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big man。 I couldn't keep him off me�察 �though twice I smashed him
fairly in the face with my fist。 He grappled with me�察 �and we went
down�察�rolling and scrambling and struggling for grips。 He was getting
away with me�察�when some one came running up with a lantern。 Then I
saw his face。 How shall I describe the horror of it。 It was not a face
only wasted or wasting featuresa living ravage�察�noseless�察�lipless�察�with
one ear swollen and distorted�察 �hanging down to the shoulder。 I was
frantic。 In a clinch he hugged me close to him until that ear flapped in
my face。 Then I guess I went insane。 It was too terrible。 I began
striking him with my revolver。 How it happened I don't know�察�but just
as I was getting clear he fastened upon me with his teeth。 The whole
side of my hand was in that lipless mouth。 Then I struck him with the
revolver butt squarely between the eyes�察�and his teeth relaxed。;
Cudworth held his hand to me in the moonlight�察�and I could see the
scars。 It looked as if it had been mangled by a dog。
;Weren't you afraid�拭─�I asked。
;I was。 Seven years I waited。 You know�察�it takes that long for the
disease to incubate。 Here in Kona I waited�察�and it did not come。 But
there was never a day of those seven years�察�and never a night�察 �that I did
not look out on 。 。 。 on all this 。 。 。 ; His voice broke as he swept his
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eyes from the moon´bathed sea beneath to the snowy summits above。
;I could not bear to think of losing it�察 �of never again beholding Kona。
Seven years� �I stayed clean。 But that is why I am single。 I was
engaged。 I could not dare to marry while I was in doubt。 She did not
understand。 She went away to the States and married。 I have never
seen her since。
;Just at the moment I got clear of the leper policeman there was a
rush and clatter of hoofs like a cavalry charge。 It was the squarehead。
He had been afraid of a rumpus and he had improved his time by making
those blessed lepers he was guarding saddle up four horses。 We were
ready for him。 Lyte had accounted for three kokuas�察 �and between us
we untangled Burnley from a couple more。 The whole settlement was
in an uproar by that time�察 �and as we dashed away somebody opened
upon us with a Winchester。 It must have been Jack McVeigh�察 �the
superintendent of Molokai。
;That was a ride� �Leper horses�察�leper saddles�察�leper bridles�察 �pitch´
black darkness�察�whistling bullets�察�and a road none of the best。 And the
squarehead's horse was a mule�察�and he didn't know how to ride�察�either。
But we made the whaleboat�察�and as we shoved off through the surf we
could hear the horses coming down the hill from Kalaupapa。
;You're going to Shanghai。 You look Lyte Gregory up。 He is
employed in a German firm there。 Take him out to dinner。 Open up
wine。 Give him everything of the best�察 �but don't let him pay for
anything。 Send the bill to me。 His wife and the kids are in Honolulu�察�
and he needs the money for them。 I know。 He sends most of his
salary�察�and lives like an anchorite。 And tell him about Kona。 There's
where his heart is。 Tell him all you can about Kona。;
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JACK LONDON BY HIMSELF
I was born in San Francisco in 1876。 At fifteen I was a man among
men�察 �and if I had a spare nickel I spent it on beer instead of candy�察�
because I thought it was more manly to buy beer。 Now�察�when my years
are nearly doubled�察 �I am out on a hunt for the boyhood which I never
had�察�and I am less serious than at any other time of my life。 Guess I'll
find that boyhood� �Almost the first things I realized were
responsibilities。 I have no recollection of being taught to read or write´
´I could do both at the age of fivebut I know that my first school was in
Alameda before I went out on a ranch with my folks and as a ranch boy
worked hard from my eighth year。
The second school were I tried to pick up a little learning was an
irregular hit or miss affair at San Mateo。 Each class sat in a separate
desk�察�but there were days when we did not sit at all�察�for the master used
to get drunk very often�察�and then one of the elder boys would thrash him。
To even things up�察�the master would then thrash the younger lads�察�so you
can think what sort of school it was。 There was no one belonging to
me�察�or associated with me in any way�察�who had literary tastes or ideas�察�
the nearest I can make to it is that my great´grandfather was a circuit
writer�察 �a Welshman�察 �known as ;Priest; Jones in the backwoods�察 �where
his enthusiasm led him to scatter the Gospel。
One of my earliest and strongest impressions was of the ignorance of
other people。 I had read and absorbed Washington Irving's ;Alhambra;
before I was nine�察�but could never understand how it was that the other
ranchers knew nothing about it。 Later I concluded that this ignorance
was peculiar to the country�察�and felt that those who lived in cities would
not be so dense。 One day a man from the city came to the ranch。 He
wore shiny shoes and a cloth coat�察�and I felt that here was a good chance
for me to exchange thoughts with an enlightened mind。 From the
bricks of an old fallen chimney I had built an Alhambra of my own�察�
towers�察 �terraces�察 �and all were complete�察 �and chalk inscriptions marked
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the different sections。 Here I led the city man and questioned him about
;The Alhambra�察─ �but he was as ignorant as the man on the ranch�察 �and
then I consoled myself with the thought that there were only two clever
people in the worldWashington Irving and myself。
My other reading´matter at that time consisted mainly of dime
novels�察 �borrowed from the hired men�察 �and newspapers in which the
servants gloated over the adventures of poor but virtuous shop´ girls。
Through reading such stuff my mind was necessarily ridiculously
conventional�察�but being very lonely I read everything that came my way�察�
and was greatly impressed by Ouida's story ;Signa�察─�which I devoured
regularly for a couple of years。 I never knew the finish until I grew up�察�
for the closing chapters were missing from my copy�察 �so I kept on
dreaming with the hero�察�and�察�like him�察�unable to see Nemesis�察�at the end。
My work on the ranch at one time was to watch the bees�察�and as I sat
under a tree from sunrise till late in the afternoon�察 �waiting for the
swarming�察 �I had plenty of time to read and dream。 Livermore Valley
was very flat�察 �and even the hills around were then to me devoid of
interest�察�and the only incident to break in on my visions was when I gave
the alarm of swarming�察�and the ranch folks rushed out with pots�察�pans�察�
and buckets of water。 I think the opening line of ;Signa; was ;It was
only a little lad�察─ �yet he had dreams of becoming a great musician�察�and
having all Europe at his feet。 Well�察�I was only a little lad�察�too�察�but why
could not I become what ;Signa; dreamed of being�拭�
Life on a Californian ranch was then to me the dullest possible
existence�察�and every day I thought of going out beyond the sky´line to
see the world。 Even then there were whispers�察 �promptings�察 �my mind
inclined to things beautiful�察�although my environment was unbeautiful。
The hills and valleys around were eyesores and aching pits�察�and I never
loved them till I left them。
Before I was eleven I left the ranch and came to Oakland�察 �where I
spent so much of my time in the Free Public Library�察 �eagerly reading
everything that came to hand�察 �that I developed the first stages of St。
Vitus' dance from lack of exercise。 Disillusions quickly followed�察�as I
learned more of the world。 At this time I made my living as a newsboy�察�
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