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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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