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reflections which the fact of it awoke in me. There are other
reflections connected with Yva and the marvel of her love and its
various manifestations which arise also. But these I keep to
myself. They concern the wonder of woman's heart, which is a
microcosm of the hopes and fears and desires and despairs of this
humanity of ours whereof from age to age she is the mother.
HUMPHREY ARBUTHNOT.
NOTE
By J. R. Bickley, M.R.C.S.
WITHIN about six months of the date on which he wrote the last
words of this history of our joint adventures, my dear friend,
Humphrey Arbuthnot, died suddenly, as I had foreseen that
probably he would do, from the results of the injury he received
in the island of Orofena.
He left me the sole executor to his will, under which he
divided his property into three parts. One third he bequeathed to
me, one third (which is strictly tied up) to Bastin, and one
third to be devoted, under my direction, to the advancement of
Science.
His end appears to have been instantaneous, resulting from an
effusion of blood upon the brain. When I was summoned I found him
lying dead by the writing desk in his library at Fulcombe Priory.
He had been writing at the desk, for on it was a piece of paper
on which appear these words: "I have seen her. I--" There the
writing ends, not stating whom he thought he had seen in the
moments of mentaldisturbance or delusion which preceded his
decease.
Save for certain verbal corrections, I publish this manuscript
without comment as the will directs, only adding that it sets out
our mutual experiences very faithfully, though Arbuthnot's
deductions from them are not always my own.
I would say also that I am contemplating another visit to the
South Sea Islands, where I wish to make some further
investigations. I dare say, however, that these will be barren of
results, as the fountain of Life-water is buried for ever, nor,
as I think, will any human being stand again in the Hades-like
halls of Nyo. It is probable also that it would prove impossible
to rediscover the island of Orofena, if indeed that volcanic land
still remains above the waters of the deep.
Now that he is a very wealthy man, Bastin talks of accompanying
me for purposes quite different from my own, but on the whole I
hope he will abandon this idea. I may add that when he learned of
his unexpectedinheritance he talked much of the "deceitfulness
of riches," but that he has not as yet taken any steps to escape
their golden snare. Indeed he now converses of his added
"opportunities of usefulness," I gather in connection with
missionary enterprise.
J. R. BICKLEY.
P.S.--I forgot to state that the spaniel Tommy died within
three days of his owner. The poor little beast was present in the
room at the time of Arbuthnot's passing away, and when found
seemed to be suffering from shock. From that moment Tommy refused
food and finally was discovered quite dead and lying by the body
on Marama's feather cloak, which Arbuthnot often used as a
dressing-gown. As Bastin raised some religious objections, I
arranged without his knowledge that the dog's ashes should rest
not far from those of the master and mistress whom it loved so
well.
J.R.B.
End
reflections connected with Yva and the marvel of her love and its
various manifestations which arise also. But these I keep to
myself. They concern the wonder of woman's heart, which is a
microcosm of the hopes and fears and desires and despairs of this
humanity of ours whereof from age to age she is the mother.
HUMPHREY ARBUTHNOT.
NOTE
By J. R. Bickley, M.R.C.S.
WITHIN about six months of the date on which he wrote the last
words of this history of our joint adventures, my dear friend,
Humphrey Arbuthnot, died suddenly, as I had foreseen that
probably he would do, from the results of the injury he received
in the island of Orofena.
He left me the sole executor to his will, under which he
divided his property into three parts. One third he bequeathed to
me, one third (which is strictly tied up) to Bastin, and one
third to be devoted, under my direction, to the advancement of
Science.
His end appears to have been instantaneous, resulting from an
effusion of blood upon the brain. When I was summoned I found him
lying dead by the writing desk in his library at Fulcombe Priory.
He had been writing at the desk, for on it was a piece of paper
on which appear these words: "I have seen her. I--" There the
writing ends, not stating whom he thought he had seen in the
moments of mentaldisturbance or delusion which preceded his
decease.
Save for certain verbal corrections, I publish this manuscript
without comment as the will directs, only adding that it sets out
our mutual experiences very faithfully, though Arbuthnot's
deductions from them are not always my own.
I would say also that I am contemplating another visit to the
South Sea Islands, where I wish to make some further
investigations. I dare say, however, that these will be barren of
results, as the fountain of Life-water is buried for ever, nor,
as I think, will any human being stand again in the Hades-like
halls of Nyo. It is probable also that it would prove impossible
to rediscover the island of Orofena, if indeed that volcanic land
still remains above the waters of the deep.
Now that he is a very wealthy man, Bastin talks of accompanying
me for purposes quite different from my own, but on the whole I
hope he will abandon this idea. I may add that when he learned of
his unexpectedinheritance he talked much of the "deceitfulness
of riches," but that he has not as yet taken any steps to escape
their golden snare. Indeed he now converses of his added
"opportunities of usefulness," I gather in connection with
missionary enterprise.
J. R. BICKLEY.
P.S.--I forgot to state that the spaniel Tommy died within
three days of his owner. The poor little beast was present in the
room at the time of Arbuthnot's passing away, and when found
seemed to be suffering from shock. From that moment Tommy refused
food and finally was discovered quite dead and lying by the body
on Marama's feather cloak, which Arbuthnot often used as a
dressing-gown. As Bastin raised some religious objections, I
arranged without his knowledge that the dog's ashes should rest
not far from those of the master and mistress whom it loved so
well.
J.R.B.
