Возвращение на родину

VI. The Two Stand Face to Face

           Butaninnerstrenuousnesswaspreyinguponanoutersymmetry,andtheyratedhislookassingular.

           Hencepeoplewhobeganbybeholdinghimendedbyperusinghim.Hiscountenancewasoverlaidwithlegiblemeanings.Withoutbeingthought-wornheyethadcertainmarksderivedfromaperceptionofhissurroundings,suchasarenotunfrequentlyfoundonmenattheendofthefourorfiveyearsofendeavourwhichfollowthecloseofplacidpupilage.Healreadyshowedthatthoughtisadiseaseofflesh,andindirectlyboreevidencethatidealphysicalbeautyisincompatiblewithemotionaldevelopmentandafullrecognitionofthecoilofthings.Mentalluminousnessmustbefedwiththeoiloflife,eventhoughthereisalreadyaphysicalneedforit;andthepitifulsightoftwodemandsononesupplywasjustshowingitselfhere.

           Whenstandingbeforecertainmenthephilosopherregretsthatthinkersarebutperishabletissue,theartistthatperishabletissuehastothink.Thustodeplore,eachfromhispointofview,themutuallydestructiveinterdependenceofspiritandfleshwouldhavebeeninstinctivewiththeseincriticallyobservingYeobright.

           Asforhislook,itwasanaturalcheerfulnessstrivingagainstdepressionfromwithout,andnotquitesucceeding.Thelooksuggestedisolation,butitrevealedsomethingmore.Asisusualwithbrightnatures,thedeitythatliesignominiouslychainedwithinanephemeralhumancarcaseshoneoutofhimlikearay.

           TheeffectuponEustaciawaspalpable.

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