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Chapter 8

           Hewasdoomed,Itellyou!JustasImyselfamdoomedmostprobably.”

           ThisiswhatDr.MonyghamsaidinanswertoNostromo’sremark,whichwasplausibleenoughtoprickhisconscience.Hewasnotacallousman.Butthenecessity,themagnitude,theimportanceofthetaskhehadtakenuponhimselfdwarfedallmerelyhumaneconsiderations.Hehadundertakenitinafanaticalspirit.Hedidnotlikeit.Tolie,todeceive,tocircumventeventhebasestofmankindwasodioustohim.Itwasodioustohimbytraining,instinct,andtradition.Todothesethingsinthecharacterofatraitorwasabhorrenttohisnatureandterribletohisfeelings.Hehadmadethatsacrificeinaspiritofabasement.Hehadsaidtohimselfbitterly,“Iamtheonlyonefitforthatdirtywork.”Andhebelievedthis.Hewasnotsubtle.Hissimplicitywassuchthat,thoughhehadnosortofheroicideaofseekingdeath,therisk,deadlyenough,towhichheexposedhimself,hadasustainingandcomfortingeffect.TothatspiritualstatethefateofHirschpresenteditselfaspartofthegeneralatrocityofthings.Heconsideredthatepisodepractically.Whatdiditmean?WasitasignofsomedangerouschangeinSotillo’sdelusion?Thatthemanshouldhavebeenkilledlikethiswaswhatthedoctorcouldnotunderstand.

           “Yes.Butwhyshot?”hemurmuredtohimself.

           Nostromokeptverystill.

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