《The Shadow Line; a confession 》作者：- Joseph Conrad【EPUB】

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Shadow-Line, by Joseph Conrad This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Shadow-Line A Confession Author: Joseph Conrad Release Date: January 9, 2006 [EBook #451] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SHADOW-LINE *** Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger THE SHADOW-LINE A CONFESSION By Joseph Conrad "Worthy of my undying regard" To Borys And All Others Who, Like Himself, Have Crossed In Early Youth The Shadow-Line Of Their Generation With Love — D'autre fois, calme plat, grand miroir De mon desespoir . —BAUDELAIRE Contents PART ONE ??????????I ??????????II ??????????III PART TWO ??????????IV ??????????V ??????????VI PART ONE I Only the young have such moments. I don't mean the very young. No. The very young have, properly speaking, no moments. It is the privilege of early youth to live in advance of its days in all the beautiful continuity of hope which knows no pauses and no introspection. One closes behind one the little gate of mere boyishness—and enters an enchanted garden. Its very shades glow with promise. Every turn of the path has its seduction. And it isn't because it is an undiscovered country. One knows well enough that all mankind had streamed that way. It is the charm of universal experience from which one expects an uncommon or personal sensation—a bit of one's own. One goes on recognizing the landmarks of the predecessors, excited, amused, taking the hard luck and the good luck together—the kicks and the half-pence, as the saying is—the picturesque common lot that holds so many possibilities