Chapter 16

           ‘ThetimewascomingwhenIshouldseehimloved,trusted,admired,withalegendofstrengthandprowessformingroundhisnameasthoughhehadbeenthestuffofahero.It’strueIassureyou;astrueasI’msittingheretalkingabouthiminvain.He,onhisside,hadthatfacultyofbeholdingatahintthefaceofhisdesireandtheshapeofhisdream,withoutwhichtheearthwouldknownoloverandnoadventurer.HecapturedmuchhonourandanArcadianhappiness(Iwon’tsayanythingaboutinnocence)inthebush,anditwasasgoodtohimasthehonourandtheArcadianhappinessofthestreetstoanotherman.Felicity,felicityhowshallIsayit?isquaffedoutofagoldencupineverylatitude:theflavouriswithyouwithyoualone,andyoucanmakeitasintoxicatingasyouplease.Hewasofthesortthatwoulddrinkdeep,asyoumayguessfromwhatwentbefore.Ifoundhim,ifnotexactlyintoxicated,thenatleastflushedwiththeelixirathislips.Hehadnotobtaineditatonce.Therehadbeen,asyouknow,aperiodofprobationamongstinfernalship-chandlers,duringwhichhehadsufferedandIhadworriedaboutaboutmytrustyoumaycallit.Idon’tknowthatIamcompletelyreassurednow,afterbeholdinghiminallhisbrilliance.Thatwasmylastviewofhiminastronglight,dominating,andyetincompleteaccordwithhissurroundingswiththelifeoftheforestsandwiththelifeofmen.IownthatIwasimpressed,butImustadmittomyselfthatafterallthisisnotthelastingimpression.

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