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home´coming and relief and rest。           He wondered how he could have cared 

to escape from it。       He found it so good to be back again that for a long 

time he wept quite happily�察�until the fiery pillow was moist and cool。 

     The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for 

some     great   event�察  �but  the   actors  were    never   ready。    He    remembered 

confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene。                   Indeed�察�

he   believed   he   had   played   some   small   part   in   it�察  �but   he   remembered   it 

dimly�察�and all trace of the men who had appeared with him in it was gone。 



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He    had   reasoned     it  out  that  they   were   up   there  behind    the   range   of 

mountains�察�because great heavy wagons and ambulances and cannon were 

emptied from the ships at the wharf above and were drawn away in long 

lines behind the ragged palms�察�moving always toward the passes between 

the peaks。     At times he was disturbed by the thought that he should be up 

and after them�察�that some tradition of duty made his presence with them 

imperative。      There was much to be done back of the mountains。                    Some 

event of momentous import was being carried forward there�察�in which he 

held a part�察�but the doubt soon passed from him�察�and he was content to lie 

and watch the iron bars rising and falling between the block´house and the 

white surf。 

     If they had been only humanely kind�察�his lot would have been bearable�察�

but they starved him and held him down when he wished to rise�察�and they 

would not put out the fire in the pillow�察�which they might easily have done 

by  the   simple   expedient   of   throwing   it   over   the   ship's   side   into   the   sea。 

He himself had done this twice�察�but the keeper had immediately brought a 

fresh pillow already heated for the torture and forced it under his head。 

     His    pleasures    were    very   simple�察   �and   so   few    that  he   could    not 

understand why they robbed him of them so jealously。                  One was to watch 

a green cluster of bananas that hung above him from the awning twirling 

on a string。      He   could  count   as   many  of   them  as   five before   the   bunch 

turned   and   swung   lazily   back   again�察  �when   he   could   count   as   high   as 

twelve�察�sometimes when the ship rolled heavily he could count to twenty。 

It was a most fascinating game�察�and contented him for many hours。                      But 

when   they   found   this   out   they   sent   for   the   cook   to   come   and   cut   them 

down�察�and the cook carried them away to his galley。 

     Then�察�one day�察�a man came out from the shore�察�swimming through the 

blue    water   with   great   splashes。    He    was   a  most    charming     man�察  �who 

spluttered and dove and twisted and lay on his back and kicked his legs in 

an excess of content and delight。          It was a real pleasure to watch him�察�not 

for days had anything so amusing appeared on the other side of the prison´ 

bars。    But   as   soon   as   the   keeper   saw   that   the   man   in   the   water   was 

amusing his prisoner�察�he leaned over the ship's side and shouted�察 �Sa´ay�察�

you�察�don't you know there's sharks in there�拭─�



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     And the swimming man said�察 �The hll there is� ─�and raced back to 

the shore like a porpoise with great lashing of the water�察�and ran up the 

beach half´way  to the palms   before he   was satisfied to stop。               Then   the 

prisoner     wept   again。    It   was   so   disappointing。     Life    was    robbed    of 

everything   now。       He   remembered   that   in   a   previous   existence   soldiers 

who cried were laughed at and mocked。 

     But that was so far away and it was such an absurd superstition that he 

had   no   patience   with   it。 For   what   could   be   more   comforting   to   a   man 

when he is treated cruelly than to cry。          It was so obvious an exercise�察�and 

when   one   is   so   feeble   that   one   cannot   vault   a   four´railed   barrier   it   is 

something to feel that at least one is strong enough to cry。 

     He   escaped   occasionally�察  �traversing   space   with   marvellous   rapidity 

and to great distances�察�but never to any successful purpose�察�and his flight 

inevitably ended in ignominious recapture and a sudden awakening in bed。 

At these moments the familiar and hated palms�察�the peaks and the block´ 

house   were   more   hideous   in   their   reality  than   the   most   terrifying   of   his 

nightmares。 

     These excursions afield were always predatory�察�he went forth always 

to seek food。      With all the beautiful world from which to elect and choose�察�

he sought out only those places where eating was studied and elevated to 

an art。    These visits were much more vivid in their detail than any he had 

ever   before   made   to   these   same   resorts。     They   invariably   began   in     a 

carriage�察    �which    carried   him   swiftly   over   smooth     asphalt。   One     route 

brought him across a great and beautiful square�察�radiating with rows and 

rows of flickering lights�察�two fountains splashed in the centre of the square�察�

and six women of stone guarded its approaches。                 One of the women was 

hung with wreaths of mourning。            Ahead of him the late twilight darkened 

behind a great arch�察�which seemed to rise on the horizon of the world�察�a 

great   window   into   the  heavens   beyond。       At   either   side   strings   of   white 

and colored globes   hung among the trees�察�and the sound   of music   came 

joyfully from theatres in the open air。           He knew the restaurant under the 

trees to which he was now hastening�察�and the fountain beside it�察�and the 

very sparrows balancing on the fountain's edge�察�he knew every waiter at 

each of the tables�察�he felt again the gravel crunching under his feet�察�he saw 



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the   maitre   d'hotel   coming   forward   smiling   to   receive   his   command�察  �and 

the    waiter   in  the   green    apron    bowing     at  his  elbow�察   �deferential    and 

important�察�presenting   the list of   wines。         But his adventure never   passed 

that point�察�for he was captured again and once more bound to his cot with 

a close burning sheet。 

     Or else�察�he drove more sedately through the London streets in the late 

evening twilight�察�leaning expectantly across the doors of the hansom and 

pulling   carefully   at   his   white   gloves。   Other   hansoms   flashed   past   him�察�

the occupant of   each   with his   mind   fixed   on one ideadinner。            He   was 

one of a million of people who were about to dine�察�or who had dined�察�or 

who were deep in dining。 

     He    was    so  famished�察    �so   weak    for   food   of  any    quality�察  �that  the 

galloping      horse   in  the   hansom     seemed     to  crawl。     The    lights   of  the 

Embankment passed like the lamps of a railroad station as seen from the 

window   of   an   express�察  �and   while   his   mind   was   still   torn   between   the 

choice of a thin or thick soup or an immediate attack upon cold beef�察�he 

was at the door�察�and the chasseur touched his cap�察�and the little chasseur 

put the wicker guard over the hansom's wheel。                As he jumped out he said�察�

;Give   him   half´a´   crown�察─  �and   the   driver   called   after   him�察   �Thank   you�察�

sir。; 

     It was a beautiful world�察�this   world outside of  the iron bars。                Every 

one in it contrib

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