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 Wysłany: Wto 13:29, 15 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published bbaahbej |
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thefirstbuildinghadbeenimproperlyplacedhadbeenreachedbythe
flames.Somedangerwasapprehendedforthewholeedifice.Theconfu-
sionwasthegreaterinconsequenceoftheabsenceofthemasteraswell
asofMr.Collinsthesteward.Whilesomeofthedomesticswereem-
ployedinendeavouringtoextinguishtheflamesitwasthoughtproper
thatothersshouldbusythemselvesinremovingthemostvaluable
moveablestoalawninthegarden.Itooksomecommandintheaffairto
whichindeedmystationinthefamilyseemedtoentitlemeandfor
whichIwasjudgedqualifiedbymyunderstandingandmental
resources.
HavinggivensomegeneraldirectionsIconceivedthatitwasnot
enoughtostandbyandsuperintendbutthatIshouldcontributemy
personallabourinthepublicconcern.Isetoutforthatpurpose;andmy
stepsbysomemysteriousfatalityweredirectedtotheprivateapart-
mentattheendofthelibrary.HereasIlookedroundmyeyewassud-
denly caught by the trunk mentioned in the first pages of my narrative.
Mymindwasalreadyraisedtoitsutmostpitch.Inawindow-seatof
theroomlayanumberofchiselsandothercarpenter'stools.Iknownot
whatinfatuationinstantaneouslyseizedme.Theideawastoopowerful
toberesisted.IforgotthebusinessuponwhichIcametheemployment
oftheservantsandtheurgencyofgeneraldanger.Ishouldhavedone
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