But how strange it was that the creative instinct should seizeupon this dull stockbroker, to his own ruin, perhaps, and tothe misfortune of such as were dependent on him; and yet nostranger than the way in which the spirit of God has seized men,powerful and rich, pursuing them with stubborn vigilancetill at last, conquered, they have abandoned the joy of theworld and the love of women for the painful austerities ofthe cloister. Conversion may come under many shapes, and it maybe brought about in many ways. With some men it needs acataclysm, as a stone may be broken to fragments by the furyof a torrent; but with some it comes gradually, as a stone maybe worn away by the ceaseless fall of a drop of water.Strickland had the directness of the fanatic and the ferocityof the apostle.
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Until long habit has blunted the sensibility, there issomething disconcerting to the writer in the instinct whichcauses him to take an interest in the singularities of humannature so absorbing that his moral sense is powerless against it.He recognises in himself an artistic satisfaction in thecontemplation of evil which a little startles him;but sincerity forces him to confess that the disapproval he feelsfor certain actions is not nearly so strong as his curiosityin their reasons. The character of a scoundrel, logical andcomplete, has a fascination for his creator which is anoutrage to law and order. I expect that Shakespeare devisedIago with a gusto which he never knew when, weaving moonbeamswith his fancy, he imagined Desdemona. It may be that in hisrogues the writer gratifies instincts deep-rooted in him, whichthe manners and customs of a civilised world have forced backto the mysterious recesses of the subconscious. In giving tothe character of his invention flesh and bones he is givinglife to that part of himself which finds no other means ofexpression. His satisfaction is a sense of liberation.
With Strickland the sexual appetite took a very small place.It was unimportant. It was irksome. His soul aimed elsewhither.He had violent passions, and on occasion desire seizedhis body so that he was driven to an orgy of lust, buthe hated the instincts that robbed him of his self-possession.I think, even, he hated the inevitable partner in his debauchery.When he had regained command over himself, heshuddered at the sight of the woman he had enjoyed.His thoughts floated then serenely in the empyrean, and he felttowards her the horror that perhaps the painted butterfly,hovering about the flowers, feels to the filthy chrysalis fromwhich it has triumphantly emerged. I suppose that art is amanifestation of the sexual instinct. It is the same emotionwhich is excited in the human heart by the sight of a lovelywoman, the Bay of Naples under the yellow moon, and theEntombment of Titian. It is possible that Strickland hatedthe normal release of sex because it seemed to him brutal bycomparison with the satisfaction of artistic creation.It seems strange even to myself, when I have described a man whowas cruel, selfish, brutal and sensual, to say that he was agreat idealist. The fact remains.
Tiare, when I told her this story, praised my prudence, andfor a few minutes we worked in silence, for we were shellingpeas. Then her eyes, always alert for the affairs of herkitchen, fell on some action of the Chinese cook which arousedher violent disapproval. She turned on him with a torrent of abuse.The Chink was not backward to defend himself, and avery lively quarrel ensued. They spoke in the native language,of which I had learnt but half a dozen words, and it soundedas though the world would shortly come to an end;but presently peace was restored and Tiare gave the cook acigarette. They both smoked comfortably.
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All Around the Moon is a science-fiction novel by French author Jules Verne, first published in 1870. It is the seventh book in the Extraordinary Voyages Series, and a direct sequel to the fourth book, From the Earth to the Moon. Continuing the trip to the moon that began with the first book, the three passengers (Barbicane, Nicholl and Michel Ardan) go through a series of adventures as they try to get back down to earth. Stuck in a projectile that carried them up there in the first place, the men find that they have altered course and are stuck in the moon's orbit. Eventually they figure out a way to get back using the projectile's rockets, but all does not go to plan. 2ff7e9595c
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