End
- mysterious [mi´stiəriəs]
a.神秘的；难以理解的 (初中英语单词) - midnight [´midnait] n.午夜；漆黑 (初中英语单词)
- altogether [,ɔ:ltə´geðə] ad.完全；总而言之 (初中英语单词)
- divine [di´vain] a.神圣的 v.预言 (初中英语单词)
- capable [´keipəbəl] a.有能力；能干的 (初中英语单词)
- bishop [´biʃəp] n.主教 (初中英语单词)
- fortunate [´fɔ:tʃənət] a.幸运的，侥幸的 (初中英语单词)
- meanwhile [´mi:n´wail] n.&ad.其间；同时 (初中英语单词)
- worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)
- extent [ik´stent] n.长度；程度；范围 (初中英语单词)
- height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)
- physical [´fizikəl] a.物质的；有形的 (初中英语单词)
- privilege [´privilidʒ] n.特权 vt.给….特权 (初中英语单词)
- dispose [di´spəuz] v.处置；安排；布置 (初中英语单词)
- prophet [´prɔfit] n.预言家；先知；提倡者 (初中英语单词)
- origin [´ɔridʒin] n.起源；由来；出身 (初中英语单词)
- involve [in´vɔlv] vt.卷缠；包括；使专注 (初中英语单词)
- majesty [´mædʒisti] n.壮丽；崇高；尊严 (初中英语单词)
- conceive [kən´si:v] v.设想；表达；怀孕 (初中英语单词)
- existence [ig´zistəns] n.存在；生存；生活 (初中英语单词)
- marvel [´mɑ:vəl] n.令人惊异的事；奇迹 (初中英语单词)
- injury [´indʒəri] n.伤害；毁坏；侮辱 (初中英语单词)
- writing [´raitiŋ] n.书写；写作；书法 (初中英语单词)
- mental [´mentl] a.精神的；心理的 (初中英语单词)
- comment [´kɔment] n.&v.评论；评注；注意 (初中英语单词)
- barren [´bærən] a.贫瘠的；不生育的 (初中英语单词)
- fountain [´fauntin] n.泉水；源泉；根源 (初中英语单词)
- probable [´prɔbəbəl] a.大概的n.很可能的事 (初中英语单词)
- wealthy [´welθi] a.富有的；丰富的 (初中英语单词)
- abandon [ə´bændən] vt.抛弃，放弃，离弃 (初中英语单词)
- connection [kə´nekʃən] n.联系；关系；联运 (初中英语单词)
- suffering [´sʌfəriŋ] n.痛苦；灾害 (初中英语单词)
- feather [´feðə] n.羽毛 (初中英语单词)
- mistress [´mistris] n.女主人；情妇；女能手 (初中英语单词)
- parish [´pæriʃ] n.教区(的全体居民) (高中英语单词)
- roughly [´rʌfli] ad.粗糙地；毛糙地 (高中英语单词)
- fortunately [´fɔ:tʃənətli] ad.幸运地 (高中英语单词)
- unexpected [ʌniks´pektid] a.突然的；意外的 (高中英语单词)
- portrait [´pɔ:trit] n.肖像；相片；雕像 (高中英语单词)
- resemblance [ri´zembləns] n.类似；肖像；外表 (高中英语单词)
- saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)
- lonesome [´ləunsəm] a.孤独的；冷清清的 (高中英语单词)
- apparently [ə´pærəntli] ad.显然，表面上地 (高中英语单词)
- define [di´fain] vt.解释；说明；限定 (高中英语单词)
- eternity [i´tə:niti] n.永恒，来世，无穷 (高中英语单词)
- gigantic [dʒai´gæntik] a.巨大的 (高中英语单词)
- comprehension [,kɔmpri´henʃən] n.理解；领悟 (高中英语单词)
- strictly [´striktli] ad.严格地 (高中英语单词)
- disturbance [di´stə:bəns] n.扰乱，骚动 (高中英语单词)
- mutual [´mju:tʃuəl] a.相互的；共同的 (高中英语单词)
- faithfully [´feiθfəli] ad.忠实地；诚恳地 (高中英语单词)
- learned [´lə:nid] a.有学问的，博学的 (高中英语单词)
- inheritance [in´heritəns] n.继承(物)；遗传；遗产 (高中英语单词)
- conversion [kən´və:ʃən] n.转化；变换；皈依 (英语四级单词)
- lastly [´lɑ:stli] ad.最后，终于 (英语四级单词)
- chaplain [´tʃæplin] n.本堂神父；专职教士 (英语四级单词)
- specialist [´speʃəlist] n.专家 (英语四级单词)
- summary [´sʌməri] a.&n.摘要(的) (英语四级单词)
- wearily [´wiərili] ad.疲倦地；厌烦地 (英语四级单词)
- seeming [´si:miŋ] a.表面上的 n.外观 (英语四级单词)
- arisen [ə´rizn] arise的过去分词 (英语四级单词)
- definition [,defi´niʃən] n.限定；定义；明确 (英语四级单词)
- whereof [weər´ɔv] ad.关于什么；关于那事 (英语四级单词)
- devoted [di´vəutid] a.献身…的，忠实的 (英语四级单词)
- advancement [əd´vɑ:nsmənt] n.前进；促进；提升 (英语四级单词)
- volcanic [vɔl´kænik] a.(象)火山的；爆发的 (英语四级单词)
- repentance [ri´pentəns] n.悔悟，悔改；忏悔 (英语六级单词)
- scoundrel [´skaundrəl] n.&a.无赖(的) (英语六级单词)
- denial [di´naiəl] n.否认；拒绝 (英语六级单词)
- foreseen [fɔ:´si:n] foresee的过去分词 (英语六级单词)
- executor [ig´zekjutə] n.遗嘱执行人 (英语六级单词)
- delusion [di´lu:ʒən] n.欺骗；幻觉；迷惑 (英语六级单词)
- verbal [´və:bəl] a.文字上的；口头的 (英语六级单词)
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