Chapter 13

           ‘Afterthesewords,andwithoutachangeofattitude,he,sotospeak,submittedhimselfpassivelytoastateofsilence.Ikepthimcompany;andsuddenly,butnotabruptly,asiftheappointedtimehadarrivedforhismoderateandhuskyvoicetocomeoutofhisimmobility,hepronounced,“MonDieu!howthetimepasses!”Nothingcouldhavebeenmorecommonplacethanthisremark;butitsutterancecoincidedformewithamomentofvision.It’sextraordinaryhowwegothroughlifewitheyeshalfshut,withdullears,withdormantthoughts.Perhapsit’sjustaswell;anditmaybethatitisthisverydullnessthatmakeslifetotheincalculablemajoritysosupportableandsowelcome.Nevertheless,therecanbebutfewofuswhohadneverknownoneoftheseraremomentsofawakeningwhenwesee,hear,understandeversomucheverythinginaflashbeforewefallbackagainintoouragreeablesomnolence.Iraisedmyeyeswhenhespoke,andIsawhimasthoughIhadneverseenhimbefore.Isawhischinsunkonhisbreast,theclumsyfoldsofhiscoat,hisclaspedhands,hismotionlesspose,socuriouslysuggestiveofhishavingbeensimplyleftthere.Timehadpassedindeed:ithadovertakenhimandgoneahead.

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