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The Doubloon

           Hegoesbelow;letmeread.Adarkvalleybetweenthreemighty,heaven-abidingpeaks,thatalmostseemtheTrinity,insomefaintearthlysymbol.SointhisvaleofDeath,Godgirdsusround;andoverallourgloom,thesunofRighteousnessstillshinesabeaconandahope.Ifwebenddownoureyes,thedarkvaleshowshermouldysoil;butifweliftthem,thebrightsunmeetsourglancehalfway,tocheer.Yet,oh,thegreatsunisnofixture;andif,atmidnight,wewouldfainsnatchsomesweetsolacefromhim,wegazeforhiminvain!Thiscoinspeakswisely,mildly,truly,butstillsadlytome.Iwillquitit,lestTruthshakemefalsely."

           "Therenow’stheoldMogul,"soliloquizedStubbbythetry-works,"he’sbeentwiggingit;andtheregoesStarbuckfromthesame,andbothwithfaceswhichIshouldsaymightbesomewherewithinninefathomslong.Andallfromlookingatapieceofgold,whichdidIhaveitnowonNegroHillorinCorlaer’sHook,I’dnotlookatitverylongerespendingit.Humph!inmypoor,insignificantopinion,Iregardthisasqueer.Ihaveseendoubloonsbeforenowinmyvoyagings;yourdoubloonsofoldSpain,yourdoubloonsofPeru,yourdoubloonsofChili,yourdoubloonsofBolivia,yourdoubloonsofPopayan;withplentyofgoldmoidoresandpistoles,andjoes,andhalfjoes,andquarterjoes.WhatthenshouldtherebeinthisdoubloonoftheEquatorthatissokillingwonderful?ByGolconda!letmereaditonce.

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