Тяжёлые времена

Men and Brothers

           Thateverymanfelthisconditiontobe,somehoworother,worsethanitmightbe;thateverymanconsidereditincumbentonhimtojointherest,towardsthemakingofitbetter;thateverymanfelthisonlyhopetobeinhisallyinghimselftothecomradesbywhomhewassurrounded;andthatinthisbelief,rightorwrong(unhappilywrongthen),thewholeofthatcrowdweregravely,deeply,faithfullyinearnest;musthavebeenasplaintoanyonewhochosetoseewhatwasthere,asthebarebeamsoftheroofandthewhitenedbrickwalls.Norcouldanysuchspectatorfailtoknowinhisownbreast,thatthesemen,throughtheirverydelusions,showedgreatqualities,susceptibleofbeingturnedtothehappiestandbestaccount;andthattopretend(onthestrengthofsweepingaxioms,howsoevercutanddried)thattheywentastraywhollywithoutcause,andoftheirownirrationalwills,wastopretendthattherecouldbesmokewithoutfire,deathwithoutbirth,harvestwithoutseed,anythingoreverythingproducedfromnothing.

           Theoratorhavingrefreshedhimself,wipedhiscorrugatedforeheadfromlefttorightseveraltimeswithhishandkerchieffoldedintoapad,andconcentratedallhisrevivedforces,inasneerofgreatdisdainandbitterness.

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