Chapter XXX. The Kingdom Of Greatness: The Pilgrim Adream

           

           WhateveramanlikeHurstwoodcouldbeinChicago,itisveryevidentthathewouldbebutaninconspicuousdropinanoceanlikeNewYork.InChicago,whosepopulationstillrangedabout500,000,millionaireswerenotnumerous.Therichhadnotbecomesoconspicuouslyrichastodrownallmoderateincomesinobscurity.Theattentionoftheinhabitantswasnotsodistractedbylocalcelebritiesinthedramatic,artistic,social,andreligiousfieldsastoshutthewell-positionedmanfromview.InChicagothetworoadstodistinctionwerepoliticsandtrade.InNewYorktheroadswereanyoneofahalf-hundred,andeachhadbeendiligentlypursuedbyhundreds,sothatcelebritieswerenumerous.Theseawasalreadyfullofwhales.Acommonfishmustneedsdisappearwhollyfromview—remainunseen.Inotherwords,Hurstwoodwasnothing.

           Thereisamoresubtleresultofsuchasituationasthis,which,thoughnotalwaystakenintoaccount,producesthetragediesoftheworld.Thegreatcreateanatmospherewhichreactsbadlyuponthesmall.Thisatmosphereiseasilyandquicklyfelt.Walkamongthemagnificentresidences,thesplendidequipages,thegildedshops,restaurants,resortsofallkinds;scenttheflowers,thesilks,thewines;drinkofthelaughterspringingfromthesoulofluxuriouscontent,oftheglanceswhichgleamlikelightfromdefiantspears;feelthequalityofthesmileswhichcutlikeglisteningswordsandofstridesbornofplace,andyoushallknowofwhatistheatmosphereofthehighandmighty.

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