooweakofwilltobreakthenetinwhichtheyhavebecomevoluntarilyimprisoned.Willtheybetaught,Iwonder,thelessonIhavelearned?Inthesamebitterschool,underthesameformidabletaskmaster?WilltheyrealizeasIhavebeenforcedtodoaye,totheveryfibresofmyintellectualperceptionthevast,individual,activeMind,whichbehindallmatter,worksunceasingly,thoughsilently,averyeternalandpositiveGod?Ifso,thendarkproblemswillbecomecleartothem,andwhatseemsinjusticeintheworldwillprovepureequity!ButIdonotwritewithanyhopeofeitherpersuadingorenlighteningmyfellow-men.Iknowtheirobstinacytoowell;Icangaugeitbymyown.Myproudbeliefinmyselfwas,atonetime,nottobeoutdonebyanyhumanunitonthefaceoftheglobe.

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