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ly　spot　as　one　of　his　stations。　　That　he　dwelt　here；　in　great　content；　with　his　six　sons　and　six　daughters；　the　Months；　is　nearly　certain；　and　I　feel　as　sure　that　the　Sirens；　whose　islands　were　close　at　hand；　were　elevators　and　not　destroyers　of　the　primitive　races　living　here。

It　seems　to　me　this　must　be　so；　because　the　pilgrim　who　surrenders　himself　to　the　influences　of　these　peaceful　and　sun…inundated　coasts；　under　this　sky　which　the　bright　Athena　loved　and　loves；　loses；　by　and　by；　those　longings　and　heart…sicknesses　which　waste　away　his　life；　and　comes　under　the　dominion；　more　and　more；　of　those　constant　desires　after　that　which　is　peaceful　and　enduring　and　has　the　saving　quality　of　purity。　　I　know；　indeed；　that　it　is　not　always　so；　and　that；　as　Boreas　is　a　better　nurse　of　rugged　virtue　than　Zephyr；　so　the　soft　influences　of　this　clime　only　minister　to　the　fatal　desires　of　some：　and　such　are　likely　to　sail　speedily　back　to　Naples。

The　Sirens；　indeed；　are　everywhere；　and　I　do　not　know　that　we　can　go　anywhere　that　we　shall　escape　the　infinite　longings；　or　satisfy　them。　Here；　in　the　purple　twilight　of　history；　they　offered　men　the　choice　of　good　and　evil。　　I　have　a　fancy；　that；　in　stepping　out　of　the　whirl　of　modern　life　upon　a　quiet　headland；　so　blessed　of　two　powers；　the　air　and　the　sea；　we　are　able　to　come　to　a　truer　perception　of　the　drift　of　the　eternal　desires　within　us。　　But　I　cannot　say　whether　it　is　a　subtle　fascination；　linked　with　these　mythic　and　moral　influences；　or　only　the　physical　loveliness　of　this　promontory；　that　lures　travelers　hither；　and　detains　them　on　flowery　meads。





End　of　Volume　Two　of　The　Complete　Writings　of　Charles　Dudley　Warner