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;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 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。;
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 writeI 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 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��
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�selling papers in the streets�察�and from then on
until I was sixteen I had a thousand and one different occupations
work and school�察�school and workand so it ran。
* * *
Then the adventure´lust was strong within me�察�and I left home。 I
didn't run�察�I just leftwent out in the bay�察�and joined the oyster
pirates。 The days of the oyster pirates are now past�察�and if I had
got my dues for piracy�察�I would have been given five hundred years
in prison。 Later�察�I shipped as a sailor on a schooner�察�and also
took a turn at salmon fishing。 Oddly enough�察�my next occupation was
on a fish´patrol�察�where I was entrusted with the arrest of any
violators of the fishing laws。 Numbers of lawless Chinese�察�Greeks�察�
and Italians were at that time engaged in illegal fishing�察�and many
a patrolman paid his life for his interference。 My only weapon on
duty was a steel table´fork�察�but I felt fearless and a man when I
climbed over the side of a boat to arrest some marauder。
Subsequently I shipped before the mast and sailed for the Japanese
coast on a seal´hunting expedition�察�later going to Behring Sea。
After sealing for seven months I came back to California and took
odd jobs at coal shovelling and longshoring and also in a jute
factory�察�where I worked from six in the morning until seven at
night。 I had planned to join the same lot for another sealing trip
the following year�察�but somehow I missed them。 They sailed away on
the Mary Thomas�察�which was lost with all hands。
In my fitful school´days I had written the usual compositions�察�which
had been praised in the usual way�察�and while working in the jute
mills I still made an occasional try。 The factory occupied thirteen
hours of my day�察�and being young and husky�察�I wanted a little time
for myself�察�so there was little left for composition。 The San
Francisco Call offered a prize for a descriptive article。 My mother
urged me to try for it�察�and I did�察�taking for my subject ;Typhoon
off the Coast of Japan。; Very tired and sleepy�察�knowing I had to be
up at half´past five�察�I began the article at midnight and worked
straight on until I had written two thousand words�察�the limit of the
article�察�but with my idea only half worked out。 The next night�察�
under the same conditions�察�I continued�察�adding another two thousand
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