, , andtheleafylanestheyhaveknownfromchildhoodorthepopulousstreetsinwhichtheyhaveplayed, , , andhewillsettleamidscenesthathehasneverseenbefore, amongmenhehasneverknown, .
', ablond, ratherstoutyoungman, shyandveryunassuming; , , , , and, havingnoprivatemeans, , butoneoftheseniorsurgeonsatthehospitalknewadirectoroftheline, andabrahamwastakenasafavour.
, , 'sshoes, .
Itwasperhapstenyearslaterthatonemorningonboardship, abouttolandatAlexandria, Iwasbiddentolineupwiththeotherpassengersforthedoctor', .
"Abraham," Isaid.
Heturnedtomewithapuzzledlook, andthen, recognizingme, , hearingthatImeanttospendthenightinAlexandria, , ', andfromthedeckhelookedatthecity, whiteinthesunlight, andthecrowdonthewharf; hesawthenativesintheirshabbygabardines, theblacksfromtheSoudan, thenoisythrongofGreeksandItalians, thegraveTurksintarbooshes, thesunshineandthebluesky; -clap, hesaid, andthen, dissatisfiedwiththis, , andsuddenlyhefeltanexultation, , andhemadeuphismindthereandthen, inaminute, , andintwenty-fourhours, withallhisbelongings, hewasonshore.
"TheCaptainmusthavethoughtyouasmadasahatter," Ismiled.
"Ididn''tIthatacted, , whileIlookedabout, , Iwalkedstraightthere, andwhenIsawit, Irecogniseditatonce."
"HadyoubeentoAlexandriabefore?"
"No; I'dneverbeenoutofenglandinmylife."
PresentlyheenteredtheGovernmentservice, andtherehehadbeeneversince.
"Haveyouneverregrettedit?"
"Never, , andI'.I'vehadawonderfullife."
IleftAlexandrianextday, andIforgotaboutAbrahamtillalittlewhileago, whenIwasdiningwithanotheroldfriendintheprofession, AlecCarmichael, 'ssake, andwhenIagreedtodinewithhim, heproposedthatheshouldasknobodyelse, , -roomIsawacharmingBellotto, , atall, lovelycreatureinclothofgold, hadleftus, , andhisknighthoodwasbutthefirstofthehonourswhichmustinevitablyfalltohislot.
"I'vedoneprettywell," hesaid, "butthestrangethingisthatIoweitalltoonepieceofluck."
"Whatdoyoumeanbythat?"
"Well, doyourememberAbraham? 'dkeptonhe'dbeinthepositionI''sIhadn'.P., , ."
"Idaresaythat'strue."
", he''sgotsometwopenny-halfpennyjobinthemedicalatalexandria—sanitaryofficerorsomethinglikethat.I', Isuppose, thatit''tgotcharacter." Character? Ishouldhavethoughtitneededagooddealofcharactertothrowupacareerafterhalfanhour'smeditation, , andAlecCarmichaelproceededreflectively:
", I'vescoredbyit." HepuffedluxuriouslyatthelongCoronahewassmoking."ButifIweren'."
, toliveundertheconditionsthatpleaseyou, inpeacewithyourself, tomakeahashoflife; andisitsuccesstobeaneminentsurgeonwithtenthousandayearandabeautifulwife? Isupposeitdependsonwhatmeaningyouattachtolife, theclaimwhichyouacknowledgetosociety, , forwhoamItoarguewithaknight?
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